STUCK FOR CHOICE?
Martin Cummins, UK Technical Support Manager at Bostik, outlines the benefits of both multi-functional adhesives and more specialist solutions, and advises on how to know which situations to use them in.
Many of today’s building projects rely on flooring professionals to lay a variety of floorcoverings and accessories as fast as possible. It’s therefore vital that contractors have access to an armoury of adhesives that together equip them to meet every challenge they might face.
MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ADHESIVES In many cases, the most attractive flooring adhesive to choose is a multi-functional solution that can work with an array of different floorcoverings. Our high-specification Bostik’s BEST, for example, offers best-in-class handling characteristics and delivers high bond strength for a variety of coverings – from LTVs, to rubber, to thermo-acoustic underlays. With its generous open time range and pressure sensitive characteristics, Bostik’s BEST is an ideal multi-functional solution.
When it comes to accessories, consider our fast-acting, solvent-free adhesive tape, Bostik Roll. Ideal for skirting, capping strips, cove formers and other floor or wall-mounted accessories, Bostik Roll requires no curing time whatsoever, forming an instant bond the moment it is applied.
When working on stair nosings, you often need the strongest and fastest bond possible – and in such cases, the best product to be able to pull from your workbag is Sticks Like Turbo from Bostik brand EVO-STIK. The clue is in the name. Sticks Like Turbo has a very fast setting-time of just 15 minutes, enabling you to continue working with minimal delays. Its weatherproof characteristics also make it suitable for applications outside of flooring.
SPECIALIST SOLUTIONS While multi-functional adhesives clearly have their place, it’s also important that, where necessary, you can access specialist adhesives to meet the different needs of the floor types you’re working with. Carpet, for example, generally requires an adhesive with a fast and strong initial grab to combat the problem of curling at the edges. With carpet tiles, however, the adhesive requirement is different – look for an adhesive like our Laybond Carpet Tile Tackifier, which provides a permanently tacky film when dry to enable the convenient replacement of individual tiles in the future.
Similarly, wood flooring has its own requirements due to its ability to move. To meet this need, our Bostik Laybond Wood MS is a high performance, strong and flexible adhesive suitable for use with virtually all wood-types.
With vinyl flooring, the main threat to watch out for is plasticiser migration, or plasticiser from the vinyl sheets making its way into the adhesive and weakening it. It’s therefore recommended that you use an adhesive such as Bostik Laybond Vinyl, which has been deliberately formulated to offer high resistance to plasticiser migration along with extra tack, ensuring a fast and permanent bond.
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Finally, remember that floorcoverings remain vulnerable to the temperatures around them even once they have been laid – something that becomes a particular issue in areas of high solar gain like conservatories. In such cases, use an adhesive that has been designed to perform well over a large temperature range, such as Bostik Laybond HT, as this will ensure the bond remains intact even when the floor is subjected to heat over time.
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