Installation Guide

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FOREWORD
This minimum standard requirement
for installation of carpet is based upon reliable
principles and procedures developed through practical experience, research, and
information obtained from manufacturers, retailers, installers, end users, testing
laboratories, and others who have specialized expertise.
This minimum standard requirement does not include carpet performance characteristics.
For guidance in selecting and specifying carpet, review appropriate publications
developed by The Carpet and Rug Institute.
Failure to follow this minimum standard requirement for installation cannot be the basis for
rejecting a claim relating to a manufacturing defect, unless the failure to do so contributed to
or caused the defect.
Every carpet has unique characteristics and each carpet installation project should be
carefully evaluated to determine proper application of this standard. In unusual
circumstances, contact the product manufacturer for specific guidance. Carelessness is
never acceptable and common sense should prevail in all cases. The Standard requires the
services of professionally trained and qualified floor covering contractors be obtained for all
commercial carpet installations.
The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) is the national trade association of carpet and rug manufacturers
and suppliers to the industry. The expertise of the Carpet and Rug Institute’s membership comes
together to provide unbiased technical, educational and scientific information about carpet and rugs.