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AS 1884-2012
[Superseded]Floor coverings — Resilient sheet and tiles — Installation practices
This Standard sets out procedures for the preparation, laying and fixing of resilient sheet and tile floor coverings in all forms including flexible PVC, semi-rigid PVC, linoleum, and rubber. It also applies to self-adhesive tiles.
Published: 27/06/2012
Pages: 35
Table of contents
Cited references
Content history
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Referenced documents
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Materials
1.4.1 Resilient covering
1.4.2 Adhesive
1.4.3 Underlay and underlayment
2 Pre-installation requirements
2.1 Site inspection
2.1.1 Information to be provided by flooring contractor
2.1.2 Report by flooring contractor
2.2 Site-residential installations
2.3 Exchange of information
2.3.1 General
2.3.2 Commercial installations
2.3.3 Residential installations
3 Subfloors and underlays
3.1 Concrete subfloors
3.1.1 General requirements
3.1.1.1 Construction
3.1.1.2 Dryness
3.1.1.3 Surface pH
3.1.1.4 Surface quality
3.1.1.5 Surface preparation
3.1.2 New concrete subfloors
3.2 Timber, plywood and particleboard subfloors
3.2.1 New construction
3.2.2 Existing timber subfloors
3.2.3 Existing coverings and finishes
3.2.4 Ventilation
3.2.5 Preparation of timber, plywood and particleboard subfloors
3.2.6 Installation of underlay for timber, plywood and particleboard subfloors
3.2.6.1 Underlay joint show-through
3.2.6.2 Hardboard underlay
3.2.6.3 Fibre cement underlay
3.2.6.3.1 General
3.2.6.3.2 Subfloor preparation
3.2.6.3.3 Fibre cement underlay installation
3.2.6.4 Plywood subfloors
3.2.6.5 Particleboard subfloors
3.3 Sand-cement screed subfloors
4 General conditioning and installation procedures
4.1 Conditioning of floor covering and subfloor
4.1.1 On-site storage
4.1.2 Air-conditioned areas
4.1.3 Heated subfloors
4.1.4 Subfloors in cool rooms and cold stores
4.2 General installation procedures
4.3 Cleaning and maintenance
5 Installation procedures for specific flooring types
5.1 Resilient wall and floor sheet
5.1.1 General
5.1.2 Setout
5.1.3 Adhesive
5.1.4 Seaming
5.1.5 Coving
5.1.6 Completion
5.2 Wet area floor and wall resilient sheet
5.2.1 Floor resilient sheet
5.2.1.1 General
5.2.1.2 Adhesive
5.2.1.3 Seam welding
5.2.1.4 Coving
5.2.2 Wall resilient sheet
5.2.2.1 General
5.2.2.2 Adhesive
5.2.2.3 Overlap method
5.2.2.4 Welded method
5.3 Linoleum
5.3.1 Product inspection and conditioning
5.3.2 Adhesive
5.3.3 Setout
5.3.4 Installation
5.3.5 Seaming
5.3.6 Border coving
5.3.7 Completion
5.4 Rubber sheet and tiles
5.4.1 Conditioning
5.4.2 Adhesive
5.4.3 Tile setout
5.4.4 Sheet setout
5.4.5 Installation
5.4.6 Seaming
5.4.7 Completion
5.5 Vinyl composite tiles (VCT)
5.5.1 Product inspection
5.5.2 Conditioning
5.5.3 Adhesive
5.5.4 Setout
5.5.5 Installation
5.5.6 Completion
5.5.7 Protection
5.6 Luxury vinyl tile and plank (LVT)
5.6.1 Conditioning
5.6.2 Adhesive
5.6.3 Setout
5.6.4 Installation
5.6.5 Completion
5.6.6 Protection
5.7 Loose lay installation—Sheet plank and tile
5.7.1 General
5.7.2 Conditioning
5.7.3 Seaming
5.7.4 Mechanical fixings
5.7.5 Completion
Appendix A
A1 Background
A2 Test objective
A3 Testing procedures
A3.1 Concrete subfloors
A3.1.1 Test methods
A3.1.2 Relative humidity in-situ probe test
A3.1.3 Relative humidity surface mounted insulated hood test
A3.2 Timber, plywood and particleboard subfloors
A4 Test report
A5 Bibliography
Appendix B
B1 Background
B2 Test objective
B3 Test report
B4 Testing procedures
B4.1 Apparatus
B4.2 Procedure
Appendix C
C1 General
C2 Concrete subfloors
C3 Timber subfloors
Appendix D
Cited references in this standard
ASTM F2170
Standard Test Method for Determining Relative Humidity in Concrete Floor Slabs Using in situ Probes
BS EN 649
Resilient floor coverings. Homogeneous and heterogeneous polyvinyl chloride floor coverings. Specification
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