Technical Tips

Codes and Construction

Attachment of Non-Load Bearing Walls to AdvanTech® Subflooring

Foot traffic near interior walls can sometimes cause incremental movements resulting in noises from fasteners rubbing against the AdvanTech® floor panel edges. To address this potential source of noise, the sole plate should be securely fastened to the floor joist system as shown below.

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Expansion Joints in Large Buidings

The normal recommendations for spacing Huber Engineered Wood panels are 1/8” at panel ends and edges. These spacing recommendations will accommodate most building situations. However, when the building exceeds 80 feet in length, the cumulative expansion of adjacent panels may bow joists, rim boards, and push end walls out of line. To address this...

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Exporting AdvanTech® panels

Many countries have regulations for solid wood packing material (SWPM) imported from the United States. According to these regulations, all SWPM, bracing and dunnage made from coniferous trees need to be heat-treated and certified in order to prevent further introduction of the pinewood nematode as well as other wood destroying organisms.

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LEED and Green Building

Green building programs are helping to increase the efficiency with which buildings use resources in regards to energy, water, and materials.

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Third Party Certification

The International Building Code defines Oriented Strand Board, OSB, as wood structural panels intended for structural use complying with the requirements of Department of Commerce PS 2, Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels. Section 2303.1.4 of the IBC states that every panel shall be designed and fabricated in accordance the applicable standard and identified by the trademarks of an approved testing and inspection agency indicating conformance with the applicable standard.

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Installation Tips

Installing AdvanTech® Subflooring Over a Concrete Slab

There are two methods used to attach AdvanTech® panels to concrete slabs. Both methods require the preparation of the slab.

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Installing Spray-In Foam Insulation with AdvanTech®

There are two types of spray-in insulation, Closed Cell Foam (Rigid) and Open Cell (Semi-Flexible) Foam Insulations. Both these products come in a variety of derivatives such as soy, polyurethane, polyisocyanurate, icynene, etc. These types of products are suitable for use with AdvanTech® flooring and sheathing.

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Proper Spacing of AdvanTech®

AdvanTech® flooring and sheathing is a dimensionally stable engineered panel product. However, like other wood products, AdvanTech flooring and sheathing may expand and shrink with changes in moisture conditions. If panels are installed without expansion gaps, buckling and/or edge ridging may occur.

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Installing AdvanTech Over Light Gage Metal Framing

Light gage metal framing is used in many different aspects of today’s construction industry. Though it’s seen more prevalent in light commercial buildings, it is growing in the residential industry as well. For this reason, the use of wood structural panels like AdvanTech® subflooring and sheathing is being used in conjunction with light gage joists or studs.

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Finished Flooring Installation

Ceramic Tile at 24" oc

AdvanTech flooring is an acceptable substrate for ceramic tile. The following steps outline the construction sequence for the AdvanTech flooring and ceramic tile with supports at 24” oc per the Tile Council of America Handbook for Ceramic Tile Installation.

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Ceramic Tile over AdvanTech®

AdvanTech® is an excellent substrate for a variety of floor coverings including ceramic tile. The following steps outline the construction sequence for ceramic tile installation over AdvanTech flooring. Refer to The Tile Council of America Handbook for Ceramic Tile Installation for specific tile installation information.

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Floating Laminate wood flooring

Floating laminate wood flooring is a low cost alternative to hardwood or engineered wood flooring with more longevity and higher durability. Laminate flooring is placed over a manufacturer approved underlayment and allowed to float over the wood subfloor. AdvanTech® flooring is an excellent substrate for floating laminate wood flooring.

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Gypsum Concrete over AdvanTech®

AdvanTech® flooring is an excellent substrate for gypsum concrete underlayment. The following steps outline the construction sequence for the AdvanTech flooring.

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Installing Hardwood Flooring on AdvanTech®

AdvanTech flooring is an excellent substrate for a variety of floor coverings including hardwood flooring. The following steps outline the construction sequence for hardwood flooring installation over AdvanTech flooring.

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Installing Vinyl, VCT and Commercial Carpet on AdvanTech®

AdvanTech flooring is an excellent substrate for a variety of floor coverings including vinyl, vinyl composite tiles (VCT) and commercial carpeting. The following steps outline the construction sequence for finish flooring installation over AdvanTech flooring. Commercial carpeting is defined as direct glue down application of commercial carpeting over the subfloor with no carpet pad.

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Lightweight Concrete over AdvanTech®

AdvanTech® flooring is an excellent substrate for lightweight concrete. The following steps outline the construction sequence for the AdvanTech flooring.

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Radiant Heat Installed with AdvanTech®

AdvanTech® Flooring is a compatible structural floor panel when used with a radiant floor heating system. The following steps outline the construction sequence for the AdvanTech/radiant heat flooring assembly. The radiant heating system temperature (typically ranging from 120°F to 135°F) does not affect the performance of AdvanTech Flooring panels.

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AdvanTech Applications and Uses

AdvanTech® Subflooring in a Roof Application

AdvanTech® flooring can be used as roof sheathing. Roof applications are generally designed using more liberal deflection criteria than floors (i.e., L/240 deflection criteria for roof live loads vs. L/360 or tighter deflection criteria for residential floor live loads). If AdvanTech flooring is used in a roof application the L/240 deflection criteria is generally acceptable.

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Applying Coatings to AdvanTech®

The surface of AdvanTech® flooring is an excellent substrate for a variety of coatings including oil based primer/paint combination, polyurethanes, and epoxy coatings. AdvanTech flooring is not intended for permanent exposure to the weather and the coatings discussed here will not offer sufficient protection from permanent exposure.

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Identifying and Correcting Squeaks in a Wood Subfloor

Floor squeaks generally are caused by two pieces of wood rubbing against each other, or by the wood rubbing against a fastener.

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Non-Warranted Application

Huber Engineered Wood sheathing and subfloor products can not be used in applications where an Exterior rated panel is required. AdvanTech®, ZIP System® and Huber BlueTM branded wood structural panels have an Exposure 1 bond classification as defined under the Voluntary Product Standard PS 2-04, Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels.

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Removing Ice and Snow from AdvanTech®

During winter months, snow and ice may accumulate on AdvanTech panels. Although this may present a safety hazard, snow and ice will not normally affect the structural integrity of the panels. Once the ice and snow have melted and the building closed in, it is important to ensure the panels have completely dried prior to finish floor installation. Ice and snow can safely be removed from AdvanTech flooring with 3 different products.

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Removing Mold and Mildew from AdvanTech®

Mold and Mildew will grow on untreated wood products given the proper conditions. Mold and mildew have four basic requirements to initiate and sustain growth: suitable temperature, access to oxygen, a food source and moisture.

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Removing Standing Water from AdvanTech®

AdvanTech® flooring is a water resistant, dimensionally stable engineered strand product that was designed to withstand exposure to moisture during normal construction delays. In some areas, frequent and lengthy rain storms result in standing water on the floor systems of buildings under construction.

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Understanding Low Emissions and Formaldehyde

AdvanTech® and ZIP System® panels are manufactured in accordance with the product standard, PS2, Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels. Products manufactured by Huber Engineered Woods do NOT contain any urea formaldehyde.

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Wood Characteristics

The following are different characteristics of wood.

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