Sanitary floor solutions for educational facilities

BY SCOTT DEBERT, DIVISIONAL MANAGER, STONHARD

Since 1922, Stonhard has been the global industry flooring expert in both manufacturing and installing of seamless floors and wall systems. We understand how educational facilities work. We believe that both students and staff deserve environments that are conducive to learning and growth; therefore, we understand that it’s important to find the right, long-term flooring solution for your facility to keep your school safe and sanitary. Too often, flooring projects are budgeted as inexpensively as possible in the short term, which results in higher lifetime facility costs. When choosing Stonhard, we take the time to understand your vision and take a collaborative approach to solving problems within your facility. Our highperformance seamless epoxy floors provide exceptional value and low life-cycle costs – all in a variety of colours, styles and textures to meet your needs. Aesthetics and performance are both important in factoring your decision for a flooring provider. Stonhard’s seamless epoxy floors are available in a number of standard and custom colours, tweed blends and patterns, and can be created with logos and inlays. Pure and simple – seamless means cleaner. With Stonhard’s seamless floor, there are no joints or cracks to trap dirt and bacteria. Our floors are durable and easy to clean, and they stand up to demanding high traffic environments. Seamless floors require no waxing, no buffing and no stripping. They are resistant to salt damage and stains, which saves precious maintenance time. Whether intended for a high-traffic corridor, cafeteria, classroom, kitchen, washroom or laboratory, Stonhard’s epoxy flooring systems are specifically designed for performance. They are uniquely designed to outperform traditional surfaces, such as carpet, vinyl tile or sheet goods, providing exceptional value and low life-cycle cost. In the long term, epoxy does not need to be replaced. It can be sanded and top-coated for minimal costs, whereas resilient and vinyl flooring often require complete removal and installation of new material costing more than the initial installation.

Stonhard understands that safety is extremely important in an educational setting. When it comes to flooring, slips and falls shouldn’t be a concern. Epoxy floor systems are available in a number of textured surfaces that help keep students, faculty and visitors safe, even when it’s wet or muddy. Our seamless wear-resistant floors are specially formulated to stand up to heavy traffic and offer more flexibility under foot by providing far more comfort than many other hard surfaces. Most flooring products will amplify even small sounds, creating distraction, and an unappealing acoustical environment. Seamless, resinous floors can positively influence acoustics without sacrificing durability, function and design. Unlike many other products, Stonhard’s floors are part of the building’s structure and are ecofriendly. Stonhard’s products don’t just provide safer floor and coating products – they also reduce hazardous waste. The Stonhard team will work with you and your project team to ensure faster service and quick turnarounds without sacrificing quality and help you choose low VOC options to improve indoor air quality during installation in addition to helping your project becoming LEED Certified. n