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Sheldon Wolfe
Senior Member
Username: sheldon_wolfe
Post Number: 917
Registered: 01-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 10, 2016 - 04:29 pm: |    |
A few years ago there was a discussion of resilient base. The opinions varied, but overall seemed to favor field-formed corners. Absent from the discussion was any comment on the material used. My understanding has always been that rubber is best, vinyl worst, and vinyl/rubber composition in between. We'd like to use rubber, but with vinyl being cheaper, that's what we use. (Aren't we supposed to be concerned about life cycle cost?)
This article appears to be a thorough evaluation of the pros and cons of each type. It states, "When properly formed and fitted by the installer on the job, however, outside corners are acceptable and it is not necessary to specify preformed or pre-molded corners" But, for types TPR and TV, "forming corners often results in visible white stress lines or discoloration in the material."
What type resilient base do you specify? Do you specify factory- or field-formed corners? If you have used two or more types of base, or two or more types of corners, how do they compare for appearance and performance? Be sure to indicate the combinations of type and corners used. |
Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate
Senior Member
Username: lynn_javoroski
Post Number: 2081
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 10, 2016 - 05:05 pm: | |
Our interior designers preferred to use rubber and to use pre-formed corners for both inside and outside corners. I never got to see the results, but since the designers did, and continued to request the same thing, I can only assume the results were satisfactory. |
Wayne Yancey
Senior Member
Username: wayne_yancey
Post Number: 783
Registered: 01-2008
| | Posted on Friday, June 10, 2016 - 06:35 pm: | |
Sheldon,
I select Type TS, 100 percent vulcanized rubber.
Roppe, Burke, Nora, Allstate, and Flexco manufacture Thermoset Vulcanized Rubber
For outside corners:
Score back of base material with grooving tool, at all outside corners; maintain minimum leg length 18 inches where wall length permits. Mount base so that scored groove is accurately aligned with corner, and with base tightly adhered to wall at both sides of corner, with no visible gaps at top of base. Where cove base is formed around outside corners, stretch toe of cove for smooth transition around corner, with toe in uniform contact with the finish flooring.
For inside corners:
Miter or cope inside corners for accurate fit. |
guest (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2016 - 05:38 pm: | |
Rubber, as opposed to vinyl, as I was told vinyl tends to shrink more than rubber.
Field-formed corners, as I was told preformed corners COULD be different dye lot and thus more possibility of color mismatch. |
James Sandoz, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA
Senior Member
Username: jsandoz
Post Number: 193
Registered: 06-2005
| | Posted on Monday, June 13, 2016 - 09:08 am: | |
My firm has a well informed and very astute interiors department and their consensus echoes what Mr. Yancey and 'guest' have written. We tend to take advantage of the full range of colors offered by the manufacturers and certainly want to avoid mis-matches. For our healthcare projects the superior performance of the rubber product is worth the extra cost. |
J. Peter Jordan
Senior Member
Username: jpjordan
Post Number: 899
Registered: 05-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, June 19, 2016 - 11:08 am: | |
For many years, rubber was the product of choice for most of my clients. Recently I have begun to see more selection of vinyl base. Some designers like it because it is more glossy (which I think will scuff easier--get your portfolio pictures early).
J. Peter Jordan, FCSI, AIA, CCS, LEED AP, SCIP
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