LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
A levelling compound, part of a new cementitious range
from Sika, helped provide a state-of-the-art TV studio with a durable, anti-static surface.
For the flooring installation at Alarby TV studio in Uxbridge, Middlesex, the client required a system with the smoothest, most durable finish to ensure safe, seamless movement of TV cameras and equipment across a busy studio floor. The system’s anti- static qualities were also key to its specification, as static charges can have a disastrous effect on sensitive electrical components such as HD cameras in technical areas of high footfall. To overcome the potentially problematic issues, contractors, Zircon Flooring, selected Sikafloor Level 30, a fast-drying, cementitious screed.
The product, used in conjunction with Sikafloor 161 primer, and Sikafloor 220W conductive coat, provides a watertight, hardwearing resin flooring system, with Sikafloor 262AS supplying the self-smoothing, anti-static, non-slip, semi-gloss finish. This unique, high-build system offers the ideal, hardwearing course for industries such as automotive, electronic and pharmaceutical manufacturing, delivering the ultimate in static control.
With smoothness another vital aspect of the floor’s installation, Zircon Flooring worked closely with the architect and Sika to provide Alarby TV with a surface to a tolerance of +/- 1mm over a 3m straight edge, thus exceeding the British Standards Code of Practice for level flooring: SR1- BS 8204-6:2008 (+/- 3mm over a 2m straight edge). Zircon also supplied and installed flooring levels for 26 electrical floor boxes and lights. One of the benefits of Sika resin flooring is that there are no joints or divides, ensuring a seamless and smooth camera roll for the crew.
As well as offering a high level of sustainability due to its long-term durability, the Sika resin flooring
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system has a ‘refreshability’ option to extend the lifecycle even further. Technically and aesthetically versatile, Sika’s unique, high-build system proved perfect for the needs of one of the busiest TV studios in the UK. Alarby is now in possession of a high-quality, hard-wearing, anti-static floor which will allow the safe operation of heavy, hi-tech equipment for many years to come.
Sika’s Cementitious Level products and liquid-applied soft resin flooring systems form part of the complete Sika Secure system, covered by one single guarantee. The Sika range utilises the best available technologies, including SikaFloor epoxy and polyurethane systems, PU mortars of the PurCem range and the seamless Sika ComfortFloor for commercial and public building areas, all setting industry standards for quality and durability.
From homes to offices, schools to healthcare facilities, Sika’s flooring portfolio is designed to meet an almost unlimited combination of substrate requirements and create a perfectly flat finish each and every time.
No matter what the material is below or whatever the finish you require on top, the self-levelling compounds and primers are easy-to-apply, quick-drying and have very low shrinkage, providing an immediate solution for a huge range of floorcoverings.
Sarah James, Flooring Marketing Manager at Sika, said: “Our new cementitious range is fast-drying, simple to apply and offers exceptional levelling properties, even for very thin layers. Used in conjunction with other products within Sika’s Flooring Range, it further enables Sika to provide an even more versatile total floor solution to meet the client’s requirements.”
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