ENGINEERED FLOORS may also known as both ACOUSTICAL PLANK FLOORS and FLOATING TIMBER FLOORS are floors which are totally "manufactured" from wood to deliver the very best value for money in the most "stable" form of HARDWOOD FLOOR. "manufactured" from woodisolated from the structural platform over which they are installed, by the installation of an Acoustical Blanket, that absorbs or muffles Structure Borne Sound or foot-fall noise.
While "ENGINEERED FLOORS" may very well be installed by "Direct Fixing" by either "Direct Bonding" and or Nailing and / or Screw and Plug fixing, a great many Engineered Floors are extensively used throughout the world in high rise apartment buildings where a particular level of intimacy is necessary between the floors of adjacent apartments and are also, increasingly the floor of choice, for 1st floor additions work where the advantage of quieter floors is obvious.
There are a range of materials that may be used to isolate Structure Borne Sound and where clients are looking for exceptional results, several of these materials may be used in combination to greatly enhance the Field Impact Isolation Ratings which may be achieved.
ENGINEERED FLOORS are available in both a Site-Finished form or in a Pre-Finished format. Pre-Finished ENGINEERED FLOORS have the distinct advantage of being available as a factory finished product, finished with a minimum of between six and eight coats of the latest German technology in Polyacryl finishes, which provide outstanding longevity in the performance of the surface coatings and facilitate very rapid installation of an ENGINEERED TIMBER FLOOR. Regrettably the types of finishes applied to all factory finishes are not able to be applied on our site finished work, and both the quality and application of surface coatings are truly outstanding.