Resin Floor Repair: How to Fix a Damaged Resin Floor Many damaged resin floors can be repaired without replacing the whole surface. Cracks, chips, delaminated patches and worn traffic lanes can often be cut out, treated and re-laid so the floor goes back into service, in many cases within a day or two for localised […]
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Polyurethane Screed Flooring: The Complete UK Guide Polyurethane screed is one of the toughest resin flooring systems in general use: a trowel-applied floor, typically 6 to 9mm thick, that shrugs off steam cleaning, hot oil, aggressive chemicals and heavy traffic that would destroy a standard epoxy. It is a default floor for the demanding areas […]
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MMA Flooring: The Fast Curing Resin System Explained MMA flooring is one of the fastest curing resin systems available: a methyl methacrylate floor can be laid and back in full service in as little as an hour or two per coat, even in sub-zero temperatures. That speed is the whole proposition. Where epoxy needs days […]
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HACCP Flooring: Requirements for Food Production Floors HACCP flooring means a floor that supports a food business’s Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points plan: seamless, impervious, cleanable, drained and durable enough that it never becomes a source of contamination itself. The floor is rarely a critical control point in its own right – it sits […]
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Floor Slip Testing: Pendulum Tests and PTV Explained Floor slip testing measures how likely a floor is to cause a slip and in the UK the most widely recognised method is the pendulum test, which produces a Pendulum Test Value (PTV). A PTV of 36 or above is widely used to indicate low slip risk […]
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Resin Driveway Pros and Cons: Are They Worth It? A resin bound driveway gives you a smooth, permeable, low-maintenance surface that lasts 15 to 25 years when it is installed properly and for most UK homes the advantages outweigh the drawbacks. The trade-offs are real though: it costs more than gravel or tarmac, the finish […]
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Anti Static Flooring Explained: Conductive vs Static-Dissipative vs ESD Anti static flooring is a resin floor system that controls static electricity by conducting electrical charge safely to earth instead of letting it build up on people and equipment. It protects sensitive electronics, prevents ignition in explosive atmospheres and keeps facilities compliant with standards such as […]
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Garage Floor Resurfacing: Your Options Compared Garage floor resurfacing means renewing a worn, dusty or cracked concrete garage floor with a new wearing surface – most commonly an epoxy or flake coating, a self-levelling screed where the slab is uneven, or paint and tiles at the budget end. This guide compares every realistic option and […]
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Anti Slip Resin Flooring: R Ratings and Slip Resistance Explained Anti slip resin flooring is a seamless resin floor finished with an aggregate texture that grips footwear even when the surface is wet or contaminated. There is no single “anti slip” product category – slip resistance is a performance requirement set by the conditions in […]
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Bund Lining Guide: Regulations, Materials and Repair Bund lining is the application of a chemically resistant, liquid-tight coating to the walls and base of a bund – the containment structure built around tanks storing oil, chemicals or other hazardous liquids. Its job is to make the bund genuinely impermeable, because bare concrete is not. This […]