Floor and Wall Covering

In order to guarantee the free trade of construction products, the European Commission has issued the Construction Products Regulation (305/2011).

Wall coverings and wall-to-wall carpeting, laminate and resilient floor coverings are considered materials intended for construction and have to comply with the fundamental regulations during an economically relevant lifetime and provided regular maintenance is carried out.

The fundamental regulations include six aspects:

• mechanical strength and stability
• fire safety
• hygiene, health and environment
• safety of use
• sound nuisance
• energy savings and heat retention

EN 14041 Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings
EN 15102 Wall coverings (roll and panel form products)

In this framework Centexbel offers the following tests:

• EN 16516 & ISO 16000 - Construction products - Evaluation of the release of hazardous substances - Determination of emissions to indoor air
• EN ISO 11925-2 Reaction to fire tests — Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame — Part 2: Single-flame source test
• EN ISO 9239-1 Reaction to fire tests for floorings — Part 1: Determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source