CEN/TC 134/SC 1 - Textile floor coverings

This document specifies minimum performance requirements for fibrous, non-fibrous and combined underlays.

This Technical Specification provides recommendations for the installation of textile floor coverings.  It covers all products composed of textile material with a pile or non-pile use surface, and includes the laying of carpet tiles (excluding rugs).  It details suitable methods of installation and advises on the selection of the materials required for their implementation.
The guidelines in this Technical Specification are intended for use in cases where manufacturer's instructions, taking account of the national code of practice in the country where the installation is to be made, are not available. References to the national codes that are currently available are listed in the bibliography of the various parts of this Technical Specification.
This Part 2 of the Technical Specification is intended for use in conjunction with Part 1 that deals with general matters relevant to resilient and laminate floor coverings as well as textile floor coverings.
All parts of the Technical Specification are intended to supplement and not conflict with national standards.

This European Standard specifies three methods for assessing the wear behaviour of textile floor coverings under the movement of a castor chair.

This document specifies a method to determine the susceptibility of textile floor coverings to mechanical damage at cut edges.
It is applicable to all textile floor coverings both as sheet materials and as tiles.

To remove ambiguities in the assessment procedure.

This Standard describes procedures for assessing the changes in appearance of textile floor coverings caused by any testing device or by practical use. This standard reflects the existing state of the art.

This European Standard specifies two methods for the evaluation of impregnations or other treatments in needled floorcoverings by means of a soiling test.

Performance requirements for the various types of underlays and a classification scheme in terms of intended use and application.

This European Standard describes and specifies the requirements for classification of needled floor coverings in sheet form into use classes in respect of wear and appearance retention and a class for luxury rating.
This European Standard is also applicable to tiles, the additional requirements for which are given in Annex A.
This European Standard is not applicable to needled pile floor coverings.
This European Standard refers to the classification as defined in EN 685.

This European Standard specifies requirements for machine-made pile rugs and runners, including a classification for domestic use according to use intensity and luxury.
This European Standard is not applicable to hand-knotted rugs, barrier mats, bathroom rugs or rugs without pile.

This draft European standard specifies a method for the determination of fibre damage in the pile of textile floor coverings having a pile material of at least 80% wool.

This European Standard specifies a method for determining the length and straightness of the edges and the squareness of floor coverings in the form of right-angled tiles.

This European standard describes and specifies needled floor coverings in sheet form including use classification according to wear and appearance retention. These floor coverings are intended to be bonded to the substrate. This standard is also applicable to tiles; the additional requirements for which are given in annex A. This standard is not applicable to needled pile floor coverings.

This document specifies the requirements for classification of all wall-to-wall pile carpets and pile carpet tiles (see ISO 2424) into use classes in respect of wear and appearance retention and classes for luxury rating. This document is also applicable to pile carpet tiles, the additional requirements for which are given in Annex A.
This document is not applicable to needled carpets or to rugs.
This document refers to the classification as defined in EN 685.

This European Standard describes and specifies needled pile floor coverings in sheet form including use classification according to wear and appearance retention. These floor coverings are intended to be bonded to the substrate. This standard is also applicable to tiles the additional requirements for which are given in annex A.

This standard specifies the maximum accepted tolerances on the dimensions and distortions in pattern, of rugs, runners, carpet tiles and wall-to-wall carpet.
NOTE   These tolerances do not affect the functional characteristics of the floor covering

This european standard specifies a method for the determination of the apparent effective thickness of the backing of textile floor coverings.

This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of dimensional changes and distorsion out of plane likely to take place when textile floor coverings in tile form are exposed to various conditions of moisture and heat. This standard is applicable to all textile floor coverings in tile form.

This European standard specifies a method to determine the susceptibility of textile floor coverings to mechanical damage at cut edges. It is applicable to all textile floor coverings both as sheet materials and as tiles.

The European standard describes and specifies wall to wall pile carpets and tiles including use-classification according to wear and appearance retention and a classification for comfort. This standard applies to all machine made pile carpets in accordance with ISO 2424 (except needled pile carpets).  This standard is also applicable to tiles with their specific characteristics (adhered tiles or removable loose lay tiles); the additional requirements for tiles are given in annex A of the present standard.  This Standard is not applicable to rugs which will be dealt with in a separate standard.

This European Standard specifies a method for the determination of the mass per unit area of the use surface of non-homogeneous flat needled floor coverings in which the use surface can be distinguished visually from the substrate.

This European standard specifies three methods for assessing the wear behaviour of textile floor coverings under the movement of a castor chair. - Test A: Assessment of the wear behaviour of textile floor coverings under the castor chair; - Test B: Assessment of the change in colour (glossing) of flat needled floor coverings; - Test C: Assessment of the general structural integrity of textile floor coverings.