MSI Cyrus 7x48
installation constraints 9/9 specification claims 3/6 2 document conflicts
MSI’s Cyrus is a SPC rigid core plank measuring 7 by 48 inches at 5 mm overall. Everything on this page is MSI’s own declaration about it, read from documents MSI publishes, and reproduced next to the document each figure came from.
The row is the product line, not a color. MSI publishes one specification per line and per plank size, and the color underneath changes none of the figures below, so this page covers every color offered at 7 × 48 in.
Every cell in the tables below is one of four things. A figure means the manufacturer declares it, and the document it was read from is named beside it. A cell reading no declaration means the manufacturer publishes nothing for that field, which is a finding about the product rather than a gap in this table. A cell reading held pending resolution means two independent readings of the same document disagreed, and nothing is published until a person settles it. A cell reading not collected means no document has been read for that field yet, and that shortfall is ours rather than the maker's.
| Field | Declared |
|---|---|
| Wear layer | 12 mil (0.3048 mm)“Wear Layer 12 mil”“Wear layer: 12 mil” — Everlife LVT BrochureEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Wear layer finish | CrystaLux · single source“Built-in 12 MIL CrystaLux™, a protection layer”Everlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Locking system | unnamed proprietary, angle/angle“Patented Locking System (Angle / Angle)”“featuring an easy-install locking system” — Everlife LVT BrochureEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Attached pad | Yes“XPE Backing”“pre-attached backing” — Everlife LVT BrochureEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Pad material | held pending resolutionXPE — Everlife Specification Sheet; IXPE — Everlife LVT Brochure |
| Residential warranty | Lifetime“Residential Warranty Lifetime”“lifetime residential” — Everlife Rigid Core Multilayer LVT WarrantyEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Field | Declared |
|---|---|
| Brand | MSIEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Collection | CyrusEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Product line | Cyrus 7x48Everlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Core | SPC“Stone-based core with pre-attached backing”“RIGID CORE” — Everlife LVT Brochure“Stone-based core with pre-attached backing” — Everlife LVT BrochureEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Plank size | 7 × 48 in“Plank size 7" x 48" ”“Size: 7"x48" ” — Everlife LVT BrochureEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Sq ft per carton | no declarationThis reference’s note: the specification sheet states no carton coverageThis reference’s note: the brochure states no carton coverageEverlife Specification Sheet · read |

Durability
The wear layer is 12 mil, or 0.3048 mm. That is the clear film above the printed layer, and not the thickness figure: this plank is 5 mm overall, of which 4 mm is core and 1 mm is the backing bonded to its underside.
The wear layer is reinforced, and the maker names the treatment: CrystaLux. What the coating consists of is not published, so the name stands as a claim and not as a measured property.
There is no abrasion result. MSI declares no ASTM D4060 cycle count for this product, so the only laboratory check on the wear layer figure is absent. See wear layer depth.
| Field | Declared |
|---|---|
| Wear layer | 12 mil (0.3048 mm)“Wear Layer 12 mil”“Wear layer: 12 mil” — Everlife LVT BrochureEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Wear layer finish | CrystaLux · single source“Built-in 12 MIL CrystaLux™, a protection layer”Everlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Total thickness | 5 mm“Total thickness 5MM”“Thickness: 5mm (4mm core + 1mm IXPE back)” — Everlife LVT BrochureEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Core thickness | 4 mm“Core thickness 4MM”“4 mm core” — Everlife LVT BrochureEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Abrasion cycles | no declaration · single source“Scratch/Scuff/Abrasion Properties: Very Good”This reference’s note: abrasion is reported as a grade rather than as a cycle countEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
Joint and pad
The locking system is not named. It is declared as unnamed proprietary, angle/angle, which tells you how it goes down but not whose mechanism it is. An angle-angle joint at least rules out the drop-lock action installers warn about. See locking systems, named and unnamed.
A pad is bonded to the underside at the factory. That rules out a second underlayment beneath it. See attached pad material.
| Field | Declared |
|---|---|
| Locking system | unnamed proprietary, angle/angle“Patented Locking System (Angle / Angle)”“featuring an easy-install locking system” — Everlife LVT BrochureEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Edge profile | no declaration · single sourceEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Attached pad | Yes“XPE Backing”“pre-attached backing” — Everlife LVT BrochureEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Pad material | held pending resolutionXPE — Everlife Specification Sheet; IXPE — Everlife LVT Brochure |
| Pad thickness | 1 mm“XPE Backing 1MM”“1.0 mm Ixpe backing” — Everlife LVT BrochureEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Unique planks | no declaration · single sourceThis reference’s note: the specification sheet states no plank repeat countEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
Warranty: what it does not cover
The residential term is published as a word, not a number: a lifetime warranty. No document read for it turns that into a number.
There is no commercial term. The maker states that outright instead of leaving the row empty. A specifier reading this row for a commercial floor is reading the wrong product, whatever the marketing around it says.
Labor is not covered. The remedy is replacement material or a refund of the purchase price, which is the smaller half of the bill on a floor that has to come up. See lifetime warranties and labor.
The remedy does not decline over the term; it is replacement or refund throughout, at the maker's option.
8 exclusions are named in the warranty, and they are listed in full below, not summarized. Among them are the everyday sort a household does not expect to be excluded: rubber or PVC backed mats; sunlight and UV fading; high heels and spiked shoes; and two others in the list below. The grouping is this reference's; the wording below is the maker's.
| Field | Declared |
|---|---|
| Residential warranty | Lifetime“Residential Warranty Lifetime”“lifetime residential” — Everlife Rigid Core Multilayer LVT WarrantyEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Light commercial warranty | held pending resolution10 years — Everlife Specification Sheet; 6 years — Everlife Rigid Core Multilayer LVT Warranty |
| Commercial warranty | None stated · single source“Commercial Warranty N/A”Everlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Prorated | No · single source“MSI's liability ... shall be limited to the sole and exclusive remedy of replacement of defective goods FOB MSI facility or, at MSI's option, refund of the purchase price”Everlife Rigid Core Multilayer LVT Warranty · read |
| Labor covered | No · single source“The warranty does not cover all other costs, incidental and consequential damage including loss of use of the property”Everlife Rigid Core Multilayer LVT Warranty · read |
| Sunlight clause | Fading or discoloration or other damage due to excessive temperatures or sunlight. · single source“Fading or discoloration or other damage due to excessive temperatures or sunlight.”Everlife Rigid Core Multilayer LVT Warranty · read |
Named exclusions, from the maker’s own warranty document:
- Improper installation, including unsuitable sub-floor and improper conditioning of jobsite and material
- Mats or area rugs constructed of rubber or PVC
- High heels and pet nails
- Installing residential product in a commercial environment
- Fading, discoloration or other damage due to excessive temperatures or sunlight
- Flooring installed on stairs
- Claims reported more than 30 days after the defect was discovered
- Leaks from appliances and plumbing
Eight entries are published here; how many the document lists was not recorded.
“The warranty does not cover: Improper Installation ... Improper Use or Abuse ... Flooring installed on stairs” — Everlife Rigid Core Multilayer LVT Warranty · read
This reference’s note: the quotation is an excerpt of the list, elided
Where the maker’s documents disagree
MSI’s own documents do not agree about 2 fields on this product. Nothing is published for them above, because a value two of the maker's documents contradict is not a value to publish under anyone's name. The disagreement is itself a fact about the documents, it is checkable, and it is set out below with both sources named.
The warranty terms are the sharp case: light commercial warranty is stated as 10 years in one document and 6 years in another. A buyer comparing this product against another on published warranty length is comparing against a number that depends on which of the maker's PDFs they happened to open.
| Field | One document says | Another says |
|---|---|---|
| Pad material | XPE Everlife Specification Sheet — “XPE Backing” | IXPE Everlife LVT Brochure — “1.0 mm Ixpe backing” |
| Light commercial warranty | 10 years Everlife Specification Sheet — “Light Commercial Warranty 10-Year” | 6 years Everlife Rigid Core Multilayer LVT Warranty — “6 year light commercial” |
Installation constraints
9 of 9 declared
The floor may run 40 linear feet before a transition is required. Converted for comparison against makers who declare the limit the other way round, that is about 1,600 square feet, but only if the field is square. A long narrow room reaches the linear bound first. See how far a floor runs before a transition.
A 0.25 in gap is required, and the reading recorded for this cell names what it is measured to: walls.
The subfloor limit is declared as 90% relative humidity, and the test named for it is ASTM F2170. No calcium chloride threshold is published, and the two tests do not convert: a slab can pass one and fail the other, so a reading taken by the other method cannot be checked against this figure.
No acclimation is required, which is the practical difference between this and a wood floor. The material can be laid the day it arrives. The reading records a condition on that: proper conditions only; cartons exposed below 40F or above 95F must be conditioned for at least 12 hours.
Over radiant heat the floor surface may not exceed 85 °F (29.4 °C). That is a surface temperature, not a thermostat setting. What the figure does not carry is a consequence: radiant heat is not among the warranty exclusions read for this product, so it stands as an installation requirement, not as a stated ground for refusing a claim.
The reading gives a service temperature band of 65 to 85 °F. It is the clause that catches holiday homes and unheated rooms. Whether leaving the band costs the cover is a separate question, and the exclusions are below. A three-season room is permitted; the permission is stated without a separate band of its own.
| Constraint | Declared |
|---|---|
| Acclimation | None required“No acclimation is required under proper conditions. However, if flooring is exposed to temperatures less than 40°F (5°C) or more than 95°F (35°C) ... flooring must be conditioned ... for minimum 12 hours”“No acclimation is required under proper conditions.”Everlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| Approved adhesives | MSI MS007 · MSI MS009“using MSI's MS007 or MS009 adhesive, following directions on the pail”“MSI's MS007 or MS009 adhesive”Everlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| Subfloor flatness | 1/8 in per 6 ft“Subfloors must be flat to 1/8" per 6' (3mm per 0.92 meter)”“Subfloors must be flat to 1/8" per 6' (3mm per 0.92 meter). Any areas in excess of the flatness specification must be sanded down or filled”Everlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| Glue-down permitted | Yes“You may adhere MSI's Everlife SPC flooring in light comercial and comercial installations using MSI's MS007 or MS009 adhesive, following directions on the pail.”“You may adhere MSI's Everlife SPC flooring in light comercial and comercial installations using MSI's MS007 or MS009 adhesive”Everlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| Max run without a transition | 40 linear ft“you must use transition moldings at doorways and in any span greater than 40' in any direction”“a transition strip must be used for any installation longer than 40' in any direction”Everlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| Perimeter expansion gap | 0.25 in“maintain a minimum expansion gap of 1/4" (7-8mm) between the walls and the flooring”“Use spacers along all walls to maintain a minimum expansion gap of 1/4" (7-8mm) between the walls and the flooring”Everlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| Vapor barrier required | No“If the level of hydrostatic pressure is over 90% RH ... our warranty requires moisture mitigation, such as the use of a moisture barrier, like a 6-mil poly film”“a moisture barrier, like a 6-mil poly film or MSI underlayment, is required only where the slab is over 90% RH”This reference’s note: required only past the moisture thresholdEverlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| Radiant heat limit | 85 °F (29.4 °C)“the temperature can be raised gradually (5°F per hour) to a maximum operation temperature of 85°F (29°C)”“to a maximum operation temperature of 85°F (29°C). An in-floor thermostat is recommended to avoid overheating”Everlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| Service temperature range | 65–85 °F“must remain climate controlled with the temperature between 65-85°F (18-30°C) for the life of the product”“The area in which the flooring is installed must remain climate controlled with the temperature between 65-85°F (18-30°C) for the life of the product”Everlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| Subfloor MVER limit | no declaration“There also is calcium chloride testing (ASTM F1869) but the in situ Probe (ASTM F2170) is the preferred test”This reference’s note: calcium chloride testing is mentioned as an alternative method but no calcium chloride limit is statedEverlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| MVER test method | no declarationThis reference’s note: no calcium chloride limit is declared, so there is no figure for a method to qualifyThis reference’s note: the calcium chloride test is named as an alternative but no limit is set under itEverlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| Subfloor pH range | no declarationThis reference’s note: high alkalinity is named as a risk; no pH range is givenEverlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| Subfloor RH limit | 90% RH“If the level of hydrostatic pressure is over 90% RH, or will be above 90% RH during the life of the slab, our warranty requires moisture mitigation”“To check current conditions, an RH test using in situ Probes (ASTM F2170) is necessary. If the level of hydrostatic pressure is over 90% RH ... our warranty requires moisture mitigation”Everlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| RH test method | ASTM F2170“There also is calcium chloride testing (ASTM F1869) but the in situ Probe (ASTM F2170) is the preferred test”“To check current conditions, an RH test using in situ Probes (ASTM F2170) is necessary.”Everlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
| Three-season room | Yes“MSI's Everlife SPC flooring may be installed in a vacation home, three-seasons room, etc., with a temperature between 55-95°F”“may be installed in a vacation home, three-seasons room, etc., with a temperature between 55-95° (13-35°C) at least 48-hours before and during the installation”Everlife Rigid Core Installation Guide · read |
Specification claims
3 of 6 declared
The acoustic figures belong to an assembly, not to the plank: IIC 54 were measured on 6 in concrete slab. See impact ratings and assemblies.
| Claim | Declared |
|---|---|
| ASTM product standard | no declaration · single sourceThis reference’s note: the sheet cites component test methods but no product standardEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Certifications | FloorScore · GREENGUARD“Certifications FloorScore & Greenguard”“Warranty-backed, FloorScore and GreenGuard Gold certified” — Everlife LVT BrochureEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Slip test condition | wet · single source“DCOF is the wet measurement; ASTM D2047 ≥0.6 is reported separately as dry”Everlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Slip test method | ANSI A137.1 · single source“ANSI A137.1 Pass”Everlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Slip resistance | 0.42 · single source“DCOF >0.42”Everlife Specification Sheet · read |
| E648 class | Class I · single source“NFPA Class 1”Everlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Critical radiant flux | > 0.45 W/cm² · single source“ASTM 648 (Radiant Panel) >0.45 watts/CM2, NFPA Class 1”Everlife Specification Sheet · read |
| F3261 grade | no declaration · single sourceEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| F970 indentation | no declaration · single sourceEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Static load limit | no declaration · single source“ASTM F1914 (Residual Indentation) Passes (PSI Equivalent > 5,000 lbs.)”This reference’s note: F970 is not reportedEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| IIC assembly | 6 in concrete slab · single source“72 - drop ceiling / 54 - 6" slab (ASTM E492-09 / ASTM E989-06)”Everlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Impact insulation class | 54 · single source“72 - drop ceiling / 54 - 6" slab (ASTM E492-09 / ASTM E989-06)”Everlife Specification Sheet · read |
| STC assembly | no declaration · single sourceEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
| Sound transmission class | no declaration · single sourceEverlife Specification Sheet · read |
Source documents
4 documents
| Document | Address |
|---|---|
| Everlife Rigid Core Installation Guide | https://cdn.msisurfaces.com/files/flyers/rigid-core-everlife-lvt-flyer.pdf |
| Everlife Specification Sheet | https://cdn.msisurfaces.com/files/flyers/everlife-spec-sheet.pdf |
| Everlife Rigid Core Multilayer LVT Warranty | https://cdn.msisurfaces.com/files/flyers/everlife-lvt-rigid-core-warranty.pdf |
| Everlife LVT Brochure | https://cdn.msisurfaces.com/files/brochures/everlife-lvt.pdf |
How much of this row is filled
Of the 9 core installation limits this reference tracks, MSI declares all 9, and enough for the installation coverage badge.
Of the 6 core standardized test results this reference tracks, MSI declares 3 and states nothing for the other 3, so the specification badge is not earned.
13 fields are recorded as undeclared instead of left blank: ASTM product standard, Abrasion cycles, Edge profile, F3261 grade, F970 indentation, Static load limit, Unique planks, Sq ft per carton, among others. Each of those is the maker publishing nothing, not a failure to look here.
The opposite gap is recorded too, and this one is ours and not MSI’s: 2 fields in the dictionary have not been read for this product: Commercial class claimed, EPD / HPD. They are missing from the table for want of a document held here, not because MSI publishes nothing about them.