Books
The Complete Guide to Flooring by
This third edition of a classic favorite includes information on renewable flooring materials, such as bamboo, reclaimed floorboards, and natural stone. Also the latest techniques for polished and etched concrete flooring.
Installing and Finishing Flooring by
...diagrams simplify the installation of a wide range of flooring, including wooden plank and parquet, ceramic tile, masonry, vinyl tile and carpeting. Also.. techniques for grouting, cutting, making seams, butting other floors, fitting around irregular objects, and sanding and finishing.
Floors & Stairs: Repair & Renovate by
From laying laminate flooring to damp proofing, changing newell posts to mending a broken stair tread, this book contains everything the that DIY enthusiast could want to know.
Complete Flooring by
Covers every type of residential flooring: laminate, tile, wood, engineered wood, stone, rugs, carpet, garage-tile systems, and polished concrete. It explains how to install, maintain, and repair each type of flooring.
1001 Ideas for Floors by
Hard floors, wood floors, resilient floors, soft floors - there are more than 600 colour photos and illustrations from leading flooring manufacturers, space designers, and interior decor specialists.
Complete Do-It-Yourself by
There is clear step-by-step advice on internal and external maintenance, repairs, carpentry, flooring, brickwork, roofing, fences, walls and paths. A reference for beginners and experienced do-it-yourselfers alike, this is an essential manual that you will refer to again and again.
Standards
These are some relevant documents that can be found by searching the above Standards:
Standards Explained
What is a Standard?
Standards are documents setting out specifications, procedures and guidelines. They are designed to ensure products, services and systems are safe, reliable and consistent.
They are based on industrial, scientific and consumer experience and are regularly reviewed to ensure they keep pace with new technologies.
They cover everything from consumer products and services, construction, engineering, business, information technology, human services to energy and water utilities, the environment and much more.
[Extract from Standards Australia]
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