The wooden floor, with new painting technologies, is very resistant to trampling and daily wear. Furthermore, if cleaned and maintained with specific products it can maintain its beauty unaltered over time. After years of use, the parquet can possibly be renewed by carrying out a restyling operation which consists of a new sanding and repainting.

When talking about underfloor heating, the choice of wood can absolutely be considered. All pre-finished floors, especially wood species with high dimensional stability such as oak, teak and iroko, are suitable for installation on underfloor heating systems because they are equipped with a multi-layer support engraved in several parts which allows the heat to be spread evenly over the entire surface. It should also be highlighted that the technologies of heating and cooling systems are constantly evolving and it is therefore necessary to:
– pay particular attention to the thermotechnical design of the screed-floor system;
– ensure that the system is designed to maintain a suitable local microclimate which, in variable regime and operating conditions, is put under pressure to avoid any problems in the coils;
– carry out the heating/cooling pre-cycle before installation.

The wooden floor can be easily laid both in the kitchen and in the bathroom. In fact, water, if it does not stagnate for a prolonged period, does not damage the parquet. To always have perfect parquet, it is advisable to use specific water-repellent products and maintain a relative humidity of the air between 45% and 60% and a temperature of around 20/22°C. Wood, being a natural and therefore living material, requires the same environmental conditions that are considered suitable and healthy for man himself.

Yes, if it concerns solidly fixed floors such as tiles, ceramics, stone, marble and derivatives.
Carpet, PVC and linoleum are incompatible with the installation of parquet: these must first be removed from the bottom together with the residues of the old adhesive.

Before installing the parquet, it is necessary to check that the subfloor is perfectly clean and eliminate any residue of wax, dirt or grease deposited over time. It must then, if necessary, be sanded so as to allow the new adhesive to take root more.

This is calculated by applying the test method established by the UNI EN 1910 standard.

The thermal resistance R is given by the sum of the thermal resistances of each component of the layer of which a material is composed. This value describes how much a structure, or a single layer, opposes the passage of heat: the value is directly proportional to the thickness of the layer. In practice, it is the difficulty heat has in passing through a solid, liquid or gaseous medium.

All our pre-finished materials are suitable for laying on heating and/or cooling screeds as the thermal resistance falls within the parameters of current legislation.

Wood hardness is the property of wood that indicates its resistance to penetration. It is determined following the procedures and indications imposed by the UNI EN 1534 standard – Determination of resistance to penetration (Brinell).
Brinell hardness is determined by the size of the imprint of the load detected in the wood: the smaller the size of the imprint, the greater the hardness of the wood and therefore the resistance and durability of the floor. It is important to consider that wood is a living material and its structure, shaped by nature over the years, is not uniform: for this reason the Brinell test is performed several times on each type of wood.

Outdoor decking means a solid wood strip suitable for installation in outdoor environments.

The material is supplied with or without anti-slip knurling in the upper part and with lateral millings for the insertion of the clips which guarantee the seal to the underlying slat/strip and create a space between stave and stave of approximately 3/4 mm, necessary for the water drainage to the ground.
The outdoor floor is also equipped with oil for the treatment and maintenance of the material (against greying due to atmospheric agents and solar and lunar rays). For good maintenance of the floor, this treatment must be renewed annually after the winter season after washing with the appropriate detergent. In addition to outdoor decking in planks to be fixed with clips, there are pre-composed tiles with an upper part in solid wood and a lower part with a resin support. The tiles are practical and quick in executing the running or checkerboard layout.

Formaldehyde is a bactericide that can be present in the food, textile, wood industries and in many other uses linked to its preservative and biocidal action. The adhesive that holds together the plywood chips or sheets widely used in the production of wooden floors is in fact capable of releasing formaldehyde even for long periods, contributing to increasing the concentrations of this gas inside our homes, our offices and of all places of life. Its danger is linked to its volatility. When we breathe we also take in small particles of formaldehyde. At certain concentrations, formaldehyde causes irritative effects on the respiratory tract and eyes. In 2006 the International Import Products Agency for Cancer Research declared its possible carcinogenic effects. The panels produced in Italy and consequently the finished products with which they are made must therefore respect certain parameters and Italian manufacturing companies are required, by law, to constantly carry out accurate checks on their production, ensuring compliance. The imported product intended for the homes of our families does not bring with it any safety on the standards established by law in terms of formaldehyde.

The product identification sheet is a document prepared by the supplier and must be delivered with each supply to the end user, to comply with the provisions of the Legislative Decree of 6 September 2005 n. 206.
This document:
– guarantees the customer that he has purchased an original Garbelotto or Master Floor product;
– provides important information on storage and installation of the product;
– contains the information regarding the CE marking required by current legislation;
– allows the customer to verify the authenticity of the MADE IN ITALY certificate thanks to the holographic stamp via the website: www.itpi.it;
– provides all the elements for correct cleaning and maintenance of the parquet;
– guarantees the end user that he has purchased a safe and healthy product, as well as protecting the manufacturer and the retailer from any complaints due to improper use of the product itself.

Our Product Sheet is contained in an elegant case with modern graphics in which all the characteristics that make a Garbelotto parquet unique and precious are specified.