Installation Guide

Mohawk Luxury Vinyl Flooring

Dry Back Tile Installation

072020

pH LEVELS: pH levels on concrete substrates must be between 7 and 10.

Inspection of flooring material prior to installation is required. Any defects should be immediately reported to the

retail store from which the flooring was purchased before installation. Mohawk will not be responsible for labor costs

to repair or replace material with defects that were apparent be fore or noticed at the end of an installation.

NOTE: If removal of existing resilient floor covering is required, follow all recommended Resilient Floor Covering

Institute (RFCI) work practices at www.rfci.com.

Mohawk only recommends the use of Portland cement based products as a satisfactory patching or leveling

compound for the installation of all Mohawk flooring products. Common uses include:

• Leveling substrates

• Filling grooves in existing resilient floor,

ceramic tile or VCT

• Filling holes

• Leveling non-water-soluble adhesives

• Filling cracks

• Filling saw cuts and/or construction joints

Do not fill actual expansion joints or other moving joints with elastomeric fillers that are designed to absorb

movement in concrete slabs. Cementitious underlayment, patches and resilient flooring installed across true

expansion joints will often buckle or crack when the slabs move. Usually architects will specify expansion joint covers

for use with various floor coverings.

WARNING: For installation over old resilient floor coverings or when considering removing existing resilient floors,

please be advised that these products may possibly contain asbestos fibers or crystalline silica. Please follow all

recommended Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) work practices at www.rfci.com.

Cutting: Tiles and planks may be cut with a small tile cutter or scored with a utility knife and snapped.