Installation & Assembly

Dry‐layarowoftilesfromthecenterlinetothesidewalltodeterminethespaceleftfortheborders.Iftheresulting
borderistoosmall,movethestartingpointoverahalftilewidthsothatitstraddlesthecenterline.
Repeatthesameprocedurelengthwiseofther
oom.(Thiscanreadilybefiguredoutfromtheroomdimensions
withoutputtingdownthetilesifdesired.)
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Figure2
Ifitisdecidedtohavethecenterrowoftilesstraddleeitherorbothofthecenterlines,additionalguidelinesshouldbesnappedonthefloor½tiles
widthononesideofeitherorbothcenterlinesasrequired.(SeeFigure2)Aftertheborderwidthshavebeendeterminedandthecenterstarting
lineshavebeensnappedspreadtherecommendedadhesiveonthecenterlinesleavingportions ofthelinesatcenterandneareachwall
uncoveredassh
owninFigure3.
Spreadtheadhesiveoverone‐halftheareaandafteritisready,startlayingtilefromtherightangleformedinthe
centeroftheroombycenterlines.
Laytowardthetwocornersoftheroomasshown.Alwaysrefertoyourguideline
sasyouprogresswithlayingtile
sothatanymistakecanbecorrectedbeforeitistoolate. 
Sometimesit’snecessarytocompromiseontherightnessofjointstomakeallowancesforunevennessorwavesof
thesubfloor.
Takecaretoplacetileasaccuratelyaspossiblewithoutslidingth em intoplace.Ifgrouti
ngtilepleaseleave
appropriatespacerbetweentilesandfollowinstructionforuseofArray‐Grout.
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IMPORTANT:Allflooringmustbyrolledwithaminimum100‐lbrollerafterinstallation.Useahandrollerinareasnotreachedwitha100‐lb.
roller.
VERSAILLESPATTERNTILES:
TheVersaillesPattern(Frenchpattern).Properinstallationandlayoutisimportant.Thematerialmusthaveagroutlineof3mmforproper
placement.Useof3mmspacersisrequiredtoachievepropergroutlinesizeandtoensurethetilesarespacedevenly.
a. Thepatterniscomposedof
‐44%16"x16"tile
s
‐33%16"x24"tiles
‐11%8"x16"tiles
‐11%8"x8"tiles
b. Instructions–Usea3mmspacertoseparatethetilesasthepatternisconstructed.
c. Placeone8‐inchby8‐inchtileinthecente r.
d. Positiontw
o16‐inchby16‐inchtileswithoneabovewheretherightedgeofthelargertileisflushwiththe
rightedgeofthesmallertile,andone totheleftsothatthetopedgeofthesecondlargertileisflushwiththe
topedgeofthes
mallertile.
e. Placeone8‐inchby16‐inchtileonthebottomofthesectionsothatthe8‐inchedgepressesagainstthe16‐inchsquaretileandhalfof
the16‐inchedgeispressedagainstthebaseedgeofthesquaretile.
f. Placea16‐inchby24‐inchtileinthecorne
rcreatedbytherectangulartilefromStep3andthesquaretilefromStep1sothatthe16‐inch
edgerunshorizontally,extendingouttotherightofthestructure.
g. Positiona16‐inchby16‐inchtileimmediatelybelowthe16‐inchby24‐inchtilesothatthele
ftedgeofthesquaretileispressedagainst
theshortedgeoftherectangulartile.
h. Laya16‐inchby24‐inchtilewiththe24‐inchsiderunninghorizontallyimmediatelytotheleftofthetilefromandp
ressedagainstthe
baseoftherectangulartileandhalfof thebaseofthefirst16‐inchsquaretile.
i. Placean8‐inchsquaretileagainstthelasthalfofthebaseofthefirst16‐inchtileandagainsttheleftedgeofthe16‐inchby24‐inchtile
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j. Placean8‐inchsquaretileimmediatelyabovethefirst16‐inchsquare tilewitha16‐inchsquaretilerightabovethe8‐inchtile.
k. Positionan8‐inchby16‐inchtilewiththe 16‐inchedgepressedagainstthe8‐inchsquaretileandtheorig
inal16‐inchsquaretile.
l. Positionthelasttile,an8‐inchsquaretile,sothattherightedgeisflushwiththerightedgeofthetop‐right16‐inchby24‐inchtile.The8‐
inchtilemustbeontopofthelargerectanglewiththerightedg
esflushtocompletetheoveralldesign.
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6.ARRAYGROUT:
Array‐Grout,withauniqueformula,offersstainresistancecolorconsistencyandasmoothtextureforeasyspreadingandclean‐up.
a. ForGroutingShawgroutabletiles.Canalsobeusedonvitreous,semi‐vitreousorabsorptivetileincludingce
ramic,mosaic,quarry,
cement,porcelain,brick,mini‐brick,precastterrazzoandnaturalstone.
b. Stainresistant,premixed,noshadevariance,resistsmoldandmildew.
c. Useonfloors,countertops,walls,andceilings.
Figure3
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