Specify and verify ASTM E1155 FF/FL floor flatness and levelness numbers for a slab

domain: flatwork-tolerances · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Confirm the applicable current edition of ASTM E1155 (inch-pound or the E1155M metric companion) directly from ASTM before citing a specific year, since editions are periodically reissued.
  2. Specify separate FF (flatness, based on curvature over a short interval) and FL (levelness, based on differential elevation over a longer interval) numbers appropriate to the floor's use, with higher values for superflat or defined-traffic floors.
  3. Require measurement per the standard's straightedge/wedge or profilograph method, taken within the time window stated in the contract after floor construction.
  4. Define both a specified overall value and a minimum local value in the spec, not just a single target F-number.
  5. Confirm test timing and floor sampling layout are agreed upon at the pre-construction conference so results are not disputed after the fact.

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