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Testing & certification

Can accelerated weathering results actually justify a 25-year service-life claim?

✓ AnsweredSteve33

Cut-edge corrosion

Our valley gutter keeps rusting and leaking again a year after every repair, what are we doing wrong?

✓ AnsweredAllbase team46

Our forklifts keep polishing the floor slick, how do I pick the right anti-slip finish?

✓ AnsweredSteve36

Testing & certification

What evidence will building control expect for a liquid-applied roof system?

✓ AnsweredRoy37

Overlay the failing flat roof or strip and replace it, which is the lower-carbon call?

✓ AnsweredIan34

Cut-edge corrosion

Rust is creeping in from the edges and overlaps of my roof sheets but the middles are fine, is that a problem?

✓ AnsweredRoy39

Patches of my new resin floor are bubbling and sound hollow, what's going on?

✓ AnsweredAllbase team44

Approved installer

Do we need a written health and safety policy?

✓ AnsweredRoy17

Cut-edge corrosion

The old paint on our metal roof is chalky and coming off on your hand, can I just coat straight over it?

✓ AnsweredAllbase team33

We're coating a chiller floor at around 4 degrees, will the resin actually cure down there?

✓ AnsweredRoy27

Testing & certification

How do I pick the right reaction-to-fire class for composite roofing panels on this job?

✓ AnsweredJohn39

Cut-edge corrosion

The cladding on our unit is corroding in patches, do I overcoat it or rip it off and replace?

✓ AnsweredJohn55

Should I lay straight over the old epoxy, or grind it all back to concrete?

✓ AnsweredJohn31

Cut-edge corrosion

Why are rust streaks running down my metal cladding when the sheets themselves look intact?

✓ AnsweredAllbase team42

What's the shelf life of Fibrecoat?

✓ AnsweredRoy26

My slab still reads high on the damp meter, can I just crack on with the resin?

✓ AnsweredAllbase team49

Can you walk on a fibreglass roof?

✓ AnsweredAllbase team41

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