• Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • General Requirements
    • Applicable Documents and References
      • Carpet and Rug Institute References:
      • Most recent ASTM Standards:
    • Storage and Handling
      • Storage
      • Handling
    • Planning
      • Shop Drawings
      • Planning for Seams
      • Transitions to Other Surfaces
      • Carpet Over Expansion Joints
      • Pile Direction
      • Pattern Matching
    • Testing
      • Moisture Vapor Emission Rate (MVER) Testing
      • Relative Humidity (RH) Testing
      • Testing for Alkalinity
    • Site Conditions
      • Substrate Conditions
      • Ambient Temperature and Humidity Suitable Substrates
      • Ventilation
    • Substrate Preparation
      • Concrete
        • Moisture Mitigation Systems
      • Wood
        • Treated Wood
      • Metal
      • Raised Access Flooring
      • Resilient
      • Carpet over Carpet
      • Radiant Heat Floors
      • Terrazzo, Ceramic, Marble, Slate and Other Nonporous Surfaces
      • Asphalt
      • Painted Surfaces
      • Primers
      • Chemical Adhesive Removers and Abatement Chemicals
      • Sweeping Compounds
    • Product Acclimation
  • Carpet Tile
    • Carpet Tile Installation
      • Layout
      • Adhesive Application
      • Tile Joints
      • Rolling
      • Pre-applied Adhesive Systems (“peel-and-stick”)
    • Post Installation
  • Broadloom Carpet
    • Carpet Seaming
      • Trimming
      • Sealing Edges/Seams
        • Edge Sealing
        • Seam Sealing (Direct Glue Down Only)
      • Seaming Methods
        • Hot Melt Seaming
        • Hand Sewing
      • Proper Seam Characteristics
    • Direct Glue Down
      • Layout
      • Floor Adhesive Application
        • Trowel Selection
        • Adhesive Application
        • Open/Tack Time
        • Working Time
      • Alternative Adhesive Systems
      • Seam Sealing
      • Rolling
      • Finishing at Wall Line
      • Post Installation
        • Curing Adhesives
        • Materials for Protection
        • Maintain Temperature
    • Double Glue Down
      • Cushion Layout
      • Layout
      • Adhesives and Trowel Notch Sizes
      • Cushion to Substrate Installation
      • Carpet to Cushion Installation
      • Edge Sealing
      • Seam Cutting
      • Seaming
      • Rolling
      • Post Installation
    • Attached Cushion Install
      • Carpet Layout
      • Floor-Applied Adhesive Installations
        • Trowel Notch Size
        • Open Time
      • Installation Procedures
        • Seam Sealing (Attached Cushion Products)
      • Pre-applied Adhesive Systems (“peel-and-stick”)
    • Stretch-in Installation
      • Tack-strip
      • Separate Cushion Selection
      • Seaming
      • Power Stretching
      • Amount of Stretch
      • Finishing at Wall
      • Transition Molding
    • Carpet on Stairs
      • Preparation
      • Stretch-in Installation
      • Glue-down Installation
      • Carpet Direction
    • Patterned Carpet Installations
      • Uninstalled Patterned Carpet
      • Manufacturing Tolerances
      • Seaming Diagram
        • Patterned Carpet in Corridors
      • Pattern Sequence/Roll Sequence
      • Pattern Adjustment
      • Pattern Alignment
  • Definition of Terms
  • Table I – Tools & Materials
  • Table II – Trowel Size Minimum Guidelines
  • Table III – Tack Strip
  • Table IV – Adhesive Types / Definitions
  • CRI Member Contact Information