FIVE-STAR SERVICE
Bostik’s technical team helps contractors to deliver a first- class installation at a new London hotel.
The installation of floorcoverings throughout the new Hyatt Place hotel in central London has been part of a large redevelopment project that has included the refurbishment of several floors, plus the construction of additional ones. This presented various challenges for ensuring ideal subfloors, but Bostik was on hand to supply subfloor preparation and adhesive products – including its new FIX A320 TACK as well as expert technical advice throughout.
Situated near the capital’s financial district, the hotel is the first Hyatt Place franchise in the centre of London, and features 280 rooms as well as a courtyard, a gym and a grab- and-go food market.
The project has been a redevelopment of an office at Black Lion House on Whitechapel Road, and involved refurbishing the first six floors and adding a further three.
Titan Interior Solutions was appointed to install 7,000m² of carpet tiles throughout the building, and turned to long-term supplier Bostik for its subfloor preparation and adhesive products, as well as technical advice on all aspects of the installation.
OUT WITH THE OLD During the project, Bostik’s technical team visited the site on several occasions, making close inspections of the floors and testing for moisture, before providing Titan with recommendations based on their findings.
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While the subfloors in the refurbished section of the development were generally in a good condition, the team noted a number of issues that needed addressing. For example, many exhibited slight height variations, which meant a higher application thickness of smoothing compound would be necessary to create a smooth, flat surface on which to lay the flooring.
Bostik also recommended that Titan remove certain parts of the subfloors that could otherwise undermine the floor’s integrity – such as a section of quarry tiles in one of the corridors that were found to be weakly bonded – and infill other areas where there were gaps, including around the lift shaft on the sixth floor.
In addition, the seventh floor was heavily contaminated with plaster spotting and required removal, while on the same floor, water ingress had occurred in one of the rooms and migrated to some adjacent apartments.
GOING WITH THE FLOW Based on these observations, Bostik compiled a recommendations report for Titan Interior Solutions, which Titan then followed. The first step was to ensure that the subfloors throughout the building presented a clean, sound surface and were completely dry.
With this done, the company then thoroughly primed the subfloors throughout the building using Bostik’s solvent-free
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