ADA ACCESSIBILITY, HYGIENE AND DURABLE LIFECYCLE floor SOLUTIONS FOR SHOWERS AND WASHROOMS

SureBond has a solution for both Concrete, Wood, and Steel Substrates

CASE STUDY: CALGARY GROUP HOME FOR ADULTS WITH VARIED DISABILITIES

before: RESIDENTIAL FLOOR FILLER MATERIALS, GROUT, AND TILES CANNOT TAKE THE CONCENTRATED LOADING OF WHEEL CHAIRS. result: broken tiles / leaky floor / mold

PROBLEMS:

#1: TILES ARE A SLIP HAZARD FOR THOSE THAT HAVE AN AMBULATORY DISABILITY.

#2: GROUT AND TILE CRACKING ALLOW WATER TO DAMAGE THE POLYMER CEMENT FILLERS / UNDERLAYMENT / ADHESIVE.

#3: IF THERE IS A WOOD SUBSTRATE, THE SOFT WOOD COMBINED WITH FLOOR FLEX WILL ACCELERATE THE DEMISE OF THE TILE-UNDERLAYMENT SYSTEM.

THE RESULT: THE TILE SYSTEM FAILS AND CAN BECOME A HEALTH HAZARD DUE TO MOLD. THE FLOOR CAN ALSO LEAK TO OCCUPIED AREAS BELOW.

after: anti slip lifecycle shower slip for both wheel chairs and bare feet

SOLUTION:

SUREBOND WAS ABLE TO REPLACE WOOD SUBSTRATE WITH THE SILIKAL® R17 PLASTIC CONCRETE AS AN UNDERLAYMENT, AND SLOPE THE FLOOR TO THE DRAIN. WE HAVE USED THE SAME PLASTIC CONCRETE RESIN SYSTEM AS AN UNDERLAYMENT - CONCRETE REPAIR MATERIAL UNDER RAILWAY TRACK, ON WHICH 200 TON LOCOMOTIVES ROLL.

THE WORK SURFACE UNDER FOOT IS THE SILIKAL® R61 COLOUR QUARTZ SYSTEM THAT IS TUNED TO PROVIDE AN ANTI SLIP AND FEEL THAT IS SUITABLE TO BARE FEET OF GROUP HOME RESIDENTS WHO MAY HAVE SPECIFIC SENSITIVITIES TO TOUCH.

THE SHOWER SYSTEM IS REPAIRABLE FOR THE LIFECYCLE OF THE BUILDING. IT CAN BE REPAIRED WITHOUT DEMOLITION AT ANY POINT. THE FLOOR AND COVE ARE HYGIENIC, AND FLOOR-WALLS ARE SEALED PERMANENTLY WITH NO CAULKING OR GROUT.

Other uses of accessibility floors:

  • EXTERIOR WHEEL CHAIR RAMPS

  • COMMUNAL KITCHEN FLOOR AND COVE

  • INTERIOR STAIRS

  • HIGH VISIBILITY FLOOR MARKINGS / LETTERING

  • LUMINESCENT FLOORS

  • SAFETY FLOOR OVERLAY OVER ELECTRIC IN-FLOOR HEATING