Hardwood Floors February/March 2019

PRODUCT FOCUS

Subfloors, Subfloor Prep, & Adhesives

CAL-FLOR Eurobond D3/Type II Floating Floor Glue CalFlor’s Eurobond D3 Glue is FloorScore Certified. An American-made, high-strength, cross-linking formula with flexibility resulting in a stronger, longer-lasting bond. Exceeding European D3/U.S. Type II standards, this floating- floor glue is effective against water damage and specially formulated for click and T&G floors. cal-flor.com

CRYSTAL HARDWOOD Baltic Birch Crystal Hardwood offers Baltic birch plywood subfloors designed for engineered flooring production. Features WBP glue, tight thickness tolerance, and optimum moisture level and packaging, retaining the original moisture content of each panel. 100% birch plywood. Thickness tolerance +/- 0.2 mm; moisture content 5-9%; film packaging; WBP glue. Tel: 617.314.3020, email: sales@crystalhardwood.com. crystalhardwood.com

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DRITAC DriTac 4141

ECO CORK FOAM Eco Cork Foam

DriTac 4141 Golden Bullet is a 4-in-1, premium “green” sound/moisture control urethane wood flooring adhesive used for installing multi-ply engineered plank, solid wood plank, bamboo, and more. Offering unlimited subfloor moisture control with no testing required and a lifetime warranty, Golden Bullet also features crack suppression capabilities and a zero VOC formula. dritac.com

ECF is a universal underlayment with all the functional and protective features required by flooring manufacturers and professional installers. Our underlayment provides superior moisture protection, adds comfort to your floors, and improves sound absorption. Eco Cork Foam® is made in the USA with innovative foam and cork technology. ecfunderlayment.com

ELOF HANSSON Baltic Birch

FORTIFIBER Flooring Products

Baltic birch – void-free core. The highest- quality engineered flooring substrate and underlayment. Inner plies are solid birch veneer, cross-banded, and laminated with exterior grade adhesive. Blow detection scanned for quality control. Offered 6 mm thru 18 mm/sizes: 4’ × 4’; 4’ x 8’; 5’ × 5’; 5’ × 8’. CARB 2 Lacey Compliant E1/FSC available. ehply.com

Fortifiber offers a variety of products installed below floors that protect from moisture vapor and that have passed California's rigid Indoor Air Quality standards. We offer sound-rated products for quiet, comfortable living. Additionally, the line includes surface protectors so other trades don’t damage your hard work and trample your reputation. fortifiber.com

JOWAT Adhesives

LIGNOMAT Moisture Meters

Jowat Corporation in High Point, North Carolina, manufactures adhesives for the lamination of engineered flooring. This includes bonding decorative surface materials like veneers onto a board, substrate, or wood lamellae. We also offer specialty products for laminating sound/ moisture barrier to the underside of the engineered flooring. Made in the USA. jowat.com

Lignomat offers excellent pin, pinless, and RH moisture meters specifically suited for solid and engineered flooring, bamboo floors, panels, and different types of subfloors. Ligno-VersaTec combines all measuring technologies and includes RH connector for measuring the RH in the concrete using ASTM F2170 standard. Data Logger BL2 records ambient RH/T or in-situ probe measurements. lignomat.com

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