About This Manual | 3 |
Audience and Qualifications | 3 |
Audience | 3 |
Flooring Contractor Qualifications | 3 |
Installer Qualifications | 3 |
Document References | 3 |
Safety Warnings | 3 |
Chemical-Related Emergencies | 3 |
Cautions Regarding Complete Floor Covering Removal | 3 |
Disclaimers | 3 |
About Lonseal Products | 4 |
Flooring Description and Features | 4 |
Composition and Construction | 4 |
Quality Control | 4 |
Color Shading | 4 |
Flooring Samples | 4 |
Design Applications and Considerations | 4 |
Custom Cutting | 4 |
Furniture | 5 |
Custom Flooring | 5 |
Sundries | 5 |
Acclimation, Handling, and Storage | 5 |
Acclimation | 5 |
Handling and Storage | 5 |
Pre-Installation | 6 |
Site and Substrate Conditions | 6 |
Site Conditions | 6 |
Subfloor and Substrate Contamination | 6 |
Substrate Repair | 6 |
Concrete Slabs | 6 |
Minimum Smoothness (FF/FL) | 7 |
Moisture and Alkalinity Testing | 7 |
Vapor Retarders | 7 |
Moisture Mitigation Systems | 7 |
Expansion Joints and Control Joints | 8 |
Permanent HVAC | 8 |
Old Adhesive Residue | 8 |
Substrates and Preparation | 8 |
Wood Subfloors | 8 |
Structural Requirements | 8 |
Underlayment Panel Selection | 9 |
Underlayment Panel Fasteners | 9 |
Concrete Subfloors | 9 |
Steel-troweled Concrete | 9 |
Cracks and Joints | 9 |
Gypsum Concrete Underlayments | 9 |
Lightweight Cellular Concrete Underlayments | 9 |
Stripwood Floors | 10 |
Radiant Heated Flooring Systems | 10 |
Fiberglass and Metal | 10 |
Floating Floors | 10 |
Raised Panel Systems | 10 |
Existing Floor Coverings | 10 |
Existing Resilient/Adhered/Tile Floor Covering Preparation: | 11 |
Existing Fluid-Applied Coating Preparation: | 11 |
Existing Marble/Terrazzo Preparation: | 11 |
Patching Compounds | 11 |
Why Patches Fail and How to Prevent It | 12 |
Self-Leveling Underlayment | 12 |
Bond Tests | 12 |
Mock-Ups | 13 |
Installation | 14 |
Installer Responsibility | 14 |
Prior to Installation | 14 |
Laying Out | 14 |
Patterned Flooring | 15 |
Installing | 15 |
End Curl | 16 |
Seaming to Other Flooring Types | 16 |
Installation Guides | 16 |
After Installation | 18 |
Initial Maintenance | 18 |
Protecting the Floor | 18 |
Contacting Lonseal | 19 |
Placing Orders | 19 |
Requesting Samples | 19 |
General Information | 19 |
Technical Support | 19 |
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