Journal
Specification, explained.
Guides for architects, builders and certifiers on the standards behind commercial resilient flooring: slip, fire and construction.
Slip resistance · 5 min read
Slip resistance ratings explained: P and R classes under AS 4586.
Every commercial flooring data sheet carries a slip rating, and most specifications copy it across without asking which test produced it. The letter in front of the number matters as much as the number.
ReadFire performance · 5 min read
Fire performance for commercial floor coverings: AS ISO 9239.1 and the NCC.
Fire performance decides whether a floor covering can go into a building at all, and it is the line most often reduced to one word on a data sheet: compliant. Compliant for which building, in which part of it, sprinklered or not, is the actual question.
ReadConstruction · 6 min read
Hybrid or glue-down vinyl: choosing a resilient floor for a commercial project.
Hybrid and glue-down vinyl can carry the same decor, a comparable wear layer and the same slip rating. Once installed they behave differently, and the project decides which one fits.
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