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- Huber Engineered Woods AdvanTech Flooring Defines Strength and Stiffness
- ebuild (3/15/2010)
- The combination of advanced resin technology and world-class manufacturer engineering makes AdvanTech® flooring and sheathing unique in the field of structural panels. This combination provides greater bending strength and stiffness, nail holding power, and superior water resistance than commodity OSB (oriented-strand board) and plywood, which helps eliminate squeaky floors, floor bounce, and floor vibration, and prevents the need to sand due to heavy moisture or rain.
- New Acousti-Mat LP Provides Durable Noise Suppression
- ebuild (3/15/2010)
- Maxxon Corporation announces Acousti-Mat LP (Low Profile) for impact sound reduction in concrete, wood, or steel frame construction. The product measures only 45 mils (less than 1/16 inch) thick which meets the stringent height specifications of high-rise construction and provides excellent noise suppression.
- Leading Edge, Leading Green - Maxxon® Underlayments and Sound Mats Now Always 'Green'
- ebuild (3/15/2010)
- In today's building market, architects, designers, and building owners alike want solutions that offer superior performance and make environmental sense. Maxxon satisfies both needs with high quality and environmentally friendly products which may contribute toward earning points for LEED® project certification. And Maxxon is once again leading the industry - this time by offering our gypsum underlayments and our sound control mats ALL GREEN, ALL THE TIME.
- Ceramic Tile Flooring
- BUILDER Online (3/10/2010)
- Ceramic tiles featuring the manufacturer's Active clean air and antibacterial technology are able to clean the air from harmful organic and inorganic substances, eliminate bacteria, and promote self-cleaning. The tiles feature titanium dioxide, which acts as a photocatalyst in the presence of light. It's available on a handful of the manufacturer's products in a limited number of lighter shades.
- Engineered Wood Flooring
- BUILDER Online (3/10/2010)
- And now for something completely different--this flooring features a reconstituted stone/wood pulp base laminated to a solid wood veneer. Made from 75 percent recycled materials, the product is designed for high-humidity areas such as basements and is fire- and mold-resistant. It comes in random lengths and with tongue and groove construction on all four sides. Various wood species and bamboo are available.
- Reclaimed Wood Flooring
- BUILDER Online (3/10/2010)
- Sourcing used wine barrels from the Napa Valley region of California, the company offers flooring under its Vintage Barrel Collection. Three distinctive looking products with different marking from various parts of the barrel are available. Shown here, the Cooperage from outside of the barrel head shows all the patina, cooper stamps, and special markings. The largely white oak products come in various lengths and widths.
- Rubber Flooring Tiles
- BUILDER Online (3/10/2010)
- Resilient flooring can sometime seem boring, but the manufacturer is spicing up the category with Nouveau, a 24-inch rubber tile with leaf texture patterns. The tiles measure 1/8-inch thick and come in five patterns and more than 100 solid colors. They can be especially effective as an accent tile in a floor installation.
- Bamboo Flooring
- BUILDER Online (3/10/2010)
- For those buyers who want bamboo flooring with a traditional wood look, Portfolio hits all the right notes. The strand bamboo product gives home buyers the look of traditional hardwood, but with the hardness of bamboo. Up to 125 percent harder than North American maple, the floating floor product comes in 10 designer colors in a variety of patterns and textures such as hand-scraped.
- Subfloor Heating System
- BUILDER Online (3/10/2010)
- FLEXSnap is a quick and innovative approach to floor warming installation. The foundation of the system is a 12-inch plastic tile that secures to the floor and accepts the green heating cable. Unlike other systems, it needs only one layer of plywood subfloor and does not need to be skim-coated, allowing installers to lay tile on the same day. The system's FLEXGlide tool also allows contractors to install the heating cable while standing.
Porcelain Stone Flooring- BUILDER Online (3/10/2010)
- In a departure from its typically high-end products, this manufacturer has unveiled Cotto Americana, a porcelain stone line that will appeal to price-conscious consumers. The moderately priced product - about 5 dollars per square foot - comes in three field-tile sizes, trim pieces, and 2-inch mosaics mounted on a 12-inch mesh sheet. Plank shapes are also available through the company's new Get Planked! Program, which offers a variety of plank sizes with no minimum order and a short lead time.
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