Installation Guide

Thick Poured Lightweight Cellular Concrete Underlayments, and Concrete Subfloors with Underlayment
Patching Compounds to Receive Resilient Flooring
ACI 302 Guide for Concrete Floor and Slab Construction
RFCI Recommended Work Practices for Removal of Resilient Floor Coverings
GENERAL GUIDELINES
This information provides general guidelines for the STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl direct-glue flooring products. All instructions and
recommendations should be followed for an ideal installation.
1. Install STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl direct-glue flooring products only after the jobsite has been cleaned and cleared of debris that
could potentially damage a finished plank installation.
2. Inspect your shipment of STAINMASTER
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luxury vinyl direct-glue flooring products to ensure that all cartons are of the same lot/
manufacturing run. Contact your Lowe’s Home Improvement store with any discrepancies or assistance with locating this
information.
3. To minimize shade variation during the installation of STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl direct-glue flooring products, mix and install
planks from several different cartons.
4. All subfloor/underlayment patching must be done with a non-shrinking, water-resistant Portland cement patching compound.
5. Adhesives used with this product must be branded by STAINMASTER
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luxury vinyl and be an acrylic base.
Approved Substrates
The following are approved substrates for installation of STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl direct-glue flooring products. See the next
section for proper testing and substrate preparation prior to installing your STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl direct-glue flooring products.
• Above, on or below grade concrete without hydrostatic pressure, excess moisture or alkalinity
• Above or on grade lightweight concrete, properly prepared and without hydrostatic pressure, excess moisture or alkalinity
• Above or on grade Gypsum concrete surfaces, properly prepared and sealed, and without hydrostatic pressure, excess moisture or
alkalinity
• APA registered underlayment, sanded face exterior grade with minimum rating of C-C plugged face
• APA registered exterior grade plywood sanded face with ratings as follows: APA A-B, A-C, B-B, B-C, C-C plugged face
• Properly prepared and well bonded existing resilient floor covering, single layer only
• Cement Terrazzo, ceramic tile, marble – see adhesive for proper preparation
• Certain metal floors – see adhesive for proper types and preparation. May require use of a 2-part epoxy; contact Capri Cork at
877-861-5292 for assistance.
• Old adhesive residue
• Radiant heated floors where heat does not exceed 85°F (29°C)
The following are not approved substrates for installing STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl
direct-glue flooring products:
• Epoxy terrazzo
• Rubber, cork or asphalt tiles
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Direct Glue Flooring
Installation Instructions