Designation:F1482−15StandardPracticeforInstallationandPreparationofPanelTypeUnderlaymentstoReceiveResilientFlooring1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1482;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeincludesrecommendationsfortheinstal-lationofpaneltypeunderlaymentsincludingwoodbased,fiberreinforcedgypsumandfiber-cementpanelunderlayment/subfloorassembliesuponwhichresilientflooringmaybeinstalled.1.2Thestructuralintegrityofsubfloorassembliesisgov-ernedbylocalbuildingcodes.1.3Thispracticedoesnotsupersedeinanymannertheresilientflooring,underlaymentoradhesivemanufacturer’swritteninstructions.Consulttheindividualresilientflooring,underlaymentoradhesivemanufacturerforspecificrecom-mendations.Manufacturer’sinstructionssupercedetherecom-mendationsincludedinthispractice.1.4SeeSupplementaryRequirementsfor“SelectWarnings”thathavebeenprovided.1.5Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C1278/C1278MSpecificationforFiber-ReinforcedGypsumPanelC1288SpecificationforDiscreteNon-AsbestosFiber-CementInteriorSubstrateSheetsF141TerminologyRelatingtoResilientFloorCoverings2.2ANSIStandards:ANSI/A208.1Particleboard3ANSI/AHAA135.4BasicHardboard32.3NISTStandards:VoluntaryProductStandardPS1-10forStructuralPlywood3,4VoluntaryProductStandardPS2-10forPerformanceStan-dardWood-BasedStructural-UsePanels3,42.4OtherDocuments:APAEngineeredWoo...
