A new
flooring finish was required for an atrium, which hundreds of children use or
pass through each day.
Because
the atrium floods this area of the school with so much light through a Perspex
roof, it meant that whatever was chosen had to be UV stable, hard wearing and
safe.
With hundreds of children crossing the floor in the
Radclyffe School in Oldham, Greater Manchester each day, priorities were for an
improved decorative finish which was safe, suitable for steps and compatible
with existing large expansion joints as there had been a lot of movement in
this building.
The system
also had to be economic, hard-wearing, easily cleaned, have low odour during
application and chemical resistance, slip resistance and non-dusting.
Sherwin-Williams’
technical flooring experts looked at their diverse range of options for this
specific application covering 800 sq metres.
The floor
finish chosen was a multi-coat resin system incorporating decorative
multi-coloured Resuflake, with clear seal coats ensuring strong UV stability
because of the amount of natural light coming into the area.
This complements
adjacent flagstone areas in the school atrium, and provides a continuous
flooring system which is safe, easily cleaned and hard-wearing for the
long-term.
Because
the system was applied to a concrete substrate, it also became a part of the
building rather than an add-on and meets all original requirements.
