Guidelines for Specifying a Moisture-Control System
There are many products marketed today that purportedly solve moisture-related flooring problems. And it has become commonplace to focus on warranties rather than product performance. This has created considerable confusion among specifiers in the flooring and construction industries as to what should be included in project specifications, and how and why.
The following list of suggestions was prepared to assist architects, engineers, and specifiers by reducing this confusion, as well as to aid them in assuring that owners get what they pay for. In short, proof must be provided that a given moisture-control product brings the floor to within required compliance levels, and that the manufacturers of the product can be held fully accountable for related claims that may arise.