D04B - INSTALLATION GUIDE - INSTALLATION
D04B-1 Hardwood flooring installation - General requirements
D04B-2 Hardwood flooring installation methods
D04B-3 Installation requirements - Flatness - Moisture control - Perm rating classifications
D04B-4 Installation of hardwood flooring
D04B-5 Installation problems
D04B-6 Protection
D04B-7 Maintenance Data
D04B-8 Site finishing of hardwood flooring
D04B-2 Hardwood flooring installation methods
D04B-3 Installation requirements - Flatness - Moisture control - Perm rating classifications
D04B-4 Installation of hardwood flooring
D04B-5 Installation problems
D04B-6 Protection
D04B-7 Maintenance Data
D04B-8 Site finishing of hardwood flooring
Preface:
This study guide covers the installation requirements for solid and engineered strip, plank, and parquet hardwood flooring and related materials. Specifiers and/or persons using this guide should verify all facts relative to the particular project installation requirements.
This study guide covers the installation requirements for solid and engineered strip, plank, and parquet hardwood flooring and related materials. Specifiers and/or persons using this guide should verify all facts relative to the particular project installation requirements.
1 • HARDWOOD FLOORING INSTALLATION - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
.01 General:
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.02 Tools and Installation Materials:
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.03 Acceptable Substrates and Site Conditions:
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.04 Planning and Layout:
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.05 Shop Drawings (installation / layout drawings where required):
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4. Shop drawings shall also include the following additional information as appropriate:
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.06 Material Choices:
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.1 The following factors affect the choice of hardwood flooring to be installed:
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.07 Ordering Materials:
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.08 Material Delivery, Handling, and Storage:
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.09 Conditioning
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.10 Floor Protection
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2 • HARDWOOD FLOORING INSTALLATION METHODS
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3 • INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
.01 Substrate Flatness Tolerances:
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.02 Substrate Moisture Control, Testing and Perm rating classifications:
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.03 Hardwood Flooring over Concrete Substrates:
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.04 Hardwood Flooring over Wood Substrates:
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.05 Hardwood Flooring Over Existing Wood Flooring:
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.06 Hardwood Flooring Over Radiant In-Floor or Below Floor Heating
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.07 Hardwood Flooring Expansion:
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10. Expansion / movement restriction: Floating Hardwood floors must be allowed to move (shrink/expand) naturally through the four season cycle and with natural changes in ambient Relative Humidity. Excessive loads on the floor can restrict such movement. Recommendations for load capacity regarding Kitchen Islands, commercial refrigerators, grand pianos or other heavy items that may restrict movement should be obtained from the flooring manufacturer. A 500 lbs maximum is a general guide only.
Each hardwood product manufacturer should be consulted for technical guidance regarding weight restrictions. Tension in joints caused by restricted movement can lead to squeaks. |
4 INSTALLATION OF HARDWOOD FLOORING
.01 General Requirements: The following applies to hardwood strip and plank flooring installed on plywood-on-slab, on screeds, and on plywood or board sub-floors.
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.02 Installation of Hardwood Strip Flooring:
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.03 Installation of Hardwood Plank Flooring:
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.04 Installation of Parquet, Block, Herringbone, and Similar Hardwood Flooring:
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Note: This section applies only to tongue-and-groove parquet flooring where tongues and grooves are engaged and does not apply to slat-type or finger block parquet.
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.05 Installation of Ornamental Hardwood Flooring Elements:
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.06 Installation of Strip Block Flooring:
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.07 Installation of Hardwood Sports Flooring:
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.08 Special Hardwood Installation Systems:
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.09 Changing nailing direction
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5 • INSTALLATION PROBLEMS
.01 Crowning and Cupping:
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.02 Panellizing:
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.03 Repair: in order to repair panellizing it is necessary to either repair the gaps and/or remove the panel sections. A number of options are available and any one or all may be required on the same floor. Some of these options are:
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.04 Caution: The remedy often demanded by unhappy owners, is to remove and replace panelized floors with new flooring material. However, if the cause has not been cured then panelizing will occur in any new flooring.
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In all cases, repairs should be performed by an experienced floor finisher whose judgement should be relied on to provide the proper remedy for each circumstance. Experience is the best teacher in deciding which gaps will hold filler, which need adjacent boards to be reinstalled, or wider boards custom fit to replace cracks, and how best to match the filler to the surface.
.05 Under/Over Wood
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.06 Inspection of wood floors
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6 • PROTECTION
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7 • MAINTENANCE DATA
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8 • SITE FINISHING OF HARDWOOD FLOORING
.01 Refer to Part D04D – Installation Guide - Finishing for site and factory finishing of hardwood flooring.
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END OF PART D04B