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Interior Walls
and Flooring
BEC staff
have extensive
industry
experience with
interior drywall
and plaster
systems and
specialize in
diagnosing the
causes for
performance
problems such as
joint cracking,
joint shadowing,
fastener pops,
paint peeling,
and surface
blemishes.
We also have
extensive
experience with
investigating
flooring
failures such as
tile cracking;
debonding; wood
floor cupping,
bulging, or
splitting; and
excessive
moisture
transmission
through concrete
slabs.
Our
expertise
includes:
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Professional investigations to identify interior wall and floor deficiencies
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Gypsum wallboard systems; lath and plaster systems; veneer plaster systems; gypsum ceiling board systems; moisture, mold and abuse resistant systems; interior partition and area separation walls; shaft wall systems; cement board backer systems.
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Ceramic tile, stone tile, vinyl composition tile (VCT), linoleum, traditional hardwood, plastic laminate, and bamboo flooring.
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Radiant Heating Floor Systems.
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Field testing including:
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Moisture content measurement of wood and gypsum using pin-type resistance moisture meters
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ASTM F 1869 test method for measuring moisture vapor emission rate of concrete floor slabs
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ASTM F 2170 test method for determining relative humidity in concrete floor slabs
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BEC also has relationships with top fire and sound test laboratories
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