oSIST prEN 18234:2025
(Main)Modular mechanical locked floor coverings for floating installation - Underlays - Specification, requirements and test methods
Modular mechanical locked floor coverings for floating installation - Underlays - Specification, requirements and test methods
This document specifies test methods for the determination of the technical characteristics of underlays under modular mechanical locked floor coverings. It can be used to compare different underlays and to encourage the consumer to make an informed choice. It also specifies requirements for marking and packaging.
Underlays pre-attached to the flooring coverings are not covered by this document.
This document is not applicable to the performance of the floor covering system. This will be checked separately depending on the used floor covering.
Modulare mechanisch verriegelnde Bodenbeläge für die schwimmende Verlegung - Unterlagsmaterialien - Spezifikation, Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Dieses Dokument legt Prüfverfahren zur Bestimmung der technischen Eigenschaften von Verlegeunterlagen unter modularen mechanisch verriegelnden Bodenbelägen fest. Es kann verwendet werden, um verschiedene Verlegeunterlagen zu vergleichen und Verbraucher zu informierten Entscheidungen anzuregen. Es legt eben
falls Anforderungen an die Kennzeichnung und Verpackung fest.
Vorab an Bodenbelägen angebrachte Verlegeunterlagen sind nicht Gegenstand dieses Dokuments.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für die Leistung des Bodenbelagystems. Diese wird separat je nach verwendetem Bodenbelag geprüft.
Revêtements de sol modulaires à verrouillage mécanique (MMF) - Sous-couches - Spécifications, exigences et méthodes d'essai
Modularne mehansko zaklenjene talne obloge za plavajoče polaganje - Podlage - Specifikacije, zahteve in preskusne metode
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2025
Modularne mehansko zaklenjene talne obloge za plavajoče polaganje - Podlage -
Specifikacije, zahteve in preskusne metode
Modular mechanical locked floor coverings for floating installation - Underlays -
Specification, requirements and test methods
Modulare mechanisch verriegelnde Bodenbeläge für die schwimmende Verlegung -
Unterlagsmaterialien - Spezifikation, Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Revêtements de sol modulaires à verrouillage mécanique (MMF) - Sous-couches -
Spécifications, exigences et méthodes d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 18234
ICS:
97.150 Talne obloge Floor coverings
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2025
ICS 97.150
English Version
Modular mechanical locked floor coverings for floating
installation - Underlays - Specification, requirements and
test methods
Revêtements de sol modulaires à verrouillage Modulare mechanisch verriegelnde Bodenbeläge für
mécanique (MMF) - Sous-couches -Spécifications, die schwimmende Verlegung - Unterlagsmaterialien -
exigences et méthodes d'essai Spezifikation, Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
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CEN/TC 134.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 5
3.7 Types of cores . 6
4 Requirements . 6
4.1 General. 6
4.2 General requirements . 7
4.3 Additional technical requirements . 8
4.4 Testing . 9
4.4.1 General. 9
4.4.2 Thickness (t) . 9
4.4.3 Punctual conformability (PC) . 10
4.4.4 Compressive strength (CS) . 10
4.4.5 Dynamic load (DL and DL ) resistance . 10
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4.4.6 Compressive Creep (CC) resistance . 10
4.4.7 Thermal resistance (R) . 10
4.4.8 Water vapour resistance (SD) . 11
4.4.9 Resistance to impact by large diameter ball (RLB) . 11
4.4.10 Emission of formaldehyde . 11
4.4.11 Emission of VOCs . 11
4.4.12 Area weight (AW) . 11
4.4.13 Reaction to fire (RTF) . 11
4.4.14 Impact sound (IS) . 12
4.4.15 Radiated walking sound (RWS) . 12
5 Marking and labelling . 13
6 Test Report . 13
Annex A (normative) Determination of thickness, length, width, squareness, flatness, punctual
conformability, compressive strength, compressive creep resistance, dynamic load
resistance and area weight . 14
Bibliography . 21
European foreword
This document (prEN 18234:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 134 “Resilient,
textile, laminate and modular mechanical locked floor coverings”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
1 Scope
This document specifies test methods for the determination of the technical characteristics of underlays
under modular mechanical locked floor coverings. It can be used to compare different underlays and to
encourage the consumer to make an informed choice. It also specifies requirements for marking and
packaging.
Underlays pre-attached to the flooring coverings are not covered by this document.
This document is not applicable to the performance of the floor covering system. This will be checked
separately depending on the used floor covering.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 824, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of squareness
EN 1264-3, Water based surface embedded heating and cooling systems — Part 3: Dimensioning
EN 12086, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of water vapour
transmission properties
EN 12664, Thermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of thermal resistance
by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods — Dry and moist products of medium and low
thermal resistance
EN 12667, Thermal performance of building materials and products — Determination of thermal resistance
by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods — Products of high and medium thermal
resistance
EN 13238, Reaction to fire tests for building products — Conditioning procedures and general rules for
selection of substrates
EN 13329, Laminate floor coverings — Specifications, requirements and test methods
EN 13501-1, Fire classification of construction products and building elements — Part 1: Classification
using data from reaction to fire tests
EN 13793, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of behaviour under
cyclic loading
EN 16205:2020, Laboratory measurement of walking noise on floors
EN 16516, Construction products — Assessment of release of dangerous substances — Determination of
emissions into indoor air
EN ISO 717-2, Acoustics — Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements — Part 2:
Impact sound insulation (ISO 717-2)
EN ISO 868, Plastics and ebonite — Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore
hardness) (ISO 868)
EN ISO 1923, Cellular plastics and rubbers — Determination of linear dimensions (ISO 1923)
EN ISO 10140-3, Acoustics — Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements — Part 3:
Measurement of impact sound insulation (ISO 10140-3)
EN ISO 10140-5:2021, Acoustics — Laboratory measurement of sound insulation of building elements —
Part 5: Requirements for test facilities and equipment (ISO 10140-5:2021)
EN ISO 11925-2, Reaction to fire tests — Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of
flame — Part 2: Single-flame source test (ISO 11925-2)
EN ISO 15106-2, Plastics — Film and sheeting — Determination of water vapour transmission rate —
Part 2: Infrared detection sensor method(ISO 15106-2)
EN ISO 15106-3, Plastics — Film and sheeting — Determination of water vapour transmission rate —
Part 3: Electrolytic detection sensor method(ISO 15106-3)
EN ISO 16000-11, Indoor air — Part 11: Determination of the emission of volatile organic compounds
from building products and furnishing — Sampling, storage of samples and preparation of test
specimens(ISO 16000-11)
EN ISO 16534, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of compressive
creep(ISO 16534)
EN ISO 29465, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of length and
width(ISO 29465)
EN ISO 29466, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of thickness(ISO
29466)
EN ISO 29468, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of flatness(ISO
29468)
EN ISO 29469, Thermal insulating products for building applications — Determination of compression
behaviour(ISO 29469)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
modular mechanical locked floor covering
MMF
floor covering as described in EN 16511:2023+A1:2025, EN ISO 20326 or EN 17142
3.2
underlay
layer placed between a continuous support and floor covering added to obtain specific requirements
Note 1 to entry: Vapour control layers and underfloor heating and/or cooling layers are not an underlay.
3.3
vapour control layer
additional layer which only function is to limit the passage of water vapour in the floor covering
3.4
floor covering system
laid floors consisting of MMF and underlay
3.5
reference floor covering
monolithic seamless panel with no pre-attached underlay, having a nominal thickness of (7,0 ± 0,2) mm
and a size of (2,0 ± 0,1) m x (2,4 ± 0,1) m in accordance with EN 13329, class 23/31 and produced by the
DPL method with melamine backing, and with an HDF core board with a density of (850 ± 50) kg/m
Note 1 to entry: This reference floor covering can be retrieved from EPLF (http://www.eplf.com).
3.6
substrate
structural layer on which the floor covering system is installed
3.7 Types of cores
3.7.1
wood-based core
core layer with a content of wood > 65 % by mass
3.7.2
non wood-based core
core layer which is not covered by 3.7.1
4 Requirements
4.1 General
The following Tables give an overview of the important key characteristics and requirements for the
underlay, depending on the exact
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