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CASE STUDIES

Refurbishment of the On 5 restaurant at Ascot racecourse

RACECOURSE RESTAURANT
F Ball in the mix for photo finish at Ascot restaurant

BALL AND CO’s Stopgap 1200 and removal and saving time in these the lounge and dining areas.
F dual-bond adhesive system have been situations. It’s low-odour, self-smoothing Commenting on the project, Steve
used by flooring contractors from Harris and fast-drying. Applied at a thickness Hiscock, managing director at Harris &
& Hiscock to install luxury Wilton carpet of 2-5mm, it’s walk-on hard from 60 Hiscock, who supervised the work, said:
as part of the refurbishment of the On 5 minutes and dry enough to receive ‘Everything went as expected and was
restaurant at Ascot racecourse. floorcoverings in as little as four hours. completed ahead of Royal Ascot, and the
Situated on the fifth floor of the Contractors then installed Wilton carpet in client is made up with the result, so we’re
grandstand, the flagship fine dining the entrance areas using a dual bond system. very happy. We do a lot of work at the
restaurant offers private hospitality and This involved using F Ball’s Styccobond racetrack, and we have go-to products
spectacular views of the track, a private F3 to create a permanent bond between for these that we know we can rely on to
balcony, roof terrace and bar. carpet and underlay, with the company’s meet high expectations.’ 
After removing old floorcoverings, Styccobond F40 providing a peelable bond 01538 361633
contractors applied F Ball’s Stopgap 1200 between the underlay and subfloor. www.f-ball.co.uk
smoothing compound throughout the This prevents floorcoverings moving Twitter: @FBallUK
entire area to create a perfectly smooth laterally when subject to normal foot Instagram: f_balluk
surface for floorcoverings. traffic but allows them to be easily lifted LinkedIn: F. Ball and Co. Ltd.
The product is formulated so that it can without damaging the subfloor when it
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eliminating the need for mechanical Wood floorcoverings were installed in read more from F Ball & Co

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