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Appendix A 1. Commonly Used Timber Flooring 1.1. American Walnut Source Hardness Colour Description USA 1,010 Rich brown to purplish-black It has a fine, even texture with a rather coarse grain. The heartwood varies in colour from rich brown to purplish –black. The sapwood is in pale brown colour. Difference between heartwood and sapwood is great 1.2. Beech Source Hardness Colour Description Europe, Canada 1,300 Pale pink It has a straight grained with a fine, even texture. No clear distinction between heartwood and sapwood by colour 1.3. Brazilian Cherry Source Hardness Colour Description South America 2,350 Reddish brown to rich red It has an interlocking grain with medium to rather coarse texture Note The hardness rating is based on Janka hardness test. The Janka hardness test measures the force required to embed a 0.444-inch steel ball to half its diameter in the timber. appendix A 28
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Appendix A
1. Commonly Used Timber Flooring
1.1. American Walnut
Source
Hardness
Colour
Description
USA
1,010
Rich brown to purplish-black
It has a fine, even texture with a rather coarse grain. The heartwoodvaries in colour from rich brown to purplish –black. The sapwoodis in pale brown colour. Difference between heartwood andsapwood is great
1.2. Beech
Source
Hardness
Colour
Description
Europe, Canada
1,300
Pale pink
It has a straight grained with a fine, even texture. No cleardistinction between heartwood and sapwood by colour
1.3. Brazilian Cherry
Source
Hardness
Colour
Description
South America
2,350
Reddish brown to rich red
It has an interlocking grain with medium to rather coarse texture
NoteThe hardness rating is based on Janka hardness test. The Janka hardness test measures the force required to embed a 0.444-inch steel ball tohalf its diameter in the timber.
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1.5. Cherry
Source
Hardness
Colour
Description
Canada
950
Reddish brown to rich red
It has a fine, straight and close grain
1.6. Ivorywood
Source
Hardness
Colour
Description
South America
1,457
Yellowish-white
It has a straight grain and a fine texture
1.7. Jarrah
Source
Hardness
Colour
Description
Australia
1,910
Pink to dark red brown
It has a straight or interlocked grain with an even medium coarsetexture
1.4. Brazilian Teak
Source
Hardness
Colour
Description
South America
1,457
Golden brown to reddish brown
It has an interlocking grain with fine texture
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1.10. Teak
Source
Hardness
Colour
Description
Indonesia & Burma
1,000
Yellow brown to dark golden brown
It has a straight grain, with coarse and uneven texture
1.11. White Oak
Source
Hardness
Colour
Description
USA and Europe
1,360
Pale yellowish-brown to mid-brown(sometimes with pinkish tint)
Its grain is generally straight and the texture varies from coarseto medium coarse
1.8. Maple
Source
Hardness
Colour
Description
USA and Canada
1,450
Pale cream with fine red/drown markings
It has a straight grain with a fine texture
1.9. Patagonian Walnut
Source
Hardness
Colour
Description
South America
2,491
Golden to medium brown
It has a range of straight to very irregular grain, with fine tomedium texture
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2. Commonly Design and Pattern for Parquet Flooring
Pattern 1 Pattern 2
Pattern 3 Pattern 4
Pattern 5 Pattern 6
Pattern 7 Pattern 8
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Pattern 9 Pattern 10
Pattern 11 Pattern 12
Pattern 13 Pattern 14
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f In
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lan
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of
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rk: T
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g
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Appendix C
Sample Checklist for In-Process Inspection of Timber Flooring
(with plywood sub-base)
Project:
Location:
Acceptance Criteria/Requirement Reference
Concrete cured for 28 days
Surface flat, solid, clean andfree of foreign materials
Wall and slab are properlyaligned
Checklist
1. Check curing of concrete substrate
2. Check substrate condition
3. Check alignment of wall and slab
SURFACE PREPARATION
Date ofInspection
Remarks
PREPARATION AND LAYING OF SCREED
Reference lines are normallymarked at the wall at 1m
–
Surface is in a saturated-surface-dry condition
Follow manufacturer’sinstructions
Refer to Section 4
Screed cured for at least 14days
Screed is level (withintolerance of 3mm in 2m)and no hollowness
Follow manufacturer’sinstructions
4. Establish common reference line
5. Set out level pegs at regularinterval
6. Wet concrete surface prior tolaying screed
7. Apply bonding agent
8. Lay cement/sand screed
9. Damp cured screed
10. Check screed surface
11. Check moisture content of screed
PREPARATION AND LAYING OF SUB-BASE
Surface is clean
Refer to Section 5.1
Plywood is firmed and stablewith no movement
Surface is clean
12. Clean screed surface
13. Lay plywood
14. Allow adhesive to cure
15. Clean plywood surface
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Acceptance Criteria/Requirement Reference
Refer to Section 5.1
Timber flooring cured for atleast 3 weeks (or periodspecified by manufacturer)
No loose timber strip
Checklist
16. Lay timber strips
17. Allow timber flooring to cure
18. Check for loose timber strips
LAYING TIMBER FLOORING
Date ofInspection
Remarks
SANDING
No protruding nail head
Surface is clean
Follow manufacturer’sinstruction
Refer to Section 5.2
19. Check for any protruding nailheads
20. Clean the flooring with vacuumcleaner
21. Start sanding operations and cleanthe surface after each sandingoperation
22. Apply wood filler (whereapplicable)
APPLYING FINISHING COATS
Surface is clean
Follow manufacturer’sinstructions
Follow manufacturer’sinstructions
Surface is smooth
Surface is clean
According to the sameprocedure of applying thefirst coat
Flooring cured for at least 7days
23. Sweep and clean the flooring
24. Apply finishing coat
25. Allow finishing coat to dry
26. Cut back with sanding
27. Clean the flooring
28. Apply the second finishing coat
29. Allow flooring to cure
INSTALLING TIMBER SKIRTING
Skirting is properly secured
All nail holes properlypatched
30. Install timber skirting
31. Patch nail holes
PROTECTION
No traffic is permitted onthe flooring for 1 days aftercompletion.
32. Protect completed flooring
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Sample Checklist for In-Process Inspection of Timber Flooring
(laid directly over screed)
Project:
Location:
Appendix C
Acceptance Criteria/Requirement Reference
Concrete cured for 28 days
Surface flat, solid, clean andfree of foreign materials
Wall and slab are properlyaligned
Checklist
1. Check curing of concrete substrate
2. Check substrate condition
3. Check alignment of wall and slab
SURFACE PREPARATION
Date ofInspection
Remarks
Reference lines are normallymarked at the wall at 1m
–
Surface is in a saturated-surface-dry condition
Follow manufacturer’sinstructions
Refer to Section 4
Screed cured for at least 14days
Screed is level (withintolerance of 3mm in 2m)and no hollowness
Follow manufacturer’sinstructions
4. Establish common reference line
5. Set out level pegs at regularinterval
6. Wet concrete surface prior tolaying screed
7. Apply bonding agent
8. Lay cement/sand screed
9. Damp cured screed
10. Check screed surface
11. Check moisture content of screed
PREPARATION AND LAYING OF SCREED
Surface is clean
Refer to Section 5.1
Timber flooring cured for atleast 3 weeks (or periodspecified by manufacturer)
No loose timber strip
12. Vacuum the screed surface
13. Lay timber strips
14. Allow timber flooring to cure
15. Check for loose timber strips
LAYING TIMBER FLOORING
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Acceptance Criteria/Requirement Reference
No protruding nail heads
Surface is clean
Follow manufacturer’sinstruction
Refer to Section 5.2
Checklist
16. Check for any protruding nailheads
17. Clean the flooring with vacuumcleaner
18. Start sanding operations and cleanthe surface after each sandingoperation
19. Apply wood filler (whereapplicable)
SANDING
Date ofInspection
Remarks
APPLYING FINISHING COATS
Surface is clean
Follow manufacturer’sinstructions
Follow manufacturer’sinstructions
Surface is smooth
Surface is clean
According to the sameprocedure of applying thefirst coat
Flooring cured for at least 7days
20. Sweep and clean the flooring
21. Apply finishing coat
22. Allow finishing coat to dry
23. Cut back with sanding
24. Clean the flooring
25. Apply the second finishing coat
26. Allow floor to cure
INSTALLING TIMBER SKIRTING
Skirting is properly secured
All nail holes properlypatched
27. Install timber skirting
28. Patch nail holes
PROTECTION
No traffic is permitted onthe flooring for 1 days aftercompletion.
29. Protect completed flooring
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