SECTION 03346

CONCRETE FLOOR FINISHING

PART 1 GENERAL

SECTION INCLUDES

Finishing [separate floor toppings] [slabs on grade] [and] [monolithic floor slab].

Surface treatment with [concrete hardener] [sealer] [and] [slip resistant coatings].

RELATED SECTIONS

Section 03300 - Cast-in-Place Concrete: Prepared concrete [slabs] [toppings] [and] [floors] ready to receive finish.

Section 03300 - Cast-in-Place Concrete: Control and formed expansion and contraction joints and joint devices.

REFERENCES

ACI 301 - Structural Concrete for Buildings.

SUBMITTALS

Submit under provisions of Section [01300] [________].

Product Data: Provide data on finishing compounds, product characteristics, compatibility and limitations.

Manufacturer's Installation Instructions: Indicate criteria for preparation and application.

DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

Deliver, store, protect and handle products under provisions of Section [01600] [________].

Deliver materials in manufacturer's packaging including application instructions.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

MANUFACTURERS

[__________________________________] Product [_________].

[__________________________________] Product [_________].

[__________________________________] Product [_________].

Substitutions: Under provisions of Section [01600] [________].

COMPOUNDS - HARDENERS AND SEALERS

Chemical Hardener: [________] type; [________] manufactured by [________________].

****** [OR] ******

Metallic Hardener: Premixed [clear] [colored] [static disseminating] oxidable type; [________] manufactured by [________________].

****** [OR] ******

Non-Metallic Hardener: Premixed [emery] [natural mineral] [________] type; [________] manufactured by [________________].

[Colored] Sealer: [________] type; [________] manufactured by [________________].]

Slip Resistant Finish: [Aluminum oxide] [Silica sand] [________] type, [________] color as selected from manufacturer's standard range; [________] manufactured by [________________].

Exposed Aggregate Retarder: [________] type, [________] color as selected from manufacturer's standard range; [________] manufactured by [________________].

PART 3 EXECUTION

EXAMINATION

Verify site conditions under provisions of Section [01039] [________].

Verify that floor surfaces are acceptable to receive the Work of this Section.

FLOOR FINISHING

Finish concrete floor surfaces in accordance with ACI 301.

Wood float surfaces which will receive [quarry tile] [ceramic tile] [terrazzo] [________] with full bed setting system.

Steel trowel surfaces which will receive [carpeting] [resilient flooring] [seamless flooring] [thin set quarry tile] [thin set ceramic tile] [________________].

Steel trowel surfaces which are scheduled to be exposed.

In areas with floor drains, maintain floor elevation at walls; pitch surfaces uniformly to drains [at [1/8] [1/4] [____] inch per foot ([10] [20] [____] mm per m) nominal] [as indicated on Drawings].

FLOOR SURFACE TREATMENT

Apply [dry shake] [liquid] hardener in accordance with manufacturer's instructions on [scheduled] [__________]

floor surfaces.

Apply slip resistant finish in accordance with manufacturer's instructions on [scheduled] [__________] floor surfaces.

Apply sealer in accordance with manufacturer's instructions on [scheduled] [__________] floor surfaces.

Apply retarder in accordance with manufacturer's instructions on [scheduled] [__________] floor surfaces.

TOLERANCES

Maximum Variation of Surface Flatness For Exposed Concrete Floors: [1/4] [1/8] [____] inch ([6] [3] [____] mm) in [10] [____] ft ([3] [____] m).

Maximum Variation of Surface Flatness Under Seamless Resilient Flooring: [1/4] [1/8] [____] inch ([6] [3] [____] mm) in [10] [____] ft ([3] [____] m).

Maximum Variation of Surface Flatness Under Carpeting: [1/4] [1/8] [____] inch ([6] [3] [____] mm) in [10] [____] ft ([3] [____] m).

SCHEDULES

Receiving Dock: Non-metallic hardener, natural mineral type, grey color; surface flatness tolerance of 1/8 inch in 10 feet.

Storage Area #106: Sealer, clear mineral type; surface flatness tolerance of 1/16 inch in 10 feet.

END OF SECTION