Installation Instructions

INGENUITY™ FREE SPAN™ TECHNOLOGY
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Tarkett North America
Technical Services Department
30000 Aurora Road
Solon, OH 44139
888-639-8275 Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
www.tarkettna.com © 2019 Tarkett USA Inc.
GENERAL INFORMATION
• Carefully check flooring material for any defects. Contact your supplier immediately if any defect is found.
• Ingenuity™ is intended for indoor use only.
• Ingenuity™ must be acclimated in an indoor climate controlled space and be protected from the elements. Temperature must be maintained
between 65°F and 85°F (18.3°C and 29.4°C) with a relative humidity 40% and 60% for 48 hours prior to the installation
• Room temperature shall be no less than 65° F (18.3 °C) for 24 hours before, during and after installation.
• In areas that are exposed to intense or direct sunlight, the product must be protected during the conditioning and installation by covering the
light source. After the installation, the product must be protected from extended periods of direct sunlight excessive heat may result in
undesired expansion and contraction and eventually separation of the finished flooring. During peak sunlight exposure the use of window
treatments is recommended.
• Remove quarter round, baseboard molding or cove base.
• Undercut doorway moldings the thickness of the flooring.
• Remove all transitions, quarter round, baseboard molding or cove base prior to beginning the installation.
• Cartons must be stored horizontally at all times.
• Protect carton corners from damage.
• Do not use foam padding under Ingenuity™
WOOD SUBSTRATES
Ingenuity
™
may be installed over single floor wood construction in residential applications only, a ½” expansion gap is required.
Subfloor must meet the following requirements:
• Wood joist or truss systems spacing must be a maximum of 16” on center.
• Subfloor panels must be dry, sturdy, smooth and dimensionally stable.
• Subfloor panels must be 3/4” minimum thickness tongue and groove plywood or oriented strand board (OSB).
• Subfloor panels must be good one side, fully sanded face with a solid core (no voids).
• Subfloor panels must be exterior grade or classified as Exposure I.
• All suspended wood subfloors must have at least 18” of well-ventilated air space clearance above the ground. The ground
under the crawl space shall be covered with 10 mil or thicker polyethylene sheeting to reduce moisture vapor transmission.
• Offset subfloor panel joints by at least 16” so that four corners do not meet.
• Subfloor panels must be securely fastened to the joists and free from spring or deflection. Deflection shall not exceed 3/64”
(1.1 mm) per APA PS 2-10. If glue-nail procedures are required, use a solvent-free construction adhesive.
• Subfloor must be level within 1/8” in 8 ft. (3.1 mm in 2.4 m). Any unevenness must be sanded down or filled with
a cementitious patching compound. Any unevenness may prevent Ingenuity™ from locking properly.
Wood subfloors not meeting the above requirements must be covered with 1/4” minimum thickness underlayment grade plywood. ProSheet Plus 3 may
be used as a substitute, follow the detailed installation instructions, www.tarkett.com
Tarkett recommended underlayments include;
• APA Underlayment Grade Plywood A-C, B-C or C-C Plugged
• ACCU-PLY
• SurePly
• TECPLY
• ULAY
• C.S.A. (CanPly) and Proboard.
CONCRETE SUBSTRATES
• Ingenuity™ may be installed over properly constructed and prepared on-grade, above-grade or below-grade concrete subfloors.
• Concrete subfloors must be constructed as recommended by the American Concrete Institute’s ACI 302.2 Guide for Concrete Slabs that
Receive Moisture-Sensitive Flooring Materials.