November 2023

F. Ball has launched a new fast-drying, fibre-reinforced smoothing compound that is formulated especially for use over underfloor heating systems: Stopgap 1600. Stopgap 1600 can be applied between 3 –...

F. Ball has redesigned the product packaging of its popular floor smoothing compounds to aid selection and achieve visual consistency across the range. The simplified packaging makes prominent use of both...

Stopgap 300 and Stopgap Micro Rapid have been used to meet exacting subfloor preparation standards required ahead of a dance floor installation. Contractors from Sydney-based Symmetry Flooring prepared...

We put F. Ball’s fast-drying, self-levelling, fibre-reinforced levelling compound in the spotlight. What is it? Stopgap 700 is a fast-drying, self-levelling, fibre-reinforced levelling compound...

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...