Warranty Guide

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Additional Instructions/Notes:
• Always inspect the ooring thoroughly before installation.
DO NOT slide heavy appliances or furniture over or across the ooring. Always lift objects and place them on
a hard board between the ooring and object and gently reposition them.
• In-oor heat/AC registers may rest on the vinyl oor, but leave space under registers that are attached to
the oor or wall. They should not pinch the ooring material. Be sure to allow a larger opening around the
screw to enable movement.
• Apply caulk next to bathtubs, showers, sliding doors, patio doors, around metal door jambs or similar areas.
• For bathroom installations, it is not necessary to remove the toilet. Make relief cuts around the perimeter
of the toilet and make sure the vinyl ooring is laying at before trimming o󰮏 the excess material. Apply
caulk around the toilet, next to the bathtubs and showers to prevent moisture from getting under the vinyl.
NOTE: if there is a ceramic sanitary cove and no place to install trim mold, you can apply caulk around the
walls.
• Make sure furniture legs have large surface, non-staining plastic oor protectors or non-staining felt pads.
The protectors should be at least one inch in diameter and rest at on
the oor. The heavier the item, the wider the oor protector should be. Replace small, narrow metal or
dome-shaped glides with smooth, at glides that are in at contact with the oor.
• Never tape around the perimeter of the room.
• Never apply IVC ooring to a wet adhesive (if adhesive is needed for certain areas of the Loose-Lay). This
could cause permanent bond or wrinkling and possibly void the warranty.
Permanent Full Spread Installation Method (for “special needs” residential/property management
installations)
The Permanent Full Installation Method can be used for special needs areas, such as those with rolling
tra󰮐c, extremely high tra󰮐c or in areas where cabinets will be installed on ooring or areas with accelerated
concrete moisture up to 8 lbs. However, PLEASE NOTE that if you elect to permanently install your IVC
ooring using this method as opposed to the rec-ommended Releasable Installation Method that labor rates
exceeding residential releasable removal and underlayment will not be covered.
Materials Required for Installation:
• 1/16” X 1/32” X 1/32” U notch trowel
• IVC iGrip Permanent Adhesive for Sheet Vinyl
- If unavailable, approved secondary alternatives include:
o Taylor 2091 (commercial)
o Henry© 650 P
• NOTE: IVC will not be held responsible for problems that may arisem for approved secondary
alternative adhesives. Please contact the approved secondary alternative adhesives’ manufacturer
with issues.
• IVC FLEX-SEAM Premium Seam Bond
- If unavailable, approved secondary alternatives include:
o IVC Infuze Permanent Seam Sealer
• IVC FLEX-PRIM Acrylic Latex Primer
• Duck Acrylic Double Face Tape for Vinyl Floor
• Sharp Utility Knife
IVC US Residential Installation Guide – Sheet Vinyl Flooring
This document is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Control # MKF_0036_0 11/7/2014