Field-assembled flooring systems with mold-resistant isolation boards
OwnerJames R. Metzgerinventor
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Abstract
Described herein are methods for installing field-assembled flooring systems that include isolation boards on a wall frame, a subfloor, or on both the wall frame and the subfloor. The underlayment can be a hybrid design that includes a combination of isolation panels and cementitious product. The field-assembled flooring systems can use mold-resistant isolation boards to reduce or eliminate the chances of the onset of mold and effects from water damage. The isolation boards can be installed on floors alone, on walls alone, or on both floors and walls to reduce the onset of mold and/or to reduce damage from water.
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A method for installing a flooring system, the method comprising:
- securing mold-resistant floor isolation boards to a portion of a subfloor adjacent to a wall frame, the mold-resistant floor isolation boards secured so that there is a gap between the wall frame and each of the mold-resistant floor isolation boards;
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- pouring cementitious product over the subfloor so that the poured cementitious product reaches a targeted height that does not exceed a thickness of the mold-resistant floor isolation boards,
- wherein the mold-resistant floor isolation boards define a pour stop for the cementitious product such that the cementitious product does not contact the wall frame.
A method for installing a flooring system, the method comprising:
- securing mold-resistant wall isolation boards to studs of a wall frame so that a bottom edge of the mold-resistant wall isolation board is adjacent to a subfloor, the mold-resistant wall isolation boards being installed adjacent to one another to cover a portion of the wall frame;
- securing mold-resistant floor isolation boards to a portion of a subfloor adjacent to the mold-resistant wall isolation boards, the mold-resistant floor isolation boards secured so that there is a gap between individual mold-resistant wall isolation boards and individual mold-resistant floor isolation boards;
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- pouring cementitious product over the subfloor so that the poured cementitious product reaches a targeted height that does not exceed a thickness of the mold-resistant floor isolation boards.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.