Belmond Mercury

Belmond Mercury is a mid gray with a faint silver cast on a satin face where the grain reads as fine relief. The 8 x 40 inch plank is wider than a standard board, which suits large living rooms and open kitchens where a narrow plank would look busy. Six random faces per design, glazed ceramic at 9 to 9.5 mm, and a carton of 5 covers 10.76 sq ft at 20 kg, so estimating a room takes very little arithmetic. Gray wood look tile pairs with white cabinet fronts, concrete, black and light oak. The textured face has enough grip to carry from a bath floor onto the wall.

• How is Belmond Mercury sold?

  Belmond Mercury comes in 8 x 40 inch planks, 5 to a box. One box covers 10.76 sq ft and weighs about 44 lb.

• How many boxes of Belmond Mercury do I need for a 12 x 15 ft family room?

  A 12 x 15 ft room is 180 sq ft. With 10 percent added for cuts and breakage that is 198 sq ft, or 19 boxes at 10.76 sq ft each.

• Can Belmond Mercury go over radiant floor heating?

  Yes. It is a glazed ceramic plank 9 to 9.5 mm thick, so it does not gap, cup or split as the floor warms, and it has no 80°F (27°C) surface limit the way engineered wood does.

• What grout joint does Belmond Mercury need?

  Belmond Mercury is a curve-edge plank, not rectified, so plan on a joint of 3 to 5 mm, about 1/8 to 3/16 inch. The wider joint gives each board its own line, the way real planks sit.