Designation:F710−19StandardPracticeforPreparingConcreteFloorstoReceiveResilientFlooring1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF710;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthedeterminationoftheacceptabil-ityofaconcretefloorfortheinstallationofresilientflooring.1.2Thispracticeincludessuggestionsfortheconstructionofaconcretefloortoensureitsacceptabilityforinstallationofresilientflooring.1.3Thispracticedoesnotcovertheadequacyoftheconcretefloortoperformitsstructuralrequirements.1.4Thispracticecoversthenecessarypreparationofcon-cretefloorspriortotheinstallationofresilientflooring.1.5Thispracticedoesnotsupersedeinanymannertheresilientflooringoradhesivemanufacturer’swritteninstruc-tions.Consulttheindividualmanufacturerforspecificrecom-mendations.1.6Althoughcarpettiles,carpet,woodflooring,coatings,films,andpaintsaenotspecificallyintendedtobeincludedinthecategoryofresilientfloorcoverings,theproceduresin-cludedinthispracticemaybeusefulforpreparingconcretefloorstoreceivesuchfinishes.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.See4.1.1,7.1.1,and7.1.2forspecificwarningstatements.1.8Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.9Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarriersto...