Install instructions for tiles
THE MATERIAL
The material is a woven vinyl product backed with glassfibre-reinforced vinyl.
Since the material is a woven product, its structure is naturally irregular.
The material is not approved for wet rooms.
REQUIREMENTS
1. The sub-floor must be clean, dry and free from cracks.
Any adhesion-impairing spots of paint, oil, etc. and any du坟should be removed. Please note that asphalt, spillages of oil, impregnating agents and felt pen markings can cause discolouration.
When installing on raised floor systems ensure that the panels are in level. Install the tiles 「andomly over the panels. Preferably use tackifier.
2-a. Necessary damp-proofing must be in place to prevent harmful moisture coming into contact with the flooring.
Follow national rules and regulations with regard to moisture in floor structures. In the absence of such rules and regulations, use the following as guidelines.
2-b. When laying this product, the RH in any sub-floor of normal structural concrete must not exceed 85 %. This value only applies to construction moisture. Measuring must always be performed by specially trained personnel.
3. Sub-floors of sheet material are assumed to contain an 8 % moisture ratio (which corresponds to 40 % RH at +20°C), so that no movement occurs that may subsequently cause damage.
In the event of any piping in floors, pipes must be laid so that the flooring material is not continuously exposed to temperatures higher than 30°C, as otherwise discolour a­tion and other changes to the material can occur. This also applies to areas with un­derfloor heating.
PREPARATIONS
1. Carefully remove all dust and loose particles. When using leveling compound, it is important to achieve the necessary strength and evenness. For best result max 土3mm/2m and 士 1,2mm/0,25m or better is recommended.
2. Highly or unevenly absorbent sub-floors should be preglued with diluted floor ad­hesive {l :4). The pre-glued layer must be completely dry before commencing laying. Installation on an existing plastic/linoleum/wood flooring must be assessed case by case depending on the floor condition, the installation method and other conditions. With painted sub-floors, there is a risk of discolouration. Existing paint must be re­moved.
3.Use pencil for any markings.
4.Before installation, material, adhesive and sub-floor must be allowed to room temperature, i.e. a temperature of at least+ l 8°C. The relative air humidity must be 30-60 %. Higher levels of air humidity result in longer drying times and a risk of blistering.
INSTALLATION
1. Make sure that the tiles have adjusted to room temperature before installation and that the boxes of tiles are on a level surface. Acclimatisation can take several days for complete pallets.
2. Installation should take place at a room temperature ofat least+ l 8° C. The relative air hum心ty in the premisesmust be 30-60%. Higher levels of air hum心ty result in longer drying times and a risk of blistering
3.Use adhesives designed for vinyl flooring.
4.Employ wet gluing for absorbent sub-floors. With sealed sub-floors, use late wet gluing to early sticky gluing. Late sticky gluing will result in a poore「 glue」oint and you also run the risk of the glued edges standing out from the surface of the flooring.
Normal consumption is around 4 m2/litre of adhesive for absorbent sub-floors and around 5 m2/litre for non-absorbent sub-floors. Installation time depends on various things, including type of sub-floor, absorption capacity of sub-floor, temperature and air humidity in the room.
The tiles can be installed classic quarter turned to form a chequered pattern as well as installed in same direction. In case of installing according to figure 2, 3 or 4 the tiles shall be mixed before installation for best result.
Since the material is a woven fabric with natural variations in structure, slight differ­ences in shade may be seen if the tiles are laid in the same direction. Take note of the direction of the arrow on the reverse.
Tackifier can be handy to use if it is necessary to be able to lift the tiles, e.g. installa­tion on raised floor systems.