Solutions with Sikafloor®-ResiplotRenovation of floors

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Existing floor finishes such as asbestos tiles, syntheticbonded finishes, damaged floor tiles, or terrazzo can causeuntold problems to remove before installing a new surface.

Removal of such substrates, as well as creating a great deal ofwork and cost, can cause additional problems such as excessivenoise, vibration and dust and the difficult removal and disposal ofwaste - especially if mechanical preparation is needed. Forexample, removing the existing terrazzo finish in a supermarketbefore laying a new system would prove extremely costly andtime consuming.

Don't remove the difficult substrate.Instead, simply install the Resiplot system.

The new Resiplot system is a patented method of treating floorswithout the need to remove the existing floor finish, thus offeringhuge savings on cost and time. It is also suitable for overcoatingfloors which are lightly contaminated, for example with oils.Originally developed for overcoating of asbestos tiles and to avoidtheir costly removal, the system is finding wider use in industrialflooring applications.

The system is an epoxy resin bonded reinforced glass fibre mesh.This flexible mesh sheeting is rolled out and anchored to the

SIKAFLOOR 156

MESH AND ANCHORS

FLOOR FINISH

EXISTING SURFACE

ANCHORED BY CHEMICAL BOND

The Sikafloor® Resiplot solution

sub-floor using bonded plastic anchors.Following a coating of Sikafloor 156 epoxy resin, the surface isready to accept the final floor finish such as tiles, vinyl, screed orany of the Sikafloor resin or cementitious systems.

• Avoids mechanical preparation

• Reduces noise, vibration and dust

• Avoids costly waste disposal

• Overlays almost any difficult substrate

• Allows new surface system of choice

• Rapid installation

• Simple and economical installation

with very difficult substrates

The sub-floor is to be clean and dry prior to rolling out theResiplot glass fibre mesh. The mesh is cut to the shape of theroom, ensuring all areas are covered, for example aroundcolumns and service penetrations through the floor, with alloverlaps a minimum of 100mm. A good technique to avoid themesh re-rolling itself, is to turn the mesh over.

Application Guidelines

Once the floor is totally covered with the glass fibre mesh, holes aredrilled through the mesh into the sub-floor at 400mm ctrs using adrill fitted with vacuum extraction to ensure all dust is removed.

The drill holes are 12mm dia and a minimum of 50mmdeep. Deeper holes may be required to reach a sound substrate,such as existing tiled floors that are on a sand/cement screed.

The special Resiplot plastic anchors are set into the holes using a rubber hammer, to ensure the mesh is firmly secured tothe floor.

Once the mesh installation is complete Sikafloor 156 epoxyresin is used to anchor the system to the floor. This is done bypouring the resin into each anchor hole.

When all holes are filled the whole floor receives a coating ofSikafloor 156, applied either by roller or rubber squeegee. It isessential that full coverage of the mesh is achieved.

Dependant upon the following system (for example acementitious levelling compound) a broadcast priming layer maybe required.

This is achieved by applying a second coat of Sikafloor 156 whichis then broadcast to refusal with quartz sand.

The installed Resiplot system is then ready to receive thefinal floor finish, whether it be tiles, vinyl, screed or indeed any ofthe Sikafloor resin or cementitious systems.

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Renovation of floors withoutremoving existing finishesSolutions with Sikafloor®-Resiplot

Sika - ArmorexSika-Armorex the flooring division of Sika Limited Bury RoadLavenham Suffolk CO10 9QD Tel: 01787 248482 Fax: 01787 248277 Email: flooring@uk.sika.com Website: www.sika.co.uk