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IVC US
Commercial Installation Guide –
Laminate PXP & DXP
IVC US Commercial Installation Guide - Laminate PressXpress & DropXpress
Materials Required for Installation:
• Small hand saw
• Jigsaw
• Pencil
• Box cutter
• Measuring tape
• Pull Bar
• Waterproof adhesive tape
• Sanding block or sanding machine
• Spacers
• Tapping Block
Acceptable Underlayments
IVC US’s Laminate products are a floating floor system and can be installed directly over virtually any hard surface. Soft
surfaces (such as wall-to wall carpet) must first be completely removed. We do not recommend installing over another
floating floor system.
Note: Do NOT nail or glue laminate product to subfloor.
• Concrete
Moisture levels of concrete slabs before, during and after installation must be 8 lbs. or less per 1000 square feet
per 24 hours using an anhydrous calcium chloride test according to ASTM F1869; or, if using ASTM F2170, the
max RH score is 85 per 1000 square feet (relative humidity).
• If using the CM Method, the humidity of the concrete should not exceed 2.5%
• Wood Subfloor
Wooden subfloors must be constructed according to local building codes, be structurally sound and deflection free.
• Repair any squeaky floor prior to installation.
• Sand or plane high spots.
• Fill all low spots with Portland cement based patching compound.
• It is not necessary to use a vapor retarder on top of a wooden subfloor.
• Wooden subfloors constructed over a crawl space must have adequate ventilation, 1.5 sq. ft. per 100 sq. ft. of
floor space.
• Basement walls and floors must be dry to prevent damage due to excessive water vapor emissions into the
wooden sub floor overhead.
• Radiant Heating
IVC US laminate floors can be used without difficulty in combination with water floor heating on condition that the
warm water lines are min. 1.2 inches (3 cm) underneath the surface and the contact temperature of the floor
doesn’t exceed 85°F (29°C) and the max warm water temperature is 122°F (50°C). Before installing the floor, you
should take these aspects into account:
• Before you start, switch off the radiant heating; the floor should not exceed a temperature of 64°F (18°C);
before, during and 24 hours after installation of the laminate.
• Install moisture barrier, underlayment and the laminate as described in the installation instructions. But first
check the suitability of the underlayment in combination with radiant heating.
• After the installation of the floor wait at least 24 hours before you switch on the radiant heating again. Avoid
excessive differences in temperature and turn your heating up or down step-by-step; (max. 41°F/day
(5°C/day).
The highest acceptable heat conductivity for any kind of floor covering is 0.15 K.m2/W. For electrical underfloor
heating a value of 60W/m2 must not be exceeded
This document is reviewed on an ongoing basis.
MKF_0029_2 10/28/15
