Slate Specification. CSI 3-Part Specifications.

Echeguren Slate, Inc.
1495 Illinois Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: 415-206-9394 / 800-992-0701
Fax: 415-206-9353 

PART 1 General

1.01 Summary
Section Includes: Echeguren slate flooring and flagstone paving installations with accessories, as required for complete installation. Coordinate installation with waterproofing membrane at setting beds.
Related Sections:
Division 7: Waterproofing membrane at slate setting beds.

1.02 References
ANSI A 108:1 Installation of Tile with Portland Cement Mortar.
ANSI A 108.5: Installation of Tile with Latex-Portland Cement Mortar.
ANSI A 108:10: Installation of Grout in Tilework.
Tile Council of America (TCA): Handbook for Ceramic Tile Installation.

1.03 Submittals
Product Data: Furnish manufacturer's literature for each manufactured material.

Shop Drawings: Provide pattern drawings indicating field and edge conditions for each area of stone flooring. Indicate locations and widths of expansion, contraction, control, and isolation joints in slate flooring substrates and finished surfaces.

Samples: Furnish samples of each type, color, grade, and finish of slate and each color of grout required for Project.

Color Charts: Show full range of colors, textures and patterns available for each type of slate.

Full Size Samples: Prepare sample panels consisting of not less than four slate units with grout mounted on plywood, clearly indicating pattern, coloration, and joints.

Certification: Furnish manufacturer certification materials comply with Contract Documents for each shipment and type of slate, signed by supplier and installer.

Maintenance Instructions: Furnish maintenance instructions including information regarding recommended materials and methods for cleaning and maintaining slate flooring systems.

1.04 Quality Assurance
Source: Obtain each stone from single quarry source, with consistent color range and texture throughout work; do not change sources or kinds of materials during course of work.

Installer Qualifications: Firm with minimum five years successful experience completing installation similar to that required.

Preinstallation Conference: Conduct meeting at site prior to commencing work related to slate flooring installation.

Require attendance of parties directly affecting installation.

For full specifications, please contact Echeguren Slate.