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in the decor of petitioners' hospital facilities, petitioners
remove and replace vinyl wall coverings after approximately 5 to
10 years of use.14
Removal of the wall coverings is accomplished by removing
the base molding covering the bottom edge of the wall covering,
grasping a corner of the wall covering, and pulling it off the
walls. Removal of the vinyl wall coverings does not damage
either the vinyl fabric or the sheetrock walls of the hospitals,
and any residual adhesives that remain on the walls can be
removed with very light sanding.
8. Vinyl Floor Coverings (Property Unit 2370)
The items in Property Unit 2370 consist of the vinyl tile
and sheet vinyl floor coverings originally placed in petitioners'
hospital facilities during construction. The floor coverings are
of three general types: (1) 12-inch by 12-inch vinyl tiles, (2)
8-foot wide sheet vinyl, and (3) seamless vinyl floor covering.
Petitioners utilize all three types of vinyl floor coverings
in a similar manner. The vinyl tiles are unpackaged, trimmed as
necessary, and attached to the hospital floors using adhesive.
The sheet vinyl is first cut to fit the area on which it is
placed and also is attached to the concrete floors of the
hospitals using adhesive. The seamless vinyl floor covering is
14 In one of petitioners' representative facilities, after
approximately 8 years of use, approximately 60 to 65 percent of
the vinyl wall coverings in issue had been replaced.
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