Installation Guide

Residential
Installation Guide
Sheet Vinyl Flooring
This document is reviewed on an ongoing basis.
MOHK19013 9/195
Seaming Instructions in a Releasable Full Spread Installation Method
Using Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
1. After adhesive is rolled on and completely dry, position the ooring by over-lapping the seam edges. (Make sure to match patterns.)
2. With a straight edge and a sharp utility knife, cut through both layers of ooring material (double-cut) at the designated match point.
Make sure the utility knife blade is held in an upright position for a clean 90 degree cut.
3. Remove and discard waste material.
4. Fold back about 8" of the vinyl on one side of the seam and apply a small bead of IVC FLEX-SEAM Premium Seam Bond to one edge of the
vinyl that is on the oor.
5. Tuck the seam edges together and wipe off excess bond/sealer with a clean, damp cloth.
6. Use a resilient ooring type hand roller (or wallpaper seam roller) to squeeze out any remaining bond/sealer from the seam.
Immediately clean seam with a damp cloth followed by a clean, dry cloth.
7. Protect the seam and allow it to dry (approximately 6 hours).
Additional Instructions/Notes
• Always inspect the ooring thoroughly before installation.
• DO NOT slide or roll heavy appliances or furniture over or across the ooring. Always lift objects and place them on the ooring or reposition
appliances and furniture using hardboards or sliders between the object and ooring while gently repositioning 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 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 off the excess material. Apply caulk around the toilet, next to 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.
• Do not use a trowel for application of pressure sensitive adhesive.
• Never use tape around the perimeter of the room.
• Never apply Mohawk 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.