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D. Maintain reference markers, holes, or openings that are in place or plainly marked for future
cutting by repeating on finish flooring as marked on subfloor. Use chalk or other nonpermanent
marking device.
E. Install resilient flooring on covers for telephone and electrical ducts, and similar items
occurring within finished floor areas. Maintain overall continuity of color and pattern with
pieces of flooring installed on these covers. Tightly cement edges to perimeter of floor around
covers and to covers.
F. Tightly cement resilient flooring to subbase without open cracks, voids, raising and puckering
at joints, telegraphing of adhesive spreader marks, or other surface imperfections. Hand roll
resilient flooring at perimeter of each covered area to assure adhesion.
G. Tile Floor Installation:
1. Lay tile from center marks established with principal walls, discounting minor offsets,
so that tile at opposite edges of room area of equal width. Adjust as necessary to
avoid use of cut widths less than 1/2 tile at room perimeters. Lay tile square to room
axis, unless otherwise shown.
2. Match tiles for color and pattern by using tile from cartons in same sequence as
manufactured and packaged if so numbered. Cut tile neatly around all fixtures.
Broken, cracked, chipped, or deformed tiles are not acceptable.
a. Lay tile in “checkerboard’ fashion with grain reversed in adjacent tiles.
3. Adhere tile flooring to substrates using full spread of adhesive applied in compliance
with flooring manufacturer’s directions.
H. Base Installation:
1. Apply wall base to walls, columns, pilasters, casework and other permanent fixtures in
rooms or areas where base is required. Install base in lengths as long as practicable,
with preformed corner units, or fabricated from base materials with mitered or coped
inside corners. Tightly bond base to substrate throughout length of each piece, with
continuous contact at horizontal and vertical surfaces.
I. Place resilient edge strips tightly butted to flooring and secure with adhesive. Miter corners.
Install edging strips at edges of flooring which would otherwise be exposed and at transitions
from carpet to vinyl tile and entrance mats to vinyl tile.
3.04 CLEANING AND PROTECTION
A. Perform the following operations immediately upon completion of resilient flooring:
1. Sweep or vacuum floor thoroughly.
2. Do not wash floor until time period recommended by resilient flooring manufacturer
has elapsed to allow resilient flooring to become well-sealed in adhesive.
3. Damp-mop floor being careful to remove black marks and excessive soil.
4. Remove any excess adhesive or other surface blemishes, using appropriate cleaner
recommended by resilient flooring manufacturers.
B. Protect flooring against mars, marks, indentations, and other damage from construction
operations and placement of equipment and fixtures during remainder of construction period.
Use protection methods indicated or recommended by tile manufacturer.
1. Apply protective floor polish to tile surfaces that are free from soil, visible adhesive,
and surface blemishes.
a. Use commercially available, metal, cross-linked acrylic product acceptable to
tile manufacturer.
b. Coordinate selection of floor polish with Owner’s maintenance service.
2. Cover tiles with undyed, untreated building paper until inspection for Substantial
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