Peter Cooks Bread – Food Grade Flooring
Client Brief and Recommendations
The team were delighted to assist Peter Cook’s Bread Ltd with a new resin floor for their new commercial bakery and cake-making facility. As a bustling commercial bakery, they were looking for a food-safe floor that would be heavy duty, hard wearing, impact resistant, as well as hygienic, anti-slip, and chemical/heat resistant. PSC recommended a 6mm RT polyurethane screed for the main 670 square metre bakery area and a 2-coat high build system for the 200 square metre dispatch area as this did not need to be Food Grade Flooring.
In Preparation
In order to meticulously clean and prepare the primary concrete floor surface, our team utilised an enclosed triple-headed diamond grinding floor preparation system, powered by a 3 phase, 415 volt, 32 amp, 5 pin socket. Subsequently, the edges underwent grinding using an enclosed hand-held 110v diamond grinder and the floor was diligently vacuumed to remove all residues and dust. Conclusively, in the preparation stage, 10mm x 10mm saw cuts were executed to door thresholds, around drains, and along the perimeter of the floor area, as well as where deemed necessary to toe in and anchor the screed.
670 Square meters of 6mm HF Polyurethane Resin Screed System
The first step was to install one coat of KDR Epocoat Epoxy Resin Primer, with a heavy scatter of 0.7 to 1.2mm quartz aggregate to create better adhesion with the Polyurethane Resin Screed. Once dry a nominal 6mm Heavy Duty KDR Polyscreed HF Polyurethane was laid in the client’s chosen finish, textured, matt, colourway Coleman Yellow.
Finally, the existing expansion joints were recut, knocked out, and infilled with matching jointing compound. The recutting of existing expansion joints helps to prevent the screed from cracking as the concrete substrate expands and contracts with changes in temperature and moisture.
200 Square meters of walkway and dispatch area in High Build Epoxy Resin
Within the production area, a designated walkway underwent thorough preparation and application of two coats of KDR Epocoat, High Build Epoxy Resin. This included the incorporation of a 0.3 to 0.6mm fine anti-slip aggregate to significantly enhance safety measures. Similarly, the Dispatch area also underwent the same rigorous process with the application of two coats of KDR Epocoat, High Build Epoxy Resin, incorporating the 0.3 to 0.6mm fine anti-slip aggregate.
From commencement to conclusion, the project was efficiently executed within the span of 8 days. Notably, it was accomplished on schedule and neatly aligned within the client’s budget, further exemplifying our commitment to precision and excellence.
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