Patent ID: 8945332
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: B63B,B63H,E04F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A finish flooring panel construction method comprised of: a—coating a board with a liquid masking agent then allowing said liquid making agent to cure; said liquid masking agent substantially prevents a caulk from bonding to said board; b—ripping the board into parallel strips thereby exposing an edge on each of said strips that has not been coated with said liquid masking agent; c—applying an adhesive to a temporary substrate surface; d—aligning a plurality of the strips onto the temporary substrate surface in a predetermined pattern with predetermined gaps between each of the strips; e—filling the gaps between the strips with the caulk so that the caulk bonds to the edges of each of the strips resulting in a panel; f—allowing the caulk to partially cure; g—removing the caulk in contact with the masking agent but not in the gaps between the strips; h—allowing the caulk to fully cure; i—separating the panel from said temporary substrate surface and applying the panel onto a subfloor.