ASTM F1482-03

Standard Practice for Installation and Preparation of Panel Type Underlayments to Receive Resilient Flooring

SCOPE
1.1 This practice includes recommendations for wood based, fiber reinforced gypsum and fiber-cement panel underlayment/subfloor assemblies upon which resilient flooring may be installed.
1.2 This practice does not cover the adequacy of the subfloor assembly to perform its structural requirements, which is governed by local building codes.
1.3 This practice does not supersede in any manner the resilient flooring, underlayment or adhesive manufacturer's written instructions. Consult the individual resilient flooring, underlayment or adhesive manufacturer for specific recommendations.
1.4 See Supplementary Requirements for "Select Warnings" that have been provided.
1.5 The values stated in inch/pound units are to be regarded as standard; the metric units in parentheses are for reference only.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Feb-2003
• ICS: 97.150 - Floor coverings
• Technical Committee: F06 - Resilient Floor Coverings
• Drafting Committee: F06.40 - Practices

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1482-94a - Standard Guide to Wood Underlayment Products Available for Use Under Resilient Flooring
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM F1482-04 - Standard Practice for Installation and Preparation of Panel Type Underlayments to Receive Resilient Flooring
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2004
• Referred By: ASTM F3041-14(2019) - Standard Specification for Bonded Rubber Crumb Floor Coverings
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2034-18 - Standard Specification for Sheet Linoleum Floor Covering
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2873-20 - Standard Practice for the Installation of Self-Leveling Underlayment and the Preparation of Surface to Receive Resilient Flooring
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1344-21a - Standard Specification for Rubber Floor Tile
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F3311-19 - Standard Practice for Mat Bond Evaluation of Performance and Compatibility for Resilient Flooring System Components Prior to Installation
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1303-04(2021) - Standard Specification for Sheet Vinyl Floor Covering with Backing
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2753-21 - Standard Practice to Evaluate the Effect of Dynamic Rolling Load over Resilient Floor Covering System
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1859-21a - Standard Specification for Rubber Sheet Floor Covering Without Backing
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2471-19 - Standard Practice for Installation of Thick Poured Lightweight Cellular Concrete Underlayments and Preparation of the Surface to Receive Resilient Flooring
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2678-16(2021) - Standard Practice for Preparing Panel Underlayments, Thick Poured Gypsum Concrete Underlayments, Thick Poured Lightweight Cellular Concrete Underlayments, and Concrete Subfloors with Underlayment Patching Compounds to Receive Resilient Flooring
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2419-11(2021) - Standard Practice for Installation of Thick Poured Gypsum Concrete Underlayments and Preparation of the Surface to Receive Resilient Flooring
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F1860-21a - Standard Specification for Rubber Sheet Floor Covering With Backing
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 1482 – 03
Standard Practice for
Installation and Preparation of Panel Type Underlayments to
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Receive Resilient Flooring
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1482; 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.
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1. Scope ANSI/AHA A135.4-1995 Basic Hardboard
2.3 NIST Standards:
1.1 This practice includes recommendations for wood
Voluntary Product Standard PS1-95 for Construction and
based, fiber reinforced gypsum and fiber-cement panel
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Industrial Plywood
underlayment/subfloor assemblies upon which resilient floor-
Voluntary Product Standard PS2-92 for Wood-Based
ing may be installed.
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Structural-Use Panels
1.2 This practice does not cover the adequacy of the
2.4 Other Documents:
subfloor assembly to perform its structural requirements, which
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APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide, Form E30
is governed by local building codes.
APA Installation and Preparation of Plywood Underlayment
1.3 This practice does not supersede in any manner the
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for Resilient Flooring, Form L335
resilient flooring, underlayment or adhesive manufacturer’s
Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) Recommended
written instructions. Consult the individual resilient flooring,
Work Practices for Removal of Resilient Floor Coverings
underlayment or adhesive manufacturer for specific recom-
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(January 1998)
mendations.
Lead-Based Paint: Interim Guidelines for Hazard Identifi-
1.4 See Supplementary Requirements for “Select Warnings”
cation and Abatement in Public and Indian housing (1991
that have been provided.
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revised)
1.5 The values stated in inch/pound units are to be regarded
as standard; the metric units in parentheses are for reference
3. Terminology
only.
3.1 Definitions used in this standard shall be in accordance
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
with Terminology F 141.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.2.1 fully adhered flooring—resilient flooring which has
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
adhesive under the entire product, bonding it to the underlay-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
ment surface.
2. Referenced Documents 3.2.2 non fully adhered flooring—resilient flooring that may
be loose laid, in which no adhesive is utilized, or partially
2.1 ASTM Standards:
bonded to the surface of the underlayment, typically at seams
C 1278/C 1278M Specification for Fiber-Reinforced Gyp-
2 or the surrounding perimeter, or both, of the product.
sum Panel
C 1288 Specification for Discrete Non-Asbestos Fiber-
4. Significance and Use
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Cement Interior Substrate Sheets
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F 141 Terminology Relating to Resilient Floor Coverings
the installation and preparation of wood-based, fiber-reinforced
2.2 ANSI Standards:
5 gypsum and fiber-cement panel underlayments suitable to
ANSI/A208.1-1998 Particleboard
receive resilient floor coverings. Actual requirements for ma-
terials to be used, mixtures, and other details are generally
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F06 on Resilient Floor
Coverings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F06.40 on Special
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Properties. Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100
Current edition approved Feb. 10, 2003. Published April 2003. Originally Bureau Dr., Stop 3460, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3460, www.nist.gov.
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published as F 1482 – 94. Last previous edition F 1482 – 94a. APA—The Engineered Wood Association, P.O. Box 11700, Tacoma, WA
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01. 98411-0700, www.apawood.org.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.05. Resilient Floor Covering Institute, 401 E. Jefferson Suite 102 Rockville, MD
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.04. 20850, www.rfci.com.
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included as part of project plans or specification detail and may 6.3.2 Non fully adhered (perimeter or loose laid).
vary from the minimum recommendations set forth in this 6.4 Fully adhered floors, constituting the majority of resil-
practice. ient floors installed, generally have more limitations or restric
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