Our Shasta Rustic Original Wallplanks® comes from two sets of inspiration: the beautiful Mount Shasta, a volcano with misty clouds and a picturesque forest surrounding it, and a wonderful family dog we’ve known sharing the same name. Both beautiful sights, the complementary gray and dark streaks in the real wood boards remind us of these two gorgeous memories. You’ll be howling with joy and bubbling like a volcano once you’ve installed Shasta in your home.
Pre-Glued Factory Applied Adhesive:
- VacuuBond® is a patented installation method for all hard surface floors and wallcoverings.
- The impact of this innovative method on the flooring industry could be as significant as the previous developments of UV finishes, imitations of hardwood flooring like laminate, LVT, WPC, and the click profile.
- VacuuBond® Adhesive is specially formulated for the VacuuBond® installation method
Factory-applied adhesive is applied in groups of parallel strings, with air spaces between each string of adhesive. When pressure is applied by walking on the floor (or J-roller for wall installs) the air between the glue strings is forced out, and a soft (suction) is created when the pressure is relieved.
Bond Strength: Pull Strength Result
- Hardwood on plywood with primer (105.3 psi)
- Hardwood on OSB with primer (87.6 psi)
- Hardwood on concrete with primer (89.6)
- Hardwood on membrane (90 psi)
Acoustic Testing
All types of hard surface flooring products will benefit from the acoustical dampening properties of VacuuBond®.
VacuuBond® has been tested at an independent laboratory (N.G.C. Acoustical Testing)
- IICASTM E492/E989 (70 dB)
- STCASTM E336/E413 (62 dB)