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Note: We recommend placing a single order for all cartons required for a commercial flooring project.
Always store and transport Quick·Step® Luxury Vinyl Flooring on a flat surface in neat stacks
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to prevent warping. Never store the boxes upright or in moist, dusty rooms or in places with
extreme temperatures. Quick·Step® Luxury Vinyl Flooring must be acclimated in the room of
installation between 65-85°F (18-30°C) for a period of at least 48 hours before installation. This
temperature range should be maintained during installation and for at least 24 hours after the
installation is completed.
The type of subfloor, its quality and its preparation will greatly aect the results of the final
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installation. If the subfloor is not suitable for the installation of Quick·Step Luxury Vinyl Flooring,
then necessary corrections must be made. Contact your Quick·Step Luxury Vinyl Flooring dealer
for assistance as needed. Be aware that unevenness and imperfections in the subfloor may
translate through the vinyl planks, negatively aecting the final appearance of the installation.
It is possible to install Quick·Step Luxury Vinyl Flooring over many existing floor coverings,
providing it is stable and firmly fixed. It cannot be soft, damaged or loosely laid. Please remove
carpet, needle felt, cushion vinyl, floating laminate and floating hardwood. You may install directly
over ceramic tiles, PVC, VCT, glued laminate, glued hardwood and fixed wooden boards provided
they are installed over a wooden subfloor.
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When installing over a wooden subfloor, first remove any existing floor covering. Ensure the
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subfloor is free of mold and/or insects. Ensure the subfloor is level and nail down any loose
boards. Repair the wooden subfloor as needed by applying an appropriate underlayment board
or leveling compound. The underlayment boards must be stapled according to manufacturer’s
recommendations.
The crawl space under the plank floor must be suciently ventilated. Remove any obstacles and
make sure there is sucient ventilation—a minimum of 0.06 in² total ventilation openings per ft²
of flooring (4 cm² per m²). The moisture content of the wood must not exceed 10%.
Make sure the subfloor is completely flat. Any joints of more than 1/32 inch (1 mm) in depth and
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3/16 inch (4 mm) in width should be leveled using an appropriate primer and leveling compound.
Moisture testing of the subfloor is required. The moisture content of the subfloor must be less
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than 75% relative humidity (RH test, ASTM F2170) or less than 5 lbs moisture vapor emission rate
(MVER test, ASTM F1869). Always measure, record and keep your moisture content results.
For technical assistance, please contact your flooring dealer or Quick·Step® Technical Services by calling 888-387-9882, option 1.
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Any unevenness of more than 1/16 inch over a length of 3 feet (2 mm over a length of 1 m)
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must be leveled out. Remove bumps in the subfloor by sanding or scraping. The same applies to
unevenness of more than 1/32 inch over a length of 8 inches (1 mm over a length of 20 cm). Use
an appropriate leveling compound and check if a primer or sealer is needed with the supplier. In
some cases, the use of an underlayment can avoid extra leveling of the subfloor.
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Floor heating systems (water / electricity) which are built-into the cement subfloor may be used
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with Quick·Step® Luxury Vinyl Flooring if a constant room & floor temperature of 65°F (18°C)
can be maintained during acclimation, installation and for 48 hours after installation is complete.
For health and safety reasons, a maximum floor surface temperature of 82°F (27°C) must be
maintained. Turn o radiant floor heating 24 hours before and after installation. Separate rooms
with and without radiant floor heating or rooms with dierent temperature controllers using
a transition profile. We recommend Performance Accessories™ RevoFit™ moldings, following
manufacturer’s installation guidelines and utilizing a 1/4 inch (5 mm) expansion gap to allow
expansion and contraction of the subfloor.
Make sure that the subfloor is dry, flat, stable, clean and free from debris, grease and chemical
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substances. If needed, scrape o and clean up old adhesives. Prior to installation, carefully
remove all debris, sweep and vacuum. Repair surface imperfections and cracks. We recommend
removing existing base trim and installing new moldings after installation of Quick·Step® Luxury
Vinyl Flooring is complete.
The following standard tools are needed: utility knife, tape measure, safety glasses, chalk line,
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gloves and a pencil. In addition to the standard tools, we recommend having a pull bar and
carpenter’s square available.
The use of all accessories other than Quick·Step® Luxury Vinyl Flooring accessories may
cause damage to your Quick·Step® Luxury Vinyl Floor. In such cases, the warranty provided by
Quick·Step® will be void. Therefore, we advise only using Quick·Step® Luxury Vinyl accessories
which have been specially designed and tested for use with your Luxury Vinyl Flooring. The RevoFit™
molding can be used as a t-molding or reducer and may be stapled to wooden subfloors or glued
using a moisture-cured Polyurethane based adhesive following manufacturer’s instructions. All
molding and transition strips require a 1/4 inch (5 mm) expansion gap to accommodate expansion
and contraction of the subfloor. When needed to meet building code sound ratings or to help
with minor subfloor imperfections, we recommend Performance Accessories™ Luxury Vinyl
underlayment.
Never use a tapping block or hammer during the installation of Quick·Step® Luxury Vinyl Flooring.
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Visually inspect all planks before and throughout installation in optimal lighting. Defective planks
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should be discarded or, when possible, used as cut pieces to start or finish rows after removing
the defective portion of the plank.
For technical assistance, please contact your flooring dealer or Quick·Step® Technical Services by calling 888-387-9882, option 1.
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During installation, blend the planks so that there are not too many identical, lighter or darker
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panels adjacent to one another. For optimal results, it is best to fit the panels in the direction
of the longest wall and parallel to the light source in the room. Ensure that the end joints of the
panels in two successive rows are never in line, they should be staggered by at least
12 inches (30 cm).
Measure the room before you start installing underlayment or flooring planks. Make sure that the
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last row of panels is at least 2 inches (5 cm) wide when finishing the installation. We recommend
snapping a chalk line to ensure a perfectly straight installation.
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controlled areas inclusive of sunrooms and solariums with ambient temperatures ranging
between 45-115°F (7-46°C). Glue-down installation is required for seasonal porches, camping
trailers, boats or other non-climate-controlled applications provided they are not exposed to
the elements or prolonged direct sunlight. For applications above 115°F (46°C) resulting from
exposure to direct sunlight, install without underlayment on a level, stable wood or concrete
subfloor. Recommended adhesives include XLBrands® Stix 5800 or Stix 5500 & Taylor’s 2091
or 2098. Please contact your flooring dealer or Quick·Step Technical Services if you have any
questions.
Begin in the left corner of the room. Install underlayment, if needed. Underlayment should be
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installed simultaneously with the floor installation. We recommend Performance Accessories™
Luxury Vinyl Flooring underlayment which helps ensure joint integrity, reduces sound, helps
prevent indentation, and insulates and helps level the subfloor.
NOTE: An underlayment which is too soft or made from the wrong material will damage your
floor. An underlayment designed for laminate and/or hardwood is not suitable for click LVF.
We recommend Performance Accessories™ luxury vinyl underlayment; use of other underlayment
may damage your floor and void your warranty.
Start the first row with a whole plank. Cut o the long side tongue (end and edge) for the first
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panel. Position the cut edges adjacent to the wall.
Fit the plank with cut o sides against the walls. Make sure that you leave an expansion gap of
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Quick·Step® Luxury Vinyl Flooring can easily be cut using a utility knife with the decor side face
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up. When cutting the vinyl plank, mark the cut line and use the knife to make a firm cut in the
surface. Then break o the plank using both hands.
Turn the long side of the first panel of the second row into the already secured panel in the first
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row at an angle of 20-30°. Move the panel to be fitted slightly up and down and at the same time,
exert some for-ward pressure. The panels will click together.
Then slide the third plank together horizontally. Slightly lift the plank to be
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installed by holding your hand underneath. Push the short side joint down
gently with your thumb moving from the inner corner towards the outside
until you hear a “click”. Ensure the short side ends are closed by knocking
gently on the short side click connection with the palm of your hand.
Don’t use a hammer or tapping block as it could possibly damage the joint.
Check the expansion gap to ensure it is at least 1/4 inch (5 mm) and make sure the first two
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installed rows are perfectly straight. A chalk line can help ensure the installed planks are aligned;
adjust the straightness of your floor as necessary.
When the uncovered portion of the underlayment is shorter than the width of the plank, install
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the next row of underlayment. Connect the two pieces of underlayment using postal grade
packing tape or the tape recommended by the underlayment manufacturer.
Continue the installation row by row towards the opposite side of the room. Always check each
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joint to ensure a good locking connection before continuing to the next plank. Press down gently
with your thumb on top of every short end joint to ensure a good locking connection.
Next, connect the panels of the first two rows on the short sides.
An expansion gap of 1/4 inch (5 mm) around the perimeter of the room should be maintained;
this same expansion gap should be maintained when using transition moldings. Otherwise,
there is no need for additional expansion gaps within or between rooms.
For technical assistance, please contact your flooring dealer or Quick·Step® Technical Services by calling 888-387-9882, option 1.
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You may walk on your new Quick·Step® Luxury Vinyl Floor immediately aer installation.
Inspect the final surface of the installed floor. Install base molding to the wall. Never attach the
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base to the floor itself. In places where profiles or base cannot be installed, fill the expansion gaps
with silicone.
When the new flooring meets a threshold or a doorway, we recommend undercutting the door
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jamb. To secure the right cut, turn a plank upside down and place it on the floor up to the door
frame. Then place a handsaw flat against the plank and simply cut through the frame. Remove
the cut out and vacuum away debris. You can now secure the plank on the long side at the side
of the door jamb. Use an installation tool pull bar to securely join the long and short joints.
If it is dicult to tilt the planks (e.g. under radiators), use a pull bar installation tool to pull the
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planks together.
In rows where there is a pipe, make sure the pipe falls exactly in line with the short side of two
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planks. Take a drill bit with the same diameter as the pipe plus 1/2 inch (10 mm). Click the planks
together on the short side and drill a hole centered on the joint between the two planks. Then
install the planks.
For a double pipe, drill a hole at each of the marked points that is equivalent to the diameter of
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the pipes plus 1/2 inch (10 mm). If located on the long side of the plank, make a 45° cut from
each hole to the edge of the plank.
Then, using an appropriate glue along the cut edges of the piece you cut out, glue the piece in
place. Be sure no glue comes between the cut out piece and the subfloor.
Then, using an appropriate glue along the cut edges of the piece you cut out, glue the piece in
place. Be sure no glue comes between the cut out piece and the subfloor.
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MAINTENANCE
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Use a vacuum cleaner suitable for hard surface flooring (with no moving
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parts / without rotary beater bars) to clean your vinyl floor. Your vinyl floor
can also be cleaned with a damp or wet mop.
Never use a steam cleaner on your Quick·Step® Luxury Vinyl Floor.
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Remove spills from the floor immediately. We recommend
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Performance Accessories™ Hard Surface Cleaner to clean your
new Luxury Vinyl Floor.
Protect the floor from damage from furniture and chair legs by using felt
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pads and coaster protectors. Ensure chairs with castors have suitable soft
rubber wheels. Replace hard / plastic castors with soft wheels designed for
a vinyl floor and/or use a suitable desk mat.
Never drag heavy items of furniture over the floor. Always lift them
instead. Make sure furniture legs have a large surface area in contact with
the floor and are axed with non-staining floor protectors. The taller and
wider the furniture feet are, the greater the disbursement of weight which
helps avoid damaging the floor.
Ensure that the indoor room temperature is always maintained between
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45-115°F (7-46°C). Please refer to installation #13 for details on nonclimate-controlled applications.
Place non-rubber backed mats at all outside entrances to prevent dirt, grit and soil from being tracked onto your floor. This will
help keep the floor clean and extend the life of your floor.
Do not allow cigarettes, matches or other very hot items to contact the floor as this may cause permanent damage. Also,
prolonged contact with items made from rubber can cause a permanent stain on the floor.
For technical assistance, please contact your flooring dealer or Quick·Step® Technical Services by calling 888-387-9882, option 1.
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