Warranty Guide

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• Do not use a trowel for application of pressure sensitive adhesive.
• Never use tape around the perimeter of the room.
• Never apply IVC Residential Flooring to wet adhesive. This could cause permanent bond or wrinkling.
• For metal door jambs that cannot be undercut, leave a 1/8” expansion gap and caulk with 100% silicone
caulking.
Loose-Lay Installation Instructions
Loose –Lay Installation method is only appropriate for up to 25 square yards and only 1 seam.
NOTE: Areas with rolling trafc, heavy pivot points, high trafc and stairs/steps/landings are not recommended
for Loose-Lay application.
Materials Required for Installation:
• Duck Acrylic Double Face Tape for Vinyl Flooring
• Sharp Utility Knife
• Straight edge
• Push broom
• IVC FLEX-SEAM Premium Seam Bond or Infuze Permanent Seam Sealer (if seaming is required)
- If unavailable, approved secondary alternatives include:
o Taylor 2062
• NOTE: IVC will not be held responsible for problems that may arise for approved secondary alternative
seam sealers. Please contact the approved secondary alternative seam sealer’s manufacturer with
issues.
• If a seam is required, you will also need either a vinyl or wallpaper seam roller
Acceptable Underlayments:
• Hard, at, clean, sound surfaces, such as wood, concrete, vinyl, etc.).
Floor Preparation:
Floor must be clean, smooth, at and dry. Remove all foreign substances such as wax, grease, dirt, construction
marks and contaminants, and any substance or chemical that would a󰮏ect the performance of the product.
Inspection of ooring material prior to installation is required. Any defects should be immediately reported
to the retail store from which the ooring was purchased before installation. IVC US is not responsible for
labor costs to repair or replace material with defects that were apparent before or noticed at the end of an
installation.
The job site and all ooring material and adhesive (if adhesive is necessary for certain areas of the Loose-Lay)
must be kept for 24 hours before, during and after installation between 65˚ F and 85˚ F (18°C and 29°C).
IVC US Residential Installation Guide – Sheet Vinyl Flooring
This document is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Control # MKF_0036_0 11/7/2014