Luxury Vinyl Floor Installation Guide (B)

Luxury Vinyl Floor Installation conditions

* Minimum room temperature of 18℃.

* Minimum under floor temperature of 15℃

* Maximum relative humidity of the air 70%.

* Not only must the environment be at a minimum temperature of 18℃, but also the temperature of the floor covering and also the primer and adhesive.

* When measuring the moisture content, determine whether the floor is of uniform thickness.Thicker layers require a longer drying time.

* Ensure there are optimum drying conditions.

* Apply the primer using a roller, not with a drawer.

 

 

 

General Tips about How to Install Luxury Vinyl Floor Tile and Plank

 

Inspect the sub-floor

Always check that the floor is permanently dry, free of flaws, clean, resistant to pressure and stress and flat.

 

Storage

Ensure the floor covering is always stored on a flat floor. If not, this can cause problems later.

 

Checking the material to be proceed

Before leaving the factory, the floor covering undergoes careful inspection to ensure high quality

standards. Even so, 100% elimination of defects can not be guaranteed. Therefore, before processing, always check the material for visible defects. Complaints will be dealt with only before processing work has begun. Once work on the floor covering has started, the only complaints that we are prepared to consider are initially concealed defects.

 

Laying plan

For an optimum flat distribution and minimum loss from cutting, draw a line to match the patternon the planks/tiles of floor covering. We recommend you prepare a work drawing in advance showing how you intend to lay the planks/tiles in the room.

 

Tension of the floor covering and climatic conditions during installation

In order for the floor covering to become tension-free, the planks/tiles must be stored in the relevant room for at least 24 hours in order for them to equilibrate with the temperature and conditions in the room. The ideal processing temperature is 18℃ and the atmospheric humidity

should not exceed 70%. If these conditions are not met, this will have consequences for the processing. If the temperature is too low and/or the atmospheric humidity too high it becomes

more difficult to fit the floor covering and the adhesive bonds very poorly.

 

Preventing color differences

Lay the room with material from the same batch only.

 

Apply the adhesive

Only high quality, sovent-free dispersion adhesives for pvc floor covering can be used, pls following the instructions by adhesive factories, like Uzin, F.Ball etc.

 

Recommended adhesives:

Pressure sensitive adhesive(PS)

Pressure sensitive adhesive is the best adhesive to use in normal working conditions forcommercial installations.

It is applied with an A2 notched trowel and left to semi-cure to a dry tack, then laid into. Products installed with pressure sensitive adhesive can receive traffic immediately after installation.

 

High temperature adhesive(HT)

High temperature adhesive is for use with under floor heating, conservatories, sunrooms and anywhere which is subject to constant direct sunlight.

This product has to be wet bonded and has an installation time or approximately 15min depending on atmospheric conditions.

The temperatures require being constantly between 18-26℃for 24 hours, before, during and afterinstallation.

 

 

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