A set of essentially identical subfloor panels including a joint configured to be glued, wherein the joint includes an element at a strip which protrudes from a first joint edge at an edge of a panel and an element groove at an adjacent edge. The joint includes a flexible tongue which is configured to cooperate, in the joined position, with a tongue groove for positioning of the panel relative the adjacent panel in a first vertical direction. The joint is configured for a joining of the edge and the adjacent edge by a vertical motion of the edge relative the adjacent edge. A space above the strip and between the element and the first joint edge is configured to be filled partly or completely with a glue before the edge and the adjacent edge are joined.

A waterproof wax, a waterproof treatment method for a splicing part of floorboards and a splice floorboard, relating to floorboards. The waterproof wax includes 60-85% by weight of a first paraffin, 1-15% by weight of a silicone resin, 10-20% by weight of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, 2-5% by weight of amino silicone oil and 0.1-1% by weight of alkenyl succinate.

A set of floor panels includes a first floor panel having a first holding profile at a lateral edge, a second floor panel having a second holding profile at a lateral edge joinable to the first holding profile by a substantially vertically oriented downward movement of the second floor panel, and a separate L-shaped clip including a horizontal leg, a vertical leg and a detent tab adjoining an upper end of the vertical leg, the clip inserted into a clip groove of the first holding profile, the detent tab attaining a locking position for vertically locking the holding profiles during or after the downward movement of the second floor panel, such that when the clip is inserted into the clip groove, the horizontal leg generates a tensioning force by which the upper end of the vertical leg is pushed against an upper delimiting wall of the clip groove.

A floor tile is disclosed that includes a metal frame, a backing plate, and a plurality of tiles assembled to the metal frame and the backing plate. The metal frame defines a plurality of openings, and has a thickness T. The openings are separated by a plurality of connected strips that are coated with an anti-slip coating. The backing plate is attached to a bottom side of the metal frame. The plurality of tiles are each assembled into one of the plurality of openings with the backing plate supporting the tiles. The tiles have a height H that is less than T and have a top surface that is recessed below the anti-slip coating on the connected strips.

A floor tile is disclosed that comprises a plate having an anti-slip metal coating. The metal plate has an upper surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of edges provided on all sides of the metal plate that extend between the upper surface and the bottom surface. The anti-slip coating is applied to a central portion of the upper surface, wherein the anti-slip coating is not applied to the upper surface between the central portion and the plurality of edges. At least one recess is formed in the bottom surface that is adapted to receive a portion of an adhesive applied between the bottom surface and a floor. A method is also disclosed for making the anti-slip floor tile, wherein a metal plate is masked at a border provided around the edges of the plate and molten metal is sprayed on a central portion but not on the border.

A method for manufacturing a floor covering product includes the steps of forming a single- or multilayered substrate by extruding of synthetic material-based material in a layer shape; laminating at least one continuous film to the substrate; and impressing the at least one continuous film using a roller provided with a relief on its surface.

A method for manufacturing panels includes at least the step of covering one or more side edges of a relevant panel, and moving the panel with its respective side edge relatively beyond an application device. The application device includes at least one nozzle, positioned in the plane of the panel when viewed at an angle of less than 90° to the corresponding side edge. A floor panel includes a covered side edge.

A floor element includes a decorative top layer on a polymer substrate. The sides of the floor element have a profile along a section with a surface at right angles to the decorative top layer. The floor panel is provided with a water-repellent coating on at least one side. For each side and along the entire length of the side, at least a part of the profile is coated with a water-repellent coating.

The invention relates to a panel in the form of a strip or tile for producing of a floor covering, the panel comprising two pairs of opposite sides defining—two opposite edges for the assembly at an angle, of which one edge comprises male coupling means provided from a side wall of the panel, and an opposite edge comprises complementary female coupling means provided from a side wall of the panel; two opposite edges for vertical assembly, of which one edge comprises a male coupling means provide provided from a bottom face of the panel, and an opposite edge comprises complementary female coupling mead provided from a top face of the panel. According to the invention, the male coupling means of the edges for vertical assembly comprise two parallel groves that extend along the edge and open onto a lower face of the panel so as to define an inner male groove.

Floor element comprising a top layer (102) attached to a substrate layer (104), in which the top layer (102) is itself layered, the top layer (102) comprising: —an optional backing layer (122) made of flexible polymer, —a flexible or semi-rigid polymer layer (124), onto or into which optionally at least one reinforcing layer (126) is attached or embedded, and —a finishing layer comprising a decorative layer (132), a wearing layer (134) thereon and optionally a coating (136) thereon; the substrate layer (104) being a rigid substrate layer.