Flooring - Gerflor Creation Clic System

Monday 9 June 2014

Gerflor Creation Clic System

We wanted to have wooden floors in the new home but without the risk of damage and the ongoing high-maintenance that is typically required with having wooden floors.

We considered having a floating laminate flooring but we were concerned about the negative problems with waterproofing, warping, cupping and that audible tacky, hollow, acoustic sound of footsteps on a laminate floor. 

McDonald Jones Homes introduced us to a fabulous French flooring product, namely, Gerflor, which seems to offer us exactly what we want – the warm appearance of a wooden floor but without the maintenance issues and other hassles.

Gerflor is a resilient vinyl laminate flooring with a unique vertical Clic System and it’s available in 12 different wood colours.

The Gerfor Creation Clic system is easy enough to do it yourself (but McDonald Jones Homes will be installing it for us).  It differentiates itself from laminate flooring by being 100% waterproof and it’s much quieter underfoot.  It also boasts a lifetime residential warranty.

The Creation Clic system is a loose lay luxury vinyl plank which combines the warmth and style of a wood design with the performance of a vinyl floor.  It has an innovative and unique vertical clicking system and is laid without an adhesive, which makes it one of the quickest installed products on the market.

The product is a 176mm x 1,000mm x 6mm vinyl plank with a pure PVC wear layer and a printed wood design.

Main features:

·         It’s suitable for heavy traffic areas, group T wear rating;

·         It’s tough and durable and ideal for heavy traffic environments with a 0.7mm wear layer;

·         It has a PUR surface finish, no initial polishes;

·         It has an R9 / R10 slip rating;

·         It has a quick and easy loose lay installation, no glues are required;

·         It is specifically marketed as having 100% water resistance - unlike wood based products and laminates, it can be installed on subfloors with up to 7% moisture content;

·         It is 100% recyclable;

·         It has low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions;

·         It provides acoustic comfort and sound insulation properties that offer a quieter alternative to standard laminate floorings (a 12dB improvement over laminates), Class B vs Class C or D for laminate; and

·         It’s easy to maintain with its polyurethane (PUR) surface treatment.

We’ve chosen the matt reddish ‘Walnut’ coloured option.  I love the high gloss looking wooden floor finish but the high gloss will just deteriorate over time and lose its glossy appearance, so I/we settled for the matt finish look instead.  The Gerflor Walnut-coloured flooring will be installed throughout the new home with the exception of the Master Bedroom Suite and Ensuite, Bedroom 2 (at the front of the home), the Bathroom, Toilet and Laundry.  The Master Bedroom Suite and Bedroom 2 will be carpeted.  The Bathroom, Toilet, Laundry and Ensuite will have ceramic tiled floors.

We requested an upgrade in the thickness of the flooring to its industrial grade for greater durability at a cost of $117.00 per metre.  Like most things, you get what you pay for – watch out for the cheaper laminates and alternatives on the market unless you want never ending problems. 

Here are some extracts from the Gerflor Creation Clic System product brochure.

(Click on brochure images to view enlarged images)

 We’ve chosen the reddish-coloured Walnut option as below: