Altro Wood Adhesive Free Oxford Oak

Altro Wood Adhesive Free Oxford Oak

Altro Wood Adhesive Free Oxford Oak is a loose laid wood effect safety floor specifically made to reduce installation times in the hospitality, health and care, education and housing sectors.

A stunning wood effect finish with all the grains and knots you would normally find in natural wood with the added benefit of moisture and slip resistance, creating a maximum impact with minimum downtime safety flooring solution.

Offering high levels of comfort underfoot its Ideal for bedrooms in care homes and hotels, receptions and public areas in hospitals, care homes, schools and nurseries, corridors, wards, waiting and treatment rooms in hospitals and care homes, student accommodation and cafe diners.

Can be a temporary install where the original floor may need to be used again later, can be installed over old, soundly fixed tiles or sheet vinyl, existing resin or paint systems and over underfloor heated subfloors providing they are dry. Comes with an extra heavy commercial and general industrial wear classification with a commercial wear warranty of 10 years and an expected lifetime of 15 years.

Using Altro adhesive free safety flooring, you can halve the installation time compared with traditional stick down methods, which also reduces disruption when installing in busy public places, as it can be welded and walked on the same day.

This adhesive free safety flooring should be laid in accordance with the Code of Practice BS 8203:2017. The material should be stored for approximately 24 hours at a room temperature of not below 18°C. When laying, the area should be at a steady temperature of between 18°C and 27°C for at least 48 hours prior to, during and for at least 24 hours after completion.

Altro Wood Adhesive Free Oxford Oak safety flooring can be laid over a variety of surfaces without the need to fully adhere the material to the subfloor. This overcomes many of the problems encountered in laying sheet flooring over new or old subfloors, and is laid with the aid of Altro double sided tape. The product must be adhered to the subfloor at all joints, and the perimeter if straight laid, using the double sided tape.

The tape can also be used on the cove section when self coving the flooring. It is also recommended that at any point where the flooring finishes at drain channels, access covers, door entrances etc, the material should be adhered to the subfloor using the tape.

Once fully installed, all joins and mitres within the installation should be hot welded with the matching colour Altro Weldrod

In areas that are subject to moisture spillage, the complete installation must be welded and sealed between the junction of the flooring and the wall covering or other floor surfaces.