PART 1 - 
        GENERAL 
    
	
        1.01 SUMMARY  
     
        Furnish all necessary materials, labor and equipment required 
		to prepare substrate and install Epoxy High-Build Coating 
        System. 
     
	
        1.02 RELATED WORK  
     
        All drawings and general provisions of contract 
        including General and Special Conditions. 
     
	
        1.03 QUALITY ASSURANCE 
     
     
	
        A. 
        Manufacturer's Qualifications 
     
	
        1. Obtain primary Epoxy Coating System 
        materials including epoxy primers, epoxy resins, epoxy hardening agents, specially blended 
        aggregates, and finish coats from a single manufacturer providing materials of 
        the type specified in this section. Provide unblended aggregates, solvents and 
        other secondary materials from a source recommended by the manufacturer of 
        primary materials. 
     
	
        2. Installer to verify locations of all joints requiring a 
        soft sealant and/or epoxy joint material. Follow recommendations of material 
        manufacture for treatment of all joints, expansion joints, and cracks. 
     
	
        3. 
        Portable mock-up: Prior to starting application of coating system, provide full 
        scale portable mock-up to establish acceptable quality, durability, and 
        appearance. Mock-up size must not be less than 4 square feet. 
     
	
        1. Acceptable 
        mock-up to be standard of quality for installed work. 
	
        2. Unacceptable installed 
        work to be removed and replaced until acceptable. Aesthetically unacceptable but 
        well bonded work may be recoated per Manufacturer's instructions if thickness 
        clearances permit. 
     
	
        4. Installer must be acceptable to architect, manufacturer, 
        and owner. 
     
	
        1.04 WARRANTY
     
        A. Contractor to guarantee work under this Section to be free from defects of 
        material and installation for the duration of the warranty period. Defects 
        occurring during warranty period shall be repaired, in a manner satisfactory to 
        the Owner and the Architect, at no additional cost to the Owner. 
        1. Warranty 
        Period: One (1) Year. 
     
        1.05 SUBMITTALS 
     
        A. Product Data Submit manufacturer's 
        specifications on specific products of the Epoxy Coating System and an 
        overall system description, with installation instructions. Manufacturer's 
        standard color charts shall also be submitted. Furnish three (3) sets of this 
        information. 
     
        B. The applicator shall submit a 6"X6" system sample for 
        verification purposes and finish texture approval and color. 
     
        1.06 MATERIAL 
        DELIVERY, HANDLING AND STORAGE 
     
        A. Primary system materials shall be delivered in 
        the manufacturer's undamaged, unopened containers. Each container shall be 
        clearly marked with the following: 
     
        1. Product name 
     
        2. Manufacturer's name 
     
        3. 
        Component designation (A or B, etc.) 
     
        4. Mixing ratio of component mixture 
     
        B. 
        Provide equipment and personnel to handle the materials by methods which prevent 
        damage. 
     
        C. The applicator shall promptly inspect all direct job site deliveries 
        to assure that quantities are correct and that materials comply with 
        requirements and are not damaged. 
     
        D. Store materials in accordance with 
        manufacturer's instructions, with seals and labels intact and legible. Maintain 
        temperatures within the required range. Do not use materials that have been 
        stored for a longer period of time than the manufacturer's maximum recommended 
        shelf life. 
     
        1.07 PROJECT CONDITIONS 
     
        A. Maintain the ambient room and the floor 
        temperatures at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, or above, for a period extending from 72 
        hours before, during and after floor installation. Concrete to receive surfacing 
        shall have cured for at least 28 days and shall have been free of water for at 
        least 7 days. 
     
        B. Dew Point: Substrate temperature must be minimum of 5 degrees 
        above dew point prior to, during or up to 24 hours after application of flooring 
        system. 
     
        C. Illumination: Apply flooring system only where a minimum of 30 footcandles exist when measured 3 feet from surface. 
     
        D. Advise other trades of 
        fixtures and fittings not to be installed until flooring is cured and protected. 
         
        1.08 PROTECTION 
     
        A. Protect adjacent surfaces not scheduled to receive the 
        flooring by masking, or by other means, to maintain these surfaces free of the 
        flooring material. 
     
        B. Provide adequate ventilation and fire protection at all 
        mixing and placing operations. Prohibit smoking or use of spark or flame 
        producing devices within 50 feet of any mixing or placing operation. 
     
        C. Provide 
        polyethylene or rubber gloves or protective creams for all workmen engaged in 
        applying products containing epoxy. 
    	No food allowed in areas of mixing or installation. 
        PART 2 - PRODUCTS 
    
        2.01 MATERIALS 
     
        A. System 
        Overview 
     
        1. The coating system shall be Epoxy.com High-Build Coating System using 
		Epoxy.com #899 Primer/Low Modulus Binder, and two (2) coats of 
		Epoxy.com 
		#1 100% Solids Epoxy Coating. This system shall be applied over a clean, 
		well prepared substrate.  See manufactures Surface Preparation 
		Guide at www.epoxy.com/surfaceprep.aspx 
		for additional information.
     
        2. Prior to system application, all control joints and cracks 
        are to be treated with semi-rigid epoxy joint filler and rigid epoxy crack 
        filler respectively as described in the execution section. 
     
        3. The finished floor 
        system shall be a minimum 20 - 30 mils in thickness, dense, nonporous and have a 
        gloss finish with light non-skid texture matching approved sample. 
     
        B. Cracks and non-expansion joints shall be routed and filled with 
		Epoxy.com 
	Product #2704 and Epoxy.com Product #11 Epoxy Joint Filler respectively.
	 
        PART 3 - EXECUTION 
    
        3.01 
        PREPARATION
     
        A. Obtain Architect's approval of mock-up before installing 
        flooring; see QUALITY ASSURANCE in PART 1. 
     
        B. Preparation of Surface: 
     
        1. Inspect 
        surfaces to receive flooring and verify that condition is smooth and free from 
        conditions that will adversely affect execution, permanence, or quality of work. 
        a. Remove all projections, all debris detrimental to flooring system, and dirt, 
        oil contaminates, grease, and surface coatings affecting bond. 
     
        2. Notify 
        Architect in writing prior to commencing work of any conditions deemed 
        unsatisfactory for the installation; installation of flooring materials is 
        understood as acceptance of the substrate as satisfactory. 
     
        3. Concrete: The 
        General Contractor shall be responsible for hiring an independent testing 
        service to test for moisture content and moisture vapor emission rate; install 
        no flooring over concrete until the concrete has been cured and is sufficiently 
        dry to achieve permanent bond with flooring as determined by material 
        manufacturer's recommended bond and moisture tests. 
     
        a. Effectively remove 
        concrete laitance by steel shot blasting or other method approved by flooring 
        manufacturer and achieve minimum surface profile of CSP-3. 
     
        b. Concrete slab 
        shall have an efficient puncture-resistant reinforced moisture vapor barrier 10 
        mils thick minimum directly under the concrete slab (for slab on grade). Do not 
        use vapor barrier manufactured with recycled material. Testing must be done to 
        verify that the moisture vapor emission rate of the slab does not exceed that as 
        recommended by the manufacturer at time of installation of the flooring or at 
        any future date. Moisture vapor emission and moisture content testing must 
        conform with the requirements of ASTM F-1869-11 (Calcium Chloride Test) and ASTM 
        F-2170-11 (Relative Humidity Probe Test). If any test result shows excessive 
        levels of moisture content or vapor emission rate, apply manufacturer�s 
        recommended moisture vapor emission control material based on the highest 
        reading. 
     
        C. Cracks and non-expansion joints shall be routed and filled with 
		Epoxy.com Product #2704 Super 
		Fast Setting Epoxy Crack Filler) and Epoxy.com Epoxy Joint Filler 
		#11 respectively. 
     
        3.02 APPLICATION 
     
        A. 
        General Apply each component of the Epoxy Coating System in compliance 
        with manufacturer's installation instructions including mixing and application 
        methods, recoat windows, cure times and environmental restrictions. The system 
        is to be applied directly over all non-expansion joints and cracks that have 
        been treated as previously described. Material applied over properly treated 
        expansion joints, control joints, or moving cracks is subject to cracking or 
        other physical stress if there is movement in the joint or crack. 
     
        B. Cracks and Non-Expansion Joints
     
        1. Cracks less than 1/16" wide after surface preparation shall be filled 
		with  Epoxy.com #2704 
		or other resin approved by Manufacturer, mixed and applied as 
		recommended by the manufacturer's printed instructions. All treated 
		cracks are to be sanded prior to applying primer. Non-Expansion Control 
		(Contraction) Joints shall be routed and filled with  Epoxy Joint Filler 
		#11 semi-rigid epoxy. 
         2. Those cracks larger than 1/16" wide shall be filled
		with  Epoxy.com #2704 or other resin approved by 
        Manufacturer, mixed and applied as recommended by the manufacturer's printed 
        instructions.
     
        C. Epoxy Primer
     
        Apply epoxy primer Epoxy.com #899 at the rate of 250 square feet per gallon to thoroughly wet surface, but 
        taking care not to "pond" the material. If using alternate primer or moisture 
        vapor control system approved by Manufacturer, follow mixing and application 
        instructions. 
     
        D. Coating Application 
     
        1. Apply 2 coats of 
		Epoxy.com #1 at a minimum total thickness of 16 mils. 
		200 square feet per gallon is 
        required coverage for 100% solids epoxy coating to achieve 16 mils thickness. 
     
        2. 
        Follow manufacturer's instructions for mixing and application techniques. 
     
        3. Add 
        during mixing or broadcast non-skid grit into epoxy coating application to 
        provide required textured finish if specified. 
     
        E. Obtain architect/engineer's approval of the 
        system just after completion of the final coat, prior to completion of curing. 
         
        3.03 CURING AND PROTECTION
     
		A. Cure High-Build Epoxy/Urethane Coating System 
        materials in compliance with manufacturer's directions, taking care to prevent 
        contamination during stages of the application and prior to completion of the 
        curing process. 
     
        B. Apply temporary protection until floor is fully cured. The 
        General Contractor shall protect the finished floor from the time that the 
        sub-contractor completes the work. 
     
        END OF SECTION
     
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