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Wood flooring claims often arise as a result of unexpected performance or installation issues that become evident prior to, during, or any time after the flooring installation. Some of the most common wood flooring claims involve a dimensional change of the product resulting from moisture change. They show up in the form of gaps between boards, cupping, crowning, and buckling. …

Laminate claims can arise as a result of unexpected performance issues that become evident during, or any time after installation. Some of the more common laminate claims involve gaps, cupping, buckling, swelling edges, chips, delamination, cloudy finish, maintenance issues, proud edges, sheen variation, cupping, noise, scratches, improper installation, manufacturing defects and many more. Certified Floor Covering Inspectors go through specialized …

Quality supervision and random inspection results of melamine plywood products for Ho Chi Minh wood-based panels in Vietnam in February 2023. In February 2023, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh man-made board melamine plywood random inspection results. In 2023, a total of 6 batches of wood-based panel products in the circulation field were inspected through supervision and random inspection of the second …

Key points for quality inspection of solid wood flooring Check whether the floor color is consistent When inspecting the floor, first check to see if the color of the floor is the same. Generally speaking, wooden flooring can have a certain color difference, but if the color difference is too large, which has affected the overall aesthetics, it should be …

How to judge the quality of solid wood multilayer engineered hardwood flooring based on color difference We can see that many solid wood floors on the market have significant color differences. Solid wood flooring has color differences, so when purchasing solid wood flooring during decoration, the quality of the solid wood flooring must be judged based on the depth of …

Janka HardnessThe Janka scale is used to determine the relative hardness of particular domestic or exotic wood species. The Janka test measures the amount of force required to embed a 0.444″ steel ball into the wood to half of its diameter. Woods with a higher rating are harder than woods with a lower rating. The scale used in the table …

https://apawood-europe.org/official-guidelines-3/individual-standards/en-636/ This gives the requirements for plywood for general purpose use and for structural (load bearing) applications in dry, humid and exterior conditions. It also gives a classification based on bending properties. Amendment 1 : 2015 makes the following modifications to EN 636 : 2012 a) The scope now clarifies that the standard includes overlaid and coated plywood, but it …

(BS) EN 314-2: 1993 (confirmed in 2013) https://apawood-europe.org/official-guidelines-3/individual-standards/en-314-2/ Plywood – Bond quality – Requirements This part of the standard specifies the requirements for bonding classes of veneer plywood according to their end uses.  It lists three classes of bond quality. Bond Class 1: Dry conditions ‒ interior applications with no risk of wetting. This is equivalent to a moisture content in the plywood …

We look at the different classes of plywood, class 1, 2 and 3, and explain the differences. Plywood undergoes strict testing on bonding and durability to prove that it is worthy of usage within the construction industry. There are 2 standards, known as “harmonised standards”, that work together to determine which plywoods can be used under different conditions: EN314-2 (bonding …