TITEBOND 741 CHOICE is a proprietary polymer based wood flooring adhesive. This product provides a tough, flexible and tenacious bond to a variety of substrates. This product was developed to significantly decrease the amount of popping spots in a wood floor. It is easy to trowel and allows for easy cleanup of pre-finished floors. Elastomeric characteristics allow the adhesive to move with the wood as it expands and contracts during the life of the floor. It has unparalleled green grab, strength development and spreads easily when compared to urethane products. TITEBOND 741 CHOICE is most often used to secure solid wood, bamboo, cork and engineered hardwood flooring. It can also be used to install plywood and cork underlayments as well as stone, ceramic tile and marble inlays for residential and commercial applications.
- Excellent Initial Grab
- Easy to trowel formula
- Excellent bond strength
- Rapid strength development
- Proprietary polymer formula
- Zero VOCs, LEED v4 compliant
- 100% solids – no water or solvent
- Mold, mildew & moisture resistant
- Easy cleanup off pre-finished floors
- Unaffected by freezing temperatures
- Product is FloorScore® certified by SCS
- Ideal for solid, engineered, parquet & bamboo flooring
- Non-slump formula to significantly reduce hollow and popping spots
SUBFLOOR PREPARATION :
- All substrates must be clean, dry, structurally sound, properly cured and free of dirt, oil, paint, old adhesive, wax, sealers and curing agents.
- Sanding/Scouring with 20 grit open-coat sandpaper will remove most compounds.
- All loose materials must be vacuumed from the surface after scouring.
- The subfloor must be flat to a tolerance of 3/16” in a 10’ radius.
- Grinding concrete floors is preferred over the use of filling compounds.
- If filling/flattening compounds are used, they must be Portland cement based and have a compressive strength equal to or greater than 3000 psi when cured.
- Moisture level in concrete subfloor will fluctuate.
- Any cementitious material used must be rated for the highest moisture content possible. Consult the cementitious material manufacturer’s application directions.
INSTALLATION :
- This product must be installed using the “wet lay” method.
- This product cures and builds strength very quickly.
- Do not trowel more adhesive than can be installed within 30 minutes.
- Use recommended trowel for installation (see trowel recommendations).
- Begin laying the wood flooring immediately after the adhesive has been troweled.
- The wood flooring should be installed immediately into the wet adhesive.
- Planks which are not flat should be weighted for several hours.
- Normally, ultimate strength will be reached within 24 hours.
- Wait at least one day before finishing an unfinished floor.
- Do not walk on the floor during installation.
OPEN TIME :
25-45 minutes depending on exposure to moisture and temperature.
TOOL CLEANING :
Immediately after use with water or mineral spirits.
COVERAGE :
35 to 65 ft2 / gallon depending on trowel used.
STORAGE :
1 year in tightly closed container stored above 60°F (15.5°C).
