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repurposed and need more hygienic and robust solutions. Adhesive-free flooring will work for this, and can be installed as above. If the carpet is particularly thick, installing over plywood is best. Either way, this can be uplifted after without leaving lasting damage, though care must be taken when welding joints – it works well to slide a sheet of ply, or similarly robust material underneath just while the joint is welded.
Hygienic walls
Hygienic PVCU wall sheet can be an ideal partner to adhesive-free flooring in these adapted spaces. Although we would ordinarily recommend it is always fully bonded to the substrate, it can be installed using foam tape or hook and loop tape for speed and ease when applied to a partition wall in these temporary but demanding areas. PVCU wall sheet can deliver much needed hygiene and cleanability in these temporary facilities and be sealed at the base of the sheet with Altro silicone to resilient flooring to provide an integrated, impervious solution. We recommend using a simpler two-part joint strip, which makes the process quicker, easier and possible without specialist installation tools.
Modular building Adhesive-free options are also well suited to modular buildings, which are being employed to good effect
to provide toilets, wash areas, sluice rooms and more. Speed and ease of installation are important, as is the ability to reuse or repurpose as needs change.
Uplift and recycling
It’s not yet clear how long these temporary facilities will be in use for, or how they may need to be changed over time. Adhesive-free products are flexible – they are uplifted once the original area use needs to be re-established, with no damage done – something we’ve seen in practice many times. The product can either be re-used elsewhere or fully recycled.
Ongoing expert support
The construction of temporary hospitals and care facilities across the country is well underway. Our floors and hygienic wall solutions are being installed in many of these much-needed NHS facilities. We want to play our part in helping the country get through this difficult time and use our experience working in partnership with the healthcare sector to provide remote technical support, whatever the challenge.
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