granite-charlotte · CC BY · Openverse

Flooring Field Practice: Substrates, Methods, Standards & Estimating

The second flooring course, for installers and foremen who know the materials and want to run the work to the standard: evaluating and moisture-testing concrete slabs and choosing mitigation, flatness and F-numbers and floor prep with grinding and self-leveling underlayment, tile assemblies by TCNA method number with mortar coverage and large-format and movement-joint rules, resilient and LVT adhesives and rolling and seams and rigid-core floating, wood and laminate acclimation and fastening and glue-down, carpet and carpet tile to CRI standards, transitions and details, and estimating waste and production.