International Home Products Floors technical manual Installation, Calculating, Feature Strips

2.0 INSTALLATION

Before any installation takes place, please read the following information carefully:

−All Centiva tiles and planks should be present at the jobsite for 48 hours at a temperature between 68-72 degrees F in order to acclimate properly. Avoid installations with temperatures above 80 degrees F and below 60 degrees F. All Centiva tiles and planks are duplications of natural or real products; therefore, shades and pattern variations will occur.

−The Classic Series, including Coral Reef, Magics, Italian Style Marble, Concrete and New Terrazzo, achieves its natural and realistic appearance through its variations. The Centiva Classic Series is a non-directional floor tile! The product should be pre-blended before installation begins. This is similar to shuffling a deck of cards, and the purpose is to make the different shades and patterns occur at random. As larger the floor tile (12” x 12”, 18”x 18” or 36”x 36”) less blend is possible in ratio to the size of the room.

−The Event Series with its products Ultrastone (Plaza, Rialto and Terra), Ultraplank, Plankwood and Harmony Line is a multi-layered, solid vinyl tile and plank with a film photographic design and high density commercial wear layer of .30 mil (0.8 mm metric). Please pay attention to the backside of the tile of Ultrastone. Plaza and Rialto have as standard a frost finish surface. Due to light reflection, shine difference could occur if the tiles do not get placed in a certain direction. Therefore we recommend the following installation pattern:

Cross Joint Installation

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Remember:

This procedure is recommended only for tile in the Event Series with frost finish (FR) only. (Standard for Ultrastone Plaza and Rialto)

2.1Calculating

The number of tiles you will need:

Measure the room’s length and width. Multiply the width times the length to get the square footage. Measure all offsets and alcoves separately, and add the square footage for each area to arrive at the total square footage. All Centiva products come standard in three sizes: 12-inch squares, 18-inch squares and 36-inch squares. Each 12-inch tile covers one square foot, so when you figure the number of square feet in the installation area, you already know how many tiles you need. Add 5% allowance for cutting waste and always round up to the next full carton (45 sq. ft.).

An 18-inch tile covers 2.25 sq. ft. Simply take your total square footage and divide it by 2.25. Again, add 5% for waste.

A 36-inch slab covers 9 sq. ft. Slabs are mostly used for larger applications and waste should be considered between 5 – 8%. Slabs are boxed in 90 sq. ft. cartons.

Centiva also offers other sizes, such as 9” x 9”, 12” x 18”, 12” x 36”, and 18” x 36”.

2.2Feature Strips:

Feature Strips around a tile are easy to calculate.

You will need 2 linear ft. for each 12-inch tile

“	“	“	3 linear ft	for each 18-inch tile
“	“	“	6 linear ft	for each 36-inch slab

To figure out quantity on Centiva Floor Design patterns please ask your Centiva representative or call 1-800-633-3380.

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