You may be familiar with the features and benefits of STRUCTAflor particleboard flooring, this month we take a close look at a similar product, the R-Flor.
R-flor radiant barrier flooring is a particleboard flooring that has been laminated with a metalized foil layers on the underside of the board. It has a low emittance (high reflectance) metallised foil layer which significantly reduces the radiative heat transfer across a suspended timber floor and subfloor air space to deliver an improvement in the "Total R-Value" of the flooring system.
R-flor incorporates a termiticide for added protection against termites and is easily identified by its blue edge coat, as well as a factory fitted protective blue surface film to provide additional protection against surface moisture ingress during periods of exposure to weather. The protective film is designed to be peeled away prior to surface finishing. Taping of joins between sheets with an all-weather “duct” tape is recommended to provide additional protection against moisture ingress at joins to reduce edge swelling of the flooring sheet.
Features and benefits
R-flor reduces heat loss from the room to the outside making it more comfortable inside when it’s cold outside.
- Meets BAL 29.
- Can be used lower than 400mm of the ground due to termite treatment.
- Increased R value compared to normal Yellow Tongue.
- STRUCTAflor R-flor has a Blue coloured edge wax to identify floor type.
- STRUCTAflor R-flor has unique colour-coded tongues to identify thickness;
- YELLOWtongue - 19mm for joist centres up to 450mm
- REDtongue - 22mm for joist centres up to 600mm
- BLUEtongue - 25mm heavy duty for joist centres up to 600mm
- Increases overall R-Value of floor system
- Improves thermal comfort
- Reduces energy use compared to standard particleboard flooring
- Protected against termite damage – treated in accordance with Australian Standards
- Easy to install
- Inbuilt moisture protection
- Wax impregnated throughout
- Edge wax coated
- No need to seal uncut edges
- Produced in Australia from sustainably grown Australian plantation pine
- 7 months extended warranty