Resin Flooring Installation at a Children’s Hospital

Client Requirements

Zenith was appointed by contractors, William Gough, to work on the refurbishment of Ward 10 High Dependency Unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, located in Birmingham City Centre. With children needing to return to the unit by the end of the month, Zenith had just three and a half weeks to complete the flooring installation.

Overview of Works

Located on the third floor, the project was further complicated by limited access, with materials and waste products having to be transported via the fire escape. The client selected resin flooring as an alternative to the existing vinyl floor, which required constant maintenance, causing logistical and operational problems. In contrast, ComfortFloor Pro resin flooring is completely seamless, extremely hardwearing and easily cleaned, with excellent acoustic qualities, comfortable underfoot and a ten-year guarantee.

Initially, the team ripped out the existing floor, comprising vinyl, plywood and wooden planks, and leveled the floor with a 25mm gypsum-based smoothing compound. As the mixing station adjacent was too small for the job, this had to be pumped up from the ground floor and applied in one hit, keeping dust to a minimum due to the location of the cancer ward opposite. The gypsum-based screed allowed the team to install ‘unbonded’ on to the existing bitumen adhesive, helping to keep noise levels to a minimum. Sika’s coving grade was then applied over the next three days, while the gypsum dried.

Next, rubber shockpad was layered onto wet adhesive, with Porefiller applied to act as a grout and sealer, and Sikafloor 330 applied, layered at 2mm, to produce a completely seamless floor. Finally, two coats of coloured seal produced the required matt finish. Zenith also designed and installed some fun circular shapes and added a ‘Welcome to Ward 10’ logo at the entrance, finished with one coat of clear matt sealer.