Designation:F693−01(Reapproved2012)StandardPracticeforSealingSeamsofResilientSheetFlooringProductsbyUseofLiquidSeamSealers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF693;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoverstheinstructionsandprecautionstobeobservedtoensuresatisfactoryperformanceofseamsinsheetresilientflooringsealedwithliquidseamsealers.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F141TerminologyRelatingtoResilientFloorCoverings3.Terminology3.1FordefinitionsoftermsusedinthispracticerefertoTerminologyF141.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Seamsinsomesheetresilientflooringaresealedtopreventopeningsfromformingbetweencutedgesandpreventpenetrationsofdirt,liquids,etc.,intotheseams.5.Instructions5.1Flooringshallbeinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.5.2Particularattentionshallbepaidtopropercuttingoftheseamssothattherearenogapsoroverlaps.5.3Inmakinguptheseam,careshallbetakentopreventanyflooringadhesiveusedtobondthefloorcoveringtothesubstratefromgettingbetweenthecutedgesofseam.Itisalmostimpossibletoremovesuchadhesive,andtheseamsealerwillnotbondproperlyinthoseareasandmayresultindiscoloration.5.4Theproperseamsealerandapplicatorasrecommendedbytheresilientflooringmanufacturershallbeused.Followtheresilientflooringmanufacturer’sinstructionsastothemethodofapplicationforthespecificproductbeinginstalled.5.5Two-partseamsealers,mixedataspecificratioperthemanufacturer’sdirections,shouldbeusedforasingleinstallation,withanyremainingunusedsealerproperlydis-posedof.5.6Itisimportantforperformancereason...
