BIO-CHANNEL CLASSIC
System Feature Build up
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Finish – MFMA approved floor finish
Gamelines – Compatible Gamline Paint
Sealer – MFMA approved Sealer
MFMA Flooring – 25/32″ Commodity Random Length(RL) or upgraded 25/32″ Continuous Strip® XL Finger-Jointed(FJ), MFMA Northern Hard Maple Strip Flooring
Flooring Fastener – 1 3/4″ staples or flooring cleats
Subfloor – 1 layer of nominal 3/4″x 4′ x 8′, exposure 1, structural rated sheathing
Anchor - Anchor Spike or Tapcon
Sleeper & Resilient Pad – Fosters Bio-Channel sleepers – 1 1/2″ thick x 2 5/8″ wide x 8′ factory assembled steel-encased padded sleeper. Pads are 7/16″ double trapezoidal EPDM rubber with reverse cavity and tabbed for attachment. Lower and upper surfaces are non-coextensive. Note: attempted competitive equals of this product do not feature full length steel channels
Vapor Retarder - 6 mil polyethlene film
System Height
3'(76mm) with 25/32″(20mm) thick Flooring
3 1/4″(83mm) with 33/32″(26mm) thick Flooring
FLOOR SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
Self Blocking
The built in Self Blocking feature limits floor deflection and is designed to “bottom out” under heavy loads. When heavy equipment like scissor lifts are driven over a sports floor, the floor can only deflect or bend so much before damage occurs. Self Blocking is built into the floor at the factory level to ensure proper subfloor construction that lowers the risk of damage from heavy equipment.
Anchored Resilient
Robbins Anchored Resilient gym floor systems are permanent floor systems that are anchored to the substrate. Anchoring a sports floor ensures stability and a uniform playing surface that is less likely to have “dead spots”.
Continuous Subfloor
Robbins Sleeper Systems feature the classic “sleepers” beneath the maple surface, a gym floor design that originated in the early 1950’s. Sleeper Systems can be an economical option that also provides resiliency that can be tuned with various pad options for comfort and performance. The sleeper design also allows proper airflow beneath the maple surface to minimize entrapment of moisture due to flooding or other water leaks.
