BB2 - LOCATION GUIDE
Preface:
This usage guide covers suggested and recommended locations for resilient flooring materials above, on, or below grade and is provided for general information only. Specifiers and/or persons using this guide should verify all facts relative to the particular project installation requirements with the material manufacturers.
The installation and performance of resilient floor covering materials is dependent, amongst other issues and variables, on the type of substrate and its moisture content. The installation of resilient flooring on concrete substrates is of particular concern, particularly in regard to the location or level of the concrete floor above grade and the issue of moisture driven up through the concrete from below. This concern may be mitigated in whole or in part by various methods and means, such as sealing or separating the concrete from direct contact with the bearing surface (e.g. granular fill) below by the use of a vapour retarder or a waterproof membrane, or from above by the use of a vapour retarder and/or moisture impervious material and/or sub-floor construction on top of the concrete surface.
When such concerns are not addressed and/or the methods undertaken to limit moisture concerns in concrete substrates are suspect then the installation of resilient flooring on concrete slabs on or below grade must be addressed.
The following table is a general guide of acceptable above, on, or below grade locations for resilient flooring
Refer to flooring product manufacturer's specific product recommendations for acceptability of locations for their flooring products.
General Acceptable Locations for Resilient Floor Coverings
This usage guide covers suggested and recommended locations for resilient flooring materials above, on, or below grade and is provided for general information only. Specifiers and/or persons using this guide should verify all facts relative to the particular project installation requirements with the material manufacturers.
The installation and performance of resilient floor covering materials is dependent, amongst other issues and variables, on the type of substrate and its moisture content. The installation of resilient flooring on concrete substrates is of particular concern, particularly in regard to the location or level of the concrete floor above grade and the issue of moisture driven up through the concrete from below. This concern may be mitigated in whole or in part by various methods and means, such as sealing or separating the concrete from direct contact with the bearing surface (e.g. granular fill) below by the use of a vapour retarder or a waterproof membrane, or from above by the use of a vapour retarder and/or moisture impervious material and/or sub-floor construction on top of the concrete surface.
When such concerns are not addressed and/or the methods undertaken to limit moisture concerns in concrete substrates are suspect then the installation of resilient flooring on concrete slabs on or below grade must be addressed.
The following table is a general guide of acceptable above, on, or below grade locations for resilient flooring
Refer to flooring product manufacturer's specific product recommendations for acceptability of locations for their flooring products.
General Acceptable Locations for Resilient Floor Coverings
The following table addresses specific types of resilient flooring and their general suitability for installation above, on, or below grade locations.
Refer to flooring product manufacturers specific product recommendations for suitability of their flooring products in such locations.
Recommended Locations for Specific Resilient Floor Covering Types
Refer to flooring product manufacturers specific product recommendations for suitability of their flooring products in such locations.
Recommended Locations for Specific Resilient Floor Covering Types
