Designation:C1320−10(Reapproved2016)StandardPracticeforInstallationofMineralFiberBattandBlanketThermalInsulationforLightFrameConstruction1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1320;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversproceduresfortheinstallationofmineralfiberbattandblanketthermalinsulationinceilings,attics,floors,andwallsofneworexistinghousingandotherlightframeconstruction.1.2Thispracticecoverstheinstallationprocessfrompre-installationinspectionthroughpost-installationinspection.Itdoesnotcovertheproductionoftheinsulationmaterials.1.3Thispracticeisnotintendedtoreplaceinstallationinstructionsbymanufacturers,butitshallbeusedinconjunc-tionwithsuchinstructions.Thispracticeisnotintendedtosupersedelocal,state,orfederalcodes.1.4Thispracticeassumesthattheinstallerpossessesaworkingknowledgeofapplicablecodesandregulations,safetypractices,tools,equipment,andmethodsnecessaryfortheinstallationofthermalinsulationmaterials.Italsoassumesthattheinstallerunderstandsthefundamentalsofconstructionthataffecttheinstallationofinsulation.1.5Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C168TerminologyRelatingtoThermalInsulationC665SpecificationforMineral-FiberBlanketThermalInsu-lationforLightFrameConstructionandManufacturedHousingC755PracticeforSelectionofWaterVaporRetardersforThermalInsulationD3833/D3833MTestMethodforWaterVapor...
