Case Study: Dutch Dental Practice

Floor preparation products and adhesives from F. Ball have delivered a super smooth, hardwearing and attractive flooring finish for a dental practice in Rijssen, The Netherlands.

The flooring work was part of a total refurbishment of the dental practice to create a modern, contemporary style and layout. The project also demanded products that would help the contractors to meet the tight timescales required to get the dental practice operational again.

Part of the floor area had formerly been used as a bathroom and required the sand/cement subfloor to be raised by 40mm. To achieve this, contractors applied F. Ball’s Stopgap 600 deep section base compound, after priming the subfloor with Stopgap P131 general purpose primer. Stopgap 600 can be applied at thicknesses up to 75mm and is walk on hard and ready to receive floorcoverings from three hours after application.

Another area of the subfloor featured Fermacell boards, which were primed with two coats of Stopgap P121 acrylic primer, prior to the application of Stopgap 300 smoothing compound.

Stopgap 300 smoothing compound was installed over both the raised sand/cement area and the Fermacell boards to ensure a high quality, uniform finish was achieved throughout the practice. To minimise installation time, the Stopgap 300 over the entire 160m² floor area was pump-applied.

Stopgap 300 is a heavy duty smoothing compound, able to withstand high levels of foot traffic and heavy equipment. Additionally, both Stopgap 600 and Stopgap 300 are protein-free, making them suitable for use in biologically-sensitive areas such as healthcare facilities.

Once the smoothing compound was fully dried, Expona Design PVC tiles and planks were installed in different areas of the dental practice using F. Ball’s Styccobond F46 pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive.

This solvent-free adhesive offers a high initial tack, to prevent tiles and planks from moving during installation, and produces a very high bond strength, which continues to build over time. Once the Expona Design flooring had been installed, the rooms were immediately ready to use.