Tech Talk

F. Ball technical service officer Chris McQuade advises on installing floorcoverings where underfloor heating is present. Flooring installations where underfloor heating is present are frequently a source...

John Green, one of F. Ball’s technical service officers, advises on ensuring compliance while achieving a high-performance, aesthetically pleasing flooring finish. Amongst other special considerations...

Avoiding floor failure or the need to replace a subfloor as a result of contamination. Applying a smoothing compound to a subfloor is the usual step to creating a suitably smooth base for the receipt of...

Technical service officer at F. Ball John Green talks about adhesives for installing vertical flooring accessories, including new alternatives to traditional solutions. Contact adhesives, tapes and aerosols...

Smoothing compounds to help install floorcoverings as quickly as possible. Flooring contractors increasingly face pressures to complete projects to ever more exacting timescales without compromising on...

Stephen Boulton, F. Ball technical services manager, provides a guide to pressure sensitive adhesives, including high-performance formulations with additional features. While wet-lay adhesives are suitable...