Creation Clic System Nicolas PERRIN Product Manager CREATION

Creation Clic System Nicolas PERRIN Product Manager

CREATION CLIC SYSTEM The concept

CREATION CLIC SYSTEM Creation Clic System is a 100% loose lay plank offering : Creation Wood design + easy and fast track installation The 17. 6 x 100 cm planks are layed on the floor without glue and connected together with the exclusive Gerlfor Clic System : CLIC !

CREATION CLIC SYSTEM Creation Clic System is not an evolution of the Creation range… … it’s a REVOLUTION !

THE EASIEST AND FASTEST LAYING PROCEDURE ON THE MARKET ! Measures Join planks with the mallet Cutting perimeter planks

THE EASIEST AND FASTEST LAYING PROCEDURE ON THE MARKET ! Tools required for the laying : Knife, mallet, tape measure, straight edge. Ensure that surface is flat Remove any loose material and clean surface

CREATION CLIC SYSTEM Product benefits

Product benefits EASY AND FAST TRACK INSTALLATION • Less subfloor preparation • Loselay product : no glue and no adhesive • No immobilisation of the premises and loss of turnover • Only use a hammer and a stanley to lay the product • No need to use an underlayer • Easy renewal and refurbishment

Product benefits ACOUSTIC & COMFORT • Adds natural comfort and warmth underfoot • Thermal conductivity : 0. 25 W/(m. K) (EN 12524) • Reduces noise from foot traffic : 12 d. B sound improvement compared to standard laminate ! • Creation Clic System is Class B instead of class C or D for laminate Laminate Creation Clic System

Product benefits DAMP RESISTANCE • 100% water resistant Clic System • 100% non sensitive to water : can sustain water spillage or wet shoes • Creation Clic System accept subfloors with 7% humidity level

Product benefits DURABILITY AND RESISTANCE TO TRAFIC • Creation Clic System pass the highest wear classification in European • Standard : EN 685 34 -43 (0. 7 mm wear layer) • High resistance Clic System upon 6 mm total thickness • PUR surface treatment

Product benefits ENVIRONNEMENT • Loose lay installation : no glue and solvent based adhesives • No formaldehydes inside the product • 100 % recyclable • Ag. PR compliant • 100% made in Europe : Low VOC emissions

CREATION CLIC SYSTEM Designs & colors

DESIGNS & COLORS Walnut Wild Oak Deep Forest Denim wood Sorb Portobello Victoria Oak Moon Island Sycamore Muir Oak Classic Oak Elm

DESIGNS & COLORS 12 colors are not enough ? ? All the designs and colors from Creation Wood are also available upon request : Minimum Quantity : 1000 m² / order

CREATION CLIC SYSTEM Technical datas

Technical Datas Total thickness 6 mm Wear layer thickness 0. 7 mm Size 17. 6 x 100 cm Beveled edges Compact reinforced underlayer. Surface treatment : PUR 1 2 3 4 5 1 PUR Treatment 2 Transparent overlay 0. 7 mm 100% PVC 3 Design film 4 Compact Reinforced underlayer 5 Vertical Clic System

Technical Datas Installation can be done directly on existing subfloors : Creation Clic System accept 1 mm thick subfloor defaults Creation Clic System accept subfloors with 7% humidity level Ceramic : joints must not exceed 4 mm

CREATION CLIC SYSTEM Competition

CREATION CLIC SYSTEM vs LAMINATE etc…

CREATION CLIC SYSTEM vs LAMINATE LAYING PROCEDURE : LAMINATE : Horizontal Clic Method A Methode B CREATION CLIC : Vertical Clic 1 1 2 3 2 Faster & more easy ! 10 m² per her ! 4 Especially for the finishing close to the walls, the wall edges and if you have a pillar in the room…

CREATION CLIC SYSTEM vs LAMINATE LAYING PROCEDURE : LAMINATE UNDERLAYERS Use of a polyethylene film and an acoustic underlay CUTTING Dust and noise because of the use of electric screw CREATION CLIC SYSTEM No need of any underlayer Only use a stanley : no dust, no noise… … and faster installation ! REFURBISHMENT You destroy the plank to refurbish and the one to which that plank is connected and place the new one without sticking it. No refurbishment possible ! You drop out the plank to refurbish and place the new one without sticking it. New refurbishment possible !

CREATION CLIC SYSTEM vs LAMINATE USER BENEFITS : LAMINATE CREATION CLIC SYSTEM ACOUSTIC COMFORT Walking Noise without acoustic underlay 82 d. B Class C 74 d. B Class B Walking Noise with acoustic underlay 86 d. B Class D 71 d. B Class B Less noise while walking ! DAMP RESISTANCE Wet curl +0. 4 mm 0. 0 mm Dimensional stability Under water +0. 15% 0. 0% DURABILITY Wear layer thickness <0. 10 mm 0. 7 mm Taber abrasion test (Nb of cycle necessary to destroy the wear layer) 2000 to 4000 cycles 3900 cycles Better resistance to traffic and durability ! 100% PVC structure No expansion ! Better resistance to humidity ! Creation Clic System accept 7% humidity level

CREATION CLIC SYSTEM vs LAMINATE USER BENEFITS : Laminate product have a better resistance to the bad subfloor qualities : - Their products are more than 9 mm thick and rigid - They use under layer that absorb part of the subfloor defaults … but you can use the same under layers with Creation Clic Sytem in case of bad subfloor quality to avoid any transfer of the subfloor defaults at the surface of the product !