Installation Instructions

CONTENTS
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . 2
Section Number
1. Scope . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Applicable Documents and References . . . . . . 3
3. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Tools and Materials . . . . . . . . 3
5. Storage and Handling . . . . . . . . 3
6. Planning . . . . . . . . . . 4
7. Site Conditions – All Installations . . . . . . 6
8. Substrates . . . . . . . . . . 8
9. Testing Concrete Substrates . . . . . . . 8
10. Relaxing/Conditioning Carpet . . . . . . . 9
11. Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . 9
12. Carpet Seam Edge Preparation . . . . . . . 10
13. Direct Glue-Down Installation . . . . . . . 10
14. Double Glue-Down Installation . . . . . . . 13
15. Attached Cushion Installation . . . . . . . 14
16. Stretch-In Installation . . . . . . . . 15
Illustration . . . . . . . . 17
17. Carpet on Stairs . . . . . . . . . 19
18. Modular Carpet . . . . . . . . . 19
19. Patterned Carpet Installation . . . . . . . 20
20. Protecting Indoor Installations . . . . . . . 21
21. Outdoor Carpet and Synthetic Turf Installation . . . . 22
Appendices
Adhesives – Common Types (Table I) . . . . . . 25
Trowel Size – Minimum Guidelines (Table II) . . . . . 26
Guidelines for Maintaining Indoor Air Quality during Carpet Installation . 27
Pattern Repeat Illustration . . . . . . . . 28
Pattern Bow Illustration . . . . . . . . 29
Pattern Bias Illustration . . . . . . . . 30
Definitions of Terms . . . . . . . . . 31