Birmingham Brewery
Method/Preparation
The first job for our team was to cut into the floor using a wet cut floor saw, digger
and breaker to create the channels ready for the stainless steel drainage. Once the
rubble had been removed to skips we could then fit the stainless steel drainage
channels into place including gullies and basket traps, all connected with new
110mm PVCU push pipes connected into the existing drainage outlet, all backfilled
with polymer modified screed.
The brewery in full swing
following the installation
of the flooring and
drainage.
Our team starting to cut
into the floor at the
beginning of the project,
ready to install the floor
and the drainage.
Application/Installation
Once all the drainage had been installed and the trenches backfilled, we then
prepared the floor area by the use of mechanical three-phase diamond grinding
machine, followed by the application of Resdev Pumaprime DPM to provide a damp
proof membrane, with a scatter of Resdev Pumagrip aggregate to provide a
mechanical key for the following system to adhere to. The next step was to install
an envelope of falls to direct any fluids spilled onto the floor toward the drainage
channels as per the clients request
Our team well underway
setting the channels ready
for the drainage to be
situated.
Once the drainage had
been situated it is kept into
place and leve before the
trenches are backfilled with
polymer modifed screed.
Application/Installation
Once the polymer modified screed had been installed to create falls from 60mm down
to 10mm, our team then created saw cuts into the floor using a Hilti-floor saw, these
cuts would allow the polyurethane screed to grip into the floor when it cures providing
an excellent bond. Next we hand laid the 6mm polyurethane screed to give our client
exceptional chemical, slip and impact resistance, followed by a 100mm resin coving
mortar proividing a seamless floor system finished to a stainless steel trim with a
mastic seal. Lastly we installed a flexible resin jointing compound around all drainage
channels to protect from water ingress and cracking of the floor.
Here you can see how the
envelope falls have worked
and directed all fluids on the
floor toward the drainage
channels to prevent any
pooling of water.
The 6mm polyurethane
screed is an excellent choice
for a brewery floor. This
system will prevent against
any impact damage from
pallets, barrels and pump
trucks whilst stopping any
spilled chemicals from
corriding into the concrete
slab at the same time of
provided a slip resitance on a
surface that is wet most of the
time.
Result
A truly fantastic job done by our team, this project was completed from start to finish in just over two weeks, leaving the client happy to have the area back as soon as possible.
The stainless steel chanels
selected were heavy duty
food grade and you can
see the resin jointing
around the channel, all
colour matched to leave a
great finished floor.
“Great work from Optimum, helped every step of the way from initial planning with
the landlorn to the final finished floor.”
– Sam Back (Director)
