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SECTOR FOCUS FLOORING IN HEALTHCARE

Liquid screed stars in nursing home renovation

OREST Place Nursing Home required material storage. application process reduced labour
Fcomprehensive renovation to improve WA Screeding opted to use CEMFLOOR requirements, minimising workforce
its facilities. A critical component of Liquid Screed for the Forest Place Nursing on-site and allowing other trades to
this project was the installation of new Home project. This decision was driven proceed sooner.
flooring across a 12sq m area. by several key benefits that are said to ‘Cemfloor screed also dries much
The client faced significant time have aligned perfectly with the project's
constraints, necessitating a solution that requirements. faster than traditional screeds, allowing
would allow for rapid application and ‘WA Screeding was able to lay the foot traffic after just 24 hours and full
quick drying times. Traditional screeding entire 1,200sq m area in two days,’ says floorcovering installations in 28 days. This
methods posed a substantial challenge Cemfloor. ‘Traditional screed would’ve rapid drying time was crucial in adhering
owing to their longer drying periods and taken a minimum of 10 days, significantly to the tight project schedule.’ 
the need for increased manpower and impacting the project timeline. The quick www.cemfloor.co.uk

Forest Place Nursing Home

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