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INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

3. INSTALLATION Continued . . . Adhering vinyl to subfloor
Perimeter adhesion
Seam cutting
We do not recommend perimeter adhesion of Beauflor
Additional items required: Vinyl floor coverings. However double-sided tape
(suitable for resilient residential vinyl) can be used in
• Low-tack masking or clear adhesive tape. doorways to ensure the vinyl lies flat. Alternatively the
• Acrylic adhesive and fine notched trowel or a floor can be held in place under a suitable threshold
double-sided adhesive tape suitable for vinyl flooring. strip.
• Chemical vinyl seam bond (Cold welding fluid Type A).
Full adhesion
Follow these steps:
Installations requiring full adhesion are best carried
out by a professional installer. However, as a general
1. Fit the largest of the rough-cut pieces in accordance guideline : After applying a suitable adhesive in
with above guidelines.
2. Lay the next largest rough-cut piece so that it overlaps accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, allow
the adhesive to cure until it reaches its initial bonding
the first by 35-50mm, ensuring that the pattern strength, before putting the floor covering in place.
matches (4m width only): adjacent sheet widths should Ensure that the sheet is flat, smoothing out bubbles,
be reversed to minimize any variations in the shade compressions and tensions. Check that the seams
which may become apparent.
3. Fit as above. are joined tightly together. Do not try to compress
seams that are curling. If the sheets are curling it is
4. To cut the seam place your steel rule or straight edge so an indication that the sheets are not joined together
that the guiding edge lies correctly.
over both edges of the overlapping material. Hold
firmly and cut through both thicknesses simultaneously
keeping the knife as vertical as possible to the flooring Additional tools/items needed:
to create a closely butting seam (This will require
gradual cutting - do not attempt to accomplish • An acrylic flooring adhesive (rubber/neoprene
in one stroke.)
adhesives must not be used)
• A fine notched spreader
Adhering vinyl to subfloor • An old blanket
Generally, installations requiring only one sheet of flooring Single piece installation
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material, which is less than 20m do not require full
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adhesion. Installations over 20m are better fully adhered After fitting, turn back the flooring to expose about
especially if they involve more than one piece of flooring.
half of the subfloor. Apply the adhesive to the subfloor
in accordance with the adhesive manufacturer’s
The maximum room size for loose laying Beauflor flooring instructions. Replace the flooring material slowly and
is 20m for PVC backed products; for Tex Bac products carefully over the prepared subfloor without trapping
loose lay up to 45m. Please rever to the table below for air bubbles. Turn back the other half and follow the
loose lay guidelines. Beauflor does not recommend any
same procedure. Roll the flooring with a 50kg flooring
loose laying of Flextreme products! (Pietro/Supreme). roller to push out any trapped air bubbles.
Collection Subfloor preparation Loose lay** Semi loose lay***
(witout glue or adhesive) (with double-sided adhesive
or velcro at the periphery of
the part and at the joint)
Puretex Minimal subfloor preparation < 45 m 2 > 45 m 2
Hightex Minimal subfloor preparation < 45 m 2 > 45 m 2
Nobletex Minimal subfloor preparation < 45 m 2 > 45 m 2
Ultratex Minimal subfloor preparation < 45 m 2 > 45 m 2
Supreme Minimal subfloor preparation < 35 m 2 > 35 m 2
Designer-Tex Minimal subfloor preparation < 35 m 2 > 35 m 2
Blacktex Minimal subfloor preparation < 35 m 2 > 35 m 2
Soho Minimal subfloor preparation < 35 m 2 > 35 m 2
Tex-Style Minimal subfloor preparation < 35 m 2 > 35 m 2
Cosytex Minimal subfloor preparation < 35 m 2 > 35 m 2
Quintex Minimal subfloor preparation < 35 m 2 > 35 m 2
Artex With limited subfloor preparation < 25 m 2 > 25 m 2
Safe-tex With limited subfloor preparation < 25 m 2 > 25 m 2
Smartex With limited subfloor preparation < 25 m 2 > 25 m 2
Silvertex With limited subfloor preparation < 25 m 2 > 25 m 2
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