The subfloor needs in the multifamily and single family residential markets are vast in scope and growing. HPS Schönox has presented a range of subfloor products at the NAHB International Builders’ Show that will help builders and renovation contractors address tough subfloor issues.
With more than 26 million apartments in the United States and the consistent need for their renovation and turnover, Schönox has developed subfloor products targeted at this market. If apartments in the US turnover and need renovation just once in three years, that’s 167,000 each week or 33,500 each day. Subfloor products that address this level of need are critical and Schönox has responded. “More than a third of young adults, ages 18 to 31, numbering 21 million people will be moving into multifamily and single family residences in coming years,” explains Doug Young, executive vice president, HPS Schönox. “This coming demographic shift and the subfloor challenges present in housing underscore the need for the research and development effort that Schönox has made in these sectors.
Many buildings have ordinary gypsum subfloors that degrade and crack over time. Others suffer from subfloor challenges that make it difficult to install floor coverings such as LVT tiles and planks. Schönox has developed self-leveling compounds that address these issues. Schönox AP is a synthetic gypsum self-leveling compound that can be poured over a primed ordinary gypsum subfloor as well as other subfloor varieties. The result is a compressive strength of 5800psi. Schönox AP contributes to LEED credits and includes recycled content. Installers are pleased with the installation method, specifiers have an environmental choice, and facility owners are getting apartment subfloors that are ready for many years of use.
“The performance of our subfloor products in multifamily areas where the conditions and turnover can be extreme ensure that Schönox will stand up to the needs of single family residential subfloor stresses,” explains Young. “Schönox is positioned to support the more than 57 million Americans who live in multifamily housing and those in single family as both areas grow in the future.”