Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Floors International Home Products
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by International F loors of Ameri ca, Inc. T E C H N I C A L M A N U A L O C T. 2 0 0 2 www.c entiva.com.
2 CEN TIVA L U XU RY FLOO R IN G CONTEN TS Intro du cti on ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-3 Pro du ct Cha rac te ris ti.
3 INTR ODUCTION Importa nt : To pr eserve th e warranty and deliver the best p oss ible installat ion to y our customer, follow the instruct ions in th is manual.
4 PRODUCT CHA RACTERISTICS Classic Ser ies * Homogene ous: Centi va manufac tures ho mogeneo us produ cts for hea vy comme rcial or residen tial usage.
5 PRODUCT SIZE A ND PACKAGING: Class ic S er ies Pr oduc t Size i n Inches Co ral R eef 9 x 9 12 x 12 12 x 18 18 x 18 18 x 36 4 x 36 6 x 36 36 x 36 Mag ic s 9 x 9 12 x 12 12 x 18 18 x 18 18 x 36 4 x 3.
6 CENTIV A PRODUCT SPECIFIC ATI ONS Commercia l and Residential : All m at erial shall b e Ce ntiva by In tern atio nal Floors of Am eric a, In c . Ev ery style h as a 10 -char acte r code .
7 Magics Cons tru cti on: Pu re solid viny l St andar d Si zes: 9” x 9” , 12” x 12” , 18” x 18”, a nd 36” x 36” sla bs; c ustom si zes Ga uge: 1/8” We arla yer: Ho moge neous thr oug.
8 New T erraz zo Cons tructi on : Th rough layers of e ncap su lated ch ips inclu din g re c ycled back in g St andar d Si zes: 18” x 18” Ga uge: 1/8” Pac ka ged: 45 s/f per c arto n (18” x 18.
9 ULTRASTONE Rialto Cons tru cti on: Solid Vinyl T i le Standard Sizes : 12 ” x1 2 ”, 18 ” x 1 8”, an d 3 6” x 3 6” s labs; cus tom sizes Ga uge: .
10 Good Ole Wood s/Ba mboo Cons tru cti on: Solid Vinyl T i le St andar d Si zes: 4” x 36” and c usto m Ga uge: .120 m il (3mm ) W ea rla y er: C le ar R i gid , Hi g h-D ens i ty PVC of .
11 INSTAL L ATIO N Commerc ial & Re sident ial There are t hree (3) basic requirem ents necessary t o assure a long lasting, attrac t iv e Centiva ® fl oor: 1.
12 2.0 INS TALLAT ION Before any in stall ation t ake s p lace , plea se re ad the fo llow in g in for mati on care fully : − All Centiv a tile s and planks should be present at the jo bsite for 48 hours at a t e mperature between 68-72 degrees F i n order to acclima te pr operly.
13 2.3 Laying Out The Job Site Using Centiva Cla ssic And Event S eries Tile s or Sl abs 2 . 4 D iagonal L ayout Fo r Centiva Classic And Event Series Tiles Or Slabs Carefu lly de termin ing w he re to b egin you r tile in s tall ation re su lts in the most p r ofessiona l looking job.
14 2.5 Layout Of Room U sing Centiva Event Series Ultrap lank , P lan kwood, Good Ole Wood s Or Bamb oo Fi nd the center point of the room. Strike a line (A-B). Figu re 1. A B Obtain a tru e 9 0 o an gle by u sin g a carp en ter’s s qu are. Strike a sec ond l ine , whic h will divi de the ro om into four e qual pa rts .
-1 5 - 2.7 Us eful Installat ion Tips: • In tricat e cuts around door fr ames, cabin ets, tr ansitions, etc . It is always recommended to f it in prior to spreadin g adhesive.
-1 6 - 3.2 IFA D-2001 Vin y l Plank & Lu xur y Vinyl T ile Floor ing Ad hes ive De scr iptio n & Dat a: IF A D- 20 01 adhesive is solvent-free, non-flammab le, freeze/ t haw stable, and nearly odor-free. It can be used where other adhesives might present potential h ealth risks.
-1 7 - 3.3 IFA PS -5000 Pr ess u re S ensit ive Vinyl T ile a n d Plan k Ad hes ive De scr iptio n & Dat a: PS- 5000 adhe sive is solven t-free, non-flam ma ble, fr eeze/thaw stable , and nea rly odor- f ree. It can be used whe re oth er adhesives might present potential health risks.
-1 8 - 3.4 IFA EP-2000 Ep ox y Ad hes ive (S olvent F ree) Parts A & B De scr iptio n & Dat a: IFA EP- 2000 ad hesive is solve nt-free, non-flam mable, and nearly odor- free. It can be u sed where oth er adhes ives might present potential h ealth r isks.
-1 9 - CHEM IC AL AND ST AIN RE S ISTA N C E This test was conducted in ac co rdance with ASTM F 925, Resistance to Chemicals o f Resilient Sheet Flooring. By this test , a s pecif ied reagent is applied to the surface of the flooring material and allowed to re main in contact for 60 = /- 1 mi nu te.
-2 0 - PRODUCT WAR RANTY Including 20-Year Limited Wear Warranty Inte rnational Floors of America, Inc. w arrants that its first line q uality flooring mater ial is fre e from manufacturing defects (w.
-2 1 - He adqua rters & Facto ry 1701 M a rs Hill R oad Flor ence, A L 3563 0 Ph: 2 56-76 7-499 0 Fax: 256-7 60-17 63 International F loors of Ameri ca, Inc.
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