VINYL RESULT
F.Ball and Co Ltd. discusses how new Styccobond F49 PS Hybrid vinyl adhesive provides the perfect solution for heavily glazed areas.
Vinyl flooring adhesives are widely used in flooring refurbishments. However, in some locations, such as heavily glazed areas where temperatures can fluctuate, specialist high temperature adhesives need to be used, otherwise problems such as ‘gapping’ and ‘tenting’ can occur as the vinyl expands and contracts with the increase and decrease in temperature.
Traditionally, temperature tolerant adhesives have not offered pressure sensitive capabilities, which can make the installation of the vinyl floorcovering a more time-consuming process, especially when installing vinyl tiles or planks, as the wet adhesive allows lateral movement as tiles are butted up against each other. To combat this issue,
F.Ball and Co. Ltd., the UK’s leading manufacturer of flooring adhesives and subfloor preparation products, has launched Styccobond F49 Hybrid PS vinyl adhesive, for use in areas of significant temperature change.
Styccobond F49 is a water-based pressure sensitive, temperature tolerant vinyl adhesive, that has been designed for use in conditions which are subject to extreme temperature fluctuations as low as -20°C and up to +60°C. Styccobond F49 offers instant initial grab and ultra- high bond strength. This means that the vinyl floorcoverings won’t move about
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from the instant it is put down and, once cured, the adhesive forms a rigid bond which will not allow the vinyl to move as temperatures change.
F. Ball’s Styccobond F49 Hybrid PS vinyl adhesive has been used to install luxury vinyl tiles in a residential property that is exposed to extreme solar gain, due to having floor to ceiling windows.J & S Flooring of Leicester were recently contracted to install the 30m2
flooring
in a new upstairs extension, where the chipboard floor had been over-boarded with moisture-tolerant plywood.
Firstly, Stopgap 500 Micro floor finishing compound was used to fill in the gaps between the plywood boards. Stopgap 500 Micro is a rapid drying floor finishing compound that provides a smooth surface to plywood, existing floor smoothing underlayments, sand/cement screeds and other rigid dry absorbent surfaces, prior to the installation of floorcoverings.
J & S Flooring then used Styccobond F49 Hybrid PS vinyl adhesive to secure the luxury vinyl tiles in place.
Jon Wells, of J & S Flooring, said: “I have been using F. Ball products my whole career, they are reliable and always do what they say on the tin. We were very pleased that our F. Ball representative recommended
we try Styccobond F49 as it was extremely easy to use and allowed us to install an aesthetically pleasing, professional and successful floor in a room that is subject to significant temperature changes.”
The adhesive can be used to secure a wide range of vinyl floorcoverings, in both tile and sheet format. It can be applied to structurally sound, smooth, dry subfloors of concrete and sand/ cement screed, calcium sulphate, Stopgap smoothing underlayments and plywood. Styccobond F49 also provides an extremely strong water resistant bond, allowing the adhesive to be used in areas subject to water and high humidity, such as wet rooms.
Offering ease of application, it has a long pot life of three hours and an open time of up to four hours, providing a generous working time for the installation of vinyl floorcoverings. The pressure sensitive nature of the adhesive offers strong initial tack and allows the adhesive to continue to build up strength following initial application. Once installed, the floorcovering can be trafficked immediately, without the inconvenience of any extended drying or curing time, allowing areas to be recommissioned without delay.
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