Installation Guide

angle while pulling the products away from each other. Then simply ‘slide’ the drop joint
apart along the floor. Failure to slide this joint apart will damage the drop lock mechanism
and prevent proper re-installation of the affected plank or tile.
1. General
a. STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl Clic FD product is designed to be installed as a “floating” floor. Do not secure individual
planks to the subfloor with mechanical fasteners or adhesives. Always undercut all doorjambs. Do not install cabinets or
kitchen islands on top of STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl Clic FD product.
b. Use of a small, soft bristle brush to clean the joints prior to locking will ensure that there is no debris which will cause
stressing or failure of the joint after interlocking the planks / tiles together.
c. Use care when installing wall moldings and transition strips to not fasten through STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl Clic FD
product planks.
d. When using more than one carton, make sure that the cartons are all the same dye lot. Different loss may have a
variation in color, texture or gloss so they should not be mixed in the same room.
e. STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl Clic FD product square tile floating products are designed to simulate real stone and tile
floors and are recommended to be installed in an ashlar (brick) pattern.
f. STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl Clic FD product plank simulates wood planks, and can be installed in the same pattern as a
wood plank floor in a random pattern, staggered design.
g. Planks are best in appearance when lying parallel to the longest walls in the room.
h. STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl Clic FD product can be cut using a tile cutter or a utility knife. Keep knife blades sharp for
easy, accurate and safe cuts. Fit tiles to walls, columns, door jambs, etc. using the same methods other floor tiles; overlap,
pattern scribe, wall scribe and free hand.
i. If it is necessary to heat the tiles to achieve a cut, heat slightly from the back only with minimal heat setting
(a standard hair dryer will produce enough heat). Carefully make cuts with a sharp utility knife on the heated tile.
2. Layout
a. It is important to balance the layout of the plank format. Proper planning and layout will prevent narrow plank widths
at wall junctures. Determine layout to prevent having less than a half plank width or very short length pieces.
b. Determine the center of the room by measuring each end wall and marking the center of the wall. Chalk a line across
the points and measure to determine the center point. At a right angle to the chalk line, using the center point, chalk
another line out to the other walls.
c. Be sure to allow for a 5/16” spacing along all walls when determining your starting plank width. On rooms greater
than 900 ft
2
(83.6 m
2
) or runs longer than 30 feet (9 meters) control joints must be installed with a minimum of 5/16”
(8mm) gap between the installed t-molding.
d. Dry lay a section of tile/plank from the center line to one wall to determine that the pattern is centered and fit.
Border cuts should be measured and should not be less than half the width of a plank or less than 6” wide for tile patterns.
If the cut row falls under these conditions, adjust the first row at the center line to make the centerline match the centerline
of the row of planks.
i. Planks should never be less than 9 inches long or less than half of the width of the plank.
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Clic FD Flooring
Installation Instructions