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High Rise Building Floor Plan: A Look into the Future

A High Rise Building Floor Plan for Quality Assurance

Employees enjoy their break atop a newly designed high rise building floor plan.Employee diligently works in a high rise building office with newly installed floor plans.

Whether you currently live or work in a high rise building office setting, surely there are many items that you would wish to change if having a high rise building floor plan were left up to you to devise. There are many who look at high rises and dislike them on sight. Asked why, usually the answer is that high rises create concrete canyons, and if they are located on the beach, they cast too big a shadow.

But what if a high rise building floor plan included tremendous green areas around it, and what if there were limits set as to how high such a building could go? Many then say that they find a high rise more feasible if those facts were in existence. Well, there, that takes care of the outside, but what of the inside?

If one is looking at an office high rise building floor plan, then surely it needs to have a very posh entry. That means that it needs to have a very nice lobby, perhaps with a fountain in the middle of it. The floor of said lobby needs to be made of maybe marble so that it appears even richer if possible. The marble needs to be made non slippery though so that those entering from the revolving doors or the side doors cannot slip and fall due to wet or snow covered feet. That’s where the idea arrives to discuss these plans with Silikal.

You see, Silikal is the number one expert on such flooring, as well as rendering it non slippery. In addition, Silikal has been known to work with the construction of fountains, sealing the fountain so that there will never, ever be any leaks. Back to the flooring, a Silikal floor also will never wear out, and will not show foot traffic, nor even develop scratches upon it!

Moving onward to the elevators now. Of course, those who design such a high rise floor plan want the elevators to also have beautiful floors, thus once more Silikal will be called upon to design the perfect flooring for the elevators. Marble is too heavy for elevators, thus they will undoubtedly come up with something that is extraordinarily elegant, yet does not bog down the elevator’s lifting forte.

Each office wants to have their own high rise building floor plan to match what their interior designers have in mind. Some want a gorgeous imported wood floor, and some want polished and stained concrete that is highly colored. Yet another office wants a floor that has their logo in the floor, and it’s a huge logo. Believe it or not, Silikal is going to please all those offices, and has the absolutely perfect product for each of them.

 

Industrial Concrete Stairs Have You Scared? We Can Help…

Industrial Concrete Stairs: Taking the Scare Out of the Step

Newly coated industrial concrete stairs provide egress safety to occupants.Industrial stairing over concrete recieves new top coating protection.

Of course anywhere there are stairs there is always a safety concern. However, if the industrial concrete stairs being installed are Silikal, then there really is nothing to worry about.

Worry should be placed though if your industry has industrial concrete stairs that are worn, or that are broken off along the edges. There should also be a lot of worry associated with stairs that have had those sticky pieces of plastic ‘tabs’ glued onto the stairs in order to make them, “safer.” As the saying goes, they are an accident simply waiting to happen.

There are some industrial concrete stairs that replace wooden stairs, because these industrial wooden stairs are often worn, and thus have required those non-slip treads that either stick on, or are so slippery as to actually cause skids and falls on stairs. Not only can such treads cause slips and falls, they are also ungainly – unquestionably, and extremely obnoxious to behold.

Replacing such antiquated wooden stairs with industrial concrete stairs utilizing Silikal, one notes that this remarkable flooring itself is actually entirely made of a reactive acrylic resin coating that has been treated especially to be a non-slip coating. Silikal developed it especially for safety on stairs, thus ascertaining that safety always comes first.

Imagine if you will, what Silikal industrial concrete stairs can bring you? First, it is highly wear resistant, as well as being liquid-proof. That also means that it is resistant to any kind of weathering, and provides totally electrically non-conductive stairs, which in some industries is an absolute necessity. In addition Silikal’s industrial concrete stairs offer greater resistance to either hot water, or chemicals. Best yet, when Silikal is utilized on stairs, it is exceptionally quick curing. That means that those stairs will achieve full compressive strength within a mere hour. And if your industrial concrete stairs are located outside and it is wintertime, those Silikal reactive resins will cure just as quickly, even if your space is as low as -10 °C. That also means that Silikal is also perfect for freezer floor stairways too!

Thus, if your stairs need work and need to be leveled out because the concrete has gotten bumpy, or you have broken edges on your concrete stairs, the totally wear resistant industrial concrete stairs from Silikal are your perfect answer. Because of how quickly Silikal sets, you will never have costly downtime as you would with most other products. The results of utilizing Silikal are that it will be stronger than the concrete it was applied to!

 

Sanitary Floor Drain Design: Old Practice Is Best Practice

Sanitary Floor Drain Design & Keeping Surfaces Safe

A sanitary floor drain design keeps this poured restaurant floor sparkling clean.Flooring drains for sanitation protect this kitchen surface from any design of harm that may come from standing water, or spilled product.

If your business entails any liquids chances are that you are seeking the very best sanitary floor drain design. In addition, you are going to wish for the flooring to go by way of a sanitary flooring as well. However, prior to getting to the flooring a bit of instruction will help you understand the terms utilized.

For instance when speaking of an indirect waste pipe, it means some sort of pipe that is not connected in a direct manner to your waste system. In other words the waste liquid discharges into some kind of plumbing fixture such as a floor sink, or an indirect waste receptor. Both of these are done so that there exists an air gap in order to prevent contamination of foods. Keep in mind that such a receptor must have a corrosion resistant and easy to clean smooth interior surface. Flooring must also be easy to clean and smooth to go with the above.

The cleanest and safest floor available is Silikal which obviously goes well with an indirect waste pipe or actually any sanitary floor drain design. You see Silikal is installed in such a way that the water has but one place to go, and that is down the drain. It will not seep under the flooring where it can putrefy and cause vermin or at least mildew and other unwanted growths.

Now if you are seeking a sanitary floor drain design, then that means that you are in business. Being in business you will greatly appreciate the fact that when you use the Silikal product for your flooring, you will not need to shut down business operations for a couple of day, a weekend, or even 3-4 hours, for all it takes Silikal to cure or harden, is but one hour.

Additionally, Silikal is completely safe to utilize around food, as it is 100% completely free of any VOCs, which are Volatile Organic Compounds. Be careful if you are told that such and such a product has low VOCS. Just how low must such VOCs be for you to trust them? Please ascertain that your floors receive a no VOC product only with Silikal.

Wherever a sanitary floor drain design is needed means that water will be involved, and water and floors means slips and falls. Thus you will be more than relieved that Silikal is a product that is utilized in the slipperiest of wet conditions, such as on boat & vessel hulls that go out to sea.

And since Silikal flooring is totally non-porous, your cleaning staff will be inordinately pleased with having to clean a Silikal floor. Now, do not share this with your cleaning staff, but Silikal floors are the easiest in the world to keep clean.

 

Cement Coating Products: Where to Begin?

Cement Coating Products & The Options They Offer

Cement coating products protect this floor while cooks begin their morning prep work.A tiled wall meets our superb coating product designed for cement in this close up view.

If you are searching for cement coating products, and have looked at the Internet, one thing is for certain; you are aghast at how many products there are and wonder which is really best? If this is so, hopefully this will help you to decide.

Depending on your purpose for seeking cement coating products, you will need to mentally set down your goals first. For instance do you wish to find cement coating products that are right for a car dealership, an animal hospital, commercial restrooms, or a laboratory where you will definitely need chemical resistant flooring? Is one of your goals that it absolutely must be anti or non-skid? Must the correct cement coating products that you seek be antibacterial and hygienic? What about urine resistant, antistatic, or UV resistant? Perhaps you are considering only a totally waterproof product?

However, after you resolve all those questions, chances are very good that you will want a product that does not take days before you can use it, and you will probably want a product that is attractive as well as functional, and finally you will want a product that is at the top of its class for being durable. Actually no matter what type of flooring you are seeking when looking at cement coating products, there is only one product that can fulfill all those needs and even more. That is a product called Silikal.

It will never harbor mold or bacteria, and it can withstand any condition as outlined above. It will last a lifetime, yet it can cure in less than one hour, and after it cures, you can even run a car on it, or even a forklift. A Silikal floor is always safe, no matter what lays upon it, and many are shocked to hear that it can even withstand jet fuel on it, thus it’s perfect for industrial garages as well as aircraft hangers.

If you are seeking cement coating products because you are tired of having dust rise from your current cement, your dust worries will definitely be over. Should your existing cement have cracks, holes, ruptures or chips in it currently, the quality licensed applicator of Silikal will take complete care of it, and you will never be bothered by those again. Silikal is a synthetic resin unlike no other. It is made from a secret formula called enhanced MMA, thus do not be swayed by our competitors who only utilize MMA. In addition, our top quality product called Silikal truly goes beyond LEED flooring guidelines therefore you will also receive an environmental stewardship.

 

Floor Resurfacing Self Leveler: A Step Ahead

A Floor Resurfacing Self Leveler for Seamless Restoration

A warehouse concrete floor partially tore up is in desperate need of a floor resurfacing self leveler.Same warehouse totally renovated with a resurfaced self level floor plan.

If you are in the need of floor resurfacing, you will find that you would be better off with the kind that is a floor resurfacing self leveler. As you will see, there are a number of reasons for this.

Due to the many interior designers who love the look, concrete floors are now the flooring of choice for commercial as well as even residential use. The best reasons for this are that since the newer artistic designs have risen, humans have become more conscious of their world, and durable flooring is now considered “green flooring”.

Thus, while remodeling and renovation of the existing building, there often already exists vinyl tiles or “glue on” carpeting that must be removed to install the new concrete flooring. That adhesive that then remains is called cutback adhesive, and unfortunately it is one of the utmost difficult substances to remove from the concrete. Chances are just removal of it could pose serious health concerns since it must be blasted, sanded, or ground off, and that may entail the release of asbestos. Granted that’s what solvents were created for, however solvents smell too much to be utilized in an occupied building, and then there are always the VOCs, or Volatile Organic Compounds. If a building utilizes such solvents that will significantly affect the LEED points.

Thus prior to using floor resurfacing self leveler products the contractor must be sure to remove all loose adhesive. Once thoroughly removed then concrete resurfacing may begin. Of course everyone knows for sure that there is no better concrete product than Silikal.

Now at this point you should understand why a self leveling product is so important. Each of the minute particles of adhesive that was allowed to remain on the substrate must be completely and painstakingly covered, and the Silikal itself must adhere and so thoroughly bond that it will never even have the opportunity to come apart. However as Silikal is totally seamless, completely non porous and won’t ever even harbor a pinhole in it, you can be sure that it will remain in place for as long as your building stands. The reason for this is that Silikal is monolithic through and through, thus when it takes a bite out of your concrete it’s there forever.

With Silikal, you will get a beautiful floor that looks as good years from now as the day it was installed. Just remember that only Silikal uses enhanced MMA to bring beauty with your floor resurfacing self leveler.