AS 1860.

2—2006
(Incorporating Amendment No. 1)
Reconfirmed 2016
AS 1860.2—2006

Australian Standard®
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Particleboard flooring

Part 2: Installation
 This Australian Standard® was prepared by Committee TM-005, Reconstituted Timber Panel
Products. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 19 May 2006.
This Standard was published on 26 June 2006.

The following are represented on Committee TM-005:

• Australian Building Codes Board

• Australian Wood Panels Association
• Ensis
• Forests NSW
• Furnishing Industry Association of Australia
• Furntech
• Master Builders Australia
• New Zealand Wood Panel Manufacturers Association

Additional Interests:
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• Dr Alan Halligan

This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 02548.

Standards Australia wishes to acknowledge the participation of the expert individuals that
contributed to the development of this Standard through their representation on the
Committee and through the public comment period.

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 AS 1860.2—2006 (Reconfirmed) 2016-06-17

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

RECONFIRMATION
OF
AS 1860.2—2006
Particleboard flooring
Part 2: Installation

RECONFIRMATION NOTICE

Technical Committee TM-011 has reviewed the content of this publication and in
accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been
determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.

Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the
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original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest
versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this
Reconfirmation Notice.

Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for

reconfirmation on 27 April 2016.

The following are represented on Technical Committee TM-011:

Australian Building Codes Board
Australian Forest Products Association
Australian Timber Importers Federation
Australian Wood Panels Association
Building Research Association of New Zealand
Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia
Forest and Wood Products Australia
Furntech-AFRDI
Glued Laminated Timber Association of Australia
Master Builders Australia
Monash University
New Zealand Plywood Manufacturers Association
New Zealand Timber Industry Federation
Timber Design Society
Wood Processors & Manufacturers Association of New Zealand
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NOTES
 AS 1860.2—2006
(Incorporating Amendment No. 1)

Australian Standard®
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Particleboard flooring

Part 2: Installation

Originated as AS 1860—1974.
Previous edition AS 1860—1991.
Fourth edition 1998.
Revised and redesignated as AS 1860.2—2006.
Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (December 2010).

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 AS 1860.2—2006 2

PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/ Standards New Zealand
Committee TM-005, Reconstituted Timber Panel Products, to supersede AS 1860—1998,
Installation of particleboard flooring. After consultation with stakeholders in both
countries, Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand decided to develop this Standard
as an Australian Standard rather than an Australian/New Zealand Standard.
This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (December 2010). The changes required by
the Amendment are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and amendment number against
the clause, note, table, figure, or part thereof affected.
The objective of this Standard is to set out the minimum performance requirements for the
installation of particleboard flooring, which are acceptable to building authorities in
Australia.
The objective of this revision is to provide a series of Standard series that deals with
particleboard flooring, as follows:
AS/NZS 1860 Particleboard flooring
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AS/NZS 1860.1 Part 1: Specifications

AS 1860.2 Part 2: Installation (this Standard)
An informative Appendix D has been incorporated to provide guidelines for flooring
installation in wet areas.
During the course of preparation of this Standard, consideration was given to research and
testing information from resources in Australia, New Zealand and overseas.
This Standard will be referenced in the Building Code of Australia 2007, thereby
superseding the previous edition, AS 1860—1998, which will be withdrawn 12 months
from the date of publication of this edition.
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and
guidance.
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