Installation Guide

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Required Equipment

Thefollowingitemsmaybepurchasedfromalocalcarpetworkroomsupplier:

• RazorBlades•RazorKnives

 • StraightEdge•Chalkline

 • MohawkGroup’sAdhesives•Scissors

 • FramingSquare•FloorScraper

 • CushionBackCutter•75lb.Rolleror100lb.Roller

 •TapeMeasure   •PortlandPatchingCompound

 •HeavyDutyFramePaintRollerwith3/8”NapRollerora1/16”x1/32”x1/32”U-notchtrowel

Floor Priming

Concrete:Primeifoorisextremelyporousorhasexcessivedust.Note:Anyexistingsealerorprimer

mustbetestedforcompatibilitywithMohawkadhesives.Terrazzo,Marble,VinylTile(VATorVCT),Lino-

leumandothersmoothnonporoussurfacesdonotrequirepriming.Dampmoponly,ifpatchingisrequired

ontheseareas,primethepatchedareasifrequiredbypatchmanufacture.

NOTE: When non-asbestos containing cut-back or any incompatible adhesive is present, existing

adhesive has evidence of plasticizer migration, or UltraSet (PVC) products are being installed, the

existing adhesive must be properly removed and Mohawk OptiSeal must be applied over the

adhesive residue. Chemical adhesive removers cannot be used to remove old existing adhesives.

Plywood Floors:PlywoodFloorsmustbecompletelyprimed.Plywoodsubstratesmustbenolessthan

3/4”thickness.Particleboardorthinplywoodisnotanacceptablesubstrate.

Site Layout

1.Thestartingpointinamodularinstallationmustbeasneartothecenteroftheroomaspossible

andmustbepositionedtoutilizethelargestperimetercutmodulesize.

2.Snapachalklineparalleltoonemajorwallbisectingthestartingpoint.Itwillbenecessarytooffset

thecenterchalklinetoassureperimetermoduleswillbeatleasthalfsize.

3.Asecondchalklinemustbesnappedfromthestartingpointat90°totherstline.Thiscanbe

accomplishedusinga6-8-10,orlargertriangle,dependingontheroomsize.(Seebelow)Metersorfeet

willbeusedtolieoutthetriangleintheseproportions.Framingsquarecanalsobeused.

A bond test must be performed over concrete substrates with unidentied sealers or primers:

Adhere a small area of 2-3 feet of carpet and allow it to dry completely. Let it set for 24 hours.

If the adhesive is bonded tightly, proceed with installation.

Pallet and Box Sequencing

It is very important to install carpet tiles in the order they

were manufactured. This is easily accomplished by selecting pallets in sequential order.

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