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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

76 “Celebrating 145 YEARS.”


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.


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.


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*

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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.


Blackbutt is a commonly grown hardwood that has attractive colouring from cream to pale brown and an occasional tinge of pink.


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.


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.


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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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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


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


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


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


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


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



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


PINE FLOORING*Prices per Lineal Metre


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.


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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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

.g.

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vei

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nd k

nots

). Th

e fo

llow

ing

tabl

e in

dica

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the

grad

es

cont

aine

d in

rel

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s, bu

t it

shou

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ted

that

man

ufac

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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

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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

xing

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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OR

FIN

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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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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

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APP

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FRO

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IMBE

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OO

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ed M

arch

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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

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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?


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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Finlayson’s is a chain of custody certified organisation specialising in Australian sustainable timber products, with all our work carried out by our qualified builders who specialize in flooring installation and finishing.

To see our full range of timbers, colours and features drop in and see us at one of Queensland’s largest flooring showrooms at 135 Wellington Road East Brisbane or give Andy a call on 0417 700 050 or 3393 0588.

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