Moisture
What Is Kinetex?
Are high levels of moisture in your concrete slab causing issues with your project’s flooring?
Concrete slabs are the most common flooring base used in a range of buildings, including residential and commercial.
Like the majority of building materials, concrete constantly interacts with the conditions around it – temperature,
humidity and other factors all have an impact on the moisture levels in concrete. Excessive moisture from floor
slabs after installation can cause floor covering system failures such as:
- Debonding of coatings
- High pH attack on floor finishes
- Microbial growth
- Release of adhesive
- Flooring expansion
If high moisture emission is discovered during moisture testing, then proper precautions should be taken to prevent
flooring system failures.
EF Contract offers the following product solutions to help you control moisture issues!
Kinetex ®, Nexus® Modular Carpet and 5mm LVT
These products offer solutions that are:
Cost efficient
Provide long term performance
Offer straightforward, easy to understand warranties
Requires no special floor preparation
| Warranty: Installed With Kinetex Adhesive |
Warranty: Installed With Any Other Adhesive |
Max RH, pH Installed with Kinetex Adhesive |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| KINETEX | Lifetime | Not Covered | 100% RH, pH 11 |
| Warranty: Installed With TileTabs |
Warranty: Installed with Commercialon Premium Adhesive or Commercialon High Moisture Adhesive (non-prorated) |
Warranty: Installed With Any Other Adhesive |
Max RH, pH Installed Without Commercialon® Premium Sealer |
Max RH, pH Installed With Commercialon® Premium Sealer |
Max RH, pH Installed With Commercialon High Moisture Adhesive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nexus Modular | Lifetime | Lifetime | 1 year | 90% RH, pH 9 | 99% RH, pH 11 (TileTabs) — 97% RH, pH 11 (Commercialon Adhesive) |
99% RH, pH12 |
| LVT 2.5mm, 3mm, 5mm | 10 years (5mm only) | 10 years | 1 year | 90% RH, pH 9 | 99% RH, pH 11 (TileTabs, 5mm) — 97% RH, pH 11 (Commercialon Adhesive, 2.5mm, 3mm) |
99% RH, pH12 |
*Product must be installed per manufacturer-approved instructions.
| KINETEX | |
|---|---|
| Warranty: Installed with Kinetex Adhesive | Lifetime |
| Installed With Any Other Adhesive | Not Covered |
| Max RH, pH Installed with Kinetex Adhesive |
100% RH, pH 11 |
| Nexus Modular | |
|---|---|
| Warranty: Installed With TileTabs | Lifetime |
| Warranty: Installed with Commercialon Premium Adhesive or Commercialon High Moisture Adhesive (non-prorated) |
Lifetime |
| Warranty: Installed With Any Other Adhesive | 1 year |
| Max RH, pH Installed Without Sealer | 90% RH, pH 9 |
| Max RH, pH Installed With Commercialon® Premium Sealer | (Commercialon Adhesive) |
| Max RH, pH Installed With Commercialon High Moisture Adhesive |
99% RH, pH12 |
| LVT 2.5mm, 3mm, 5mm | |
|---|---|
| Warranty: Installed With TileTabs | 10 Years (5mm only) |
| Warranty: Installed with Commercialon Premium Adhesive or Commercialon High Moisture Adhesive (non-prorated) |
10 years |
| Warranty: Installed With Any Other Adhesive | 1 year** |
| Max RH, pH Installed Without Sealer | 90% RH, pH 9 |
| Max RH, pH Installed With Commercialon® Premium Sealer | 99% RH, pH 11 (TileTabs, 5mm) — 97% RH, pH 11 (Commercialon Adhesive, 2.5mm, 3mm) |
| Max RH, pH Installed With Commercialon High Moisture Adhesive | 99% RH, pH12 |
*Product must be installed per manufacturer-approved instructions.