Australian Standards Floor Coverings

This standard is applicable to the maintenance of both residential and commercial carpets.

Australian standards floor coverings. Australian standard as 1884 2012 floor coverings resilient sheet and tiles installation practices has updated the 1985 version in june 2012. Incubator the standards australia incubator is a sandpit for playing with new ideas and testing concepts. Its purpose is to provide minimum requirements for the installation and application of resilient coverings for australian conditions to ensure that the installed product is fit for purpose.

Our aim is to set the standards for the industry and work hard to lift them through our skills development and quality assurance programs. When complying with australian floor covering standards is regarding a commercial building there are many guidelines a builder or owner needs to consider. Below are the main australian standards that relate specifically to flooring covering installation.

As 4155 0 1993 test methods for general access floors introduction and list of methods. Reaction to fire tests for floor coverings determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source. The building code of australia bca australian and new zealand standards and the disability discrimination act provide a national standard for minimizing the risks associated with floor coverings as well as ensuring safe and accessible design for everyone regardless of disability.

Australian new zealand standard textile floor coverings cleaning maintenance of residential and commerical carpeting section 1 scope and general 1 1 scope this standard provides specifications and guidelines for maintenance techniques for textile floor coverings. As 1884 2012 floor coverings resilient sheet and tiles installation practices. These guidelines are used as protective measures to ensure the safety and security of the public at large.

Fcia is more than just the voice of the australian floor covering industry. It s a place for you to share your vision of how we could develop standards better and how they could add greater value to australian society by being delivered in more user focused ways. Floor coverings geca 25 2011 v2 0i flooring underlay cork flooring decking and paving engineered wood and timber flooring floor panel systems and accessories linoleum marmoleum and other synthetic flooring rubber flooring.

As 4288 2003 soft underlays for textile floor coverings. Commercial installation carpet should be installed in accordance with australian and new zealand standards and manufacturer s instructions carpet underlay floor preparation materials and installation adhesives. As 2455 1 textile floor coverings installation practice general.