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CRI 105 - STANDARD For INSTALLATION of RESIDENTIAL CARPET Copyright © 2015 by The Carpet and Rug Institute, Inc.
Table of Contents
Sea m C utti ng ............................................................................................................... 2813.6
Edge Seal ing ................................................................................................................ 2813.7
Seaming ....................................................................................................................... 2913.8
Rolling ......................................................................................................................... 2913.9
Post Instal l ation .......................................................................................................... 2913.10
14.0 Attached Cushion Install ................................................................................................... 29
C a rpet L a yout .............................................................................................................. 2914.1
Floor-Applied Adhesive Installations .......................................................................... 2914.2
Trowel Notch Size .......................................................................................................................................... 2914.2.1
Open Time ....................................................................................................................................................... 2914.2.2
Instal la tion 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-i n Ins tal la tion .................................................................................................. 3115.2
Glue-down Insta l l a ti on ................................................................................................ 3115.3
C a rpet D irecti on .......................................................................................................... 3115.4
16.0 Patterned Carpet Installations ......................................................................................... 32
Unins talled Patterned Carpet ...................................................................................... 3216.1
Ma nufac turi ng Tolera nces .......................................................................................... 3216.2
Sea mi ng Di a g ra m ........................................................................................................ 3216.3
Pattern Sequence/Roll Sequence ................................................................................ 3216.4
Pattern Adj us tment ..................................................................................................... 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
Ti l e Joints .................................................................................................................... 3517.4
Rolling ......................................................................................................................... 3517.5
Post Instal l ation .......................................................................................................... 3517.6
Definition of Terms 36
Table I – Tools & Materials 41
Table II – Trowel Size Minimum Guidelines 43
Table III – Tack Strip 45