Installation Guide

Preparation Underlayment and Subfloor

Tools for the job

Material for the job

People for the job

Acclimation

Subfloor

Crawl spaces

Over existing vinyl floors

Installation Vinyl Sheet & Tile

Setting the first panel

Fastening all other panels

Patching

Sanding

Final check

Installing the new vinyl floor covering

Avoid Going Wrong

Installation Ceramic Tile

Material

Subfloor

Setting the first panel

Fastening all other panels

Installation - mortar

Installation - setting tile

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Preparation - Underlayment and Subfloor

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CRAWL SPACES

An unprepared crawl space in a building or mobile home is very susceptible to humidity and temperature variations that cause subfloor and underlayment to expand. These conditions may force joints together and cup upwards, to cause seam ”telegraphing”.

Check and assure the following site conditions are met:

• A sealed vapor barrier must be on the ground and adequate cross ventilation provided along walls.

• A minimum 18” clearance must be provided between the bottom of floor joists and ground.

• Landscape grading and rain troughs must be provided to assure moisture is moved away from foundation walls.

If site conditions cannot be corrected, contact the vinyl floor covering manufacturer for recommendations or consider installing a perimeter-fastened vinyl system instead of a fully adhered system.