WORK REQUIREMENTS The specifications included herein shall establish the minimum acceptable standards for the work to be performed. Contractor is to submit to the City the required submittals (product info) for approval prior to proceeding. All plans and work-related items must meet all current local, state, and federal code requirements. Installation must be performed by a contractor who has experience with LVT resilient flooring, and who has completed projects of similar size, type, and complexity. Contractor must employ tradesmen who are competent in techniques required by the manufacturer for LVT resilient floor installation. Provide flooring, which has been manufactured and fabricated to performance criteria by manufacturer without defects, damage, or failure. Looselay Longboard, Reclaimed Heart Pine, 59” x 9.85” or approved equal that meets or exceed color and thickness requirements. Alternative product samples will be required before any product is ordered or any installation work begins. All flooring must come from the same lot/batch for consistent coloration. Deliver materials in good condition to the jobsite in the manufacturer’s original, unopened packaging that bears the name and brand of the manufacturer, project identification, lot/batch number, and shipping/handling instructions. Product must arrive in sufficient time to allow for acclimatization. Remove all existing floor coverings and prep existing subfloor surface to take the LVT product. Remove all residual adhesives as recommended by flooring manufacturer specified. Additional work may be required create a smooth and level subfloor surface prior to new flooring installation. Close spaces to traffic during the installation/curing of the flooring. Do not install flooring over subsurface until sufficiently dry and prepared to receive and achieve a bond with the adhesive, in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended bond. A moisture test and a pH test is required and must be submitted to the City for review before the underlayment process begins. Use LVT flooring adhesive as recommended by the manufacturer. Adhere tiles to flooring substrates using a full spread of adhesive applied with tile manufacturer’s written instructions, including those for trowel notching, adhesive mixing, and adhesive open and working times. Quarter round to be installed throughout; color to match the existing baseboard Provide complete installation without open cracks, voids, raising and puckering at joints, telegraphic of adhesive spreader marks, bubbles, and other surface imperfections.
