Addressing Floating Floor Movement
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Domotex
The registration to visit DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2024 is now open! The online registration allows free of charge access to the show! Register here The largest dedicated flooring tradeshow in Asia Pacific will take place in Shanghai, China from 28th to 30th of May 2024, welcoming participants from everywhere in the world and showcasing the … Read more
3D Virtual Training
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sia Abrasives
Parquet – abrasive solutions for demanding manufacturers For manufacturers of solid wood and parquet floors, sia Abrasives offers professional abrasives for surface finishing and intermediate varnish sanding. We have over 150 years of experience in the development and production of flexible high-tech abrasives for specific requirements of the parquet industry. Visit Website Download Brochure
Embelton
As Embelton celebrates 100 years as an Australian-owned and operated company, we take great pride in providing top quality engineered timber flooring for residential and commercial projects across the country. With a legacy of flooring innovation spanning over 90 years, we began as manufacturers of cork tiles and quickly became pioneers in a variety of … Read more
Sika
We Are Sika Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing and protecting. Our leading technologies service the requirements of Residential and Commercial Building, Mining, Automotive, Industrial Manufacturing and Infrastructure projects around Australia and the world. Sika Australia is … Read more
Understanding Key Employment Law Reforms in 2025
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Berger-Seidle
Berger-Seidle Express Stain A 38 colour stain program that features non aromatic solvents and contains no cobalt. Trade professionals can follow the standard path of allowing the stain to dry overnight prior to overcoating, or they can employ the Turbo option of using the Berger-Seidle Turbo additive in the ExoBloc Sealer and overcoat any Express … Read more
Synteko
Primatch EXPERT 550 Nailer/StaplerThe Expert 550 is a versatile 2-in-1 pneumatic nailer and stapler designed for precision installation of tongue and groove solid and engineered hardwood flooring. It features a COMBO magazine for 18GA nails or staples, a bi-directional adjustable base (10–19mm), light-impact all-around striking, and a short casting for tight end-wall reach—delivering comfort, speed, … Read more
Acouslime
Acouslime’s Product of the Week Complete Solutions for Timber, Carpet Tile & Resilient Flooring Visit Website Download Brochure Acouslime 4 in 1 Acouslime 4 in 1 is the perfect solution when acoustics are needed. Installation Features Green rated EMICODE EC1 plus – highest rating Acoustically rated adhesive with moisture vapour barrier Elastic sound reduction: 43 … Read more
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Self-Levelling Compounds
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Installation over existing surfaces
When deciding whether to install a new floor over an existing surface such as tiles, stone, existing timber flooring, or a sand and cement screed, specific considerations come into play to ensure a sound outcome. The following is a list of such considerations to guide your decisions.
Liming or Limewashing of Timber Flooring
Belonging to the broader category of staining, liming or limewashing generally relates to the use of a technique that is designed to lighten or whiten a timber surface while maintaining the visual texture and character of the timber.
Installation over acoustic underlays – Consumer
Installation over Acoustic Underlays Timber floors are often installed in high-rise and unit developments, where it is necessary to reduce noise transmission to acceptable levels through to the dwelling below. Due to this, timber and other similar hard flooring products are often laid on an acoustic underlay. The purpose of this information sheet is to … Read more
Wood and Vinyl based flooring – Consumer
Wood and Vinyl based flooring There are many different products available in the market that have the appearance of timber, however most are not ‘real’ timber, but provide the appearance of a timber floorboard. This in many ways is a testimony of the value we all acknowledge in ‘real’ timber flooring to complement the décor … Read more
What to do when you have a flooring problem – Consumer
What to do when you have a flooring problem Much of the beauty associated with a solid timber floor comes from it being a natural product. The colour, grain and features present, are individual to your floor. We also need to understand that seasonal movement is also natural and that changes in appearance as the … Read more
Coating choices – Consumers
Timber Floor Coatings are YOUR CHOICE … take care to choose the coating that suits your needs! In the not too distant past the sanding and finishing of a timber floor was a relatively straight forward task with a three coat system of gloss polyurethane being used in most instances. Due in part to this, … Read more
Floor Colour and Grade – Consumers
The choice of species influences the floor colour 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 many colours and tones. This is particularly so … Read more
Owner expectations – Engineered, Laminate and Bamboo Floors – Consumers
Owner expectations – Engineered, Laminate and Bamboo Floors – Consumers This information sheet outlines reasonable owner expectations for engineered, laminate and bamboo floors. An acceptable finished floor will differ to that of solid timber flooring due to differences in product characteristics associated with manufacturing and installation processes. Even within a flooring type, differences in both … Read more