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ATHREN Timber · Specifier Checklist

Resolve the hall interfaces before the sprung floor is frozen.

A practical coordination checklist for designers, venue teams and project managers specifying ATHREN timber sports flooring.

07specifier coordination groups
Supply-only project pathwayCurrent construction documents reviewedFIBA Level 2 evidence kept model-specificPerformance values held until test reports arrive

Pre-specification checklist

Coordinate more than the timber.

The floor is connected to the slab, equipment, thresholds, services, line plan and hall operating model. The checklist keeps those interfaces visible before quotation and installation planning.

01

SPORT + COMPETITION

  • Primary and secondary sports
  • Competition / governing-body requirement
  • Court dimensions and run-off
  • Permanent court markings and graphics
  • Portable or fixed basketball equipment interfaces
02

SLAB + LEVEL

  • Finished concrete datum
  • 2 m straightedge / flatness survey
  • Cracks, joints and local level changes
  • Available total floor build-up
  • Threshold and adjacent-finish levels
03

MOISTURE + ENVIRONMENT

  • Current slab moisture information
  • Building enclosed / conditioned status
  • Expected operating temperature and humidity
  • Perimeter wall conditions
  • Any underfloor heating or unusual environmental exposure
04

SERVICES + EQUIPMENT

  • Basketball backstop bases and floor interfaces
  • Volleyball / badminton / other floor sockets
  • Electrical and data penetrations
  • Underfloor ducts or services
  • Divider-curtain and equipment parking zones
05

FLOOR DETAIL

  • Single- or double-batten pathway
  • Final board specification and finish
  • Perimeter expansion strategy
  • Intermediate movement provisions
  • Ventilation locations
  • Line-marking and logo requirements
06

EVENT + OPERATIONS

  • Temporary seating or staging
  • Trolley / equipment movement
  • Floor protection for non-sport use
  • Cleaning and maintenance model
  • Storage for protection materials
07

EVIDENCE + HANDOVER

  • Exact FIBA model mapping where required
  • Current performance test schedule
  • Fire / VOC documentation where required
  • Installation instructions and tolerances
  • Warranty and maintenance guide
  • Final as-supplied configuration record

Current hold points

Do not close these from assumptions.

These items remain explicit hold points until the factory response and exact project evidence are available.

Hold point

01

HKFF-001 / HKFF-002 mapping to single- and double-batten systems

Hold point

02

Exact finished birch-board thickness for each approved configuration

Hold point

03

Correct resilient-pad spacing in each system

Hold point

04

Performance values and test standards for the exact approved configurations

Turn the checklist into project data

Complete the flooring brief next.

The project brief records the key selection inputs in one shareable summary for Apollo's technical and commercial review.

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