FOR when floorcovering installations are part of a refurbishment and adhesive residues are left behind on the removal of old floorcoverings, smoothing underlayments are available that can be applied directly over old adhesive residues, eliminating the need for mechanical removal.

In most cases, there’s no need to apply a primer before using these products, saving further time and expense.

Says F Ball and Co: ‘The latest advancements in technology have enabled leading manufacturer of subfloor preparation products and adhesives for floorcoverings, F Ball and Co, to create a water-mix smoothing underlayment that can be applied over old adhesive residues, Stopgap 1500 AquaPro.’
It continues: ‘The new smoothing underlayment is suitable for preparing a wide range of sound internal subfloors prior to the installation of new floorcoverings and can be applied over bitumen, carpet tile tackifiers and ceramic tile adhesives.

‘Just as with market-leading bag-and-bottle versions, the product is walk-on hard in as little as 60 minutes after application and ready to receive floorcoverings from just four hours. As a water-mix smoothing underlayment, no bottle is required, meaning less plastic waste is produced by the flooring industry.’
www.f-ball.co.uk