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Choosing a Timber Floor
Timber Grades and Species
Engineered Hardwood Flooring
Premiere Oak by Hurfords Flooring
Parquetry
Finishing
Care and Maintenance
TQ TDS 11 - Tongue and Groove Flooring
TQ TDS 31 - Acceptable Appearance from timber floors
ATFA - What to expect from your timber floor
Boral - Engineered Flooring
SECTION 6
FLOORING
FLOORING
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Section 2 FLOORING
CHOOSING A NEW FLOOR MADE EASY.
EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE
From our professional customer service team to the master craftsmen who install and finish your floor, you can trust we’re all focused on your needs.
PRODUCT AND VALUE
Strong relationships with premium suppliers Australia wide and Finlayson’s own manufactured product range provides maximum choice, purchasing power and product back-up.
DURABILITY AND QUALITY
Nothing delivers enduring beauty and strength like the superior timber products installed and finished by our skilled timber craftsmen.
PEACE OF MIND
All supply and install projects are fully supervised and being QMBA Licensed, all our building work is fully guaranteed.
OUR SHOWROOM
Choosing a new floor can be difficult. With so many options now available, the process can sometimes be overwhelming. To help streamline the process, we have over 300m2 of flooring to walk on at our East Brisbane showroom including solid strip traditional timbers, engineered flooring, parquetry, laminate and vinyl planks. Located at our East Brisbane Trade Base, 135 Wellington Road, you will find one of Queensland’s largest and most extensive timber flooring showrooms. Showcasing beautiful Australian hardwood flooring as well as many other varieties of flooring systems and options, visualizing how the products will look in your own project will be one step closer.
OUR FLOORING CONSULTANTS
With many decades of building and flooring knowledge, our friendly consultants can literally walk you through the options, help with species selection and above all advise on the correct methods to suit the needs of each installation. Together with our wide variety of products and floor staff expertise, Finlayson’s Showroom has been the successful one-stop destination for home owners, builders, designers and renovators for many years.
Having a timber floor supplied and installed by Finlayson’s is the easy answer when you need the job done on time and within budget.
Where to begin.
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THE RIGHT FLOOR FOR THE RIGHT SITUATION.
TIMBER ENGINEERED FLOORS - Our most popular floors
The term engineered flooring includes a wide range of products - mostly pre-finished timber boards that are either glued down or installed as a floating floor. Perfect for small renovations- engineered floors can be laid quickly with very little disruption. Perfect for apartments and high rise installations, these products work well in conjunction with acoustic underlays and sound barriers .
TRADITIONAL 19mm TONGUE AND GROOVE
The most popular and versatile flooring system. A 19mm solid timber flooring plank, nailed down to a timber sub floor and then sanded and finished on site. Traditional tongue and groove flooring can be installed over a concrete slab after the installation of ply sheeting or timber battens.
SOLID OVERLAY FLOORING
Overlays are a solid timber plank, generally thinner and shorter in length. This system is designed to be glued to a level sub floor including concrete slabs and existing timber floors. Sanded and finished on site.
PARQUETRY
Solid blocks of raw timber individually glued down to either concrete or timber sub floors, Parquetry can be laid in any pattern creating beautiful and unique designs. Like solid strip flooring Parquetry is sanded and finished on site.
Timber flooring comes in many different forms and can be installed in a variety of ways.
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Selection Process.
FINE TUNING - CHOOSING WHICH GRADE.
Most products are available with different aesthetic options. This will include many different timber species; various plank widths, grades of timber and in the case of pre-finished products, gloss levels. A raw or unfinished floor has the advantage of selecting any type of coating.
SELECT GRADE
A select grade of timber has a minimum amount of knots, gum vein and other natural features. With the majority of this character removed a select grade lends it self to a more contemporary scenario
STANDARD GRADE
This grade has a more distinctive natural appearance with a medium amount of feature still included in the blend. The standard grade appeal is in its unique variation with the added benefit of being more cost effective than a select grade
COVER / NATURAL GRADE
A rustic, colonial looking blend with a large amount of knots, face checking, gum veins and insect trails. A cover grade is often used in very traditional settings but also works well in a contemporary installation as a contrasting medium.
* Small images and samples of flooring do not provide an accurate picture of the colour, grades and finish variations. Finlayson’s recommend visiting their flooring showroom to see larger floor areas of each floor type.
Even subtle differences can personalise the look of a new floor.
INSTALLATION GUIDE TIMBER SUB FLOORS CONCRETE SLAB TILES
TRADITIONAL 19mm T&G Nailed and Glued On Ply or Battens X
TIMBER ENGINEERED BOARDS Floating or Glued Floating or Glued Floating
LAMINATE FLOORING Floating Floating Floating
PARQUETRY Glued Glued X
SOLID OVERLAY Glued Glued X
VINYL PLANKS Glued or Loose Layed Glued or Loose Layed Loose Layed
Select*
Standard*
Cover*
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Brushbox has long been sought after for its unique properties and aesthetic qualities. It has a fine and even texture with a beautiful, rich colour. It can vary from pale pinkish grey to rich reddish brown.
Hardness Janka rating 9.5
Spotted Gum. The word “spotted” refers to the soft mottled colour caused by weathering of the outer tree as it sheds elliptical strips of bark. This colour varies from pale grey browns and soft creams to a rich chocolate brown. A very tough timber, its frequent wavy grain can produce an attractive and highly valued fiddleback effect.
Hardness Janka rating 11.0
Blackbutt is a commonly grown hardwood that has attractive colouring from cream to pale brown and an occasional tinge of pink.
Hardness Janka rating 9.1
Jarrah is one of the few commercial species from Western Australia. Jarrah is renowned world-wide for its density, resistance to insect attack and beautiful rich red colour which deepens over time into a soft burgundy. Jarrah’s beautiful colouring and exceptional hardness are a perfect combination for commercial and residential flooring.
Hardness Janka rating 8.5
Tasmanian Oak is a combination of three Eucalypt species commonly found in Tasmania. Together they produce a blend of beautiful colouring from pale cream to pink and reddish brown. Tasmanian Oak logs are quarter sawn to produce an extremely straight and even grain.
Hardness Janka rating 4.9
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SPOTTED GUM
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Turpentine is a highly durable hardwood species that is commonly grown in New South Wales and southern Queensland. In colour, it varies from pale to dark reddish brown through to deep chocolate brown. It has a straight grain and coarse but even texture.
Hardness Janka rating 12.0
Sydney Blue Gum is a well-known timber found on the east coast of Australia. It has a straight grain that is sometimes interlocked. Its distinctive colour varies from soft pinks to dark pinks and red browns.
Hardness Janka rating 9.0
Heartwood dark red. Sapwood pale yellow. Texture medium and even. Grain interlocked.
Hardness Janka* rating 8.5
Heartwood colour varies from pale brown to dark chocolate brown and also dark red. Texture moderately coarse and even. Grain usually interlocked.
Hardness Janka* rating 14
TURPENTINE
SYDNEY BLUE GUM
RED IRON BARK
GREY IRON BARK
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* Small images and samples of flooring do not provide an accurate picture of the colour, grades and finish variations. Finlayson’s recommend visiting their flooring showroom to see larger floor areas of each floor type.
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Australian Beech is a beautiful combination of highlandtimbers, carefully selected to create a unique colour thatranges from pale brown and golden hues to a light cream with a slightly pink tint. These tonal variations found in Australian Beech are one of its sought-after features.
Hardness Janka rating 7.1
Forest Reds is a blend of medium to large hardwoods harvested from the coastal regions. Timber colour ranging from pale pinks to deep rich reds, which when blended in flooring, give a particularly warm, luxurious appearance.
Hardness Janka rating 9.0
Stringybark is a blend of eucalyptus varieties native to various areas of New South Wales. The texture of Stringybark is moderately fine and even with a straight grain. It is a light coloured blend ranging from pale yellow through to golden hues and light browns.
Hardness Janka rating 8.0
Heartwood yellowish brown with a tinge of olive green. Sapwood usually distinctively paler. Texture moderately coarse but even. Grain often interlocked. The wood has a greasy feel and can effect the strength of the bond obtainable with adhesives. An unusual distinguishing characteristic for a eucalypt, is the complete absence of gum veins.
Hardness Janka rating 9
Red Mahogany is an extremely dense hardwood species, with stunning pale to deep, dark red colouring. Its density and rare colouring have made it a prestigious timber species that is highly sought after. It is a species that lends itself well to good, consistent grading for a uniform look. Red Mahogany represents a good alternative to Jarrah which has become more difficult to source.
Hardness Janka* rating 12.0
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The timeless look and feel of traditional Araucaria (hoop pine) flooring has been a beautiful feature in Queensland homes for over a hundred years.
Finlayson’s are a chain of custody certified organization and the Araucaria harvested at their own mills ensures we have a constant supply of the highest quality flooring.
With rich golden tones and unique character, Hoop pine flooring is available in a number of different board widths in both a clear or knotty grade.
International species are an aesthetic alternative to the diverse range of Australian hardwood colours and textures.
With a low level of feature and a generally uniform blend of cream tones, both French and American Oak are a perfect blank canvas for tinting and lime washing.
From a rich ebony stain to the French provincial look of lime washing, the Oaks can be transformed into almost any tone.
Supplied in engineered, solid strip and parquetry options.
ARAUCARIA (HOOP PINE) FLOORING
FRENCH AND AMERICAN OAK
Traditional Flooring Species.
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Engineered for ease of use.
ENGINEERED HARDWOOD FLOORING.
Most commonly this is a thin slice of timber with a ply backing. Supplied in pre-finished planks, this style of flooring has many benefits. Often used in high rise and apartment complexes, engineered floors can be installed in short periods of time minimizing disruption and with no sanding residue
Depending on the thickness of the hardwood, it may be possible to re-sand or resurface like traditional 19mm flooring when required. This feature makes Engineered hardwood products a long term flooring solution.
Engineered flooring includes a diverse range of products.
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Feature Elegant Oak Premiére Oak
Specie Genuine French Oak Genuine French Oak
Core Material Plantation Eucalyptus Ply Plantation Eucalyptus Ply
Surface Feature Intense brush texture Subtle brush texture
Appearance Rustic Rustic
Lamella Wear Layer 4mm 2mm
Certificate Of Origin Yes Yes
Overall Thickness 15mm 12mm
Width 189mm 190mm
Length up to 1830mm up to 2100mm
Weight 667kg/m³ or 22kg/carton 667kg/m³ or 20kg/carton
Coating German UV cured Acrylic Lacquer incorporating Anti-Scratch technology
German UV cured Acrylic Lacquer incorporating Anti-Scratch technology
Gloss Ultra Matt Ultra Matt
Pack Size 2.075m²/carton 2.394m²/carton
Edge Profile Slightly Bevel Slightly Bevel
Profile Tongue & Groove Tongue & Groove
Install Suitability Floating, direct glued, staples & nailed down
Floating, direct glued, staples & nailed down
Install Sub-Floor Heating Yes Yes
Install Over Wood, concrete, plywood & plywood over concrete
Wood, concrete, plywood & plywood over concrete
Colour Match Accessories Aluminium trims & MDF wrapped scotia
Aluminium trims & MDF wrapped scotia
Refer to Install Guide for further installation instructions available at hurfordflooring.com.au
SPECIFICATIONS
Hurford Flooring offers a high standard of craftsmanship,
quality and design in the creation of our engineered floors.
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W H I T E W A S H V I N T A G E
Elegant Oak is a traditional tongue
and groove engineered Oak floor.
The flooring is manufactured using
a genuine French Oak lamella
sourced from forests in France.
Elegant Oak combines an intense wire
brush textured finish with a chic stain
to add a touch of flair to any room
without over powering it. The 189mm
wide boards have a slight bevel on
each edge designed to create depth,
adding to the wooden floor charm.
Hurford Flooring also offers RAW, a
pre-sanded, square edge and unfinished
product, designed to be stained and
finished on site. An ideal substitute
if the stains in our pre-finished range
aren’t quite what you’re looking for.
S M O U L D E R E D
A rich intense Oak is lightly kissed
with a wash of snow to subtly
highlight the soft grain and feature.
ELEGANT OAK AND PREMIÉRE OAK RANGE
Our diverse colour range has been selected to accompany any décor.
The option to finish your own floor can be your choice too, with the selection of RAW.
N U A G EN A T U R A L
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ELEGANT OAK AND PREMIÉRE OAK RANGE
Our diverse colour range has been selected to accompany any décor.
The option to finish your own floor can be your choice too, with the selection of RAW.
S L A T E G R E YS M O U L D E R E D
In keeping with the same seven stylish
colours, Hurford Flooring has produced
a more economical product, making it
ideal not only for flooring but for walls
and ceilings as well. This is due to its
thinner 2mm lamella wear layer and
10mm plantation eucalyptus plywood
base. Premiére Oak as a decorative
feature wall will complement any
residential or commercial space.
The Premiére Oak surface is finished
with a subtle wire brush texture; this
combined with the ultra matt coating,
creates a defined appearance.
S L A T E G R E Y
A dark mysterious colour giving the
Oak powerful undertones that
will transform any area into
a sophisticated space.
B U R N T U M B E R U R B A N
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Spotted Gum
Rustic BlackbuttBlackbutt
Ironbark
Brush BoxBlue Gum
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Species Blackbutt, Blue Gum, Brush Box, Ironbark, Spotted Gum & Rustic Blackbutt
Blackbutt, Spotted Gum & Rustic Blackbutt
Core Material Hevea Hevea
Locking System Välinge 5G Glueless Joining System Välinge 5G Glueless Joining System
Width 132mm 180mm
Thickness 13.5mm 13.5mm
Wear Layer 4mm 4mm
Length 1,820mm & 2,130mm 1,820mm & 2,130mm
Surface Smooth Texture Smooth Texture
Coating UV cured 6 coat Klumpp system UV cured 6 coat Klumpp system
Finish Ultra Matt 10% Gloss Ultra Matt 10% Gloss
Coverage 1,820mm - 1.922m² & 2,130mm - 2.249m² 1,820mm -1.966m² & 2,130mm - 2.300m²
Packaging 8 rows per box, maximum of 2 nested rows 6 rows per box, maximum of 2 nested rows
Matching Accessories EVERwalk & HUSHwalk Underlays, Trims & Scotia EVERwalk & HUSHwalk Underlays, Trims & Scotia
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SOLID BLOCK PARQUETRY.
Solid block parquetry is a decorative alternative to strip flooring. Laid as individual pieces, parquetry can form simple patterns or when used with contrasting colours and species- creates attractive geometric designs.
Like strip flooring, parquetry is available a wide range of Australian hardwoods as well French and American Oak in both select and feature grades.
Most commonly glued to concrete slabs, Parquetry can be installed over most level sub floors and is sanded and coated on site with the desired finish.
The timeless beauty of Parquetry Flooring can last a life time.
Decorative Alternative.
ABBOTT BASKETWEAVE
HERITAGE BRICKBOND
HERRINGBONE SQUARE ON SQUARE
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PLEASE NOTE:
· Hardwood flooring available in random lengths only.
· Boards are T & G end matched for easy joining and minimal wastage.
· Job lot surcharges (see above).
· All species subject to availablity at time or ordering.
· All products are graded with the relevant Australian Standards.
· Spotted gum may contain treated sapwood.
· Platform floor construction where floor is laid prior to roof being complete will void all product warranties.
· Prices subject to change.
· For correct handling, storage and fixing instructions for timber flooring, please refer Timber Qld Technical Data Sheet #11, 17, 18, 21 and 31.
Hardwood Strip, Secret Nail and Overlay T&G
HARDWOOD STRIP FLOORINGJob lot fee on all flooring orders $82.50.
SPECIES COVER GRADE STANDARD GRADE SELECT GRADE
BLACKBUTT $3.92 $7.32 $7.93
SPOTTED GUM $3.73 $7.10 $8.13
BLUE GUM $3.73 $6.36 $7.74
BRUSH BOX $3.73 $7.10 $8.03
FOREST REDS $3.73 $4.58 $7.93
IRON BARK $3.73 $7.10 $7.93
MIXED HARDWOOD $3.73 $6.36 $7.94
60 x 19 mm SECRET NAIL PROFILE T&G END MATCHED*Prices per Lineal Metre
SPECIES COVER GRADE STANDARD GRADE SELECT GRADE
BLACKBUTT $7.35 $9.91 $12.31
SPOTTED GUM $8.28 $12.24 $13.64
BLUE GUM $7.00 $8.81 $11.09
BRUSH BOX $9.19 $13.74 $15.28
FOREST REDS $7.00 $10.86 $11.28
IRON BARK $7.91 $12.24 $12.99
JARRAH* 80 x 19mm - $8.75 $11.43
MIXED HARDWOOD $6.80 $9.57 $10.73
85 x 19 mm SECRET NAIL PROFILE T&G END MATCHED*Prices per Lineal Metre
SPECIES COVER GRADE STANDARD GRADE SELECT GRADE
BLACKBUTT $12.62 $16.95 $23.13
SPOTTED GUM $12.63 $18.51 $23.72
BLUE GUM $9.84 $14.58 $17.19
BRUSH BOX $12.62 $17.89 $22.56
FOREST REDS $11.78 $18.11 $18.47
IRON BARK $12.63 $21.95 $23.21
JARRAH* TOP NAIL - $13.90 $18.86
MIXED HARDWOOD $12.16 $16.24 $18.81
COVER TIGHT KNOT CLEAR FACE
89 x 21 $5.21 $6.48
102 x 21 $5.90 $8.05
140 x 21 $6.44 $8.49
152 x 21 $7.86 $10.71
130 x 19 mm SECRET NAIL PROFILE T&G END MATCHED*Prices per Lineal Metre
PINE FLOORING*Prices per Lineal Metre
SPECIES COVER GRADE STANDARD GRADE SELECT GRADE
AUSTRALIAN BEECH $5.39 $6.97 $8.25
SPOTTED GUM $6.26 $8.41 $8.97
ROSE GUM $5.10 $6.00 $8.05
BRUSH BOX $6.26 $8.41 $8.97
FOREST REDS $5.10 $6.00 $8.05
IRON BARK $6.26 $8.41 $8.97
BLACKBUTT $6.26 $7.54 $9.12
80 x 13 mm OVERLAY FLOORING T&G*Prices per Lineal Metre
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MAXIMISING DURABILITY AND BEAUTY.
For any unfinished timber product the final step is choosing one of many floor finishes. There are five broad ranges of finishes available:
OIL BASED
Less wear resistant finish requiring more frequent maintenance, darkens with age, unlikely to edge bond boards, matt to gloss levels.
SOLVENT BORNE POLYURETHANE
High wear resistance, darkens with age, reduced risk of edge bonding boards when applied over appropriate sealer, matt to very high gloss levels.
COMPOSITE (MIX of OIL BASED nad SOLVENT BORNE POLYURETHANE)
Less wear resistant finish requiring more frequent maintenance, darkens with age, unlikely to edge bond boards, matt to gloss levels.
The range of finishes exhibit different visual qualities as well as offering different levels of durability.
The Finishing Touch.
WATER BORNE
Moderate to high wear resistance, less darkening with age unlikely to edge bond boards when applied over appropriate sealer, matt to gloss levels.
WAX STYLE FINISH
A two coat system and a more natural style finish with less sheen revealing more textures and earthy tones. Matt to gloss levels but with a more subtle approach.
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Caring for your Timber floor.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE.
• Waiting for 48 hours from the application of the last coat of varnish before placing furniture.
• Using door mats to reduce dirt, sand and grit scratches. Hall runners and small rugs are useful to collect dirt that scratches floors.
• Rotating rugs and installing curtains or blinds to reduce direct sunlight which will gradually fade, darken or change the shade of all hardwood flooring.
• Purchasing an antistatic mop to remove dust and dirt.
• Removing high heeled shoes to prevent dents.
• Trimming pets nails and claws to reduce scratches.
• Fitting protective felt pads to furniture to stop scuffing.
• Avoiding harsh detergents, abrasive cleaners, steam mops and over wetting a floor when cleaning (use a pH neutral floor cleaner for stubborn dirt).
• Maintaining an ambient temperature to avoid dryness that may cause gaps, and moisture increases that may cause cupping.
To keep your floor looking good and wearing well Finlayson’s recommends
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osur
e or
fire
plac
es)
will
als
o ca
use
varia
tion
in b
oard
mov
emen
t.
Cons
eque
ntly
, gap
ping
acr
oss
a flo
or c
an b
e ex
pect
ed a
nd m
ay b
e re
lativ
ely
even
(dep
endi
ng o
n in
divi
dual
circ
umst
ance
s), b
ut a
ctua
l ga
p si
ze b
etw
een
indi
vidu
al b
oard
s w
ill v
ary.
For
the
sam
e ch
ange
s in
moi
stur
e co
nten
t w
ider
boa
rds
will
mov
e m
ore
than
nar
row
er
boar
ds. T
here
fore
, gap
s in
wid
e bo
ard
floor
s are
gen
eral
ly w
ider
and
m
ore
notic
eabl
e. A
n un
even
dis
trib
utio
n of
gap
s ca
n de
trac
t fr
om
the
appe
aran
ce o
f th
e flo
or a
nd m
ay o
ccur
if a
num
ber
of b
oard
s ar
e bo
nded
toge
ther
by
the
finis
h pe
netr
atin
g in
to th
e jo
ints
. Flo
or
finis
hes
will
not
pre
vent
tim
ber m
ovem
ent,
but m
ay re
duce
the
rate
of
resp
onse
to c
limat
ic c
hang
es. A
pply
ing
a fin
ish
to th
e un
ders
ide
of a
floo
r may
furt
her a
ssis
t to
redu
ce th
e im
pact
of s
udde
n ch
ange
s in
the
wea
ther
.
TIM
BER
SPE
CIES
AN
D C
HA
RA
CTE
RIST
ICS
Spec
ies,
Col
our,
Gra
de a
nd H
ardn
ess
The
spec
ies
or s
peci
es m
ix c
hose
n w
ill g
ener
ally
det
erm
ine
the
over
all c
olou
r of t
he fl
oor.
It sh
ould
als
o be
not
ed th
at sp
ecie
s mix
es
may
con
tain
diff
eren
t sp
ecie
s fr
om o
ne p
rodu
cer
to a
noth
er a
nd
may
ther
efor
e ap
pear
diff
eren
t. Ev
en w
hen
a si
ngle
spec
ies i
s cho
sen
ther
e ca
n be
a w
ide
varia
tion
in c
olou
r and
it is
als
o po
ssib
le th
at a
lim
ited
num
ber o
f boa
rds
of a
diff
eren
t spe
cies
may
be
pres
ent d
ue
to s
imila
rity
in a
ppea
ranc
e. A
s a
guid
e, T
able
1 in
dica
tes
the
rang
e of
col
ours
that
may
be
expe
cted
. The
sap
woo
d of
man
y ha
rdw
oods
ca
n be
muc
h lig
hter
than
adj
acen
t hea
rtw
ood
and
som
e bo
ards
may
co
ntai
n bo
th li
ght a
nd d
ark
colo
urs.
Even
with
in a
sing
le sp
ecie
s and
w
ithin
indi
vidu
al tr
ees
larg
e co
lour
var
iatio
ns c
an o
ccur
. The
age
of
the
tree
can
hav
e a
sign
ifica
nt in
fluen
ce o
n th
e co
lour
with
you
nger
tim
ber
ofte
n be
ing
light
er t
han
mor
e m
atur
e tim
ber.
The
prod
uct
supp
lied
may
diff
er in
col
our t
o sh
owro
om s
ampl
es a
nd th
is s
houl
d be
dis
cuss
ed w
ith fl
oorin
g su
pplie
rs a
nd o
wne
rs. D
ue to
this
it is
als
o pr
efer
able
that
floo
ring
is s
uppl
ied
from
one
man
ufac
turin
g so
urce
an
d th
at th
e pa
cks
are
of a
sim
ilar a
ge.
Lyct
id su
scep
tible
sapw
ood
of so
me
hard
woo
d sp
ecie
s (e.
g. S
pott
ed
Gum
) sh
ould
be
pres
erva
tive
trea
ted
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith A
S 16
04.
Som
e tr
eatm
ents
may
im
part
a b
row
n tin
ge t
o sa
pwoo
d, w
hile
bo
ron
pres
erva
tive
is n
on-c
olou
ring.
LO
SP tr
eatm
ent i
s al
so u
sed.
In
this
inst
ance
an
H3
trea
tmen
t may
be
used
in li
eu o
f H2
trea
tmen
t to
avoi
d th
e co
lour
ed d
yes
ofte
n us
ed w
ith H
2 LO
SP tr
eatm
ents
.
The
char
acte
r of t
he fl
oor i
s infl
uenc
ed b
y th
e sp
ecie
s cha
ract
eris
tics
and
ther
efor
e th
e gr
ade.
Gra
ding
is
a pr
oces
s th
at s
orts
boa
rds
acco
rdin
g to
th
e nu
mbe
r an
d si
ze
of
feat
ures
pr
esen
t (e
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gum
vei
ns a
nd k
nots
). Th
e fo
llow
ing
tabl
e in
dica
tes
the
grad
es
cont
aine
d in
rel
evan
t Au
stra
lian
Stan
dard
s, bu
t it
shou
ld b
e no
ted
that
man
ufac
ture
rs o
ften
hav
e th
eir
own
grad
es.
Oft
en fl
oorin
g th
at c
onta
ins
mor
e fe
atur
e is
mor
e m
oder
atel
y pr
iced
, ho
wev
er
irres
pect
ive
of th
e fe
atur
es p
rese
nt, t
here
is n
o di
ffere
nce
betw
een
the
grad
es in
ter
ms
of m
achi
ning
tol
eran
ces,
perm
itted
mac
hini
ng
impe
rfec
tions
and
moi
stur
e co
nten
t.
It is
ther
efor
e im
port
ant t
o re
alis
e th
at th
e ov
eral
l col
our o
r ble
nd o
f co
lour
in a
floo
r is
depe
nden
t on
the
spec
ies
or s
peci
es m
ix c
hose
n an
d th
e ch
arac
ter o
f the
floo
r, in
term
s of
the
feat
ures
pre
sent
(e.g
. su
ch a
s gu
m v
eins
) is
det
erm
ined
by
the
grad
e. I
f ch
oosi
ng a
n al
tern
ativ
e sp
ecie
s fr
om th
e on
e or
igin
ally
con
side
red,
not
onl
y w
ill
the
over
all c
olou
r diff
er b
ut th
e do
min
ant t
ype
of fe
atur
e m
ay a
lso
chan
ge.
It is
im
port
ant
that
sup
plie
rs,
inst
alle
rs a
nd c
lient
s w
ork
clos
ely
toge
ther
to
ensu
re t
hat
the
desi
red
look
of
the
floor
ing
is
clea
rly u
nder
stoo
d by
all.
Har
dnes
s ind
icat
es a
spec
ies r
esis
tanc
e to
inde
ntat
ion
and
abra
sion
. D
amag
e to
tim
ber
floor
s m
ay o
ccur
due
to
cont
inua
l m
ovem
ent
of f
urni
ture
, hea
vy f
oot
traffi
c an
d in
par
ticul
ar “s
tilet
to-h
eel”
type
lo
adin
g. T
he s
elec
tion
of a
har
d tim
ber
spec
ies
ensu
res
impr
oved
re
sist
ance
to
inde
ntat
ion
and
abra
sion
. Sof
t tim
ber
spec
ies,
if us
ed
in fe
atur
e flo
ors
can
be e
xpec
ted
to in
dent
. Flo
or fi
nish
es w
ill n
ot
sign
ifica
ntly
im
prov
e th
e ha
rdne
ss o
f tim
ber
floor
ing.
In
som
e sp
ecie
s th
e ha
rdne
ss o
f you
nger
gro
wth
mat
eria
l can
als
o be
muc
h lo
wer
than
mat
ure
timbe
r of t
he s
ame
spec
ies,
but t
his
varie
s fr
om
spec
ies
to s
peci
es.
TAB
LE 1
- SP
ECIE
S PR
OPE
RTIE
S
Spec
ies
Colo
urH
ardn
ess
Com
mon
cov
erw
idth
s (m
m)
Thic
knes
(mm
)
Aust
ralia
n H
ardw
oods
– to
AS
2796
– T
imbe
r – H
ardw
ood
– Sa
wn
and
mill
ed p
rodu
cts
Sele
ct G
rade
, Med
ium
Fea
ture
Gra
de (S
tand
ard)
and
in s
ome
spec
ies
Hig
h Fe
atur
e G
rade
Spot
ted
Gum
brow
n, d
ark
brow
n, li
ght s
apw
ood
very
har
d60
, 80,
130
19, 1
2
Ironb
ark
dark
bro
wn
or d
ark
red
brow
nve
ry h
ard
60, 8
0, 1
3019
, 12
Blac
kbut
tgo
lden
yel
low
to p
ale
brow
nve
ry h
ard
60, 8
0, 1
3019
, 12
New
Eng
land
Bla
ckbu
ttst
raw
to p
ale
brow
nve
ry h
ard
60, 8
0, 1
3019
, 12
Fore
st R
ed G
umda
rk b
row
n or
dar
k re
d br
own
very
har
d60
, 80,
130
19, 1
2
Brus
hbox
mid
bro
wn
even
col
our
hard
60, 8
0,13
019
, 12
Jarr
ah d
ark
red
brow
n ha
rd67
, 80,
125
19, 1
2
Karr
iric
h re
ddis
h-br
owns
to p
ale
pink
sha
rd67
, 80,
125
19, 1
2
Rose
Gum
stra
w p
ink
to li
ght r
edha
rd60
, 80,
130
19, 1
2
Sydn
ey B
lue
Gum
pink
to d
ark
red
hard
60, 8
0, 1
3019
, 12
Tallo
ww
ood
pale
str
aw to
ligh
t bro
wn
hard
60, 8
0, 1
3019
, 12
Sout
hern
Blu
e G
umpa
le b
row
n w
ith s
ome
pink
hard
63, 8
0, 8
5, 1
08, 1
3319
, 12
Strin
gyba
rkye
llow
bro
wn
with
pin
k tin
geha
rd63
, 80,
85,
108
, 133
19, 1
2
Mes
smat
ePa
le y
ello
w to
pal
e br
own
mod
erat
ely
hard
63, 8
0, 8
5, 1
08, 1
3319
, 12
Tasm
ania
n O
akpa
le s
traw
to li
ght b
row
n, p
ink
mod
erat
ely
hard
85, 1
08, 1
3319
, 13
Vict
oria
n A
shpa
le s
traw
to li
ght b
row
n, p
ink
mod
erat
ely
hard
63, 8
0, 8
5, 1
08, 1
3319
, 12
Man
na/R
ibbo
n G
umpa
le s
traw
pin
ks
mod
erat
ely
hard
63, 8
0, 8
5, 1
08, 1
3319
, 12
Impo
rted
Har
dwoo
ds –
to A
S 27
96 –
Tim
ber –
Har
dwoo
d –
Saw
n an
d m
illed
pro
duct
s Se
lect
Gra
de, M
ediu
m F
eatu
re G
rade
(Sta
ndar
d) a
nd in
som
e sp
ecie
s H
igh
Feat
ure
Gra
de
Kwila
/ M
erba
uda
rk b
row
n ha
rd80
, 130
19
Nor
ther
n Bo
xm
id b
row
n ev
en c
olou
rha
rd80
, 130
19
Cypr
ess
– to
AS
1810
– T
imbe
r – S
easo
ned
Cypr
ess
– M
illed
pro
duct
sG
rade
s N
o.1
and
No.
2
Cypr
ess
stra
w s
apw
ood,
dar
k br
own
hear
twoo
dm
oder
atel
y ha
rd62
,85,
9820
Aust
ralia
n So
ftw
oods
– to
AS
4785
– T
imbe
r – S
oftw
ood
– Sa
wn
and
mill
ed p
rodu
cts
exce
pt
Ara
ucar
ia (h
oop
pine
) for
whi
ch in
dust
ry g
rade
s ap
ply
Stan
dard
Gra
de fo
r AS
4785
Aus
tral
ian
Soft
woo
ds
Radi
ata
whi
te to
str
aw
soft
104
19, 2
1
Ara
ucar
ia (H
oop)
stra
wso
ft87
, 89,
102
, 133
, 152
19, 2
0, 2
1
Not
e:
1. N
ot a
ll sp
ecie
s, w
idth
and
thic
knes
s com
bina
tions
are
ava
ilabl
e. C
heck
with
supp
liers
bef
ore
spec
ifyin
g.
2. T
he g
reat
er th
e w
idth
to th
ickn
ess r
atio
of t
he fl
oor,
the
mor
e pr
oble
mat
ic th
at is
sues
may
aris
e w
ith th
e flo
or o
ccur
.
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Cove
r Wid
ths,
Pro
files
, Spa
ns a
nd E
nd-M
atch
ing
Typi
cal c
over
wid
ths
and
thic
knes
ses
for
T&G
str
ip fl
oorin
g ar
e as
sh
own
in T
able
1. A
ctua
l cov
er w
idth
s m
ay v
ary
from
tho
se s
how
n an
d sh
ould
be
chec
ked
with
indi
vidu
al su
pplie
rs. T
ypic
al T
&G
pro
files
ar
e sh
own
in F
igur
e 2.
Som
e pr
ofile
s ar
e pr
oduc
ed w
ith g
roov
es o
r re
bate
s on
the
und
ersi
de. W
here
the
und
ersi
de o
f a
floor
for
ms
a ce
iling
, the
boa
rd e
dges
may
be
arris
ed t
o fo
rm a
‘v’ j
oint
pro
file.
Th
e se
cret
nai
l pro
file
is u
sed
for
both
top
(fac
e) n
ailin
g an
d se
cret
fix
ing.
Whe
n se
cret
fixi
ng, t
he c
over
wid
th s
houl
d be
lim
ited
to a
m
axim
um o
f 85
mm
. The
“sta
ndar
d pr
ofile
” is
used
for
face
nai
ling
and
is t
he p
rofil
e co
mm
only
fou
nd o
n w
ider
boa
rds.
Som
e w
ider
bo
ard
floor
ing
has
the
secr
et n
ail p
rofil
e w
hich
allo
ws
tem
pora
ry
secr
et fi
prio
r to
top
(face
) nai
ling.
Secr
et n
ail p
rofil
e
Stan
dard
pro
file
V jo
int p
rofil
e
Thic
knes
s
Cove
r wid
th
Figu
re 2
. - P
rofil
es
If th
e sp
ecie
s or
spe
cies
mix
con
tain
s a
sign
ifica
nt v
aria
tion
in
colo
urs,
the
appe
aran
ce o
f th
e flo
or w
ill d
iffer
dep
endi
ng o
n th
e co
ver
wid
th. N
arro
wer
boa
rds
tend
to
blen
d th
e co
lour
var
iatio
ns
toge
ther
. Gap
ping
bet
wee
n in
divi
dual
boa
rds
durin
g dr
ier
times
is
also
less
with
nar
row
er b
oard
s th
an it
is w
ith w
ide
boar
ds. A
boa
rd
wid
th o
f 10
0 m
m o
r le
ss w
ill l
imit
pote
ntia
l ga
p si
ze a
nd o
ther
m
ovem
ent
effec
ts s
uch
as c
uppi
ng (
edge
s of
the
boa
rd h
ighe
r or
lo
wer
than
the
cent
re).
If w
ider
floo
ring
is u
sed
then
wid
er g
appi
ng
can
be e
xpec
ted
and
unde
r ce
rtai
n co
nditi
ons
som
e cu
ppin
g be
com
es m
ore
likel
y.
End-
mat
chin
g is
a p
roce
ss w
here
a t
ongu
e an
d gr
oove
joi
nt i
s pr
ovid
ed a
t the
end
s of
boa
rds,
the
maj
ority
of fl
oorin
g is
now
end
-m
atch
ed. F
or fl
oors
laid
dire
ct to
jois
ts o
r bat
tens
this
allo
ws j
oint
s to
be p
lace
d be
twee
n th
e jo
ist o
r bat
ten,
resu
lting
in le
ss w
asta
ge th
an
plai
n en
d flo
orin
g, w
hich
mus
t ha
ve it
s en
ds fi
xed
over
the
jois
t or
ba
tten
. See
Fig
ure
3.
Plai
n En
dEn
d-m
atch
ed
Figu
re 3
. - E
nds
Floo
r len
gths
Floo
ring
is g
ener
ally
sup
plie
d in
rand
om le
ngth
pac
ks u
p to
4.8
m in
le
ngth
s. Th
e av
erag
e le
ngth
is o
ften
bet
wee
n 1.
8m a
nd 2
.1m
. Pac
ks
of s
hort
er o
vera
ll le
ngth
are
als
o av
aila
ble
from
som
e su
pplie
rs t
o fa
cilit
ate
floor
s in
high
rise
bui
ldin
gs th
at re
quire
pro
duct
to b
e ta
ken
to th
e ap
prop
riate
floo
r by
lift.
The
min
imum
leng
th fo
r tim
ber b
eing
fix
ed to
jois
ts is
900
mm
, bas
ed o
n a
450
mm
jois
t spa
cing
. In
som
e in
stan
ces,
if it
is k
now
n th
at t
he fl
oor
will
be
laid
ove
r a
stru
ctur
al
sub-
floor
, the
n le
ngth
s sh
orte
r tha
t 900
mm
may
be
prov
ided
.
Ord
erin
g flo
orin
gW
hen
orde
ring
timbe
r flo
orin
g, t
he f
ollo
win
g de
tails
sho
uld
be
prov
ided
to th
e tim
ber s
uppl
ier:-
spe
cies
(or s
peci
es m
ix)
gra
de
pro
file
and
end-
join
t typ
e
cov
er w
idth
thi
ckne
ss
qua
ntity
(in
linea
r met
ers)
Floo
ring
is g
ener
ally
sup
plie
d w
ithin
the
moi
stur
e co
nten
t ra
nge
from
9%
to 1
4%. F
or la
rger
jobs
in s
peci
fic e
nviro
nmen
ts a
diff
eren
t ra
nge
may
be
spec
ified
.
To c
alcu
late
the
lin
ear
met
ers
of fl
oorin
g re
quire
d, t
he f
ollo
win
g m
etho
d is
reco
mm
ende
d.
Tota
l len
gth
of fl
oorin
g re
quire
d
= A
rea
of fl
oor (
m2 ) x
100
0 +
Was
tage
Cov
er w
idth
(mm
)
Allo
wan
ce fo
r was
te s
houl
d be
app
roxi
mat
ely
5% fo
r end
-mat
ched
flo
orin
g an
d 10
% fo
r pla
in e
nd b
utt j
oine
d flo
orin
g.
FLO
ORS
OV
ER D
IFFE
REN
T SU
B-F
LOO
RSD
epen
ding
on
the
T&G
sub
-floo
r su
ppor
ting
syst
em (
e.g.
joi
sts,
plyw
ood
on s
lab
etc.
), tim
ber
floor
s w
ill b
oth
feel
and
sou
nd
diffe
rent
ly w
hen
wal
ked
on. G
ener
ally
T&
G t
imbe
r flo
ors
laid
ove
r jo
ists
or b
atte
ns w
ill h
ave
mor
e sp
ring
unde
r foo
t and
ther
e is
like
ly to
be
som
e ve
rtic
al m
ovem
ent a
t boa
rd e
dges
and
end
-mat
ched
join
ts
whe
n w
alke
d on
. Som
e sq
ueak
s ca
n th
eref
ore
be e
xpec
ted
from
m
ost t
imbe
r floo
rs o
f thi
s ty
pe. ‘S
quea
ks’ c
an o
ccur
from
mov
emen
t of
one
boa
rd e
dge
agai
nst a
noth
er o
r fro
m b
oard
s m
ovin
g on
nai
ls.
Sque
aks
are
ofte
n m
ore
prev
alen
t du
ring
drie
r w
eath
er d
ue t
o lo
osen
ing
at t
he jo
ints
. Flo
ors
that
are
laid
ove
r pl
ywoo
d on
a s
lab
will
hav
e a
firm
er fe
el u
nder
foot
and
som
e ar
eas m
ay so
und
drum
my.
Si
mila
rly w
hen
floor
s are
glu
ed d
irect
ly to
con
cret
e, th
e fe
el is
firm
er,
and
agai
n so
me
boar
ds m
ay s
ound
‘dru
mm
y’ w
hen
wal
ked
on.
In c
oole
r clim
ates
slab
hea
ting
may
be
pres
ent a
nd d
ue to
the
dire
ct
heat
ing
effec
t on
the
tim
ber
and
inte
rmitt
ent
use
of t
his
type
of
heat
ing
syst
em th
roug
hout
the
year
, sub
stan
tial s
easo
nal m
ovem
ent
can
be e
xpec
ted.
Alth
ough
strip
floo
ring
can
be u
sed,
if c
are
is ta
ken
with
app
ropr
iate
pro
duct
sel
ectio
n an
d in
stal
latio
n pr
actic
es, i
t may
be
pre
fera
ble
to u
se e
ngin
eere
d tim
ber fl
oorin
g pr
oduc
ts w
here
less
di
men
sion
al c
hang
es w
ould
be
expe
cted
. Eve
n w
ith th
ese
prod
ucts
ca
re is
stil
l nec
essa
ry.
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FLO
OR
FIN
ISH
TYP
ES A
ND
CH
AR
AC
TERI
STIC
STi
mbe
r flo
or fi
nish
es c
an b
e gr
oupe
d in
to f
our
mai
n ca
tego
ries.
Pene
trat
ing
oils
and
wax
es,
curin
g oi
ls a
nd a
lkyd
s, oi
l m
odifi
ed
uret
hane
s, an
d po
lyur
etha
nes,
the
latt
er t
hree
cat
egor
ies
bein
g av
aila
ble
in s
olve
ntbo
rne
and
wat
erbo
rne.
The
pol
yure
than
es a
re
also
ava
ilabl
e in
yel
low
ing
(aro
mat
ic) a
nd n
on-y
ello
win
g (a
lipha
tic)
type
s. A
ll fo
ur c
ateg
orie
s ar
e av
aila
ble
in lo
w to
hig
h VO
C - v
olat
ile
orga
nic
(sol
vent
) con
tent
. Glo
ss le
vel o
ptio
ns c
an r
ange
fro
m v
ery
high
glo
ss to
mat
t.
Perf
orm
ance
par
amet
ers
such
as
dura
bilit
y ca
n va
ry s
igni
fican
tly
with
in a
cat
egor
y as
wel
l as
bet
wee
n ca
tego
ries.
All
cate
gorie
s ca
n be
rec
oate
d w
ith r
efur
bish
men
t co
ats.
The
degr
ee o
f su
rfac
e pr
epar
atio
n re
quire
d pr
ior
to r
ecoa
ting
will
var
y w
ith t
ime
and
coat
ing
type
. As
can
be s
een
ther
e is
a la
rge
choi
ce o
f coa
tings
.
Pene
trat
ing
Oils
and
Wax
esTh
ese
are
blen
ds o
f na
tura
l oi
ls a
nd w
axes
with
add
ed c
hem
ical
sa
lt ‘d
riers
’. The
y ar
e di
ssol
ved
into
spi
rit t
ype
solv
ents
, with
som
e of
the
ver
y lo
w v
olat
ility
one
s m
eetin
g th
e G
reen
Bui
ldin
g Co
unci
l of
Aus
tral
ia g
uide
lines
of
140
g/L
VOC
emis
sion
. Thi
s co
atin
g ty
pe
can
have
hig
h m
aint
enan
ce r
equi
rem
ents
nec
essi
tatin
g re
gula
r ap
plic
atio
n of
met
alis
ed a
cryl
ic p
olis
hes.
How
ever
, it
is t
he n
atur
al
look
of t
he c
oate
d tim
ber t
hat i
s of
ten
the
basi
s of
sel
ectio
n. T
hese
ty
pes
of c
oatin
g w
ill d
arke
n si
gnifi
cant
ly o
n ag
eing
and
are
slo
w to
cu
re in
col
d w
eath
er. C
urre
ntly
they
do
not f
orm
a la
rge
part
of t
he
floor
fini
sh m
arke
t.
Oil-
Base
d Fi
nish
es -
Curi
ng O
ils a
nd A
lkyd
s Cu
ring
oils
such
as ‘
Tung
’ or ‘
linse
ed’, d
isso
lved
in m
iner
al tu
rpen
tine
or w
hite
spi
rits,
cont
ain
adde
d ch
emic
al c
urin
g ag
ents
cal
led
met
al
drie
rs. T
hey
are
usua
lly s
elec
ted
beca
use
they
are
of
low
cos
t, ar
e of
goo
d ed
ge b
ondi
ng re
sist
ance
and
pro
duce
a ri
ch ti
mbe
r col
our.
They
can
be
very
slo
w c
urin
g in
col
d w
eath
er, d
arke
n si
gnifi
cant
ly
with
age
, som
e ty
pes
can
also
yel
low
in t
he d
ark
or w
hen
cove
red.
D
urab
ility
is lo
w c
ompa
red
to t
he o
ther
coa
ting
type
s an
d as
suc
h th
ey r
equi
re f
requ
ent
mai
nten
ance
with
use
of
met
alis
ed a
cryl
ic
polis
hes.
Glo
ss le
vels
var
y fr
om h
igh
glos
s to
sat
in a
nd t
hey
have
go
od e
dge
bond
ing
resi
stan
ce.
Alk
yds
are
prod
uced
from
rea
ctin
g cu
ring
oils
with
syn
thet
ic r
esin
an
d di
ssol
ving
into
spi
rit b
ased
sol
vent
s. Th
is r
esul
ts in
dur
abili
ty
bein
g im
prov
ed f
rom
a l
ow t
o a
mod
erat
e le
vel.
Mai
nten
ance
re
quire
men
ts a
re c
onsi
dere
d to
be
of a
med
ium
leve
l. Ag
ain,
this
is
a lo
wer
cos
t op
tion
whe
n co
mpa
red
to t
he m
ore
dura
ble
optio
ns
follo
win
g, p
rovi
ding
goo
d ed
ge b
ondi
ng r
esis
tanc
e an
d a
rich
timbe
r col
our.
Agai
n, th
ese
mor
e tr
aditi
onal
type
s of fi
nish
es a
re n
ot
as c
omm
only
use
d as
thos
e ou
tline
d be
low
.
Oil
Mod
ified
Ure
than
es (U
MO
’s)Th
ese
spiri
t ba
sed
solv
entb
orne
coa
tings
com
bine
an
oil
with
a
smal
ler a
mou
nt o
f a u
reth
ane.
The
hig
her t
he u
reth
ane
prop
ortio
n,
the
less
the
oil
prop
ertie
s su
ch a
s hi
gher
flex
ibili
ty a
nd r
esis
tanc
e to
edg
e bo
ndin
g. C
onve
rsel
y, th
e hi
gher
the
uret
hane
con
tent
, the
hi
gher
the
dura
bilit
y an
d th
e le
ss th
e fle
xibl
e. G
loss
leve
ls v
ary
from
hi
gh g
loss
to sa
tin. I
n re
cent
tim
es w
ater
born
e U
MO
’s ha
ve a
ppea
red
on t
he m
arke
t. A
lthou
gh h
ighe
r co
st t
han
the
solv
entb
orne
, th
e w
ater
born
e U
MO
’s ha
ve th
e ad
vant
age
of h
avin
g lo
w V
OC
emis
sion
s.
All
UM
O’s
yello
w s
igni
fican
tly w
ith a
ge a
nd th
eir s
low
cur
ing
in c
old
wea
ther
mus
t be
cons
ider
ed. T
hese
coa
tings
are
oft
en s
elec
ted
due
to th
eir i
nter
med
iate
cos
t, be
ing
isoc
yana
te fr
ee, h
avin
g go
od e
dge
bond
ing
resi
stan
ce a
nd b
eing
of i
nter
med
iate
dur
abili
ty.
Esse
ntia
lly t
hey
repr
esen
t a
coat
ing
that
is re
ason
ably
dur
able
and
ge
nera
lly f
ree
from
pot
entia
l co
ncer
ns s
uch
as e
dge
bond
ing.
As
such
they
hol
d a
mod
erat
e sh
are
of th
e m
arke
t.
Poly
uret
hane
– S
olve
ntbo
rne
This
coa
ting
type
pro
vide
s th
e hi
ghes
t du
rabi
lity
and
film
bui
ld
(% s
olid
s) o
f al
l co
atin
g ty
pes
as w
ell
as t
he h
ighe
st g
loss
lev
els
for
the
glos
s op
tions
. How
ever
, the
re is
a s
tron
g so
lven
t sm
ell o
n ap
plic
atio
n an
d th
ey a
re a
lso
of h
ighe
st to
xici
ty (i
socy
anat
e co
nten
t)
until
the
coat
ing
has
cure
d. T
his
is m
ore
so w
ith t
wo
pack
than
the
one
pack
moi
stur
e cu
re (M
C) v
arie
ty. W
ith th
e co
rrec
t use
of p
erso
nal
prot
ectiv
e eq
uipm
ent
this
asp
ect
is n
ot c
onsi
dere
d an
issu
e. T
here
ar
e ye
llow
ing
(aro
mat
ic)
and
non-
yello
win
g (a
lipha
tic)
varie
ties,
with
furt
her o
ptio
ns o
f hig
h so
lids,
and
glos
s le
vels
from
ultr
a hi
gh
glos
s to
mat
t.
Thes
e co
atin
gs a
re o
ften
sel
ecte
d as
the
y pr
ovid
e th
e be
st w
ear
resi
stan
ce o
r du
rabi
lity
resu
lting
in
low
er m
aint
enan
ce,
can
be
used
with
fast
dry
sea
lers
, pro
vide
the
hig
hest
glo
ss a
nd fi
lm b
uild
op
tion,
are
of i
nter
med
iate
cos
t an
d ge
nera
lly p
rovi
de t
roub
le fr
ee
appl
icat
ion.
If re
quiri
ng c
onsi
dera
tion,
they
do
how
ever
hav
e po
orer
ed
ge b
ondi
ng re
sist
ance
. Cur
rent
ly, t
his
type
of fi
nish
is c
omm
only
us
ed in
Aus
tral
ia.
Poly
uret
hane
– W
ater
born
eTh
is h
as t
he w
ides
t se
lect
ion
of s
ub-c
ateg
orie
s w
ith a
cryl
ic –
po
lyur
etha
ne
blen
ds,
co-p
olym
er
uret
hane
ac
ryla
tes,
100%
po
lyur
etha
ne r
esin
s, bo
th y
ello
win
g an
d no
n-ye
llow
ing
type
s, an
d bl
ends
of
all t
he p
revi
ous,
with
and
with
out
wax
or
silic
one
wea
r ad
ditiv
es. A
s a
resu
lt of
this
, the
re is
a s
prea
d of
pro
pert
ies
incl
udin
g w
ear
resi
stan
ce f
rom
poo
r to
arg
uabl
y as
goo
d as
sol
vent
born
e po
lyur
etha
ne. G
reat
er c
are
is t
here
fore
nec
essa
ry in
sel
ectio
n an
d th
ose
with
out
acry
lic p
rovi
de b
ette
r w
ear
resi
stan
ce.
They
are
av
aila
ble
in o
ne a
nd t
wo
pack
opt
ions
, th
e la
tter
util
izin
g ei
ther
a
low
er t
oxic
ity h
arde
ner
or a
mor
e to
xic
cros
slin
ker,
whi
ch i
s a
cons
ider
atio
n at
the
tim
e of
mix
ing.
Mat
t th
roug
h to
glo
ss fi
nish
es
are
avai
labl
e an
d th
ese
finis
hes
gene
rally
dar
ken
less
with
tim
e.
Thes
e co
atin
gs a
re o
ften
sele
cted
bas
ed o
n be
ing
a he
alth
ier o
ptio
n fo
r bot
h co
ntra
ctor
and
pre
mis
es o
ccup
ier d
ue to
the
abse
nce
of a
ny
stro
ng s
olve
nt s
mel
ls o
n ap
plic
atio
n.
They
als
o pr
ovid
e go
od e
dge
bond
ing
resi
stan
ce. T
hey
are
how
ever
of
hig
hest
pro
duct
cos
t, ca
n pr
ovid
e a
light
er t
imbe
r ap
pear
ance
de
pend
ing
on t
he s
eale
r an
d pr
oduc
ts u
sed,
and
hav
e a
high
er
chan
ce o
f ta
nnin
sta
in a
pplic
atio
n m
arks
. Rap
id s
hrin
kage
in
the
floor
and
the
ass
ocia
ted
stre
tchi
ng o
f the
fini
sh a
t bo
ard
join
ts h
as
on o
ccas
ions
cau
sed
the
appe
aran
ce o
f lig
ht c
olou
red
lines
at b
oard
jo
ints
. The
se fi
nish
es h
ave
deve
lope
d si
gnifi
cant
ly o
ver r
ecen
t yea
rs
and
as s
uch
thei
r mar
ket s
hare
is m
oder
ate
and
incr
easi
ng.
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lst e
very
effo
rt is
mad
e to
ens
ure
the
accu
racy
of a
dvic
e gi
ven,
Tim
ber Q
ueen
slan
d Li
mite
d ca
nnot
acc
ept l
iabi
lity
for l
oss o
r dam
age
aris
ing
from
the
use
of th
e in
form
atio
n su
pplie
d.
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awin
g an
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anin
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s of
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ipm
ent.
DIS
POSA
L O
F O
FFCU
TS A
ND
WA
STE
For a
ny tr
eate
d tim
ber,
do n
ot b
urn
offcu
ts o
r saw
dust
. Pre
serv
ativ
e tr
eate
d off
cuts
and
saw
dust
sho
uld
be d
ispo
sed
of b
y ap
prov
ed
loca
l aut
horit
y m
etho
ds.
ACK
NO
WLE
DG
EMEN
TTi
mbe
r Que
ensl
and
grat
eful
ly a
ckno
wle
dge
the
cont
ribut
ion
of th
e Au
stra
lian
Tim
ber F
loor
ing
Ass
ocia
tion
(ATF
A) i
n th
e pr
epar
atio
n of
th
is D
ata
Shee
t.
TAB
LE 2
- CO
ATIN
G S
ELEC
TIO
N C
HA
RT
Tim
ber F
loor
Coa
tings
Prop
erty
Pene
trat
ing
oil /
wax
Oil
base
d fin
ishe
sO
MU
Poly
uret
hane
Solv
entb
orne
Wat
erbo
rne
1 pa
ck2
pack
1 pa
ck2
pack
Wea
r res
ista
nce
Low
Low
-Med
Med
ium
Very
Hig
hVe
ry H
igh
Med
-Hig
hM
ed-V
H
Abi
lity
of th
e flo
or to
acc
ept
care
ful f
oot t
raffi
c 3
days
aft
er
coat
ing.
(Ave
. Tem
p. 2
0°C)
Lo
wLo
wM
ediu
mM
ediu
mH
igh
Med
ium
Hig
h
Tim
ber c
olou
r ‘ric
hnes
s’Lo
w-H
igh
Hig
hH
igh
Hig
hH
igh
Low
-Med
Low
-Med
Resi
stan
ce o
f the
coa
ting
to
yello
win
g w
ith a
geLo
wLo
wLo
wLo
w-H
igh
Low
-Hig
hM
ed-H
igh
Med
-Hig
h
Abi
lity
to c
ure
in c
old
& d
ry
wea
ther
Lo
wLo
wM
ediu
mM
ediu
mH
igh
Med
ium
Hig
h
Abi
lity
to c
ure
in c
old
and
dam
p w
eath
er
Low
Low
Low
Med
ium
Hig
hLo
wLo
w
Edge
bon
ding
resi
stan
ceH
igh
Hig
hM
ed-H
igh
Low
-Med
Low
Hig
hM
ed-H
igh
Reje
ctio
n re
sist
ance
Hig
hM
ediu
mM
ediu
mLo
w-M
edLo
w-M
edM
ediu
mM
ediu
m
VOC
emis
sion
at a
pplic
atio
nLo
w-H
igh
Hig
hM
ed-H
igh
Hig
hH
igh
Low
Low
-Med
Inha
latio
n ha
zard
whe
n co
atin
g is
ap
plie
dLo
wM
ediu
mM
ediu
mH
igh
Very
Hig
hLo
wM
ediu
m
Odo
ur o
n ap
plic
atio
nLo
w-M
edM
ediu
mM
ediu
mH
igh
Very
Hig
hLo
wLo
w-M
ed
Gen
eral
pro
duct
cos
t M
ed-H
igh
Low
-Med
Med
ium
Med
ium
Med
ium
Hig
hVe
ry H
igh
Tabl
e 2
outli
nes
the
type
s of
fini
sh a
vaila
ble
and
lists
var
ious
pro
pert
ies
of e
ach.
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EPTA
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APP
EARA
NCE
FRO
M T
IMBE
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OO
RS R
evis
ed M
arch
201
4 Pa
ge 1
Ther
e ar
e no
sta
ndar
ds th
at o
utlin
e w
hat a
n ac
cept
able
app
eara
nce
of a
tim
ber fl
oor s
houl
d be
. The
re a
re
stan
dard
s th
at re
late
to th
e m
anuf
actu
re o
f tim
ber fl
oori
ng a
nd w
hen
reco
mm
ende
d sa
ndin
g an
d fin
ishi
ng
prac
tices
are
und
erta
ken,
ther
e is
a g
ener
al le
vel o
f acc
epta
nce
of th
e fin
ishe
d pr
oduc
t in
the
mar
ketp
lace
. Fl
oors
of
the
sam
e sp
ecie
s ca
n di
ffer
mar
kedl
y in
the
ir a
ppea
ranc
e de
pend
ing
on t
imbe
r so
urce
, age
of
the
tree
, boa
rd c
over
wid
th, t
he fi
nish
sys
tem
use
d an
d th
e lig
htin
g in
whi
ch th
e flo
or is
vie
wed
. Tim
ber i
s a
natu
ral p
rodu
ct t
hat
will
shr
ink
and
swel
l in
resp
onse
to
chan
ges
in a
tmos
pher
ic h
umid
ity,
no
build
ing
envi
ronm
ent
is t
he s
ame
as a
noth
er, t
he s
andi
ng a
nd fi
nish
ing
is n
ot u
nder
take
n in
a d
ust
free
fac
tory
en
viro
nmen
t and
fini
shes
may
dar
ken
with
tim
e. E
ven
with
thes
e va
riab
les
a hi
gh s
tand
ard
in th
e fin
ishe
d flo
or is
ach
ieva
ble.
ACC
EPTA
BLE
APP
EAR
AN
CE
Colo
ur, S
peci
es a
nd G
rade
The
over
all c
olou
r or b
lend
of c
olou
r in
a flo
or is
dep
ende
nt o
n th
e sp
ecie
s or
spe
cies
mix
cho
sen
and
the
char
acte
r of
the
floo
r. Th
e fe
atur
es p
rese
nt i
n a
floor
, su
ch a
s gu
m v
eins
, is
det
erm
ined
by
thos
e fe
atur
es p
erm
itted
by
the
grad
e. E
ven
whe
n a
sing
le sp
ecie
s is
chos
en th
ere
can
be a
wid
e va
riatio
n in
col
our a
nd it
is a
lso
poss
ible
th
at a
lim
ited
num
ber o
f boa
rds o
f a d
iffer
ent s
peci
es m
ay b
e pr
esen
t du
e to
sim
ilarit
y in
app
eara
nce.
It is
als
o im
port
ant
to r
ealiz
e th
at
grad
ing
rule
s do
not
cov
er e
ither
col
our
or c
olou
r va
riatio
n. G
rade
na
mes
tha
t do
not
alig
n w
ith t
he A
ustr
alia
n St
anda
rds
are
likel
y to
be
sim
ilar
to t
hose
in t
hese
sta
ndar
ds b
ut c
larifi
catio
n sh
ould
be
soug
ht re
gard
ing
diffe
renc
es.
The
grad
ing
proc
ess
is r
apid
and
rel
ies
on q
uick
vis
ual a
sses
smen
t w
here
gra
ders
mus
t ass
ess
the
size
and
ext
ent o
f a fe
atur
e w
ithou
t re
lyin
g on
mea
sure
men
t. D
ue t
o th
is s
ome
inac
cura
cy in
gra
ding
ca
n oc
cur
that
may
res
ult
in a
lim
ited
num
ber
of b
oard
s th
at a
re
outs
ide
grad
e lim
its. T
he sa
ndin
g of
a fl
oor c
an a
lso
incr
ease
the
size
of
som
e fe
atur
es o
r cau
se fe
atur
es to
app
ear t
hat w
ere
not p
rese
nt
prio
r to
san
ding
. Co
nseq
uent
ly,
som
e bo
ards
in
a fin
ishe
d flo
or
may
not
mee
t th
e sp
ecifi
ed g
rade
des
crip
tion.
The
pre
senc
e an
d de
velo
pmen
t of s
uch
feat
ures
nee
ds to
be
ackn
owle
dged
by
thos
e pu
rcha
sing
tim
ber fl
oors
. Whe
n vi
ewin
g a
floor
the
re is
gen
eral
ly a
cl
ear d
iffer
ence
bet
wee
n a
floor
that
is o
f the
inco
rrec
t gra
de a
nd a
flo
or w
here
gra
de li
mits
hav
e be
en e
xcee
ded
in s
ome
boar
ds.
Whe
re th
e nu
mbe
r of b
oard
s in
a fl
oor t
hat h
as fe
atur
es th
at e
xcee
d gr
ade
limits
, in
term
s of s
ize
and
num
ber,
are
rela
tivel
y fe
w (l
ess t
han
5%) a
nd th
e ov
eral
l app
eara
nce
of th
e flo
or is
in li
ne w
ith th
e ch
osen
gr
ade,
no
rem
edia
l wor
k is
con
side
red
nece
ssar
y.
Gra
ding
als
o do
es n
ot a
ccou
nt f
or t
he d
istr
ibut
ion
of f
eatu
res,
in b
oard
s, be
twee
n bo
ards
with
in a
pac
k of
floo
ring
or w
ithin
a
finis
hed
floor
. As s
uch
it is
a re
ason
able
exp
ecta
tion
that
the
inst
alle
r, w
hen
layi
ng t
he fl
oor,
will
pro
vide
a r
elat
ivel
y ev
en d
istr
ibut
ion
of
colo
ur a
nd f
eatu
re t
hrou
ghou
t th
e flo
or.
With
reg
ard
to c
olou
r, ho
wev
er, i
t m
ust
also
be
reco
gnis
ed t
hat
coat
ing
a flo
or h
ighl
ight
s co
lour
diff
eren
ces
and
the
exte
nt o
f the
cha
nge
is a
t tim
es n
ot e
asy
to d
isce
rn.
Sim
ilarly
it c
an b
e ex
pect
ed t
hat
boar
d le
ngth
s w
ill b
e re
lativ
ely
even
ly d
istr
ibut
ed in
the
floo
r an
d th
at g
roup
s of
sho
rt
boar
ds o
r boa
rd e
nds
will
not
be
freq
uent
ly c
lust
ered
toge
ther
.
Even
tim
ber s
urfa
ce
The
follo
win
g ou
tline
s so
me
prob
lem
s th
at a
ffect
the
sur
face
of
the
boar
ds a
nd t
hese
sho
uld
not
gene
rally
occ
ur in
tim
ber
floor
s. H
owev
er,
spec
ific
heat
sou
rces
fro
m a
pplia
nces
or
sun
expo
sure
th
roug
h la
rge
unco
vere
d w
indo
ws
may
ind
uce
som
e cu
ppin
g of
bo
ards
in th
e aff
ecte
d ar
ea. S
imila
rly, w
ide
boar
ds o
r thi
nner
ove
rlay
boar
ds m
ay a
lso
show
som
e sl
ight
cup
ping
or
peak
ing
in c
erta
in
hous
e en
viro
nmen
ts. I
t sh
ould
als
o be
rec
ogni
sed
that
the
act
ions
or
inac
tion
of o
wne
rs c
an c
ontr
ibut
e or
eve
n ca
use
thes
e to
occ
ur.
Cup
ping
- b
oard
s w
ith t
heir
edge
s ei
ther
hig
her
or lo
wer
tha
n th
e ce
ntre
of t
he b
oard
. Hea
t in
a s
peci
fic lo
catio
n or
a v
ery
dry
envi
ronm
ent
abov
e th
e flo
or m
ay r
esul
t in
cup
ping
. Moi
st s
ub-
floor
spa
ces
can
also
cau
se b
oard
s to
cup
. Cup
ping
is m
ore
likel
y to
be
obse
rved
in o
verla
y flo
orin
g an
d st
anda
rd th
ickn
ess
boar
ds
that
are
wid
er t
han
100
mm
. To
som
e de
gree
a s
mal
l am
ount
of
obs
erva
ble
cupp
ing
may
occ
ur i
n so
me
loca
tions
with
in a
dw
ellin
g (e
.g. s
un e
xpos
ed fl
oor)
whe
re t
hese
typ
es o
f flo
orin
g ar
e us
ed.
Pea
king
– th
is h
as th
e ap
pear
ance
of c
uppi
ng b
ut is
the
resu
lt of
ex
pans
ion
pres
sure
in th
e flo
or.
Ten
ting
- tw
o ad
jace
nt b
oard
s, w
here
the
adjo
inin
g ed
ge h
as li
fted
ab
ove
the
leve
l of t
he a
djac
ent
floor
ing.
Thi
s is
oft
en a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith h
igh
moi
stur
e be
neat
h th
e flo
or a
nd c
an b
e fr
om m
any
caus
es.
Buc
klin
g -
a se
ctio
n of
floo
ring
cont
aini
ng a
num
ber
of b
oard
s th
at is
rais
ed a
bove
an
adja
cent
sec
tion.
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Cro
wni
ng -
floor
boa
rds
that
are
flat
on
thei
r lo
wer
sur
face
s bu
t w
here
the
upp
er s
urfa
ce h
as it
s ed
ges
low
er t
han
the
cent
re o
f th
e bo
ard.
Thi
s m
ay o
ccur
if a
floo
r is
cupp
ed (b
oard
edg
es u
p) a
t th
e tim
e of
san
ding
. Cro
wni
ng d
oes
not
beco
me
appa
rent
unt
il so
me
mon
ths
afte
r fini
shin
g.
Not
e: Fl
oors
expo
sed
to h
eat s
ourc
es a
fter o
ccup
ancy
(e.g
. no
curt
ains
, fire
plac
es,
vent
s fro
m a
pplia
nces
, ho
uses
clo
sed
up f
or e
xten
ded
perio
ds)
may
cau
se
boar
ds to
cup
. Cup
ping
and
shr
inka
ge fr
om s
uch
sour
ces
may
be
the
owne
r’s
resp
onsi
bilit
y.)
Rela
tive
ly e
ven
gapp
ing
betw
een
boar
ds in
are
as n
ot e
xpos
ed
to s
peci
fic h
eat s
ourc
esD
urin
g dr
ier t
imes
of t
he y
ear,
shrin
kage
gap
s be
twee
n bo
ards
may
av
erag
e 0.
75 m
m fo
r bo
ards
of a
cov
er w
idth
of 8
0 m
m. F
or w
ider
bo
ards
, pr
opor
tiona
lly w
ider
ave
rage
gap
ping
can
be
expe
cted
. So
me
gaps
will
be
larg
er t
han
the
aver
age
gap
size
and
oth
ers
smal
ler,
how
ever
th
e ap
pear
ance
ge
nera
lly
indi
cate
s ga
ppin
g be
twee
n m
ost
boar
ds.
An
appe
aran
ce c
an b
e ex
pect
ed t
hat
is
free
from
spl
it bo
ards
and
wid
e ga
ps b
etw
een
boar
ds t
hat
may
be
irreg
ular
ly s
pace
d ac
ross
the
floor
. Irr
egul
arly
spa
ced
wid
e ga
ppin
g m
ay o
ccur
from
eith
er th
e ed
ges
of b
oard
s be
ing
bond
ed to
geth
er
or f
rom
a p
ropo
rtio
n of
boa
rds
bein
g hi
gh in
moi
stur
e co
nten
t at
th
e tim
e of
layi
ng. T
he p
rovi
sion
of
expa
nsio
n ga
ps a
s pa
rt o
f th
e in
stal
latio
n pr
oces
s an
d ev
iden
t th
roug
hout
the
life
of
the
floor
is
acce
ptab
le.
Lim
ited
ver
tica
l mov
emen
t at T
&G
join
tsFl
oorin
g is
man
ufac
ture
d w
ith t
he b
oard
ton
gue
narr
ower
tha
n th
e gr
oove
. Thi
s is
nec
essa
ry s
o th
at b
oard
s w
ill fi
t tog
ethe
r dur
ing
inst
alla
tion.
Whe
n flo
or b
oard
s ar
e la
id o
ver
jois
ts i
n pa
rtic
ular
, so
me
diffe
rent
ial v
ertic
al m
ovem
ent
may
occ
ur b
etw
een
adja
cent
bo
ards
, whe
n a
load
is a
pplie
d to
an
indi
vidu
al b
oard
. Thi
s is
due
to
the
clea
ranc
e be
twee
n th
e to
ngue
and
the
gro
ove.
The
cle
aran
ce
shou
ld n
ot e
xcee
d 0.
6 m
m.
Min
imal
Squ
eaki
ngA
sm
all a
mou
nt o
f noi
se c
an b
e ex
pect
ed fr
om m
ost
timbe
r flo
ors
whe
n w
alke
d on
. Noi
ses
can
occu
r fr
om m
ovem
ent
of o
ne b
oard
ed
ge a
gain
st a
noth
er o
r fr
om b
oard
s m
ovin
g on
nai
ls. A
floo
r is
of
ten
mor
e no
isy
durin
g dr
ier w
eath
er d
ue to
loos
enin
g at
the
join
ts.
Inde
ntat
ions
Tim
ber
strip
floo
rs c
an b
e ex
pect
ed t
o sh
ow s
ome
inde
ntat
ions
de
pend
ing
on t
he h
ardn
ess
of t
he s
peci
es u
sed,
vol
ume
of t
raffi
c an
d fo
ot w
ear w
orn.
A F
inis
h w
ith
Min
imal
Con
tam
inat
ion
and
Sand
ing
Mar
ksA
fini
sh s
imila
r to
tha
t of
fine
fur
nitu
re s
houl
d no
t be
exp
ecte
d.
Sand
ed a
nd p
olis
hed
timbe
r str
ip fl
oors
are
not
fini
shed
in a
fact
ory
envi
ronm
ent a
nd d
iffer
ent p
iece
s of fl
oorin
g w
ill sa
nd d
iffer
ently
. The
ho
me
envi
ronm
ent
is a
lso
not
dust
free
. How
ever
, the
fini
shed
floo
r ca
n be
exp
ecte
d to
hav
e an
eve
n ap
pear
ance
free
from
hea
vy sa
ndin
g m
arks
, blo
omin
g or
fre
quen
t ai
r bu
bble
s in
the
sur
face
. A m
inim
al
leve
l of
cont
amin
ants
, min
or s
andi
ng m
arks
and
sm
all d
epre
ssio
ns
of th
e fin
ish
at b
oard
edg
es a
nd in
nai
l hol
es e
tc. m
ay b
e vi
sibl
e. T
he
perim
eter
and
oth
er h
ard
to g
et a
t pla
ces
are
mor
e lik
ely
to c
onta
in
thes
e irr
egul
ariti
es.
Due
to
this
a m
irror
fini
sh i
s an
una
chie
vabl
e ex
pect
atio
n. S
ome
finis
hes
will
als
o ye
llow
with
tim
e an
d if
rugs
are
m
oved
, a c
ontr
ast i
n th
e de
pth
of c
olou
r can
be
expe
cted
.
Moi
stur
e in
the
sub
-floo
r or
pen
etra
ting
thro
ugh
boar
d jo
ints
rai
ses
the
mos
iture
con
tent
of
the
low
er s
urfa
ce o
f the
floo
rboa
rds
The
floor
is s
ande
d fla
t, bu
t hig
her m
ositu
re is
stil
l pr
esen
t in
the
low
er s
urfa
ce o
f the
boa
rd.
As
a co
nseq
uenc
e of
mos
iture
in th
e lo
wer
sur
face
of
the
floor
boar
ds it
sw
ells
and
cau
ses
the
boar
d to
cu
p.
Even
tual
ly w
hen
the
mos
iture
drie
s th
e lo
wer
su
rfac
e of
the
boa
rd s
hrin
ks a
nd fl
atte
ns o
ut. T
his
resu
lts i
n th
e to
p su
rfac
e cr
owni
ng a
nd g
aps
at
boar
d ed
ges.
Figu
re 1
- Th
e pr
oces
s of
cro
wni
ng
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from
the
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of th
e in
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n su
pplie
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Whe
n flo
ors
are
insp
ecte
d fo
r im
perf
ectio
ns,
the
floor
is
to b
e in
spec
ted
durin
g da
ylig
ht h
ours
with
lig
htin
g on
. Th
e ov
eral
l as
sess
men
t of
the
floo
r is
fro
m a
sta
ndin
g po
sitio
n w
ith t
he fl
oor
view
ed fr
om p
ositi
ons
that
are
usu
ally
occ
upie
d by
peo
ple.
Inte
rnal
an
d ex
tern
al r
eflec
tions
in
area
s no
t us
ually
cov
ered
by
furn
iture
sh
ould
be
asse
ssed
. Ac
cept
abili
ty r
elie
s on
jud
gmen
t th
at t
akes
in
to c
onsi
dera
tion
the
effec
t of
lig
htin
g on
not
icea
ble
surf
ace
impe
rfec
tions
as
wel
l as
initi
al w
ear
of t
he fl
oor,
whi
ch c
an c
ause
so
me
impe
rfec
tions
to
sign
ifica
ntly
less
en o
r di
sapp
ear.
A fl
oor
is
subj
ect
to m
uch
heav
ier
wea
r th
an fu
rnitu
re a
nd a
lthou
gh a
goo
d qu
ality
fini
sh c
an b
e ex
pect
ed, t
he s
ame
finis
h qu
ality
to
furn
iture
sh
ould
not
be
expe
cted
.
Som
e im
perf
ectio
ns t
hat
coul
d be
exp
ecte
d to
som
e de
gree
in a
flo
or b
ut w
hich
sho
uld
also
be
asse
ssed
incl
ude:
- sa
ndin
g qu
ality
; gl
oss
varia
tion;
dus
t, in
sect
s an
d de
bris
; bu
bble
s an
d ge
l par
ticle
s an
d co
at le
velin
g.
SAFE
WO
RKIN
GW
orki
ng w
ith t
imbe
r pr
oduc
es d
ust
part
icle
s. Pr
otec
tion
of t
he
eyes
, nos
e an
d m
outh
whe
n sa
ndin
g, s
awin
g an
d pl
anin
g is
hig
hly
reco
mm
ende
d.
Refe
r to
to
ol
man
ufac
ture
rs
for
safe
w
orki
ng
reco
mm
enda
tions
for p
artic
ular
item
s of
equ
ipm
ent.
DIS
POSA
L O
F O
FFCU
TS A
ND
WA
STE
For a
ny tr
eate
d tim
ber,
do n
ot b
urn
offcu
ts o
r saw
dust
. Pre
serv
ativ
e tr
eate
d off
cuts
and
saw
dust
sho
uld
be d
ispo
sed
of b
y ap
prov
ed
loca
l aut
horit
y m
etho
ds.
ACK
NO
WLE
DG
EMEN
TTi
mbe
r Que
ensl
and
grat
eful
ly a
ckno
wle
dge
the
cont
ribut
ion
of th
e Au
stra
lian
Tim
ber F
loor
ing
Ass
ocia
tion
(ATF
A) i
n th
e pr
epar
atio
n of
th
is D
ata
Shee
t.
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What to expect from your timber floor
When purchasing a solid timber floor, you’ll need to consider aspects such as colour, grade, board width and the finish to be applied. Photos and samples do not always provide a good representation of colour or grade and it’s important to realise that floors of the same species can differ markedly in both colour and appearance. Grading rules don’t cover colour or colour variation, but do signifi cantly influence the appearance, with some grades including the character of the tree’s history with larger gum veins, knots and other features. You have many choices to make, so spend time with your ATFA member supplier or installer to know and understand your new floor.
Your timber floor may be installed over a concrete slab, on joists or over a structural sheet floor of particleboard or plywood. You may live in a drier location, on farmland or up in the moist tropics. You may have air-conditioning, heating systems or expanses of glass with a lot of direct sunlight. To accommodate all these variables different methods of installation are going to be appropriate to different homes and therefore practices will differ between your installation and others.
Your ATFA member installer will be able to advise you on what is appropriate for your home and how the desired flooring product is likely to perform in your house. Your ATFA installer will specifically consider the following at the time of installation:–
• That the product is correct to lay by checking pack labels for size and grade, damage that may have occurred in transit, board moisture contents, cover widths and tolerances.
• That conditions are correct to lay the floor. This includes assessing the location, dwelling environment, sub-floor conditions and sub-floors.
From this the most appropriate fixing method, expansion allowance requirements, need for possible acclimatisation, and appropriate finish systems can be discussed.
What you need to understand when purchasing a timber floor?
What you should expect when your floor is being installed?
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What to expect from your timber floor
The sanding and finishing is an exciting time as all the rich beauty and character of the floor is truly revealed. At this time the ATFA member sander and finisher may have to contend with conditions that are prone to dust or which can affect the curing of the finish system, and also timbers that may prefer some types of finish more than others. The width of the boards, movement that may have already occurred in the floor, as well as the overall condition of the floor, all influence the most appropriate finish to be applied. Again, it is important to listen to your ATFA member sander and finisher as a different finish system may be recommended at this stage in order to achieve a high standard of appearance. You should note however that the floor is not being sanded and finished in a factory environment and therefore it is unrealistic to expect a similar finish to that of fine furniture. Some finishing imperfections do occur in all floors. Down lights often highlight such imperfections and some dust may be trapped in the finish even when appropriate precautions are taken. Such imperfections do not generally detract from the overall beauty and appearance of your floor.
What happens when it is time to sand and polish the floor?
The finished floor and ongoing care.
Once handed over your floor can be walked on but full curing and hardening will not occur for a few weeks and it is recommended that rugs are not laid until this time. Similarly, it should be ensured that the feet of chairs and tables etc have felt pads or protectors applied. Heavy items of furniture need to be carefully positioned without dragging them. Curtains or similar should be used to protect floor areas from intense sunlight and mats both inside and out are an effective means of trapping grit which can scratch floor surfaces. Seasonally, your floor will also adjust to the climate and is likely to show small shrinkage gaps at board edges particularly during drier times of the year. It should also be noted that over time, both the floor finish and the timber that is exposed to light will darken and therefore floors will often be of a lighter tone under rugs.
A regular cleaning program is needed to ensure that your floor remains in pristine condition. Antistatic mops are effective for collecting dust and grit, and vacuum cleaners (provided the brushes are not worn) are also effective. Damp mopping on say a monthly basis provides an effective deep clean and when carried out with the recommended mild cleaners, it will not harm the floor. With appropriate care you will enjoy a floor of lasting natural timber beauty.
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