Flagstaff 3

Thirteen random faces is a lot, and it shows on a big floor. Flagstaff 3 is a warm chestnut with a satin face and grain you can feel, and across a store floor or a hotel corridor the pattern does not resolve into a repeat the way a four face tile does. Planks are 8 x 40 inches in glazed ceramic at 9 to 9.5 mm, a carton of 5 covering 10.76 sq ft at 20 kg. A face count this high pays off most in a herringbone, where every board is read on its own. Mid chestnut goes with oak, white and black and hides dust.

• How is Flagstaff 3 sold?

  Flagstaff 3 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 Flagstaff 3 do I need for a 10 x 12 ft bedroom?

  A 10 x 12 ft room is 120 sq ft. With 10 percent added for cuts and breakage that is 132 sq ft, or 13 boxes at 10.76 sq ft each.

• Can Flagstaff 3 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 Flagstaff 3 need?

  Flagstaff 3 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.