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SECTION 09 65 00

RESILIENT FLOORING

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Resilient tile flooring.

2. Resilient vinyl sheet flooring.

3. Resilient base.

4. Related accessories.

1.2 REFERENCES

A. ASTM International (Formerly American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

1. ASTM E84 – Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building

Materials.

2. ASTM E648 – Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-Covering Systems

Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source.

3. ASTM E662 – Standard Test Method for Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials

4. ASTM F710 – Standard Practice for Preparing Concrete Floors to Receive Resilient

Flooring.

5. ASTM F1066 – Standard Specification for Vinyl Composition Floor Tile.

6. ASTM F1516 – Standard Practice for Sealing Seams of Resilient Flooring Products by the Heat Weld Method (when Recommended).

7. ASTM F1861 – Standard Specification for Resilient Wall Base.

8. ASTM F1869 – Standard Test Method for Measuring Vapor Emission Rate of Concrete

Subfloor Using Anhydrous Calcium Chloride.

9. ASTM F1913 – Standard Specification for Vinyl Sheet Floor Covering Without Backing.

10. ASTM F2170 – Standard Test Method for Relative Humidity in Concrete Floor Slabs

Using in situ Probes.

B. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Chapter 1, Subchapter C, Part 59 – National Volatile

Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer and Commercial Products.

C. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):

1. NFPA 253 – Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems

Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source.

2. NFPA 258 – Standard Test Method for Measuring the Smoke Generated by Solid

Materials.

1.3 SUBMITTALS

A. Submit in accordance with Section 01 33 00 – Submittal Procedures and 01 33 23 – Shop

Drawings, Product Data, Samples.

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B. Shop Drawings: For each type of flooring, indicate flooring layouts, direction of flooring and patterns, locations of seams, edges, doorways, built-in furniture and cabinets, and cutouts.

Show details of terminations, transitions, and special patterns in flooring.

C. Samples:

1. Submit samples of manufacturer’s full line of patterns and colors for selection by the

CDCR Representative.

2. Submit for each type, pattern, and color of resilient flooring material selected.

3. Tile samples must be full size.

4. Sheet flooring samples must be minimum 6 by 9 inches; include samples of heat and chemical welding seams, 9 inches long, minimum.

5. Accessories must be 9 inches long, minimum.

D. Manufacturer’s installation instructions.

E. Manufacturer’s instructions for maintenance and stain removal.

1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Resilient flooring and base materials shall have minimum recycled content as noted herein.

B. Installer Qualifications: Use a qualified installer who employs workers for this Project who are certified by flooring manufacturer and who are competent in techniques required by manufacturer for resilient sheet flooring installation and seaming methods indicated.

C. Mockups: Build mockups for resilient sheet flooring including seaming and cove base, 6 feet long, minimum. If approved by the CDCR Representative, mockup may become part of the

Work.

1.5 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

A. Fire-Test-Response Characteristics: Flooring must meet Critical Radiant Flux Classification

Class I, not less than 0.45 W/sq. cm. as determined by testing identical products according to

ASTM E648 or NFPA 253 by a qualified testing agency.

1.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Deliver materials in manufacturer’s original unopened containers with labels indicating brand names, colors and patterns, and quality designations legible and intact.

B. Do not remove markings until materials have been inspected and accepted.

C. Store and protect accepted materials in accordance with manufacturer’s printed instructions.

Store roll materials upright.

D. Store materials in the original containers at not less than 70 degrees F for a minimum of 48 hours immediately prior to installation.

1.7 PROJECT CONDITIONS

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A. Maintain the temperature in spaces to receive resilient flooring materials between 70- and 90-degrees F for a minimum of 48 hours prior to installation, during installation, and 48 hours after installation. Thereafter, maintain a minimum temperature of 55 degrees F.

B. Close spaces to traffic during flooring installation, and for 48 hours minimum after installation is complete.

C. Install flooring after other finishing operations, including painting, are complete.

1.8 EXTRA STOCK MATERIALS

A. Provide resilient flooring materials for replacement and maintenance.

B. Clearly identify each carton as to contents. Indicate Project, Bid Package, Building and Room numbers.

C. Include materials of each size, color, pattern, and type incorporated in the Work.

D. Seamless Flooring: Provide one percent of total installed area for each type, pattern, and color of sheet vinyl and seamless flooring installed.

E. Accessories: Provide one percent of each type of accessory and trim for each size, color and type installed.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.1 UNBACKED SHEET VINYL FLOORING

A. Acceptable Manufacturers/Products, as listed below and meeting the criteria and requirements specified herein, will be acceptable:

1. AHF Products; Armstrong Medintone.

2. AHF Products; Armstrong Natralis.

3. AHF Products; Armstrong MedinPure – PVC Free.

4. For manufacturers/products not listed, comply with substitution requirements in Section

01 25 00 – Substitution Procedures.

B. Product Standard: ASTM F1913.

C. Thickness: 0.080 inch (2.0mm).

D. Wearing Surface: 0.080 inch (2.0mm; [Smooth.][Embossed][; Diamond 10 Technology].

E. Sheet Width: As standard with manufacturer.

F. Seamless-Installation Method: [Heat welded.][Chemically bonded.]

G. Colors and Patterns: [Match CDCR Representative’s sample.][Selected by CDCR

Representative from manufacturer’s standard range.]

2.2 RUBBER AND TPR BASE

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A. Acceptable Manufacturers, as listed below and meeting the criteria and requirements specified herein, will be acceptable:

1. AHF Products; Armstrong TPR (Thermal Plastic Rubber) Wallbase.

2. Mannington Commercial; Burkebase Type TP (Thermoplastic Rubber).

3. Roppe Rubber Corp.; [ ].

4. Johnsonite; [ ].

5. For manufacturers not listed, comply with substitution requirements in Section 01 25 00

– Substitution Procedures.

B. Base: ASTM F1861, Type TS, TP or TPR rubber; coved; [Height as shown on Drawings][6][

] inches high]; 1/8- inch thick.

C. Base Accessories: Premolded end stops, internal corners, and external corners of same material, size, and color as base.

D. Color: [Match CDCR Representative’s sample.][Selected by the CDCR Representative from manufacturer’s standard range.]

E. Base must contain minimum of 10 percent recycled rubber content.

2.3 ACCESSORIES

A. Reducer Strips: Rubber, tapered-edge style, of thickness to suit abutting floor covering material.

B. Cove Strip: Wood, 1-inch radius, compatible with resilient sheet flooring.

C. Cap Strip: Rubber, minimum 3/4 inch, compatible with resilient sheet flooring.

D. Tread Nosing: Type indicated on the Drawings.

E. Color: [Match CDCR Representative’s sample.][Selected by the CDCR Representative from the manufacturer’s standard range.]

F. Thickness: Matching, or compatible with, thickness of abutting flooring materials.

2.4 INSTALLATION MATERIALS

A. Installation materials must be of the types and brands recommended by the flooring material manufacturer for the specific installation conditions, and include:

1. Adhesives: Water-resistant type recommended by floor covering manufacturer for products and substrates indicated.

a. Use adhesives that have a VOC content of not more than [50 g/L] when calculated according to 40 CFR 59, Subpart D (EPA Method 24).

1) VCT and Tile Adhesives: Not more than 50 g/L.

2) Bonding Compound: Not more than 50 g/L.

2. Primer.

3. Crack filler and leveling compound:

a. Acceptable Manufacturers/Products, as listed below and meeting the criteria and requirements specified herein, will be acceptable:

1) Parabond; Vitex Thick Pour Perfect Floor Underlayment.

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2) AHF/Armstrong Floor Div.; S-194 Fast-Setting Patch Underlayment &

Embossing Leveler.

3) For manufacturers/products not listed, comply with substitution requirements in

Section 01 25 00 – Substitution Procedures.

4. Welding Rods for Seamless Flooring: Manufacturer’s solid-strand product for heat welding seams; color selected by the CDCR Representative from manufacturer’s standard colors.

5. Chemical-Bonding Compound: Manufacturer’s product for chemically bonding seams.

a. Use chemical-bonding compound that has a VOC content of not more than [510] g/L.

PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 EXAMINATION

A. Verify that conditions are satisfactory for the installation of resilient flooring materials.

B. Verify surfaces are smooth and flat.

C. Perform moisture test series on concrete substrate to determine volume of vapor emission by standard anhydrous calcium chloride crystal test. Test results must be expressed in pounds of emission within 1,000 square feet for 24 hours.

D. Verify that concrete floors exhibit negative alkalinity, and do not exhibit carbonization or dusting, at the time of application of flooring.

E. Correct all unsatisfactory conditions prior to the installation of resilient flooring materials.

3.2 PREPARATION

A. Remove dirt, oil, grease, and other foreign matter from surfaces to receive resilient flooring materials.

B. Fill cracks to provide a level surface for application of resilient flooring.

C. Prohibit traffic from area until filler is cured.

D. Vacuum substrate clean.

E. Prime surfaces, if recommended by resilient flooring adhesive manufacturer.

F. Seal concrete surfaces to receive resilient flooring with a topical vapor emissions membrane or sealer which is compatible with the adhesive and/or flooring if the vapor emissions rate from the concrete exceeds the recommendations of the flooring and/or adhesive manufacturer.

3.3 APPLICATION OF ADHESIVES

A. Mix and apply adhesives in accordance with the manufacturer’s printed instructions, except as specified.

B. Provide safety precautions during mixing and applications as recommended by adhesive manufacturer.

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C. Apply adhesives uniformly over surfaces.

D. Apply no more adhesive at any time than can be covered by resilient flooring material within manufacturer’s recommended working time of the adhesive.

E. Remove adhesive which dries or films over.

F. Do not soil walls or adjacent areas with adhesive.

G. Promptly remove spillage.

3.4 INSTALLATION – RESILIENT SHEET FLOORING

A. Comply with manufacturer’s written instructions for installing resilient sheet flooring.

B. Unroll resilient sheet flooring and allow it to stabilize before cutting and fitting. Install as follows:

1. Maintain uniformity of flooring direction.

2. Minimize number of seams; place seams in inconspicuous and low-traffic areas, at least 6 inches away from parallel joints in flooring substrates.

3. Match edges of flooring to produce color shade matching at seams.

4. Avoid cross seams.

C. Scribe and cut resilient sheet flooring to butt neatly and tightly to vertical surfaces, permanent fixtures, and built-in furniture including cabinets, pipes, outlets, and door frames.

D. Extend resilient sheet flooring into toe spaces, door reveals, closets, and similar openings.

E. Adhere resilient sheet flooring to prepared substrates using a full spread of adhesive applied to substrate to produce a completed installation without open cracks, voids, raising and puckering at joints, telegraphing of adhesive spreader marks, and other surface imperfections.

F. Seamless Installation:

1. Heat-Welded Seams: Comply with ASTM F1516. Rout joints and heat weld with welding bead to permanently fuse sections into a seamless flooring. Prepare, weld, and finish seams to produce surfaces flush with adjoining flooring surfaces.

2. Chemically Bonded Seams: Bond seams with chemical-bonding compound to permanently fuse sections into a seamless flooring. Prepare seams and apply compound to produce tightly fitted seams without gaps, overlays, or excess bonding compound on flooring surfaces.

G. Integral-Flash-Cove Base: Cove resilient flooring [6 inches][to dimension indicated] up vertical surfaces. Support flooring at horizontal-to-vertical junction with cove strip. Butt at top against cap strip.

3.5 INSTALLATION – REDUCER STRIPS

A. Apply adhesive and bond securely to substrate in straight, true lines.

B. Provide where floor covering terminates exposing the edge of the covering.

C. Center edge strips under doors where floor covering terminates at a door opening.

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D. Cut ends to fit edges of door frames and abutting surfaces; fit edges to adjoining floor coverings.

E. Top of strips must be flush with top of resilient flooring material.

3.6 INSTALLATION – RUBBER BASE

A. Install base in lengths as long as practical to minimize the number of joints and suit installation conditions.

B. Install with tight butt joints. Fit joints tight and vertical.

C. Install on solid backing. Bond tight to wall surfaces.

D. Press down so that bottom edge follows floor profile.

E. Use premolded units at exposed ends and external corners; miter internal corners.

F. Scribe and fit to door frames and other interruptions.

3.7 INSTALLATION – MISCELLANEOUS ACCESSORIES

A. Install accessories in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.

3.8 CLEANING AND PROTECTION

A. Prohibit traffic on floor finish for 48 hours after installation.

B. Not less than four days following completion of installation of resilient flooring, clean surfaces with a neutral cleaner recommended by the flooring materials manufacturer for the type of material installed. Remove excess adhesive without damaging surfaces.

C. For flooring materials requiring waxing, remove soil, adhesive, and blemishes prior to applying liquid floor polish, then apply two coats of nonslip wax, flooring polish, or other finish recommended by the flooring materials manufacturer. Buff to a sheen, if recommended by flooring manufacturer.

D. Protect completed installation from traffic and damage with a covering of heavyweight kraft paper. Maintain protection until Project Completion.

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