Tarkett Vinyl Floors - As easy to lay as ABC

• Remove the previous fl oorcovering
• The floor has to be dry and grease stains removed. In case of uneven floor use a smoothing product except for our textile backing products which can be laid on uneven fl oors
• Clean the support with soapy water
• Remove all remaining bumps such as paint, plaster...
• Room temperature must to be over 15°C

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• PVC floor to be stored in the room during at least 24h in order to become acclimatized to the ambient temperature.
• Unroll and precut the vinyl prior to laying
• Cut fl oorcovering to between 15 and 20 cm larger than the room

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• Metal ruler
• Spatula Trimming knife
• Semi-free installation: double-sided adhesive tape
• Fixed installation: a finely serrated spatula, strong acrylic glue

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• Glued laying (acrylic glue)
• Semi-free laying (with adhesive tape)
• Free laying: recommended for thicker and heavier vinyl floors

Glued laying

• Roll up half the roll and lay down the glue with a combed spatula.
• Lay down the vinyl smoothing it out to prevent air bubble from the room centre to the wall.
• Repeat the same operation for the other half.
• Equalize the edges with a cutter or razor blade tool.

Semi-Free laying

• Lay down a double-sided adhesive tape all around the room.

Free laying

• Same process as for semi-free laying but without adhesive tape.
• In case of a join it must be stuck with a double-sided adhesive tape.

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Seal cold welding

1. Cover the cut seal with an adhesive tape
2. Cut the adhesive tape at the seal
3. Cover the fl aps with new adhesive tape before cutting the seal
4. Apply the cold welding

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• Ensures the respect of the pattern direction