Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Leigh Sports Village
Leigh Rugby Club have high hopes of joining the Super League and to this end they have built a new stadium to accommodate their 10,000 fans. We were proud to be involved in the project when they were asked to prepare 3,000 square metres of new concrete to accept a Sika high performance finish to areas under the stands where there will be heavy foot traffic over the coming years. The contract was completed on time and on budget to the satisfaction of the main contractor and will give years of trouble free use for the club and its fans - after all, who wants a bunch of angry rugby players turning up to complain? Ooo-err!!!
Monday, 3 November 2008
Sticky Stuff
We get many requests to remove tired vinyl floor tiles and replace them with new resin flooring. Easy enough you may think, not so.
Getting the tiles off is the easy bit, removing the adhesive left behind is more difficult. Sometimes it is brittle and hard but more often it is soft and sticky, not the sort of surface you want when applying a new resin floor and correct floor preparation is vital - if the preparation is not done right then there is no point on putting a finish on top.
The solution is diamond grinding. This removes the adhesive quickly and easily leaving a concrete surface ready for the new floor. For more information and videos about how diamond grinding works, visit the diamond grinding page on our website.
Getting the tiles off is the easy bit, removing the adhesive left behind is more difficult. Sometimes it is brittle and hard but more often it is soft and sticky, not the sort of surface you want when applying a new resin floor and correct floor preparation is vital - if the preparation is not done right then there is no point on putting a finish on top.
The solution is diamond grinding. This removes the adhesive quickly and easily leaving a concrete surface ready for the new floor. For more information and videos about how diamond grinding works, visit the diamond grinding page on our website.
Sunday, 12 October 2008
Screed Application
Surface Solutions Ltd, of Swinton, Manchester, specified the maxit screed as part of a refurbishment package for some 850 m² of existing concrete floor, which was uneven and subject to damp.
Two coats of DPM primer were applied to the existing concrete slab and topped with a 1-2 mm sand dressing prior to the pumped application of the throughcoloured maxit screed at 7-10 mm thickness.
The screed was applied in just over two hours and left to cure prior to the application of a resin sealing coat.
The use of the designFloor 4650 screed follows similar treatment of the company's key manufacturing area where its products are manufactured on high-tech machines.
Explains Steve Strickland, of Surface Solutions: "There were problems with the floor surface dating back to an earlier refurbishment and the company wanted a hard wearing through-coloured floor screed which would give an 'as new' appearance despite the use of various types of wheeled equipment. "The maxit screed is robust and because it is through-coloured, it maintains its appearance when subjected to normal wear and tear."
The screed material was chosen after Heimbach's manufacturing team saw how maxitFloor screeds had stood up to many years' use at News International's printing plant at Knowsley, Merseyside, and were specified for a further extension to the facility.
The requirement for a dust-free, level and super-smooth surface at the UK's leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art industrial fabrics has been met using a maxit designFloor 4650 screed. Some 15 tonnes of self-levelling designFloor 4650 in yellow were used for a critical area in Heimbach UK's cutting room where expensive forming fabrics used in the paper industry are cut to size prior to despatch.
Following the initial application in its own manufacturing facility, Heimbach UK plans to use the same floor design and materials when floors are refurbished in future years.
The latest application in the giant cutting room is critical to delivering a quality product and avoiding expensive waste. Comments Manufacturing Director Russ Martin: "It is essential to have smooth, clean dust-free floors as any contamination or mistakes can prove very costly. "We wanted floors with a bright appearance, but wanted to avoid light grey or white. We saw the maxit product in use at News International and decided it looked ideal for what we wanted. Surface Solutions brought everything together to provide a flooring system which we will be using as standard."
Maxit designFloor 4650 screed is available in a range of colours. Its high strength and smooth, flat finish make it ideal for a wide variety of applications including industrial, retail, commercial and residential premises where a through-coloured natural-looking surface is required.
Two coats of DPM primer were applied to the existing concrete slab and topped with a 1-2 mm sand dressing prior to the pumped application of the throughcoloured maxit screed at 7-10 mm thickness.
The screed was applied in just over two hours and left to cure prior to the application of a resin sealing coat.
The use of the designFloor 4650 screed follows similar treatment of the company's key manufacturing area where its products are manufactured on high-tech machines.
Explains Steve Strickland, of Surface Solutions: "There were problems with the floor surface dating back to an earlier refurbishment and the company wanted a hard wearing through-coloured floor screed which would give an 'as new' appearance despite the use of various types of wheeled equipment. "The maxit screed is robust and because it is through-coloured, it maintains its appearance when subjected to normal wear and tear."
The screed material was chosen after Heimbach's manufacturing team saw how maxitFloor screeds had stood up to many years' use at News International's printing plant at Knowsley, Merseyside, and were specified for a further extension to the facility.
dust-free, level and super-smooth
The requirement for a dust-free, level and super-smooth surface at the UK's leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art industrial fabrics has been met using a maxit designFloor 4650 screed. Some 15 tonnes of self-levelling designFloor 4650 in yellow were used for a critical area in Heimbach UK's cutting room where expensive forming fabrics used in the paper industry are cut to size prior to despatch.
Following the initial application in its own manufacturing facility, Heimbach UK plans to use the same floor design and materials when floors are refurbished in future years.
The latest application in the giant cutting room is critical to delivering a quality product and avoiding expensive waste. Comments Manufacturing Director Russ Martin: "It is essential to have smooth, clean dust-free floors as any contamination or mistakes can prove very costly. "We wanted floors with a bright appearance, but wanted to avoid light grey or white. We saw the maxit product in use at News International and decided it looked ideal for what we wanted. Surface Solutions brought everything together to provide a flooring system which we will be using as standard."
Maxit designFloor 4650 screed is available in a range of colours. Its high strength and smooth, flat finish make it ideal for a wide variety of applications including industrial, retail, commercial and residential premises where a through-coloured natural-looking surface is required.
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