Installation Guide

measurementsdonotcomeoutexactly5feet,thecentercrossinglinesarenotatatruerightangle.Forlargerooms,
multiplesoftheabovedimensionsmaybeusedtoobtaingreateraccuracy.(6‐8‐10or9‐12‐15,etc.)
Dry‐layarowoftilesfromthecenter
linetothesidewalltodeterminethespaceleftfortheborders.Iftheresulting
borderistoosmall,movethestartingpointoverahalftilewidthsothatitstraddlesthecenterline.
Repeatthesameprocedurelengthwiseofthe room.(Thiscanreadilybefiguredout
fromtheroomdimensions
withoutputtingdownthetilesifdesired.)
Figure2
Ifitisdecidedtohavethecenterrowoftilesstraddleeitherorbothofthecenterlines,additionalguidelinesshouldbesnappedonthefloor½tiles
widthononesideofeitherorbothcenterlinesasrequired.(SeeFigure2)Aftertheborderwidthshavebeendeterminedandthecenterstarting
lineshavebeensnappedspreadtherecommendedadhesiveonthecenterlinesleavingportionsofthelinesatcenterandneareachwall
uncoveredasshowninFigure3.
Spreadtheadhesiveoverone‐halftheareaandafteritisready,startlayingtilefromtherightangleformedinthe
centeroftheroombycenterlines.
Laytowardthetwocornersoftheroomas shown.Alwaysrefertoyourguidelinesasyouprogresswithlayingtile
sothat
anymistakecanbecorrectedbeforeitistoolate .
Sometimesit’snecessarytocompromiseontherightnessofjointstomakeallowancesforunevennessorwavesof
thesubfloor.
Takecaretoplacetileasaccuratelyaspossiblewithoutslidingthemintoplace.Ifgroutingtilepleaseleave
appropriatespacer
betweentilesandfollowinstructionforuseofArray‐Grout.
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IMPORTANT:Allflooringmustbyrolledwithaminimum100‐lbrollerafterinstallation.Useahandrollerinareasnotreachedwitha100‐lb.
roller.
VERSAILLESPATTERNTILES:
TheVersaillesPattern(Frenchpattern).Properinstallationandlayoutisimportant.Thematerialmusthaveagroutlineof3mmforproper
placement.Useof3mmspacersisrequiredtoachievepropergroutlinesizeandtoensurethetilesarespacedevenly.
a. Thepatterniscomposedof
‐44%16"x16"tiles
‐33%16"x24"
tiles
‐11%8"x16"tiles
‐11%8"x8"tiles
b. Instructions–Usea3mmspacertoseparatethetilesasthepatternisconstructed.
c. Placeone8‐inchby8‐inchtileinthecenter.
d. Positiontwo16‐inchby16‐inchtileswithone
abovewheretherightedgeofthelargertileisflushwiththe
rightedgeofthesmallertile,andonetotheleftsothatthetopedgeofthesecondlargertileisflushwiththe
topedgeofthesmallertile.
e. Placeone 8‐inchby
16‐inchtileonthebottomofthesectionsothatthe8‐inchedgepressesagainstthe16‐inchsquaretileandhalfof
the16‐inchedgeispressedagainstthebaseedgeofthesquaretile.
f. Placea16‐inchby24‐inchtileinthecorner
createdbytherectangulartilefromStep3and thesquaretilefromStep1sothatthe16‐inch
edgerunshorizontally,extendingouttotherightofthestructure.
g. Positiona16‐inchby16‐inchtileimmediatelybelowthe16‐inchby24‐inchtileso
thattheleftedgeof thesquaretileispressedagainst
theshortedgeoftherectangulartile.
h. Laya16‐inchby24‐inchtilewiththe24‐inchsiderunninghorizontallyimmediatelytotheleftofthetilefromandpressedagainstthe
baseoftherectangulartile
andhalfofthebaseofthefirst16‐inchsquaretile.
i. Placean8‐inchsquaretileagainstthelasthalfofthebaseofthefirst16‐inchtileandagainsttheleftedgeofthe16‐inchby24‐inchtile.
j. Placean8‐inch
squaretileimmediatelyabovethefirst16‐inchsquaretilewitha16‐inchsquaretilerightabovethe8‐inchtile.
k. Positionan8‐inchby16‐inchtilewiththe16‐inchedgepressedagainstthe8‐inchsquaretileandtheoriginal16‐inchsquaretile.
l. Positionthelasttile,an8‐inchsquaretile,sothattherightedgeisflushwiththerightedgeofthetop‐right16‐inchby24‐inchtile.The8‐
inchtilemustbeontopofthe largerectanglewiththerightedgesflushtocompletethe
overalldesign.
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7.ARRAYGROUT:
Array‐Grout,withauniqueformula,offersstainresistancecolorconsistencyandasmoothtextureforeasyspreadingandclean‐up.
a. ForGroutingShawgroutabletiles.Canalsobeusedonvitreous,semi‐vitreousorabsorptivetileincludingceramic,mosaic,quarry,
cement,porcelain,brick,
mini‐brick,precastterrazzoandnaturalstone.
b. Stainresistant,premixed,noshadevariance,resistsmoldandmildew.
c. Useonfloors,countertops,walls,andceilings.
Figure3