USG Levelrock Floor Underlayment Finished Floor - Manual (Page 14)

Building Type Floor covering Adhesive
L eveLrock Floor
Underlayment
recommended
Surface Treatment
For L eveLrock Floor
Underlayment comments
reSIDeNTIAL /
WooD FrAMe /
MULTI-FAMILY
CARPET WBA 2500, RH APS/FTP
FELT-BACKED VINYL WBA 2500, RH APS/FTP
VINYL COMPOSITION TILE WBA 2500, RH APS/FTP
CERAMIC TILE THINSET 2500, RH APS/FTP
WOOD LAMINATE, WOOD
PLANK
URETHANE 2500, RH NONE Use of an adhesive manufacturer’s
proprietary primer may be required .
coMMercIAL / 2- &
3-STorY WooD
FrAMe / HoTeL,
MoTeL, ASSISTeD
LIvING
CARPET WBA 2500, 3500, Commerical RH APS/FTP Use FTP where urine-resistance is
required .
FELT-BACKED VINYL WBA 2500, 3500, Commerical RH APS/FTP Use FTP where urine-resistance is
required .
VINYL COMPOSITION TILE WBA 2500, 3500, Commerical RH APS/FTP Use FTP where urine-resistance is
required .
LINOLEUM WBA 2500, Commerical RH APS/FTP Use FTP where urine-resistance is
required .
CERAMIC TILE THINSET 2500, 3500, Commerical RH APS/FTP Use FTP where urine-resistance is
required .
WOOD LAMINATE, WOOD
PLANK
URETHANE 2500, 3500, Commerical RH NONE Use of an adhesive manufacturer’s
proprietary primer may be required .
reSIDeNTIAL /
corrUGATeD STeeL
Deck LIGHT-GAUGe
STeeL FrAMING /
coNDo
CARPET WBA CSD ® e
arLy
e
xpoSure ™ NONE pH adjustment may be required .
Check with adhesive manufacturer .
FELT-BACKED VINYL WBA CSD e arLy e xpoSure NONE pH adjustment may be required .
Check with adhesive manufacturer .
VINYL COMPOSITION TILE WBA CSD e
arLy
e
xpoSure
NONE pH adjustment may be required .
Check with adhesive manufacturer .
CERAMIC TILE THINSET CSD e
arLy
e
xpoSure
NONE
WOOD LAMINATE, WOOD
PLANK
URETHANE CSD e arLy e xpoSure NONE Use of an adhesive manufacturer’s
proprietary primer may be required .
LeGeND APS: L eveLrock All Purpose Sealer at a 4:1 ratio FTP: SIKAFLOOR Fast Track Primer at a 4:1 ratio PSA: Pressure Sensitive Adhesive WBA: Water Based Adhesive
(water to sealer concentrate) applied at (water to standard SIKA blend) applied at
300 sq . ft ./gal . 400 sq . ft ./gal .
Note: In all cases , both floor-covering manufacturer and USG recommends that a field bond test be conducted prior to full flooring installation . Allow a minimum of 72 hours before conducting the
pull test . Homogenous vinyl may require an additional 1-2 days . Cool temperatures and high humidity will require additional days .
General Surface Treatment recommendations For L
eveLrock
Floor Underlayment To receive Floor coverings
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