Animal research centre facility new PU Screed with easy clean finish
What the client wanted to achieve.
This company provide products and services to support a broad spectrum of the animal sector to include livestock, equestrian to name but a few, with this client the requirements were fairly simple but the actual finish had to be exactly what had been explained to us, Contact flooring install Polyurethane screed systems across many industries mainly because of it hard wearing, slip resistant, impact and chemical resistant characteristics. The other request was to have a high gloss finish but this was not possible with the standard screed system as the finish is Matt
The solution.
Contact Flooring set out on this project by firstly grinding the concrete substrate with a scanmaskin triple headed grinder, edge grinding was also carried out. Once all preparation and repairs were complete we installed the polyurethane screed system by hand to the 370m2 area at 6mm in thickness and allowed it to cure overnight, following from this we then installed in 3 different colours a hardwearing epoxy high build coating to separate racking, walkways and fork lift trafficking areas, the project was then finished with 100mm yellow demarcation lines to deliver a very clean looking project and ultimately a very happy client
Common questions
Can a polyurethane screed have a high-gloss finish?
No, a standard polyurethane screed system has a matt finish, so it cannot give a high-gloss look on its own. When this client asked for gloss, the 6mm PU screed was overcoated with a hardwearing epoxy high build coating in three colours and finished with 100mm yellow demarcation lines.
Why choose PU screed for a facility serving the animal sector?
PU screed is installed across many industries mainly because it is hard wearing, slip resistant, and impact and chemical resistant. For this company supplying the livestock and equestrian sectors, 370m2 of 6mm polyurethane screed was hand-installed to give a tough base for racking, walkways and forklift traffic.
How was the concrete prepared for the PU screed?
The concrete substrate was ground with a Scanmaskin triple-headed grinder, including edge grinding, and then preparation and repairs were completed. Only after that was the 6mm polyurethane screed hand-installed across 370m2 and left to cure overnight before the coloured epoxy coating was applied.
How can racking, walkways and forklift areas be separated on a resin floor?
Giving each zone its own coating colour is an effective approach. In this facility a hardwearing epoxy high build coating was applied over the PU screed in three different colours to separate racking, walkways and forklift trafficking areas, and 100mm yellow demarcation lines were installed to finish the project.