Polyfoam™ Floorboard Super - Extruded Polystyrene Insulation
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ISO 45001 Health and Safety Management
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ISO 9001 Quality Management
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A rigid extruded polystyrene (XPS) board for floor construction.
Application
Suitable for almost any floor construction including:
- Below a concrete slab;
- Below a screed;
- Below chipboard.
Application fields include:
- Ground floor – insulation below slab; below screed, below T&G flooring.
- Beam & Block;
- Basements;
- Swimming pool basin.
Description
A rigid extruded polystyrene (XPS) board suitable for almost any floor construction.
Features and benefits:
- 50 to 100 mm typical thickness.
- Square edged boards.
- Very high compressive strength.
- Protects the damp proof membrane from damage.
- Highly resistant to water absorption.
- Robust and can tolerate traffic from following trades.
- Represents no known threat to the environment and has zero Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) and a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of less than five.
- 100% recyclable.
Technical characteristics:
- Moisture absorption: ≤ 1% by volume when tested in accordance with ISO 16536 and can be laid in standing water with negligible impact on the performance of the product.
- Durability: Continuous service temperature limits up to +70ºC.
Typical Project types:
- Mixed use.
- Domestic.
- Industrial.
- Commercial.
- Education.
General information
Color | Grey |
Material | Extruded polystyrene (XPS) |
Shape | Rectangle |
Length | 1250 mm |
Width | 600 mm |
Height | Bespoke |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | K11/115 Battened plywood floating floor K11/125 Battened particleboard floating floor K11/135 Battened oriented strand board floating floor K11/145 Battened cement-bonded particleboard floating floor K11/20 Battened particleboard floating floor K11/215 Plywood floating floor K11/225 Particleboard floating floor K11/235 Oriented strand board floating floor K11/245 Cement bonded particleboard floating floor M10/290 Floating construction M10/40 Floating construction |
Specification data - Extruded polystyrene (XPS) boards
Standard | To BS EN 13164. |
Compressive strength (minimum) at 10% compression | 500 kPa. |
Thermal conductivity (maximum) | 0.035 W/m·K. |
Thickness | 50 mm.60 mm.80 mm.100 mm. |
Face size (length x width) | 1250 x 600 mm. |
Edges | Lap joint. |
Global warming potential | <5. |
MaximumOperatingTemperature | 70°C. |
Water absorption | 0.70. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | Extruded polystyrene (XPS) |
Manufacturing plant location | |
Embodied carbonA1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804 | Manufacturer guidanceEmbodied carbon has not been assessed. |
Recyclability | 100% Guidance for specification option: Information on recycling is contained in the environmental datasheet in the technical support section of the manufacturer's website: polyfoamxps.co.uk |
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| Platform | Compatible | Version |
|---|---|---|
 IFC | - | 4 |
 Revit | - | 4 |
Third party certifications
ISO 45001 Health and Safety Management
ISO 45001:2018
ISO 9001 Quality Management
ISO 9001:2015