The First Timber-look Aluminium Floorboard!

3 years ago

Leading aluminium building products manufacturer DECO Australia has unveiled its brand-new internal flooring system, DecoFloor. Offering the natural beauty of timber with added durability, the revolutionary aluminium floorboards are a first in the Australian flooring industry.

Designed to replicate the form, feel and appearance of real timber floorboards, DecoFloor is made from solid, powder-coated aluminium for a durable and long-lasting flooring solution for any space and environment. It is completely non-combustible, moisture and termite resistant, and unlike traditional timber and laminate floors, it will never rot, warp or swell.

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DecoFloor’s long, 5.4 metre extruded aluminium floorboards offer ultimate precision and consistency across each board, allowing for effective design planning and exceptional material utilisation with minimal wastage. Their innovative interlocking design allows the boards to simply ‘snap’ together for a seamless finish with no unsightly nails or trims.

DECO Australia’s Research and Development Manager and DecoFloor designer Richard Hamber said that DecoFloor would revolutionise the way specifiers, builders and installers approach floor covering solutions. “This is a one-of-a-kind in flooring design.” he said. “We designed the DecoFloor system with simplicity and ease in mind. The aluminium floorboards simply snap together with an interlocking design, and when coupled with the realistic woodgrain finish, the result is ground-breaking. Imagine a flooring solution that is durable, fire-safe and effortless to maintain – the benefits are infinite”.

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To achieve its natural timber appearance, DecoFloor utilises DECO’s innovative sublimation powder coating technology to create a super durable and realistic timber-look finish across each floorboard. Available in 25 premium DecoWood® woodgrain finishes, including popular Australian natural hardwoods and other exotic timber species, DecoFloor offers a colour to match every décor.

Best of all, DecoFloor never needs sanding, staining or oiling, and requires very little maintenance apart from the usual sweep, mop or vacuum. DecoFloor is truly an effortless and beautiful flooring solution.

For more information visit www.deco.net.au

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Firstly...are you sure they are jarrah and not som other more exotic timber? If you are fortunate enough to have a genuine 1932 built cottage I say "Don't Do it!" Just look at the beautiful timber in that floor! It would be sinful to paint it. I have a 1924 cottage with beautiful hoop pine floorboards all from the day it was built. My suggestion is to have the boards sanded and polished. I would not even dare go near them with polyurethane. I have turned back the clock and used the methods of the period of the house...a mix of pale boiled linseed oil and kero. Put it on with a mop or a deck mop or a wool mop leave it soak in. Re-do and leave it soak in,,,( you won't get patches...the floors will just soak it up.) Third coat, add a bit of turps to the mix as a white ant deterrent. Then, when the floors look like they've soaked up enough, get a big old fashioned string mop...if you can find one...or use a deck scrubber and old towels...or even a wad of new ones...100% cotton...its worth it, and rub off as much of the surplus as possible...wear sox so you will notice when the sox do not get oil stained anymore. First go is a long process but you will be really pleased when the floors have had several "drinks". After that you could get just an ordinary floor varnish or oil or just a sealant. Some of the modern wood treatments are really good. Then, every so often do the boards over with your "Oil Mop". You will never find timber like that again and, in my experience, it adds to the value of the house big time. Do what you like to any gyprock and plastered walls but PLEASE love your floorboards and any natural timber...especially from that era. I've been in this old cottage for 32 years. Everyone wants to know where I sourced the "new" floorboards", and who did I get to make my silky oak windows! Hope that helps.
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