ASTM F1141-93(2004)

Standard Specification for Wallcovering

ABSTRACT
This specification covers the performance, quality, packaging, and marking requirements for flexible wall coverings as a finished product. Also included here are wall preparation and covering installation procedures. The manufacturers shall be responsible for thorough testing and inspection under representative field conditions prior to introduction of new finished products on the market.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the performance, quality, packaging, and marking characteristics of flexible wall covering as a finished product.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2003
• ICS: 85.080 - Paper products
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.15 - Wallcoverings

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1141-93(1998) - Standard Specification for Wallcovering
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2004
• Replaced By: ASTM F1141-93(2009) - Standard Specification for Wallcovering
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 1141 – 93 (Reapproved 2004)
Standard Specification for
Wallcovering
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1141; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.2.10 protective layer—any material applied to the facing
to enhance performance.
1.1 Thisspecificationcoverstheperformance,quality,pack-
3.2.11 register—thedesignedmeetingofallpartsandcolors
aging, and marking characteristics of flexible wall covering as
of a pattern.
a finished product.
3.2.12 run—a unit of production which may include more
2. Referenced Documents than one lot.
3.2.13 seconds—finished material not meeting the quality
2.1 ASTM Standards:
criteria in accordance with Classification F 793 and this speci-
F 793 Classification of Wallcovering by Durability Charac-
fication.
teristics
3.2.14 selvage—an undecorated edge which must be
3. Terminology
trimmed away to allow for correct pattern match or uniform
continuity of color.
3.1 Definition:
3.2.15 waste edge—a decorated edge that must be trimmed
3.1.1 wallcovering—a flexible product designed to cover
away to allow for correct pattern match or uniformity of color.
walls and ceilings for decorative or functional purposes, or
3.2.16 Shading:
both.
3.2.16.1 color variation— difference within the same lot of
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
wallcovering.
3.2.1 backing (substrate)—material upon which facing (or
3.2.16.2 luster variation— difference in gloss level within
an intermediate layer) is applied. Backing is that material
the same lot of wallcovering.
which is adhered to the wall.
3.2.16.3 texture variation—difference in embossing within
3.2.2 bias—pattern running off true horizontal or vertical
the same lot of wallcovering.
plane.
3.2.17 split bolt—a bolt consisting of two or three separate
3.2.3 bolt—a continuous amount of packaged material con-
lengths of material.
taining the amount specified on the label.
3.2.4 facing—decorative material which is applied to an
4. Appearance
intermediate layer or backing.
4.1 There shall be no appreciable difference in shading
3.2.5 finished product—wallcovering offered to a consumer
except on those finished products in which natural decorative
for installation.
characteristics are being simulated. These variances must be
3.2.6 intermediate layer—material, if any, between the
clearly stated in writing at the point of purchase. To determine
facing and the backing.
whether there is an appreciable difference, suspend three
3.2.7 lot (batch)—the product from a continuous manufac-
sequential 8-ft (2.4-m) strips at eye level in a vertical position,
turing run having the same appearance and characteristic from
as on the wall, under illumination between 100 to 150 fc (1000
beginning to end.
to 1500 lx), and view the strips from a distance between 4 and
3.2.8 pattern match—the meeting of all parts and colors of
8 ft (1.2 and 2.4 m). An appreciable difference is one which is
a pattern at the seams of adjacent strips.
noticeable when one strip is compared with the others.
3.2.9 pattern repeat—the vertical distance between adjacent
match points of a pattern.
5. Wall Preparation and Installation
5.1 Basic and correct wall preparation instructions, with
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on
particular attention to wall covering which requires special
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.15 on
wall preparation for its proper installation, shall be included in
Wallcoverings.
sample books and installation instructions.
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2004. Published January 2004. Originally
approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as 1141 – 93 (1998).
5.2 Installation instructions shall be in or with each bolt and
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turer’s responsibility to notify consumers of proper installation
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F 1141 – 93 (2004)
5.3 The manufacturer shall recommend an adhesive, when purchaser. Rejections shall be reported to the supplier promptly
necessary, and the products to be used for wall preparation. in person, by phone, or in writing, or any combination thereof.
Recommendation for alternative adhesives and wall prepara- In the event the supplier is unwilling or unable to satisfy the
tion products shall be included in the installation instructions. complainant, the matter should be referred to the manufacturer.
The inspection and test procedures contained in this specifica-
6. Physical Requirements tion shall be used to determine the conformance of the product
to the requirements of this specification. Each manufacturer
6.1 Each finished product shall be uniform in physical
who represents a product as conforming to this specification
properties, in accordance with Classification F 793 and this
may use statistically based sampling plans that are appropriate
specification.
for each particular manufacturing process, but shall keep such
6.2 All facings and protective layers shall be adhered
essential records as are necessary to document the
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