DIVISION 9 - FINISHES
09200 WALLS
Any room that is subject to a high moisture content such as bathrooms and showers shall use waterproof sheet-rock, such as durock.
09300 Floors
1.0 Concrete Floors
Concrete floors shall be level, without trowel marks, dirt, rust stains, and especially oil based paints (stains) or oil or grease spots. Floors shall be finished with an approved penetrating seal and hardener for concrete. Concrete floors not covered with vinyl composition tile or carpet shall receive one smooth coat of membrane seal. University reserves the right to request a clean unsealed concrete floor upon request.
1.1 Mechanical Room Floors
A. Cleaning: Shot-blast, acid etch or power scarify as required to obtain optimum bond of flooring to concrete. Remove sufficient material to provide a sound surface free of laitance, glaze, efflorescence, and any bond-inhibiting curing compounds or form release agents. Remove grease, oil and other penetrating contaminates. Repair damaged and deteriorated concrete to acceptable conditions. Leave surface free of dust, dirt, laitance, and efflorescence.
B. Membrane Coat: Apply neoprene composition waterproof membrane to a nominal 25 mils d.f. thickness by squeegee, trowel or spray, according to manufacturer’s specifications. [Use Dex-O-Tex M-E Flooring (Type NR) or equal]
C. Wear Course: After membrane has cured sufficiently, apply wear course recommended by flooring manufacturer to produce finish matching approved sample and in number of coats and spreading rates recommended by manufacturer.
D. Color Coatings: Apply tow roller coats acrylic latex color finish, light gray, in total thickness of 8 mils.
E. Cove Base: Apply cove base mix to wall surfaces at locations shown to form cove base height of 4 inches unless otherwise indicated. Close area and allow floor to cure for a minimum of 24 hours.
2.0 Floor Tile
Floor tiles shall be all vinyl or vinyl composition, equal to "Armstrong Standard Excelon" series. Resilient floor tile shall be left clean, free of any glues, oils or residues of any nature. Stripping and finishing will be accomplished by the Physical Plant, Building Services Department. The University reserves the right to require the contractor to strip the manufacturer's protection seal from the resilient floor tile and apply two thin coats of floor finish. Should be a metal complex, water emulsion, acrylic, synthetic polymer and shall be properly applied to the surface. Sealer and finish products shall be as listed in State Contract No. 644 or otherwise deemed proper by the Physical Plant, Building Services Department.
3.0 Carpet
When selecting or recommending carpet, special care must be given to the carpet itself. For continued high appearance and long carpet life, cut pile, deep pile (over 3/8"), light colors such as white, yellow or gold, and solid colors which immediately show all traffic pattern and any stain, must be avoided. Multi-color and patterned cut or loop pile carpets are favored.
As a rule of thumb, carpet construction which has a stitches-per-inch count which is equal to, or greater than its gauge will provide an adequate density level for good wear-ability. Other desirable carpet fabrication specifications would be solution and yarn dyed fibers, anti-microbial finishes, static generation of 3.0 KV or less, woven through the back construction, or tufted with a tuft-bind rating of 20 lbs. or more, and a completely synthetic primary and secondary backing. Fourth generation nylons are the favored carpet fibers.
Carpet tiles with a hard composition backing, but not containing PVC, can be considered for offices, lounges and corridors where floor access is desirable and for ease of repair. A releasable glue is required. Extra boxes of tiles should be specified to provide replacements and repairs.
All newly carpeted areas shall be appropriately covered with plastic or brown paper to protect the carpet from construction debris. Carpet shall be in clean, like new condition when turned over to the University.
4.0 Extra Boxes of Floor or Ceramic Tile
Extra boxes of floor or ceramic tile shall be furnished Physical Plant for future maintenance (not less than 5% for each type, size, and color installed).
5.0 Floors with Floor Drains
All floors with floor drains shall have the floor sloped to the drain so there will be no standing water.
6.0 Stairs
Stairs and primary use fire exit stairs should be finished with premium grade rubber treads. Vinyl composition tile may be used on landings. Risers may be painted.
Endura, Noramet and similar products with high wax formulations are recommended as premium grade rubber products.
09510 Acoustical Ceilings
Acoustical ceilings shall be exposed grid, lay-in system. Acoustical tiles shall be Armstrong Tundra medium texture 2x2 square lay-in, unless specified otherwise by the Director of the Design & Construction Department, and composed of non-combustible materials. Class A "Fire Rated" materials shall be specified to complete a UL fire rated ceiling system for fire protection of structural components such as joists and structural steel. System design and UL system No. shall be included on the plans. System shall meet the time protection requirements specified by the N.C. Department of Insurance; see the UL Fire Resistance Directory for proper installation.
Extra boxes of ceiling tile and grid shall be furnished the Physical Plant for future maintenance, consisting of not less than 5% for each type and size installed, but not less than one full box. Ceiling tile shall be of a standard type and size, and not an end of run or special run, unless approved by the Director of the Design and Construction Department in writing.
Do not use any ceiling that does not allow quick, non-destructive access to above-ceiling spaces.
09900 Painting
1.0 General
All surfaces shall be prepared for painting by thoroughly filling, sanding, scraping, brushing, chemical cleaning, etc. following industry accepted standards and manufacturer's recommendations.
The Contractor shall not paint any new or existing windows or doors "shut". All must operate freely after painting is complete. Fire protection devices shall not be painted; i.e., smoke detectors, sprinkler heads, etc.
2.0 Approved Materials
Exterior and interior paint shall be a top quality paint with maximum life and minimum shrinkage specifications. Acceptable manufacturers include Duron, Kyanize, Devoe, Pittsburg, Sherwin-Williams, Glidden, Benjamin Moore or any others approved by the Designer.
Only first line premium paints shall be acceptable!
3.0 New Surfaces
Surface, Type Paint , Application
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Exterior Wood, Exterior Wood Primer, 1 coat
Exterior Wood, Exterior Finish Coat-Oil Base or latex, 2 coats
Exterior Metal, Exterior Metal Primer, 1 coat
Exterior Metal, Exterior Metal Paint-Oil Base or latex, 2 coats
Exterior Green Handrails, Duron Alkyd Gloss Enamel, Woodland Green mix BY L24 or equivalent, 2 coats
Exterior Stucco, Bondex Waterproof paint or equal(Portland Cement Base), 2 coats
Exterior Masonry, Bondex Waterproof paint ormasonary latex, 2 coats
Interior Masonry (Block), Latex Masonry Block Filler, 1 coat
Interior Paint, Eggshell Alkyd Enamel, or Latex Semi-gloss Enamel, 2 coats
Interior concrete, Latex Primer-Sealer, Interior Paint, Eggshell Alkyd Enamel, or Latex Semi-gloss Enamel, 1 coat
Gyp-Bd./Plaster , Latex Primer-Sealer, Interior, 1 coat
(Flat - in office areas only), Flat Latex , 2 coats
Interior Wood, Primer-Sealer, 1 coat
Interior Paint, Semi-gloss Alkyd Enamel or latex (*), 2 coats
Interior Metal , Metal Primer or latex(*) , 1 coat
Alkyd Gloss or Semi-gloss, 2 coats
Enamel
(*) Appropriate for surface (galvanized, etc.)
4.0 Existing Surfaces
On surfaces which have been previously painted and are undisturbed by patching or removals: 2 coats of finish paint should be used as specified in section "3.0 - New Surfaces", on thoroughly prepared surfaces.
On surfaces which have been previously painted but which require patching: 1 coat primer, 2 coats finish paint as specified in section "3.0 - New Surfaces".
5.0 Epoxy Paint
In areas of extremely high traffic or potential abuse it is recommended that an epoxy paint similar and equal to Ford Paint Company, (Grand Rapids, Michigan) "PolyCote", one part epoxy, be applied over a prime coat of recommended proportions. Washrooms not scheduled for wall tile should receive epoxy coating.
6.0 Painting Elevator Pit & Equipment Rooms
The elevator equipment room and the elevator pit floors shall be acid-etched, finished with one(1) coat thinned 50/50, and then one (1) un-thinned coat of gray porch and synthetic enamel. Walls shall be sealed or primed and painted with two (2) coats of light finish alkyd semi-gloss enamel.
The hoistway equipment and the elevator pit equipment shall be painted with one coat of primer and two coats of alkyd resin, semi-gloss or gloss finish coat.
09950 Documentation
Specify that the Contractor is to:
(1) document to the Owner all finish materials used in the project. List manufacturer, style, color and supplier source.
(2) Provide a hardback manual listing all finish material documentation as a part of the project closeout.
The Architect is to assure that this information is compiled for the Owners use in on-going repair and maintenance.
