Verona Sand

This 9mm hybrid is a wide rigid plank: 1800mm long and 228mm wide, so a room has fewer joins and a more timber-like look. Each plank has a rigid hybrid core, a 0.5mm wear layer under a UV coating and a 2mm underlay attached underneath, and joins with a licensed click system to float over the subfloor. Ten colours cover Blackbutt and Spotted Gum looks, an aged oak and several pale beiges and ivories. The plank won't swell, so everyday spills and damp mopping are fine; don't use steam mops, wax or polish. It suits living areas, kitchens and apartments; it rated AAAC 6★ (L'nT,w 36) in a field test over a concrete slab of about 200-220mm with a plasterboard ceiling. Bathrooms and laundries only when laid to the manufacturer's wet-area guide, and never where there's a floor drain. No floor heating of any kind. The warranty covers wear for 20 years in homes and the board structure for life, subject to the manufacturer's installation and care conditions.