Birmingham Brewery

Description

This project involved the installation of a high-performance flooring system at a Birmingham-based brewery. The objective was to integrate durable, chemical-resistant flooring with efficient drainage solutions to support the brewery’s operations. The project required precise floor modifications to ensure proper fluid management and a safe working environment.

Project Scope

• Cutting into the existing floor using wet-cut floor saws, diggers, and breakers to create channels for new drainage systems.
• Fitting heavy-duty, food-grade stainless steel drainage channels, including gullies and basket traps, connected with new 110mm PVCU push pipes to existing outlets.
• Mechanically grinding the floor area and applying Resdev Pumaprime DPM as a damp-proof membrane, followed by a scatter of Resdev Pumagrip aggregate to enhance adhesion.
• Installing a polymer-modified screed to create an envelope of falls directing fluids toward drainage channels, with thickness varying from 60mm to 10mm.
• Hand-laying a 6mm polyurethane screed for exceptional chemical, slip, and impact resistance, complemented by a 100mm resin coving mortar finished to a stainless steel trim with a mastic seal.

Project Overview

The project commenced with precise floor cutting and excavation to accommodate new drainage channels. After debris removal, the team installed stainless steel drainage systems, ensuring secure connections to existing outlets and backfilling with polymer-modified screed. Surface preparation involved mechanical grinding and the application of a damp-proof membrane with aggregate scatter to promote adhesion. An envelope of falls was created using polymer-modified screed to guide fluids toward the drainage channels. Finally, a 6mm polyurethane screed was applied, offering robust protection against chemicals, slips, and impacts, and finished with resin coving and flexible jointing compounds around drainage channels to prevent water ingress and cracking. The project was completed in just over two weeks, meeting the client’s operational requirements efficiently.