Lonseal - Interior Flooring Manual


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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