Fiberboard surface protection system

A method for protecting selected portions of a floor surface, the method including:

• providing a first surface protector, said first surface protector including a sheet of bendable, water-resistant material having a perimeter, a substantially flat top surface, a substantially flat bottom surface, a first side, a second side which is parallel to said first side and extends along a longitudinal length of said sheet, a front edge, a back edge, and a first crease that is offset a distance inward from said first and second sides of said sheet and positioned on said substantially flat top surface or said substantially flat bottom surface of said sheet, said sheet is capable of being folded along said first crease to thereby create a first portion and a second portion without damaging said crease or said sheet and without compromising the water-resistant properties of the water-resistant material, said first crease is water-resistant both prior to and after said sheet is folded along said first crease, said first portion of said sheet is capable of protecting a first surface and said second portion of said sheet is capable of protecting a second surface when said sheet is folded along said first crease, said first surface protector having a first adhesive strip positioned at or adjacent to said perimeter of said sheet, said first adhesive strip is a preapplied adhesive strip having a top adhesive surface, said top adhesive surface forms an adhesive bond capable of connecting together an adjacently positioned surface protector;
• providing a second surface protector having a substantially flat top surface and a substantially flat bottom surface;
• positioning said first surface protector on said floor surface;
• positioning said second surface protector on said floor surface such that a portion of said substantially flat bottom surface of said second surface protector overlies a portion of said first surface protector;
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• causing said first and second surface protectors to engage one another to cause said bottom surface of said second surface protector to adhesively connect to said top adhesive surface of said first adhesive strip on said first surface protector to form a permanent connection between said first and second surface protector and to form a dust-proof connection between said first and second surface protector.

A method for protecting selected portions of a floor surface, the method including:

• providing a first surface protector, said first surface protector configured to protect selected portions of floor surfaces, said first surface protector comprising:
• a sheet of bendable, water-resistant material having a perimeter, a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side, a second side which is parallel to said first side and extends along a longitudinal length of said sheet, a front edge, a back edge, and a first crease that is offset a distance inward from said first and second sides of said sheet and positioned on said top surface or said bottom surface of said sheet, said sheet is capable of being folded along said first crease to thereby create a first portion and a second portion without damaging said crease or said sheet and without compromising the water-resistant properties of the water-resistant material, said first portion of said sheet is capable of protecting a first surface and said second portion of said sheet is capable of protecting a second surface when said sheet is folded along said first crease, said sheet is selected from the group consisting of fiberboard, paperboard, composite fabric and plastic;
• a first adhesive strip positioned at or adjacent to said first side of said sheet, said first adhesive strip positioned on said top surface of said sheet, said first adhesive strip positioned closer to said first side of said sheet than said first crease, said first adhesive strip is a preapplied adhesive strip having a top adhesive surface, said first adhesive strip includes a removable top protective release liner that, when removed, exposes said top adhesive surface of said first adhesive strip;
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• wherein said top adhesive surface of said first adhesive strip configured to form an adhesive bond capable of connecting together an adjacently positioned surface protector and capable of forming a dust-proof bond and a liquid-proof bond with the adjacently positioned surface protector;
• providing a second surface protector having a top surface and a bottom surface;
• positioning said first surface protector on said floor surface;
• positioning said second surface protector on said floor surface such that a portion of said bottom surface of said second surface protector overlies a portion of said first surface protector;
• and
• causing said first and second surface protectors to engage one another to cause said bottom surface of said second surface protector to adhesively connect to said top adhesive surface of said first adhesive strip on said first surface protector to form a permanent connection between said first and second surface protector and to form a dust-proof connection between said first and second surface protector, said adhesive connection between said first and second surface protectors is a liquid-proof connection.