Specifications

To: Whom It May Concern

Reference: Mannington Laminate Flooring – General Specification

The general standard that applies to Laminate flooring for the North American market is NALFA (North

American Laminate Flooring Association) LF – 01 – 2003 and LF-02-2011. The full specifications can be

down loaded from the website at

www.nalfa.com. Mannington laminate flooring products including

Restoration, Restoration Wide Plank, Laminate for Life, Diamond Bay, Revolutions Plank and Tile, Nature

Form Plank, Coordinations, Value-Lock, Domestic, Fast Start Promotional Products are approved

products. Mannington Laminate Flooring meets all FHA/HUD requirements.

The product consists of a backing layer, a core layer, a printed décor layer and a protective wear layer.

The core is commonly referred to as a HDF or MDF (high or medium density fiber) board. It is composed

of wood fibers and resins, cured under heat and pressure. The surface and backing layers are a build-up

of paper and resins, merged together under heat and pressure. The decorative layer is typically a paper

printed with pigments that provide a stable and color fast visual. The resin system, which is water based,

along with the pigments utilized in the production of laminate flooring, typically does not require solvents

nor heavy metal components. The composition of the wear layer more specifically is a melamine

impregnated layer containing aluminum oxide for added wear and scratch resistance.

The total thickness of the laminate product is 8 mm thick or approximately 5/16

inches with the

exceptions of Revolutions Plank—Diamond Bay, Restoration, Laminate for Life, and Restoration Wide

Plank which are 12 mm thick or approximately ½ inches and Domestic which is 7mm thick or

approximately ¼ inches. The majority of the thickness comprised of the core board. The composition of

the core board is made up of primarily cellulosic fibers. The major component in laminate flooring is wood

residue streams such as saw dust, panel trimmings etc, utilized primarily in the core layer

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To: Whom It May Concern Reference: Mannington Laminate Flooring – General Specification The general standard that applies to Laminate flooring for the North American market is NALFA (North American Laminate Flooring Association) LF – 01 – 2003 and LF-02-2011. The full specifications can be down loaded from the website at www.nalfa.com.
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See table listing performance criteria for Laminate Flooring Usage Level Certification Level LF-01 TEST PROPERTY METHOD Static Load 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.
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It should be noted that Mannington Laminate flooring has been tested per ASTM E-648 Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source and passes with a Class 1 rating (CRF Value GT or equal to 0.45 watts per sqcm) as well as per ASTM E- 662 Test Method for Specific Optical Smoke Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials (passes with value LT 450).