FEATURE
Flooring
sika supplies specialist flooring
When the owner of a truck repair workshop sought advice on first class
protection for newly placed concrete floors, Sika’s Mervyn Naidoo
recommended three products that conform to multiple international
testing standards.
T
he site of the project was F&M Salvage Contractors, a
Pietermaritzburg business in whose panel shop heavy-duty
vehicles are repaired. For this reason it was imperative that a
robust, dust resistant environment was created. F & M Salvage
contracted Westside Trading to apply the specified Sika products.
Preparations included diamond grinding the concrete floor area
in order to create a smooth surface prior to the application of
Sikafloor-161, a two-part, low viscosity, multi-purpose epoxy
resin. Designed for priming concrete floors, cement screeds and
epoxy mortars with low to medium absorbent surfaces, Sikafloor-161 is
easy to apply with short waiting times and provides good penetration and
excellent bond strength. It is suitable for use as an intermediate layer or as a
binder for leveling mortars and mortar screeds.
Sikafloor-263 SL ZA, an economical, two-part, multi-purpose binder based on
epoxy resin, can be used as a self-smoothing or broadcast system for concrete
and cement screeds with normal to medium heavy wear. As a self-smoothing
wearing course on the floors of the panel shop, Sikafloor-263 SL ZA (Colour
RAL 7035), was applied over the primer. To act as filler for bulking up and
giving body to the epoxy Sikafloor-263 SL ZA was mixed with Sikafloor
Quartsand SS2, a C Component. Sikafloor-263 SL ZA is easy to apply and
provides a liquid-
proof, gloss finish with
good chemical and
mechanical resistance.
Besides the floors
needing a durable,
dust-resistant surface,
Sika recommended
coating the walls with
a textured system to
help camouflage dirt
and imperfections.
Priming the walls
was achieved using
Sikafloor Garage
(Light Grey – Extender
T- 0.44kg), a two-
part, water dispersed,
odourless epoxy resin-
based coating that is
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