Design and Specification Guidelines - Gaston County Schools

Design and Specification Guidelines Gaston County Schools
Updated: March 6, 2012 Gastonia, NC 28054
2. Materials
a) General: Provide materials that comply with requirements of the AWI
quality standard for each type of woodwork and quality grade specified,
unless otherwise indicated.
b) Particleboard: ANSI A208.1 1999 Industrial Grade M2
c) Countertops:
(1) At sink: 1-inch moisture resistant particleboard. ANSI A208.1
1999 Grade M3
(2) Other locations: 1-inch particleboard. ANSI A208.1 1999 Grade
M2
d) Plastic Laminate: High Pressure Decorative Laminate: NEMA LD 3
(1) Install at all visible exterior surfaces including bottom of wall
cabinets.
(2) Install on all interior surfaces of open cabinetry.
(3) Thermoset Decorative Overlay: Over Particleboard for Semiexposed
Surfaces Interior finish of cabinets to be thermally fused
melamine impregnated decorative paper complying with LMA SAT-
1
e) Edging: PVC banding
(1) 3 mm at drawer, shelves and door edges, front edges of
cabinetry.
f) Adjustable Shelving
(1) 3/4-inch thick for up to 36-inch length.
(2) 1-inch thick for over 36-inch length
(3) 3 mm edging at all shelf edges so shelves can be flipped and
reversed.
3. Hardware and Accessories
a) 5 knuckle hinges: satin stainless steel finish
b) Wire Pulls: 4 inches long.
c) Magnetic catches.
d) Drawer slides:
(1) side mounted, full extension, ball bearing
(2) 100 lb capacity at box drawers
(3) 200 lb capacity at file drawers
(4) 45 lb capacity at pencil drawers
e) Shelf Supports: Adjustable, polycarbonate, anti-tilt, twin pin locking shelf
clip that accepts both 3/4 inch and 1 inch thick shelves.
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