GENERAL INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
COMMON area FLOORING
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The Basis of Design (BOD) specifies performance criteria and provides sample products for your reference. These sample products are NOT required to be used in new construction or rehab projects as long as the specified product(s) complies with the noted performance criteria.
CONTACTS:
POAH has negotiated pricing with select manufacturers and wholesalers. When purchasing and installing new flooring please contact the following representatives:
NEW CONSTRUCTION:
Architect to provide common area floor design for all spaces in building.
Follow compartmentalization/ air sealing per architect’s details. If not included in details, highlight for architect.
REHABS:
Architect to provide common area floor design for all spaces in building.
Moisture testing is required in basement or slab on grade units.
All new flooring requires a level subfloor free from cracks, bumps and excessive adhesive residue from former floors.
Subcontractor must evaluate existing subfloor condition and include associated costs for necessary repairs in their bid.
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT:
Contact Design + Building Performance Dept. for design support.
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RESILIENT FLOORING
RESILIENT FLOORING
RESILIENT FLOORING
VINYL PLANK & vinyl tile:
Location: corridor, offices, community spaces, elevator lobbies
Wear Layer: 20 mil
Glue-Down Plank Options:
Subfloor condition: even, smooth, & free of cracks.
Size: 9” x 60” planks, 2.5mm thickness.
Line: UltimateFlex Select
Mohawk
Timber Alley II
Barkley
Color #838
Mohawk
Timber Alley II
Benton
Color #832
Mohawk
Timber Alley II
Pierre
Color #822
Mohawk
Timber Alley II
Elliot
Color #948
Mohawk
Timber Alley II
Wyndale
Color #848
Mohawk
Timber Alley II
Rutledge
Color #879
Glue-Down Tile Option:
Subfloor condition: even, smooth, & free of cracks.
Size: 18” x 36” tiles, 2.5mm thickness.
Aladdin Commercial (through Mohawk)
Bentwood Tile
York
Color #838
Floating/Click Options:
Subfloor condition: even, smooth, & free of cracks.
Size: 6” x 48” or 7” x 48” planks, 3.2mm thickness.
Line: PureTech Select
Mohawk
Avery Garden
Oyster Oak
Color #239
Mohawk
Avery Garden
Honey Oak
Color #528
Mohawk
Avery Garden
Blond Oak
Color #448
Mohawk
Avery Garden
Weathered Barn
Color #348
BABA Compliant
Floating/Click Tile Option:
Subfloor condition: even, smooth, & free of cracks.
Size: 12” x 24” planks, 6.0mm thickness.
Mohawk
SolidTech Select
Rock Island
Ice Fog
Color #111
STAIRS
STAIRS
STAIRs
rubber or vinyl
Based on stair traffic, pick from the solutions below.
LIGHT TRAFFIC
NOSING
Nosing: Rubber or Vinyl
Tread: Flooring Material
Riser: Painted
MEDIUM TRAFFIC
TREAD
Nosing/Tread: Rubber or Vinyl
Riser: Painted
HEAVY TRAFFIC
TREAD + INTEGRATED RISER
All rubber or All Vinyl
APPROVED PRODUCT:
Armstrong
Rubber Stair Solutions
Square pattern
1/8" Thickness
WALKOFF MAT (COMMON)
WALKOFF MAT (COMMON)
WALK-OFF MAT
APPROVED LOCATIONS:
Main entry vestibules.
Area just inside door if no vestibule.
Inside elevator cabs if elevator is near main entry.
New construction:
Work with architect to provide recessed floor to accommodate thickness of mat.
Rehab:
It is likely the existing flooring will need to be removed to install new walk-off mat.
Confirm any anticipated threshold changes or issues caused by new walk-off mat.
APPROVED PRODUCTS:
Shaw
Succession II
Size: 24” x 24“ tiles
or 12'-0" wide roll;
.373" thickness
Backing: Rubber
Mannington
Ruffian II
Size: 24” x 24“ tiles;
5/32” thickness
Backing: Vinyl
Mats Inc
Coco Mat
Size: 6’-7” x 39’-4“ roll;
5/8” thickness
Backing: Vinyl
BABA Compliant
CARPET
CARPET
Carpet
APPROVED LOCATIONS:
Carpet only to be installed if approved by POAHC Director of Maintenance.
Carpet may be installed in certain instances but after pricing is secured for all flooring options.
APPROVED PRODUCTS:
J + J Flooring
Kinetex
Size: Varies, Modular Tiles
0.205” thickness
BABA Compliant, Red List Free
CARPET SPECS
Tile or Broadloom Carpet:
Construction: Textured graphic loop
Fiber: Branded Nylon 6,6 or Solution Dyed Nylon
Protective treatment: Soil Protection
Stitched per inch: 10-13
Gauge: 1/10 - 1/12
Tufted weight: 28.0 to 32 oz
Secondary backing: Moisture barrier backing
Environmental: Green Label Plus
Warrantee: Lifetime warrantee against edge ravel and delamination
Methane Pill Test (ASTM-D-2859): Passes
Flooring Radiant Panel Test (ASTM-E-648): Class I
NBS Smoke Chamber Test (ASTM-E-662): <450
Electrostatic Propensity test (AATCC): <3.5 KV
RUBBER BASE
RUBBER BASE
RUBBER BASE
APPROVED LOCATIONS
Corridor
Offices
Community spaces
Elevator lobby
APPROVED RUBBER BASE PRODUCTS:
Suggested Manufacturers: Armstrong, Mannington, Tarkett
Type TV (vinyl thermoplastic); Group I (solid, homogeneous)
Length: Coil stock ONLY, in manufacturer’s standard length
Size: 4 inches in height, 0.125” min. thickness, and Cove style
CORNER INSTALLATION:
Factory Made Outside Corners:
Install factory made outisde corners before installing wall base.
Field-Made Inside Corners:
Use a utility knife to score the back and notch out the base for inside corners.
