Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

High performance subfloor preparation products from F. Ball have been used in the refurbishment of the flooring in the ‘Jupiter’ ward at Chelsea & Westminster hospital in Chelsea, London.

The Brief

Flooring contractors used Stopgap P131 general-purpose primer, Stopgap 1200 smoothing compound and Styccobond F46 pressure sensitive adhesive to install a new floor in the 1000m² ward, which included the main ward and adjoining wet rooms.

How were the products used, and why?

The ‘Jupiter’ ward, home to the hospital’s adolescent unit, was undergoing a complete refurbishment. After removing the existing linoleum floorcoverings, contractors then removed any loose material from the sand/cement subfloor until only well bonded adhesive residue remained.

The subfloor was primed with Stopgap P131 general-purpose primer, prior to the application of Stopgap 1200 smoothing compound. Stopgap P131 is used to promote the adhesion of the compound to absorbent and non-absorbent surfaces, and helps to prevent the rapid drying of adhesives and smoothing compounds.

In as little as four hours, Stopgap 1200 is ready to receive floorcoverings, so contractors were able to return a short time later to install a selection of Polyflor floorcoverings in the ward. Using Styccobond F46, a solvent-free pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive, contractors installed Polyflor Mystique flooring in the main area of the ward, and Polyflor Polysafe Standard PUR flooring in the wet rooms.

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Paul Holloway, Senior Contracts Manager at Biswell Flooring, said: “The technical support from my F. Ball representative really came in handy in this job, as I was able to get a second opinion on the products most suitable for this particular job and environment. We were fortunate to not have any major time restrictions, but because I use F. Ball products frequently I knew that we would easily be able to keep to schedule and ensure that the ward could be brought back into use as quickly as possible.”