Amdt 4 Section 09681 Carpet Tile.pdf

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SECTION 09681 - CARPET TILE

1.1 SUMMARY

A. This Section includes modular, [fusion-bonded] [tufted] <Insert carpet tile construction> carpet tile.

1.2 SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each product indicated.

B. Shop Drawings: Show the following:

1. Existing flooring materials to be removed.

2. Existing flooring materials to remain.

3. Carpet tile type, color, and dye lot.

4. Pattern of installation.

5. Insets and borders.

6. Edge, transition, and other accessory strips.

7. Transition details to other flooring materials.

C. Samples: For each color and texture required.

1. Carpet Tile: Full-size Sample.

2. Exposed Edge, Transition, and other Accessory Stripping: 12-inch- (300-mm-) long

Samples.

D. LEED Submittals:

1. Credit EQ 4.3: Manufacturers' product data for carpet tile and installation adhesive, including printed statement of VOC content.

E. Product Schedule: For carpet tile. Use same designations indicated on Drawings.

F. Maintenance data.

1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Installer Qualifications: An experienced installer who is certified by the Floor Covering Installation Board or who can demonstrate compliance with its certification program requirements.

B. Mockups: Before installing carpet tile, build mockups to verify selections made under sample submittals and to demonstrate aesthetic effects and set quality standards for materials and execution.

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1.4 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Comply with CRI 104, Section 5, "Storage and Handling."

1.5 PROJECT CONDITIONS

A. Comply with CRI 104, Section 7.2, "Site Conditions; Temperature and Humidity" and Section 7.12, "Ventilation."

B. Environmental Limitations: Do not install carpet tiles until wet work in spaces is complete and dry, and ambient temperature and humidity conditions are maintained at the levels indicated for Project when occupied for its intended use.

C. Do not install carpet tiles over concrete slabs until slabs have cured and are sufficiently dry to bond with adhesive and concrete slabs have pH range recommended by carpet tile manufacturer.

D. Where demountable partitions or other items are indicated for installation on top of carpet tiles, install carpet tiles before installing these items.

1.6 WARRANTY

A. Special Warranty for Carpet Tiles: Manufacturer's standard form in which manufacturer agrees to repair or replace components of carpet tile installation that fail in materials or workmanship within specified warranty period. Failures include, but are not limited to, more than 10 percent loss of face fiber, edge raveling, snags, runs, and delamination.

1. Warranty Period: [5] years from date of Substantial Completion.

1.7 EXTRA MATERIALS

A. Furnish extra materials described below, before installation begins, that match products installed and that are packaged with protective covering for storage and identified with labels describing contents.

1. Carpet Tile: Full-size units equal to [5] percent of amount installed for each type indicated, but not less than 10 sq. yd. (8.3 sq. m).

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 CARPET TILE

A. Available Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

B. Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide one of the following:

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1. Karastan, Mohawk, Lees Carpet or approved equal

a. Color: as noted in purchase order documents.

C. Backing System: <Insert proprietary name.>

D. Size: [18 by 18 inches (457 by 457 mm)] [24 by 24 inches (610 by 610 mm)] [18 by 36 inches (457 by 914 mm)] [36 by 36 inches (914 by 914 mm)] <Insert dimension>.

E. Applied Soil-Resistance Treatment: [Manufacturer's standard material] <Insert treatment>.

F. Antimicrobial Treatment: Manufacturer's standard material.

G. Performance Characteristics: As follows:

1. Critical Radiant Flux Classification: Not less than [0.45 W/sq. cm] [0.22 W/sq. cm].

2. Dry Breaking Strength: Not less than 100 lbf (445 N) per ASTM D 2646.

3. Tuft Bind: Not less than [3 lbf (13 N)] [5 lbf (22 N)] [6.2 lbf (28 N)] [8 lbf (36 N)] [10 lbf (45 N)] <Insert tuft bind> per ASTM D 1335.

4. Delamination: Not less than [3.5 lbf/in. (15 N/mm)] per ASTM D 3936.

5. Dimensional Tolerance: Within 1/32 inch (0.8 mm) of specified size dimensions, as determined by physical measurement.

6. Dimensional Stability: 0.2 percent or less per ISO 2551 (Aachen Test).

7. Resistance to Insects: Comply with AATCC 24.

8. Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC): N/A> per ASTM C 423.

9. Colorfastness to Crocking: Not less than 4, wet and dry, per AATCC 165.

10. Colorfastness to Light: Not less than 4 after [60] AFU (AATCC fading units) per

AATCC 16, Option E.

11. Antimicrobial Activity: Not less than 2-mm halo of inhibition for gram-positive bacteria;

not less than 1-mm halo of inhibition for gram-negative bacteria; no fungal growth; per

AATCC 174.

12. Electrostatic Propensity: Less than [2] > kV per AATCC 134.

13. VOC Limits: Provide carpet tile that complies with the following limits for VOC content when tested according to ASTM D 5116:

a. Total VOCs: 0.5 mg/sq. m x h.

b. 4-PC (4-Phenylcyclohexene): 0.05 mg/sq. m x h.

c. Formaldehyde: 0.05 mg/sq. m x h.

d. Styrene: 0.4 mg/sq. m x h.

2.2 INSTALLATION ACCESSORIES

A. Trowelable Leveling and Patching Compounds: Latex-modified, hydraulic-cement-based formulation provided or recommended by carpet tile manufacturer.

B. Adhesives: Water-resistant, mildew-resistant, nonstaining, pressure-sensitive type to suit products and subfloor conditions indicated, that complies with flammability requirements for installed carpet tile and is recommended by carpet tile manufacturer for releasable installation.

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1. VOC Limits: Provide adhesives that comply with the following limits for VOC content when tested according to ASTM D 5116:

a. Total VOCs: 10.00 mg/sq. m x h.

b. Formaldehyde: 0.05 mg/sq. m x h.

c. 2-Ethyl-1-Hexanol: 3.00 mg/sq. m x h.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION

A. General: Comply with CRI 104, Section 14, "Carpet Modules," and with carpet tile manufacturer's written installation instructions.

B. Installation Method: As recommended in writing by carpet tile manufacturer Glue down;

install every tile with full-spread, releasable, pressure-sensitive adhesive.

C. Extend carpet tile into toe spaces, door reveals, closets, open-bottomed obstructions, removable flanges, alcoves, and similar openings.

D. Install pattern parallel to walls and borders.

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