AIM Resin Flooring
Product Guide
Synthetic resin flooring is classified into eight specific types, each having their own particular performance characteristics:
BS 8204-6, Section 6.2 classifies the types, varying in thickness and surface finish as follows:
Type 1
Floor Seal
- Applied in two or more coats. Generally, a solvent or waterborne.
- Light Duty.
- Up to 150 μm thickness.
Type 2
Floor Coating
- Applied in two or more coats. Generally solvent free.
- Light Duty / Medium Duty.
- Between 150 μm to 300 μm thickness.
Type 3
High Build Floor Coating
- Applied in two or more coats. Generally solvent free.
- Medium Duty.
- Between 300 μm to 1000 μm thickness.
Type 4
Multi-Layer Flooring
- Aggregate dressed systems based on multiple layers of floor coatings or flow-applied floorings, often described as ‘sandwich’ systems.
- Medium Duty / Heavy Duty.
- 2mm thickness.
Type 5
Multi-Layer Flooring (Self-smoothing)
- Often referred to as ‘self-smoothing’ or ‘self-levelling’ flooring and has a smooth surface.
- Medium Duty / Heavy Duty.
- 2mm to 3mm thickness.
Type 6
Resin Screed Flooring
- Trowel-finished, heavily filled systems, generally incorporating a surface seal coat to minimise porosity.
- Medium Duty / Heavy Duty.
- > 4mm thickness.
Type 7
Heavy Duty Flowable Flooring
- Has a smooth surface.
- Heavy Duty / Very Heavy Duty.
- 4mm to 6mm thickness.
Type 8
Heavy Duty Resin Flooring
- Trowel-finished, aggregate filled systems effectively impervious throughout their thickness.
- Very Heavy Duty.
- > 6mm thickness.
Light Duty
- Light foot traffic, occasional rubber tyred vehicles.
Medium Duty
- Regular foot traffic, frequent fork lift truck traffic, occasional hard plastic-wheeled trolleys.
Heavy Duty
- Constant fork lift truck traffic, hard plastic-wheeled trolleys, some impact.
Very Heavy Duty
- Severe heavily loaded traffic and impact.