Manual - Graboplast

Manual for installation and maintenance
The ultimate flooring
the ultimate performance
Application technological manual
for Grabo sport floor coverings
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Storage guide for Grabo sport floor coverings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Coverings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Weld cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Storage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Storage and handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Guide to the installation of Grabo sport floor coverings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Requirements to the sub-floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Preparation of the sub-floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Laying of Grabo sport floors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Laying of Grabo sport floors with Grabo Vaporex membrane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Laying of Grabo sport floors without Grabo Vaporex membrane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Gluing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Wet gluing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Contact gluing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Heat welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cold welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning and maintenance guide for Grabo sport floor coverings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Preventing measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Basic cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Daily cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Manual wet cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mechanical wet cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Recommended cleaning agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Stain removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Surface protection of Grabo sport floor covering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Painting of the lines of a sporting ground on the Grabo sport floor coverings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Preparation of the surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Application of paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
List of tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Storage guide for Grabo sport floor coverings
Storage guide for
Grabo sport floor coverings
The present guide is about the storage method of the following
materials:
Grabo sport floor coverings, Grabo Smart, Grabo Vaporex,
Protectsport, Grabo Weld weld cord.
Storage
Coverings
Grabo sport floor coverings, Grabo Smart System, special membrane
and the accessory system products (Grabo Vaporex and Protectsport)
are made in rolls and they should be stored according to the below
information.
The rolls should be stored upright (vertically), the rolls or pallets mustn’t
be stacked. The materials should be stored in their original packing (as
delivered).
It is recommended to store the Protectsport product on a stand since it
can be severally used as the protective covering of sports grounds.
Weld cord
The Grabo Weld can be stored under the same conditions as the
flooring, the individual units should be stored in the original package (as
delivered).
Storage location
The products should be stored in a cool, dry and well ventilated closed
place not exposed to dust.
Covered storage outdoors is not permitted.
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Storage guide for Grabo sport floor coverings
Temperature
PVC products should be stored at temperatures between +10 °C and +
25 °C. Temperatures above or below these values are permitted only
for a short time.
Humidity
Storage in damp locations and condensation should be avoided. A
relative humidity of approx. 40 – 67 % is preferable.
Heating
In heated storage locations the PVC products should be protected from
the heat source. The distance between the heat source and the stored
products should be at least 1 meter.
Light
The product should be protected from light, especially from direct
sunlight and artificial light having a high ultraviolet component. Lighting
with standard lamps is preferable.
Storage and handling
The products should be stored stress-free, with no exposure to stress,
tension, pressure or other deforming forces as these stresses can
encourage both permanent deformation and crack formation as well.
General
By means of the proper storage and handling the properties of PVC
floorings are practically kept unchanged for a long time (approx. 4-5
years)
However, after a long storage period a gluing trial is recommended
before installing the product.
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Guide to the installation of Grabo sport floor coverings
Guide to the installation of Grabo sport
floor coverings
Requirements to the sub-floor
The sub-floor should be properly clear, permanently dry, free from
cracks and anti-adhesion substances and of sufficient tensile and
compressive strength.
In case of concrete sub-floor and cement composition floor its
moisture content mustn’t exceed the value of 2,5 CM %. The proper
quality – before the installation – should be ascertained by means of
examinations and measurements. It is reasonable to log the results!
Preparation of the sub-floor
Before beginning the covering procedure any glue and paint remnants
should be removed from the sub-floor, the eventual cracks should be
eliminated.
The present preparation and laying guide is based on the Henkel
Thomsit products but the products having similar parameters of any
manufacturers can be used.
The loose surface layer uplifted to the surface of concrete should be
removed by sanding. After dust removal the concrete sub-floor should
be pre-treated with a Thomsit R 777 dispersion primer diluted with
water in a portion of 1:1.
The primer binds the residual dust, closes the pores and forms an
adhesive bridge for the base flattener.
After the total imbibition of the primer the irregularities of the base
should be eliminated by means of the proper Thomsit base flattener.
For choosing the magnitude of stresses and the deadline for installation
should be minded. The mass properly diluted and mixed with water
should be spread by means of a trowel. Then it should be deaerated by
means of a spiked aeration roller. After drying the spatulated surface
should be sanded and dedusted.
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Guide to the installation of Grabo sport floor coverings
Laying of Grabo sport floors:
Laying of Grabo sport floors with Grabo Vaporex membrane:
It is not compulsory to install Grabo Vaporex membrane, it is only
recommended!
It is recommended in cases if the floor should be laid onto a new
concrete base and the humidity of the concrete exceeds the value
2.5 CM %. The use of Grabo Vaporex membrane is recommended up
to 5 CM % humidity. Grabo Vaporex has excellent vapour draining and
vapour moderating properties.
It should be used for asphalt bases in any case. The Grabo Vaporex
products should be laid down to the properly prepared base with its
patterned surface down, and folded up approx. 10 cm at the skirtings.
The roll should be laid down abutting, and properly fastened with
a polymer band of 5 cm on its back side (i.e. from the top). The
membrane so made should lay flatly. It is better to lay down the Grabo
Vaporex product crosswise.
The Grabo sport floor coverings should be laid down on to the Vaporex
membrane longitudinally, and THOMSIT K188 E should be used as a
bonding agent.
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Guide to the installation of Grabo sport floor coverings
Laying of Grabo sport floors without Grabo Vaporex
membrane:
The Grabo sport floor coverings should be conditioned and freed from
stresses at site - at a temperature of 18 C˚ at least - 1 day before laying
down. The conditioned floor covering should be cut with a margin at
both ends, then laid down abutting, precisely tailored the edges.
It is recommended to lay down the rolls longitudinally.
Gluing
The tailored stripes can be fastened to the properly prepared concrete
base in two ways.
Wet gluing
In case of absorbent sub-floors THOMSIT UK 400 water dispersion
adhesive should be used. The adhesive should be applied on the subfloor only by means of a spatula of B1 teething; material requirement:
approx. 400g/m2 .
Contact gluing
Contact gluing can be used in case of absorbent or non-absorbent subfloors as well.
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Guide to the installation of Grabo sport floor coverings
• In case of absorbent sub-floors THOMSIT UK 188 E water
dispersion contact adhesive should be used. The adhesive
should be applied on the sub-floor only by means of a spatula of
A2 or A4 teething; material requirement: 200-250 g/m2.
• In case of non-absorbent sub-floors (e.g. PVC gluing on PVC
substrate) it is recommended to use only THOMSIT K 188 E
adhesive, the adhesive should be applied on the sub-floor only
by means of a spatula of A2 or A4 teething; material requirement:
200-250 g/m2.
The Grabo sport floor covering can be installed also in case of
underfloor heating, the before mentioned adhesive types are suitable
as well.
Before gluing the strips should be folded up half-way and the selected
adhesive should be applied. The ideal gluing conditions are specified
on all boxes of adhesives by the manufacturers. These instructions
should be strictly followed!
For the optimum adhesion the covering should be carefully pressed
down – beginning from the middle – by means of a manual rubbing cork
paying attention not to leave any air bubble under it. Finally the glued
covering should be pressed down by a roller. The other half of the strip
should be laid in the same way.
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Guide to the installation of Grabo sport floor coverings
Welding
Heat welding
The made covering should be grooved along the joints in the proper
depth and width with a grooving machine or a hand groove tool and
the groove should be cleaned from the possible dirt. For welding the
4,5 mm variation of GraboWeld should be used.
The temperature of the welding machine should be set between 4-5
grades. Welding can be made with an automatic mobile welding
machine or hand welding tool.
Before beginning the procedure it is recommended to make a trial
welding in order to set the optimum temperature and speed.
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Guide to the installation of Grabo sport floor coverings
After the weld seam cooled down the excess welding cord should be
removed in two steps.
First the cord should be half-cut by means of a slide and a quarter
moon knife, then after total cooling flushing should be made with a
quarter moon knife.
The edges can be closed with foamed base boards or a planed wooden
base ledge of 5 cm height. In case if Vaporex is built in as well, an airgap of 5 mm should be made at installing the base ledge.
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Guide to the installation of Grabo sport floor coverings
Cold welding
For GraboSport floor coverings a widespread welding method is the
cold welding technology. The seams can be easily and quickly welded.
The cold welding technology consists of 3 steps:
Step 1: Paper adhesive band should be put and fastened with a
pressure roll onto the joints of the closely fitted PVC stripes.
Step 2: The adhesive tape should be simply and definitely cut
through in the seam range by means of a circular knife (or a
trapezoidal knife).
Step 3: The nozzle of the cold welding tube should be pushed
with one hand into the seam and should advance along it. The
cold welding agent should be fed by the other hand so that the
adhesive band becomes wet in a width of 5 mm. The adhesive
band should be removed after 10 minutes.
The result is an almost invisible and waterproof seam.
A successful cold welding procedure needs the tools on the picture.
More information about the cold welding is available at the homepage
www.mueller-pvc-naht.de.
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Cleaning and maintenance guide for Grabo sport floor coverings
Cleaning and maintenance guide for
Grabo sport floor coverings
The durability and aesthetic appearance of the floor covering is
basically affected by the regular cleaning and maintenance. Naturally
the frequency of cleaning depends on the requisition degree.
In order to keep the condition of Grabo floors a regular daily cleaning
and periodically done basic cleaning are recommended.
In addition to the cleaning agents recommended in the present guide
other, similar cleaning agents of the same parameters can be used. Do
not use cleaning agents which deteriorate - e.g. scratching the surface!
In general it is important to comply with the instructions of the
manufacturers and it is advisable to ask and follow advice from the
companies manufacturing cleaning agents.
Preventing measures
Major part of the usual dirt can be avoided by using dirt catchers at the
entrances and in the entrance-halls and by regularly cleaning of them.
In case of furniture proper underlays or rollers should be used and
regularly cleaned.
Basic cleaning
• removing solid dirt from the surface by sweeping or vacuumcleaning
• removing hard, adhesive dirt
Tools
• high-alkaline basic cleaning agent
• simple-wheel grinding machine with a red pad
• water sucking device (handled rubber and trowel)
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Cleaning and maintenance guide for Grabo sport floor coverings
The high-performance basic cleaning agent is for the extremely rapid
and complete dissolution of the deposited dirt. These agents contain
water-soluble solvents, tensides and occasionally disinfectants.
Technology
The solution should be dispersed on a surface of 5-10 m2, the area
should be scrubbed after an acting time of 10-15 minutes, then the
cleaning agent should be absorbed, the surface should be rinsed with
a plenty of clean water, and lastly, the water should be absorbed again
(neutralisation).
The basic cleaning should be done with a frequency according to the
grade of uses. Usual frequency: once or twice a year.
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Cleaning and maintenance guide for Grabo sport floor coverings
Daily cleaning
• removing solid dirt from the surface by sweeping or vacuumcleaning
• wet cleaning manually or with a machine
For sport floor coverings it is preferred to do the daily cleaning with a
machine.
Manual wet cleaning
For the daily cleaning a mop, a mop holder and cleaning agent are
required An anionic or non-ionic, tenside-based, alcoholic cleaning
agent is recommended which excellently keeps the original shine of the
surfaces and dries quickly with no stripes and blushing.
Cleaning should be performed with the two-bucket method.
Mechanical wet cleaning
For the daily mechanical cleaning of the Grabo floor covering a walking
or automotive cleaning machine should be used. The cleaning agents
recommended for mechanical cleaning contain non-ionic or cationic tensides. It is important not to affect the slipping properties of the surface.
Recommended cleaning agents
Manufacturer/
Trade mark
Werner&Mertz
GmbH / TANA
Dr. Schutz
Basic cleaning
Quick-Stripper
pH 13-14
dilution: 5-10 %
Clean and Strip
pH 14
dilution: 10%
Daily manual cleaning
SR 13
pH 9
dilution: 0,5 %
Active Cleaner R280
pH 8,5
dilution: 0,3-0,5%
Daily mechanical cleaning
Innomat
pH 10
dilution: 0,3-0,5%
Floor Cleaner R 1000
pH 9,5
dilution: 0,3-0,5%
Stain removal
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Elatex Stain removal
Cleaning and maintenance guide for Grabo sport floor coverings
Stain removal
Stains
Removing agent
Chocolate, grease, fruit juice, ice cream, cream, coffee,
lemonade, tea, wine, egg, beer
Natural detergent diluted with mild water
Asphalt, rubber, oil, shoe polish, soot, crayon, fibre-tip pen
Cleaning naphta or methylated alcohols. White or nylon cloths
or brushes should be used.
Candle wax and bubble gum
Cold spray or ice in a plastic bag. When totally dried the stain
should be cracked and carefully scrubbed.
Blood
Cold water with some drops of ammonia, if necessary
Rust, lime
Mildly acidic detergent (pH 3-4)
Adhesives
Adhesive cleaning agent, heavy naphta. Then rinsing with
pure water and careful drying.
Wax
Elatex Stain Removal
After any stain removal the floor should always be wiped with a cloth and pure water.
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Surface protection of Grabo sport floor covering
Surface protection of
Grabo sport floor covering
In case of non sport related events it is reasonable to put a special
protective covering onto the perfectly installed Grabo sport floor
coverings. Grabo Protectsport has beendeveloped for this application.
By means of the reeling and unwinding device manufactured by the firm
Janser the rolls can be easily lifted off the storing frame and laid on to
the sporting ground. The rolls laid together should be fastened with a
double-sided adhesive tape.
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Painting of the lines of a sporting ground on the
Grabo sport floor coverings
Painting of the lines of a sporting ground
on the Grabo sport floor coverings
Our product Grabocolor is recommended for painting the sporting
ground lines.
This product is available in five colours: white, yellow, blue, black, red.
Grabocolor is a two-pot polyurethane paint. It has a good adhesive
property and forms an abrasion-proof layer.
Preparation of the surface
• The surface of the floor should be clean, free of grease, oil and
water.
• The playing lines should be marked according to the given
plans. The marking band should be pressed into the dents of the
graining of the floor by means of a rubber roller so that no paint
underflow can occur.
• The marked stripes should be wiped by a soft cloth impregnated
with acetone.
• The first layer of the paint should be applied within 1 hour after
wiping with the solvent.
Application of paint
• Application conditions:
• Temperature: between +15°C and +25˚C.
• Humidity: 65% max.
• Surface: dry, free from water and vapour.
• The painting is sensitive to water and moisture until its setting.
• According to the portion specified for the paint the components A
and B should be stirred homogenous.
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Painting of the lines of a sporting ground on the
Grabo sport floor coverings
• The application period calculated from stirring is 4 hours max. at
a temperature of +20˚C. The application period decreases with
the increase of the temperature.
• Application: with a brush, in at least two layers.
• The second layer can be applied only after complete drying (if it
doesn’t adhere).
• The masking band should be removed immediately after drying
of the paint. It is difficult to remove the band if the paint totally
hardened, and rough, curved lines can be resulted.
• Do not step on the floor for at least 48 hours after the application.
• The tools should be cleaned with the diluting agent sold together
with the paint.
It is reasonable to employ a specialist to paint the sporting
ground lines!
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List of tools
List of tools
The minimal tool list needed for installing the Grabo products is
summarized in the table below. The present recommendation is
made on the basis of the product catalogue of the firm JANSER.
The JANSER Group can be visited on the internet on the homepage
www.janser.com.
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Janvac industrial vacuum
cleaner
Hydromette Compact B moisture
measuring device
Columbus single-wheel grinding
machine
LVT 10 digital Thermo Hygrometer
CX10 hand agitator
Smoothing trowel
List of tools
Rollable steel ruler
Straight blade
Hooked blade
Flipper 3000 safety knife
Changeable gluing spatula
A2 serrated spatula
B1 serrated spatula
Cork press
Hand groover
Speed nozzle
Quarter moon blade
Welding seam slide
Pressure roller
Groover grooving machine
Leister welding kit
Leister automata welder
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Graboplast Floor Covering Manufacturers Ltd.
H-9023 Győr, Fehérvári út 16/B HUNGARY Tel.: (36) 96 506-154
www.graboplast.hu
The ultimate flooring the ultimate performance
Graboplast Floor Covering Manufacturers Ltd.
H-9023 Győr, Fehérvári út 16/B HUNGARY Tel.: (36) 96 506-154
www.graboplast.hu