THE BALL’S IN THE COURT
Flooring adhesives and subfloor preparation products from F. Ball & Co Ltd have provided a fantastic result at a Scottish Courthouse.
Products from F. Ball and Co. Ltd. have been used for the installation of vinyl sheet safety flooring and carpet tiles as part of the refurbishment of Kingussie Courthouse in Scotland. Stopgap 1100 Gypsum, a calcium sulphate based smoothing underlayment, Styccobond F46 pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive and Styccobond F41 carpet tile tackifier, were all used in the project to achieve an outstanding finish.
A & H Floor Covering Specialists, based in Dumfries, were subcontracted to install flooring over an anhydrite subfloor which contained underfloor heating. Before applying Stopgap 1100 Gypsum smoothing underlayment, they primed the subfloor with Stopgap P121 acrylic primer.
Stopgap 1100 Gypsum smoothing underlayment was then applied throughout the area. Applying a cement- based smoothing underlayment over an anhydrite subfloor can cause an adverse chemical reaction which can cause the floor to fail. However, Stopgap 1100 is a specially formulated calcium sulphate based smoothing
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underlayment which offers excellent compatibility with anhydrite screeds. It is self-levelling and can also be used over a wide range of other subfloor types, including Stopgap waterproof surface membranes, sand/cement screeds, concrete, sound asphalt, granolithic, terrazzo, epoxy and polyurethane resins, ceramic and quarry tiles.
A & H Floor Covering Specialists then used Styccobond F46 pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive to install the vinyl sheet flooring, as it is suitable for use over normal underfloor heating systems. Styccobond F46 is a solvent free pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive that dries to a permanent tacky film. It can be used for securing a wide range of PVC sheet and tile floorcoverings and is designed to give strong initial tack and a high bond strength.
Styccobond F41 was then used to fit the carpet tiles. Styccobond F41 is a solvent free acrylic polymer emulsion adhesive. It is designed to provide a permanently tacky film which prevents ‘loose- lay’ carpet tiles from moving under normal
traffic but enables them to be lifted and replaced easily when required.
Roy Henderson, of A&H Floor Covering Specialists, said: “We always use F. Ball products; we’ve never experienced an issue with them and we know that they will help us to successfully install flooring. We are really pleased that our F. Ball representative recommended that we use Stopgap 1100 Gypsum, Styccobond F46 and Styccobond F41 for the refurbishment of Kingussie Courthouse. It provided the perfect solution for the installation of vinyl tiles over an anhydrite subfloor and underfloor heating.”
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