The panel is tongued and grooved on all edges and ends with an interlocking profile. The resulting panel has a density exceeding 1.0 g/cm3. The fiberboard core is constructed of wood fiber that is bonded by a reaction that occurs when the fiber is mixed with the magnesium and additive components. This EVA sheet functions as an underlayment. The back of the panel is overlaid with a 1.5mm-thick ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam sheet (the floorboard is approximately 9mm thick). The core is faced with a melamine-impregnated, photographic paper layer, and is backed with a melamine-impregnated, balancing paper layer. The board is constructed a fiberboard core that consists of approximately 80% wood fiber and 20% magnesium components and filler additives. The flooring panel sample measures approximately 7.5'(W) x 47' (L) x 10mm thick.

The product is identified as 'PMgO' flooring.

I found the official Customs Ruling given to Shaw in 2019 after they inquired about what tariff should be used the classify the PMgO (aka Magnesium Oxide Fiberboard) construction for import. I wanted to know if I needed to buy new rug pads on account that rubber doesn't play nice with vinyl and was curious about the make-up of Prodigy HDR since it lists it's construction as 'PMgO'. It looks so much better than any LVP I've seen - more like high quality laminate or engineered hardwood. I installed the Shaw Prodigy HDR Plus in Hygge and so far it's just as bomb-proof as Shaw says. Vinyl, even though it LOOKS like laminate, is NOT laminate. So long as you know and understand and EMBRACE that, you'll be fine. If you are concerned about scratches (everyone is.but there is nothing you can do against it) you want to know the revolutions needed to wear through the AO finish to the raw vinyl.Īnd remember: 'resistance' is not PROOF. Scratch resistance = taber abrasion test. Now for the CLAIMS by Shaw, 'most scratch resistant ever' = compared to THEIR OTHER LINES.

It is enough to cause the edges to crack and e where this is going? Yah.

It cannot handle the 'give' in the material. The NOISE requirements are known as acoustic requirements for the building. The underlay also is NOT good enough for most HOA. The edges of the planks rub together JUST ENOUGH to cause a 'rubbing' sound = creaking, crackling, popping sound. The 'underpad' can and WILL cause squeaking noises with these planks. It doesn't matter what it is glued to (either concrete or the board it is sitting on = doesn't make one wit of difference), the HEAT from the SUNLIGHT is the issue. The 'thick' vinyl doesn't have any different issues in sunlight. I've seen spikes as high as 130F with A/C on full blast.and the air temp being 75 F. You really, really, really need to get an understanding how HOT that surface gets. When we talk about 'floor temperature' we mean the temperature of the FLOOR while sitting in the white hot sunlight for 1-3 hours in the summer.

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