Installation Guide

STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl direct-glue flooring products.
d. Panels designed as suitable underlayment shall be at a minimum ¼” in thickness, dimensionally stable, fully sanded
face to eliminate grain texture or show through, have a written manufacturer’s warranty and installation instructions and
be free of substances such as ink, fillers and resins which may lead to staining of the resilient flooring.
e. Panels shall be installed according to manufacturer’s instructions regarding stapling pattern, sanding and filling of joints,
and acclimation to installed environment.
f. STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl direct-glue flooring products will not cover or accept responsibility for the following:
i. Telegraphing from joints (ridge or valley), grain, or texture of underlayment
ii. Discoloration of finished flooring due to materials used for filling of voids and defects in the face of the
underlayment
g. Unacceptable substrates shall be covered using a ¼” or thicker panel underlayment recommended for commercial use.
4. Existing Resilient Flooring
a. When installing STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl direct-glue flooring products over existing resilient floors,
the existing flooring must be:
i. Single layer only and firmly bonded to the substrate
ii. Thoroughly stripped of all wax, floor finish, dirt and other contaminants that may affect adhesive bond
iii. Flat and smooth with no curling edges or loose seams
iv. Must not be of a cushion back, floating, or perimeter bonded floor
b. STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl direct-glue flooring products is not responsible for problems leading to or from
indentations, telegraphing of old floor or adhesion release of old floor after the STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl direct-glue
flooring is installed.
5. Old Adhesives
a. Adhesive residue shall be properly prepared prior to the installation of STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl direct-glue flooring.
It is recommended that mechanical scraping or grinding be used as a primary means of removing old adhesive residue.
b. Residues include, but are not limited to carpet, vinyl, VCT, and or wood flooring adhesives.
c. Black cutback/asphalt adhesives shall be scraped by hand to remove any loose patches, trowel ridges and puddles
so that only a thin residue layer remains. This layer shall then be properly covered using a Portland based patching
compound properly mixed with the manufacturer’s recommended latex/acrylic additive.
d. If chemical/liquid adhesive removers are utilized, the manufacturer’s recommended instructions for cleaning after
use of the remover shall be followed fully. STAINMASTER
®
luxury vinyl direct-glue flooring product is not responsible for
any adhesive failures, indentation, bubbling, or delamination of new flooring due to improper cleaning of residue left from
liquid adhesive removers.
WARNING!
DO NOT SAND, DRY SWEEP, BEADBLAST, SHOTBLAST OR USE ANY OTHER MECHANICAL
MEANS TO PULVERIZE EXISTING TILE FLOORING, BACKING, LINING FELT, ASPHALTIC “CUT-
BACK” OR ANY OTHER ADHESIVES. THESE PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN ASBESTOS FIBERS
AND/OR CRYSTALLINE SILICA. AVOID CREATING DUST. INHALATION OF SUCH DUST IS A
AUGUST 2016 5
Direct Glue Flooring
Installation Instructions