To achieve consistent, high-quality installation of all products in our extensive flooring portfolio, we have created the Armstrong Guaranteed Installation Systems (F-5061) manual. This comprehensive guide provides all the information you'll need to help ensure that your Armstrong commercial flooring installation will perform to the customer's expectations and look beautiful for years to come.
Chapter 1: Installation Training
Provides information on installation training courses, course outlines and the Armstrong Flooring Certified Installer Program.
Describes general job site conditions such as temperature, subfloors and underlayments, and storing materials. Also provides information on being a professional installer, training and working safely.
Chapter 3: Subfloors & Underlayments
Provides detailed specifications on a variety of subfloors and trowelable underlayments and patches. Includes how to conduct Bond Tests and recommended testing and acceptable moisture limits for concrete to receive resilient flooring.
Chapter 4: Installation Systems
Provides detailed information on Armstrong Flooring Installation Systems. Outlines substrates, job conditions, fitting, adhesives, trowel notchings and step-by-step installation instructions.
Chapter 5: Adhesives, Trowel Notchings, Seam Treatments and Grout
Describes individual Armstrong Flooring adhesives and seam treatments. Provides information on application, spread rates, recommended products, product attributes, clean up and removal.
Provides instructions on layout of sheet and tile flooring. Describes Pattern Scribing, Straight Scribing and Freehand Knifing methods of fitting resilient flooring.
Provides information on pattern matching. How to Recess Scribe, Double-Cut or Straight Edge and Butt seams. Provides instructions for coating seams for residential sheet floors and repairs; and detailed instructions on sealing seams.
Outlines tools, substrates, fittings, and making inside and outside corners for Flash Coving.
Information on Basketball Court, Shuffleboard, Volleyball Court and Elliptical Star insets.
Outlines various repair methods for resilient flooring.
Provides information on reading blue prints, estimating, sheet floors, tile, wall base, adhesives and an Estimating/Installation checklist.
Provides information on inspecting your work, clean up, protecting the floor, and maintenance products.
Chapter 13: Armstrong Installation Accessories
Provides information on Armstrong Flooring tools.
Outlines tools, materials needed, subfloor requirements, room preparation, installation, transitions, repairs and care of laminate flooring.
Provides detailed installation instructions for Armstrong Flooring rigid core products.
Chapter 16: Wall Installations
Provides step-by-by step installation instructions to apply Alterna engineered tile and laminate to walls.
View our installation videos to get tips on the proper installation of Armstrong Flooring products.
Customer Service can help you to problem-solve or answer questions about commercial flooring installation and maintenance.
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