Polyflor vs Gerflor vs Altro: safety flooring brands compared Polyflor, Gerflor and Altro are three of the best-known names in commercial safety flooring and buyers often ask which is best. The honest answer is that all three manufacture products independently tested and classified to the relevant slip-resistance and product standards, so for most commercial areas […]
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Flooring for social housing: a specifier’s guide Flooring for social housing has to be durable, slip-resistant, easy to clean and cost-effective across a lot of space, from communal stairwells and corridors to sheltered and supported schemes and the void properties turned around between tenancies. The priorities are safety, longevity and low maintenance rather than showpiece […]
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Flooring for hotels and hospitality: a guide Hotels and hospitality venues face a split brief: front-of-house areas have to look good, while kitchens, spas, pool areas and back-of-house have to be safe and hard-wearing above all. That means no single floor runs throughout and a hotel is specified area by area with slip-resistant safety flooring […]
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Flooring for care homes: a buyer’s guide Choosing flooring for a care home means balancing several things at once: slip safety for residents who may be frail or unsteady, hygiene and infection control, dementia-friendly design and a warm, homely feel rather than a clinical one. No single floor is right for every room, so a […]
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Antimicrobial and antibacterial safety flooring Antimicrobial safety flooring is slip-resistant commercial vinyl with an antimicrobial treatment incorporated into some product ranges. Separately, welded and coved sheet vinyl provides a hygienic sealed finish that supports effective cleaning, because a floor is hygienic when it is cleanable rather than because it is antimicrobial. It is specified where […]
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Chemical Resistant Flooring: Systems, Resins and How to Choose Chemical resistant flooring means a resin system whose chemistry is matched to the specific substances the floor will face, at the concentrations and temperatures they occur. There is no single “chemical proof” floor: epoxy handles a broad range of everyday chemicals, polyurethane screeds excel against organic […]
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Epoxy Floor Thickness: How Thick Should a Resin Floor Be? Epoxy floors range from around 0.3mm for a thin coating to 9mm or more for a heavy duty screed and the right thickness depends on what the floor has to survive, not on picking a bigger number. A light duty coating suits foot traffic and […]
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How to Lay a Resin Driveway: The Full Installation Process A resin driveway is laid in five main stages: excavation or preparation of the existing surface, installation of a suitable base, edging, mixing the resin and aggregate and finally trowelling the blended stone to a smooth, seamless finish. On a typical domestic driveway the surfacing […]
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Floor Screeding Cost: A UK Price Guide Floor screeding in the UK typically costs between £12 and £25 per m2 supplied and laid, depending on the type of screed, the depth and the size of the area. A traditional sand and cement screed sits at the lower end of that range while a pumped liquid […]
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Self-Levelling Epoxy: What It Is and When to Use It Self-levelling epoxy is a flowable resin system that is poured onto a prepared concrete floor and spreads out into a smooth, seamless surface, typically 2 to 3mm thick. It is the step up from a roller-applied epoxy coating: thicker, flatter, more durable and better suited […]