The goods must travel on curtain-sided vehicles or trucks equipped with tarpaulins, and the pallets must be secured with straps to ensure road safety and to protect the goods themselves. The pallets cannot be stacked during transport.
We also remind you to check the vehicle’s access to the construction site in terms of dimensions, schedules and permits, and to always define the unloading procedures in advance. On-site lifting is always considered excluded unless otherwise agreed.
No, the goods must be stored in a dry, covered place, in compliance with the environmental conditions indicated on the packaging. Once the material has been installed, please note that the ambient temperature must be between 10°C and 35°C, and the relative humidity must be maintained between 40% and 70%
The general cleaning rule for a raised floor involves using a well-wrung damp cloth and applying neutral detergents, depending on the installed top finish. The presence of standing water or high humidity levels can be potentially harmful to the system, both in terms of the durability of the panel itself and the damage that could affect the systems housed in the plenum. For more information, please refer to the maintenance sheets available in the download area of our website
For each type of panel, different tools and methods are required for cutting:
Particleboard core panels without a top finish or with resilient finishes (rubber, PVC, plastic laminate, linoleum) and parquet can be cut using a circular saw or band saw equipped with diamond-tipped or carbide (Widia) tools.
Particleboard core panels with a hard top finish (porcelain stoneware, natural stone, marble-based composite, quartz, or cement) require a two-step cutting process: the top layer must be cut with an angle grinder fitted with a diamond disc, and the core must be cut with a circular saw.
Calcium sulphate core panels without a top finish or with resilient finishes (rubber, PVC, plastic laminate, linoleum) and parquet can be cut using a circular saw or band saw with diamond-tipped or carbide tools. For raw calcium sulfate panels, an angle grinder with a diamond disc can also be used.
Calcium sulphate core panels and X-floor panels with a hard top finish (porcelain stoneware, natural stone, marble-based composite, quartz, or cement) can be cut with an angle grinder with a diamond disc and a water-cooled saw (“clipper”).
Every cutting tool used (except for the band saw) must be paired with a suitable dust extractor, as the cutting process generates significant dust.
The time required to install a raised floor varies depending on the type of material, the height of the installation plane, and the layout of the room. On average, a two-person installation team can install 40–45 m² of flooring in a single workday. The advantage is that the raised floor is installed dry, so no drying time is required.
Thanks to the different combinations of panel core, top and bottom finishes, and structure type, the system can be customized to meet the technical specifications and requirements of the client. The mechanical strength of the raised floor can be increased to make it suitable for vehicle traffic, as in the case of certain car dealerships for which we have designed showrooms: www.newfloor.net/referenze/
The installation should take place at an advanced stage of the construction site, that is, just before the furniture is brought in.
It is essential that the window and door frames have been installed, the rooms are cleared and cleaned, there is a level substrate to support the structure (otherwise, it is necessary to apply a cement leveling compound and possibly a dust-proof primer), and that the systems housed under the floor have been completed.
It is essential that the perimeter panels remain free and are never anchored or sealed to the adjoining walls, as this could create stress across the entire floor surface, causing squeaking. The perimeter areas, which are subject to horizontal forces exerted by the prefabricated product modules, must be constructed with materials capable of resisting deformation and maintaining their rigidity under such forces, thereby ensuring the stability and durability of the entire flooring system.
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