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Tretford ROLL TILE
Description tretford roll is made from carded fibres formed into a continuous corrugation and bonded with PVC or Latex to a hessian backing. tretford tiles have a PVC backing.
Materials/Pile Composition 80% goat hair
15% nylon
5% viscose
70% goat hair
30% nylon
Warranties
BS EN1307:2005
Class 33 LC2 contract wear
Wear guarantee and a lifetime anti-ravel/non-zipper guarantee
Product Dimensions Width: 2m Length: 25m approx. 50cm x 50cm
Thickness ca. 7mm ca. 8mm
Weight ca. 2.75kg/sq.m ca. 5kg/sq.m

Flammability BS4790:1987 Mean radius of burning.

BS EN ISO 11925:2002,
BS EN ISO 9239-1


Critical radiant flux tests

AS ISO 9239.1-2003

Conclusion


25mm Class: Low


Euroclass Cfl – s1





ANSI/ASTM E6/48 result category 1

Mean 7.2 kW/m2 direct stick; Mean 5.7 kW/m2 dua


Suitable for commercial/contract installations including institutional, commercial and public buildings.

Thermal Transmission Properties (BS 4745:1971)

Thermal resistance

Thermal conductance

Thermal conductivity

Conclusion






1.76 togs

5.68 W/m2.0C


4.99 Wcm/m2.0C


Satisfactory thermal properties for normal underfloor heating.

Electrical Properties/Static

IBM and ICL Electrical Resistance:

Tested at 40% RH and 200C

Recommendation








Passed


To prevent discomfort a minimum of 40% RH should be maintained.

Loss in Thickness after Dynamic Loading             (BS 4052:1987)

Thickness loss % after 1000 impacts
13.33%

Colour Fastness (BS1006:1990)

to light

to water spotting

to carpet shampoo

to rubbing

Colour Change


5-6 very slight to none

4 very slight

3-4 very slight

4 very slight

Impact Insulation (BS 2750:1980)

Centre Band Frequencies (Hz)

Test 1 bare concrete (dB)

Test 2 bare concrete (dB) with tretford

Regulatory Requirements (dB)

Conclusion





200 400 800 1000


66 69 71 71



57.2 45.5 33.7 25.6



66 66 64 63

This carpet meets the requirements of the building regulations by a useful margin.

Sound Absorption (BS EN 20354:1993)

Noise reduction coefficient (250-2,000 Hz) is 0.21

   
130
 
255
 
515
 
1,025
 
2,025
 
4,075
Hz
                           
Carpet  
0.01
 
0.30
 
0.10
 
0.27
 
0.42
 
0.41
Coeff. of absorption
Mothproofing (BS 4797:1972) (SIS 650220)

tretford tile is moth resistant to the following standards.

European Standards

Australian Woolmark Levels 1 to 5

New Zealand Woolmark WoNZ R1 to R3

Castor Chair Protectors (for appearance retention purposes ) Recommended with 3 colours
Mandatory with 1 and 2 colours
Country of Manufacture Ireland Germany
tretford cord carpet is a natural fibre product. Different production runs of the same product may therefore be subject to shade variation. This is not a defect or a manufacturing fault.

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