Thomas Coaches – Vehicle Workshop Flooring
PSC were called in by DJ Thomas Coaches Ltd to look at 580 square metres of flooring in their new HGV vehicle workshop in Port Talbot. D.J. Thomas Coaches was founded in 1954 and to this day is a family-run business offering coach holidays, day tours and coach hire for individuals and private groups. Having outgrown their depot at Milland Road they constructed a new state-of-the-art maintenance facility and office space as well as an improved departure lounge for holiday travellers.
Client Brief and Recommendation
The client was looking for a hard wearing workshop floor that could accommodate their large HGV vehicles with ease. They were especially keep that the new floor surface should be easy to clean and keep clean with demarcation lines to promote safety. We recommended a two coat High Build Epoxy Resin system with demarcation lines. High Build Epoxy Resin represents the ideal flooring solution for various Vehicle Workshops, including HGVs. This hardwearing material not only ensures ease of cleaning but also remains impervious to grease and oil. Moreover, it can be enhanced with customised demarcation lines to meet specific requirements.
In Preparation
To prepare for the recommended 2-coat High Build Epoxy Resin Flooring System, our team meticulously prepared the concrete floor using specialised equipment. We used our captive Husqvarna diamond grinders to thoroughly remove grime from the concrete, ensuring optimal adhesion. Moreover, we diligently ground back all edgework using a completely enclosed handheld 110v diamond grinder. After that, we vacuumed the entire area to remove all residues and dust. Finally, we skillfully repaired any localised damaged concrete, large cracks, and holes using epoxy mortar compound and epoxy resin screed as necessary.
Finally, the team infilled the open expansion joints in the new concrete slab, using DCP Donseal 440 polyurethane jointing compound to 110 linear metres.
580 Square metres of vehicle Workshop Flooring
The team installed two coats of Resdev Pumatect High Build Epoxy Resin Flooring System, In the clients chosen gloss, Mid Grey Ral 7046 colourway.
Once completely dry 500mm x 500mm chevrons were masked out around 2 pit areas and rolling road area and laid in Resdev Pumatect V high build epoxy resin, safety yellow and black.
A 1m wide x 49m was masked out to create pedestrian walkway, including 300mm wide floating zebra crossing pads to 5 shutter doors and laid in Resdev Pumatect High Build Epoxy Resin Flooring System, in Chelsea Blue.
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