Installation Instructions

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CRI 105 - STANDARD For INSTALLATION of RESIDENTIAL CARPET Copyright © 2019 by The Carpet and Rug Institute, Inc.
Table of Contents
Seam Cutting ............................................................................................................... 2813.6
Edge Sealing ................................................................................................................ 2813.7
Seaming ....................................................................................................................... 2913.8
Rolling .......................................................................................................................... 2913.9
Post Installation ........................................................................................................... 2913.10
14.0 Attached Cushion Install .......................................................................................... 29
Carpet Layout .............................................................................................................. 2914.1
Floor-Applied Adhesive Installations ........................................................................... 2914.2
Trowel Notch Size .................................................................................................................... 2914.2.1
Open Time ............................................................................................................................... 2914.2.2
Installation Procedures ............................................................................................... 3014.3
Seam Sealing (Attached Cushion Products) ............................................................................... 3014.3.1
Pre-Applied Adhesive Systems (“peel-and-stick”) ...................................................... 3014.4
15.0 Carpet on Stairs ....................................................................................................... 31
Preparation ................................................................................................................. 3115.1
Stretch-in Installation .................................................................................................. 3115.2
Glue-down Installation ................................................................................................ 3115.3
Carpet Direction .......................................................................................................... 3115.4
16.0 Patterned Carpet Installations .................................................................................. 32
Uninstalled Patterned Carpet ..................................................................................... 3216.1
Manufacturing Tolerances .......................................................................................... 3216.2
Seaming Diagram ........................................................................................................ 3216.3
Pattern Sequence/Roll Sequence ............................................................................... 3216.4
Pattern Adjustment ..................................................................................................... 3216.5
Pattern Alignment ....................................................................................................... 3316.6
Residential Carpet Tile 34
17.0 Residential Carpet Tile Installation ........................................................................... 34
Layout .......................................................................................................................... 3417.1
Floor-Applied Adhesive Application ............................................................................ 3417.2
Pre-Applied Adhesive Application ............................................................................... 3417.3
Tile Joints ..................................................................................................................... 3517.4
Rolling .......................................................................................................................... 3517.5
Post Installation ........................................................................................................... 3517.6
Definition of Terms 36
Table I – Tools & Materials 41
Table II – Trowel Size Minimum Guidelines 43
Table III – Tack Strip 45