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MultiBond Installation Guidelines |
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24 Hours Before Installation Starts:
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· Roll out Multibond cushion on a clean patched sub floor.
· Rough cut the Multibond cushion. · Make sure Multibond cushion seams do not all under carpet seams. |
· Apply adhesive to sub floor at coverage rate recommended by an approved* adhesive manufacturer.
· Check with adhesive manufacturer for their recommended type of adhesive. · Observe open time for adhesive used. This is very important: 15 minutes minimum for most adhesives. · Use fans to keep air moving in the room; this will help reduce the open time. |
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· Lay Multibond cushion back into adhesive making sure all cushion is smooth, flat, secure, and seams tightly butted.
· Finish trimming Multibond cushion around walls, door jambs, and other detail work as needed. |
· Lay out carpet and rough cut.
· Hot melt short seams at this point in the installation. Use a low profile seam tape which is designed for glue down installations. · On long seams use a sticky backed hot melt tape. · Apply sticky backed hot melt tape to Multibond cushion after you have cut the carpet seam. Complete the seam after applying adhesive up to the seam tape in step #5. |
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· Important: use seam sealer.
· With the appropriate notched trowel apply an approved* permanent soft-set adhesive on the Multibond cushion. · Observe open time for adhesive used. This is very Important: 15 minutes minimum for most adhesives. · Adhesive must develop legs. · Use fans to keep air moving in the room, this will help reduce the open time. |
· Lay carpet back into adhesive; finish all trim work.
· Do not use a roller. · Use carpet tube or broom to push out any air and for adequate adhesive transfer to the carpet backing. · Do not allow traffic on finished installation for at least 12 hours minimum. · You now have a very satisfied customer! |
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* Approved Adhesive Manufacturers
Advanced Adhesive Tech. (AAT) · Adhesive Industry Mfg. Co. (AIM) · The W.W. Henry Co. · Para-Chem Southern XL Corp. · Tennessee Adhesive Co. · CHAPCO · Roberts |