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Home My WebLink About12 36 61 Quartz Agglomerate CountertopsTHE KENT 12 36 61 - THE KENT Issue Date 05.09.18 QUARTZ AGGREGATE COUNTERTOPS THE KENT SECTION 12 36 61 - QUARTZ AGGLOMERATE COUNTERTOPS PART 1 - GENERAL 1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section. 1.2 SUMMARY A. Section Includes: 1. Quartz agglomerate countertops. 2. Quartz agglomerate backsplashes. 3. Quartz agglomerate end splashes. B. Related Requirements: 1. Section 22 41 00 "Residential Plumbing Fixtures" for sinks and plumbing fittings. 1.3 ACTION SUBMITTALS A. Product Data: For countertop materials. B. Shop Drawings: For countertops. Show materials, finishes, edge and backsplash profiles, methods of joining, and cutouts for plumbing fixtures. 1. Show locations and details of joints. 2. Show direction of directional pattern, if any. C. Samples for Initial Selection: For each type of material exposed to view. D. Samples for Verification: For the following products: 1. Countertop material, 6 inches square. 2. One full-size quartz agglomerate countertop, with front edge and backsplash, 8 by 10 inches, of construction and in configuration specified. 1.4 INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS A. Qualification Data: For fabricator. 1.5 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS A. Maintenance Data: For quartz agglomerate countertops to include in maintenance manuals. Include Product Data for care products used or recommended by Installer and names, addresses, and telephone numbers of local sources for products. THE KENT 12 36 61 - THE KENT Issue Date 05.09.18 QUARTZ AGGREGATE COUNTERTOPS THE KENT 1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE A. Fabricator Qualifications: Shop that employs skilled workers who custom-fabricate countertops similar to that required for this Project, and whose products have a record of successful in- service performance. 1. Refer also to Specification Section 01 40 00 “Quality Requirements.” B. Installer Qualifications: Fabricator of countertops. 1. Refer also to Specification Section 01 40 00 “Quality Requirements.” C. Mockups: Build mockups to demonstrate aesthetic effects and to set quality standards for fabrication and execution. 1. Build mockup of typical countertop as shown on Drawings. 2. Subject to compliance with requirements, approved mockups may become part of the completed Work if undisturbed at time of Substantial Completion. 1.7 FIELD CONDITIONS A. Field Measurements: Verify dimensions of countertops by field measurements before countertop fabrication is complete. 1.8 COORDINATION A. Coordinate locations of utilities that will penetrate countertops or backsplashes. PART 2 - PRODUCTS 2.1 QUARTZ AGGLOMERATE COUNTERTOP MATERIALS A. Quartz Agglomerate: Solid sheets consisting of quartz aggregates bound together with a matrix of filled plastic resin and complying with ICPA SS-1, except for composition. 1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by the following: a. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. b. Product: Corian. 2. Type: Refer to Finish Legend on Drawings. 3. Colors and Patterns: Refer to Finish Legend on Drawings. 2.2 COUNTERTOP FABRICATION A. Fabricate countertops according to quartz agglomerate manufacturer's written instructions and the AWI/AWMAC/WI's "Architectural Woodwork Standards." 1. Grade: Custom. B. Configuration: Provide countertops with the following front and backsplash style: 1. Front: Straight, slightly eased at top. THE KENT 12 36 61 - THE KENT Issue Date 05.09.18 QUARTZ AGGREGATE COUNTERTOPS THE KENT 2. Backsplash: Straight, slightly eased at corner. 3. Endsplash: None. C. Countertops: 1/2-inch- thick, solid surface material with front edge built up with same material. D. Backsplashes: 1/2-inch- thick, solid surface material. E. Fabricate tops with shop-applied edges and backsplashes unless otherwise indicated. Comply with quartz agglomerate manufacturer's written instructions for adhesives, sealers, fabrication, and finishing. F. Joints: Fabricate countertops without joints. G. Cutouts and Holes: 1. Under-counter Plumbing Fixtures: Make cutouts for fixtures in shop using template or pattern furnished by fixture manufacturer. Form cutouts to smooth, even curves. 2. Counter-Mounted Plumbing Fixtures: Prepare countertops in shop for field cutting openings for counter-mounted fixtures. Mark tops for cutouts and drill holes at corners of cutout locations. Make corner holes of largest radius practical. 3. Fittings: Drill countertops in shop for plumbing fittings, under-counter soap dispensers, and similar items. 4. Counter-Mounted Cooktops: Prepare countertops in shop for field cutting openings for cooktops. Mark tops for cutouts and drill holes at corners of cutout locations. Make corner holes of largest radius practical. 2.3 INSTALLATION MATERIALS A. Adhesive: Product recommended by quartz agglomerate manufacturer. 1. Adhesives shall have a VOC content of 70 g/L or less. 2. Adhesive shall comply with the testing and product requirements of the California Department of Public Health's "Standard Method for the Testing and Evaluation of Volatile Organic Chemical Emissions from Indoor Sources Using Environmental Chambers." B. Sealant for Countertops: Comply with applicable requirements in Section 07 92 00 "Joint Sealants." PART 3 - EXECUTION 3.1 EXAMINATION A. Examine substrates to receive quartz agglomerate countertops and conditions under which countertops will be installed, with Installer present, for compliance with requirements for installation tolerances and other conditions affecting performance of countertops. B. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected. THE KENT 12 36 61 - THE KENT Issue Date 05.09.18 QUARTZ AGGREGATE COUNTERTOPS THE KENT 3.2 INSTALLATION A. Install countertops level to a tolerance of 1/8 inch in 8 feet, 1/4 inch maximum. Do not exceed 1/64-inch difference between planes of adjacent units. B. Fasten countertops by screwing through corner blocks of base units into underside of countertop. Predrill holes for screws as recommended by manufacturer. Align adjacent surfaces and, using adhesive in color to match countertop, form seams to comply with quartz agglomerate manufacturer's written instructions. Carefully dress joints smooth, remove surface scratches, and clean entire surface. C. Complete cutouts not finished in shop. Mask areas of countertops adjacent to cutouts to prevent damage while cutting. Make cutouts to accurately fit items to be installed, and at right angles to finished surfaces unless beveling is required for clearance. Ease edges slightly to prevent snipping. D. Apply sealant to gaps at walls; comply with Section 07 92 00 "Joint Sealants." END OF SECTION 12 36 61