Beautiful and Durable Flooring Starts with Proper Surface Preparation, 2024
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- Slide 2: Beautiful and Durable Flooring Starts with Proper Surface Preparation
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- Slide 5: How to Use This Online Learning Course
- Slide 6: Purpose and Learning Objectives
- Slide 7: Contents
- Slide 8: Flooring Layers
- Slide 9: Why Is Surface Preparation Important?
- Slide 10: Flooring Failures
- Slide 11: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- Slide 12: Industry Standards for Surface Preparation
- Slide 13: Substrate Materials and Conditions
- Slide 14: Common Substrate Materials: Concrete
- Slide 15: Common Substrate Materials: Plywood
- Slide 16: Other Substrate Materials
- Slide 17: Proper Subfloor Preparation
- Slide 18: Proper Substrate Cleaning
- Slide 19: Substrate Considerations: Wood
- Slide 20: Substrate Considerations: Concrete
- Slide 21: Concrete Surface Profile
- Slide 22: Porosity
- Slide 23: Porosity Testing
- Slide 24: Strength and Structural Soundness
- Slide 25: Flatness
- Slide 26: F-Numbers
- Slide 27: F-Numbers
- Slide 28: Moisture Vapor Testing
- Slide 29: Moisture Vapor Testing
- Slide 30: Adhesives and Moisture
- Slide 31: pH Testing
- Slide 32: Crack and Joint Treatment
- Slide 33: Review Question
- Slide 34: Answer
- Slide 35: Moisture Vapor Barrier Coatings
- Slide 36: Is a Moisture Vapor Barrier Required?
- Slide 37: Waterproofing Systems
- Slide 38: Moisture Vapor Protection Systems
- Slide 39: Why Is Moisture Vapor Mitigation Needed?
- Slide 40: Why Is Moisture Vapor Mitigation Needed?
- Slide 41: Why Is Moisture Vapor Mitigation Needed?
- Slide 42: Effects of Moisture on Flooring
- Slide 43: Physical vs. Liquid Moisture Vapor Protection Membranes
- Slide 44: Urethane Membranes
- Slide 45: Epoxy Membranes
- Slide 46: Epoxy Membranes
- Slide 47: Epoxy Membrane Limitations
- Slide 48: 100% Solids Epoxy Membranes
- Slide 49: Roller-Applied Epoxy Moisture Vapor Barriers
- Slide 50: Water-Based Membranes
- Slide 51: Water-Based Membranes
- Slide 52: Water-Based Membranes
- Slide 53: Water-Based Membranes
- Slide 54: Review Question
- Slide 55: Answer
- Slide 56: Primers
- Slide 57: Is a Primer Required?
- Slide 58: Why Prime?
- Slide 59: Primers
- Slide 60: Primers
- Slide 61: Self-Leveling Underlayments and Patches
- Slide 62: Is a Patch or Self-Leveler Required?
- Slide 63: Self-Leveling Underlayments and Patches
- Slide 64: Repairing High and Low Spots
- Slide 65: Portland Cement Patches
- Slide 66: Portland Cement Patches
- Slide 67: Gypsum Patches
- Slide 68: Self-Leveling Underlayments
- Slide 69: Considerations
- Slide 70: Flooring Adhesives
- Slide 71: Is an Adhesive or Mortar Required?
- Slide 72: Flooring Adhesives
- Slide 73: Concrete/Slab Construction
- Slide 74: Acclimation of Wood
- Slide 75: Acclimation of Adhesives
- Slide 76: High-Performance Adhesives
- Slide 77: Adhesive Chemistries
- Slide 78: Moisture Limits and Warranties
- Slide 79: Sound Abatement
- Slide 80: Factors That Affect Acoustics
- Slide 81: Sound Abatement Products
- Slide 82: All-in-One Systems
- Slide 83: All-in-One Systems with Rubber Crumb Particles
- Slide 84: All-in-One Systems
- Slide 85: Glue-Assisted, Nail-Down Flooring
- Slide 86: Mortar
- Slide 87: Review Question
- Slide 88: Answer
- Slide 89: Summary
- Slide 90: Important Points
- Slide 91: Thank You [Go to Page]
