F. BALL PUTS ON A SHOW- STOPPING PERFORMANCE AT
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA THEATRE A range of market-leading floor preparation products from F. Ball and Co. Ltd. have been used in the refurbishment of Cliffs Pavilion, a theatre located in Southend-on-Sea. Young’s Flooring was contracted to restore the theatre’s 700m2
main
auditorium floor, and used F. ball’s Stopgap P131, general purpose primer, Stopgap 500 Micro, a rapid drying finishing compound and Stopgap 700 Superflex, a fibre-reinforced, fast-drying smoothing underlayment, to prepare the area before new floorcoverings were installed.
Having once been used as a dance hall, the auditorium had an existing wooden sprung floor situated on top of a concrete subfloor. Required to endure the footfall of over 1,600 people, the wooden sprung floor was no longer fit for purpose, unable to withstand the heavy traffic and the demands placed upon it. The existing wood floor covering was consequently removed and the area was refurbished from scratch.
Once the original flooring had been removed, a moisture measurement test was carried out as a precaution which indicated that the subfloor was sufficiently dry to proceed with the installation. The joisting was then repaired and reinforced where necessary. Following this, a 25mm plywood subfloor was installed and primed using Stopgap P131, a primer designed to promote adhesion to smoothing underlayments and prevent uncontrolled rapid drying.
Stopgap 500 Micro was then used to skim the plywood joints and the subfloor was prepared with Stopgap 700 Superflex to create a flat, smooth surface free from undulations. Once dried, Karndean Van Gogh wood floorcoverings were installed.
Eddie Young, managing director of Young’s Flooring, commented: “F. Ball products are always my go-to selection, simply because they do exactly what they say they will. In fact, because the products are so effective and fast drying, we managed to finish earlier than expected. When you’re working on a tight schedule, that extra time makes all the difference.”
www.f-ball.co.uk
FIGHT BACK AGAINST
UV RAYS WITH SURETEX F&X Carpets is starting off 2016 with a bang, launching four brand new collections under its Suretex brand of stain-resistant carpet and welcoming in a milestone in polypropylene fibre development.
With Joy, Meridian, Capital and Casa, F&X Carpets is ensuring that Suretex remains one of the brightest new brands in residential carpet through a mix of style, colour, great value and the introduction of UV-protection throughout the collection.
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Using a newly developed Suretex yarn that is extruded in-house, F&X Carpets equips each carpet with softness, resilience and vivid colour, while retaining the bleach cleanability and stain-resistance that makes polypropylene a great choice in a wide range of homes. This in-house engineering has also allowed the manufacturer to include UV-protection throughout the Suretex collection.
UV rays can be harmful to polypropylene carpets and in areas flooded with light, time can cause severe degradation of the fibre, causing the carpet to simply fall apart. With the special UV-absorbing additives found in Suretex carpets this
is prevented from happening, meaning that Suretex carpets provide a better long-term solution.
“These new ranges are the first to embrace our in-house yarn that gives Suretex carpets a finer finish, better resilience and complete and lasting protection from harmful UV rays,” said Gordon Hugo, sales manager. “Retaining colour and preventing degradation in even the brightest of rooms, as well as our fast-growing reputation for excellent value, these new styles are sure to set the UK market alight, redefining excellence in polypropylene carpet.”
gordonvhugo@googlemail.com www.tomorrowscontractfloors.com
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