The following consumer information is availble for download from the Australian Timber Flooring Association. Click on the below sections to read more.
- Owner Expectations for Completed Timber Floors
- What You Need To Know About ATFA Accreditation
- Floor Colour and Grade
- Coating Choices
- Timber Sustainability
- VOC Ratings
- Disposal and Recycling
- Timber Floor Care
- Timbers for the Environment
- Life Cycle Assessment of Timber Floors
- Compliance Guide for VOC
- Acclimitatisation of Solid T&G Flooring
- Timber Floor Hardness
- Flood inundated Timber Floors information
- Hardwood Species Names
- Hardwood Flooring Grades
Owner Expectations for Completed Timber Floors
This information sheet outlines reasonable owner expectations for an onsite sanded and finished timber floor. This includes solid T&G flooring, parquetry and other fl ooring types that have been sanded and finished onsite or recoated.
What You Need To Know About ATFA Accreditation
ATFA has an accreditation system which reflects the credentials of each member. This is based on a number of elements including ongoing professional development, product and equipment knowledge, industry experience, ATFA training, industry events and qualifications...
Floor Colour and Grade
There are many timber species used in timber floors which provide us with a rich array of colours and grain patterns. In some species the natural colours will be fairly consistent while in others there can be blend of colours and tones...
Coating Choices
Timber Floor Coatings are your choice, so take care when choosing the coating that suits your needs!
Timber Sustainability
When you choose timber, you are not only selecting a beautifully individual floor made from a renewable resource, you’re also making a positive impact on climate change.
VOC Ratings
ATFA Takes a Stance on VOC Ratings in Coatings and Adhesives.
Recently, the Green Build Council of Australia (GBCA) set new targets for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in floor coatings and adhesives. To meet GBCA criteria coatings must contain less than 140 grams per litre of VOC, while adhesives must contain less than 100 grams per litre. While the ATFA welcomes target setting within reasonable timeframes.
Disposal and Recycling
This document acts as guidance to assist contractors with the disposal or recycling of day to day waste products such as, Coating tins/drums, Abrasive materials, Adhesive containers, Flooring off–cuts, Clean dust and Re–sand dust.
Timber Floor Care
Caring for your timber floor Timber floors vary in ease of maintenance depending on the type of coating used and the severity of use and always greatly benefit from regular care. In doing so, the life of the floor finish and floor are greatly enhanced.
Timbers for the Environment
When you choose timber, you are not only selecting a beautifully individual floor made from a renewable resource, you’re also making a positive impact on climate change.
Life Cycle Assessment of Timber Floors
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an environmental impact assessment to determine the relative contribution of a timber product, such as timber flooring, within a building system (e.g. a residential home), from an environmental perspective.
Compliance Guide for VOC
VOC (Volatile Organic Compound Content) is essentially the solvent content of a coating or adhesive product. The GBCA (Green Building Council of Australia) have issued guidelines for VOC emissions within buildings that may relate to the health impact on occupants, which ATFA is subsequently working with industry in an effort to achieve. Open pdf to read points advised.
Acclimatisation of Solid T&G Flooring
Timber is a natural product and is hydroscopic in nature. That is, it responds to changes in weather conditions by taking up or giving off moisture so that its moisture content is in equilibrium with its surroundings.
Timber Floor Hardness
The hardness of timber is not directly related to how hard or easy the timber is to work with various tools, but is a measure of the resistance of the wood to indentation. The hardness figures most commonly used are those obtained from the Janka test.
Flood inundated timber floors
This information is provided for guidance when a timber floor has been inundated with mud and silt laden water typical of what has occurred in Queensland in January 2011.
Hardwood Species Names
This information sheet provides the common names and Botanical names for Australian Harwood Species.
Hardwood flooring grades
The purpose of this information sheet is to outline what the AS2796 grading standard for hardwood flooring covers, explain the different types of feature that may be present in each of the AS2796 grades, explain manufacturer grades that differ from the AS 2796 grades and provide guidance on ATFA manufacturer grade names and their alignment to AS 2796 grades.
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