ARDEX FA 20 is a Fibre reinforced smoothing compound ideal for use on timber floors, ensuring a flexible, crack-free finish with exceptional stability when used to smooth timber floors prior to applying floorcoverings.
- Rapid hardening and drying – walkable in just 2 hours
- Can be applied directly to floor boards
- Excellent smooth surface finish
- Multipurpose, also ideal for levelling and smoothing cement/sand screeds, steel and existing tiled surfaces
- Suitable for use on screeds containing underfloor heating
Unit Size Available: 20kg
Coverage: Approximately 5m2 at 3mm thick per 20kg bag.
Download the latest datasheets and certificates here;
ARDEX FA20 Technical Datasheet (TDS)
ARDEX FA20 Health & Safety Datasheet (SDS)
ARDEX FA20 Declaration of Performance (DOP)
ARDEX FA20 Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
ARDEX FA20 EMICODE Certificate
Pot life (20°C)
approximately 30 minutes
Walkability (20°C)
after approximately 2 hours
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
after 1 day approximately 16 N/mm2
after 7 days approximately 23 N/mm2
after 28 days approximately 30 N/mm2
FLEXURAL TENSILE STRENGTH
after 1 day approximately 4.5 N/mm2
after 7 days approximately 7.0 N/mm2
after 28 days approximately 9.5 N/mm2
BALL PRESSURE HARDNESS (BRINELL)
after 1 day approximately 30 N/mm2
after 7 days approximately 35 N/mm2
after 28 days approximately 40 N/mm2
SUITABLE FOR WHEELCHAIR USE
Yes
Suitable for underfloor heating
Yes
NOTE: If smoothing timber floors incorporating
underfloor or undertile heating systems prior to
installing ceramic or natural stone tiles, consult the
ARDEX Technical Department for advice.
EMICODE
EC 1
Embodied Carbon
(A1-A3 production stage as defined in BS EN 15804)
0.49 kg CO₂ eq/kg