Instructions / Assembly

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Supreme Garage Floor Tile

Installation Recommendations

Beautiful, comfortable and quiet. You can have it all with Supreme Garage Floor Tile

OUR TILE

Supreme Garage Floor Tile is made of vinyl. All vinyl flooring stretches with heat and

shrinks in the cold. Vinyl tile should be installed between 68° and 98° F. Any colder and

the tile could be 1/16" smaller than when we made it. Therefore, when the temperature

changes from 45° F to 105° F, a floating vinyl floor installed within a garage with 10 tiles

across by 20 tiles long will expand 5/8-inch on one side and 1¼-inch on the other. On

the other hand, if you install the tile at 20° or 110° and it never changes more than 20°

one way or the other, the project will not expand or contract enough that anyone would

notice. If a floor buckles or shows gaps there is only one reason, it could not expand or

contract as one interlocked floor.

INSTALLATION METHODS

There are three methods used to install vinyl flooring:

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Floating: flooring is not bonded to the substrate by any adhesive.

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Full Spread: means the adhesive is troweled over the entire substrate.

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Perimeter Adhered: means the adhesive is only applied to the outside edges of the

flooring and at the seams. We never recommend this type of installation

SUBSTRATE

The surface on which the vinyl flooring will be laid is called the substrate. You can install

over wood, concrete, old vinyl or any solid surface. It is important that the subfloor be

clean and level. This helps insure your new vinyl flooring will be beautiful and well

supported.

If you have cracks or gaps larger than ¼" we recommend you fill them with plastic

cement or concrete and wood filler on plywood floors. Tile will conform to the substrate

whatever that looks like. Any bumps or dips you leave under the tile will be mirrored in

the finished project.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Supreme Garage Floor Tile Installation Recommendations Beautiful, comfortable and quiet. You can have it all with Supreme Garage Floor Tile OUR TILE Supreme Garage Floor Tile is made of vinyl. All vinyl flooring stretches with heat and shrinks in the cold. Vinyl tile should be installed between 68° and 98° F. Any colder and the tile could be 1/16" smaller than when we made it.
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PREPARATION Subfloors must be clean, flat, dry and structurally sound. The correct preparation of the subfloor is a major part of a successful installation. • Leave a ¼-inch gap around all edges, poles, cabinets, garage door, railings, or anything that will stop the floor from expanding or contracting. • When installing baseboard, keep above the ¼-inch gap. • Do NOT lay over any type of carpet. • Seal or remove paint before installation.
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INSTALLATION 1. Find the center point of the room, lay one row of tile, working from the front to the back of the room. Use a plastic or rubber mallet. Gently tap the tabs in place. 2. Next, lay a row of tile in the opposite direction creating a+. You should have a cross with four open areas. Look at the edges to be sure there is equal distance from both sides of the wall to the last full tile. It will not be exact, as there are no straight walls.
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AFTER THE INSTALL: FULL SPREAD • Try to stay off new vinyl floor for 24 hours. If you must walk on the floor, avoid the seams. • To allow the adhesives to setup properly, keep the room at 68° F or greater for at least 2 days. • Ventilate the area well for 48 to 72 hours. • Light foot traffic is allowed after 24 hours. • Don't wet mop your floor for about five days. The adhesives need time to cure. • Most of all follow the instructions on the adhesive label.