PLANK FLOORS are timber floors that are generally constructed from Wide Board material. Plank Floors may be directly fixed over any level, clean and dry sub-floor. Installation methods may include both "Direct Fixing" where flooring is installed by both glue bonding (water proof polyurethane) and nailing or some systems are also engineered to be installed as a Floating Floors.
PLANK FLOORS which are installed as a Floating Floor are generally installed for the purpose of also achieving maximum Structure Borne Sound Isolation as an Acoustical Plank Floor, being floors which are isolated 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.
PLANK FLOORS may be aquired in either pre-finished or site finished preesentation, depending on the style and source of the manufacturer. Many PLANK FLOORS come in the form of an "Engineered Plank" manufactured with the advantage of cross-directional layers which provide for a much more "stable" product, designed to prevent cupping or curling of boards.
Acoutical PLANK 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 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.
Acoustical PLANK FLOORS have the distinct advantage of usually being installed as a totally “PRE-Finished” product, finished with a minimum of six (6) coats of the latest German technology in Polyacryl finishes, which provide outstanding longevity in the performance of the surface coatings.
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 the surface coatings applied to these products are truly outstanding.