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Wood Floor Adhesives - Only the Best  

Posted by Tracey Gilbey on

Wood Floor Adhesives - Only the Best  

Ultimate Floor Care always ensures we can bring only the best in products to you, our loyal customers. Therefore, we have 2 of the best wood floor adhesives in their industry. Considering that you all deserve a choice, we picked two, so everyone has an option.   Pallmann P4 adhesive and...

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Bostik Spray Cork

Posted by Tracey Gilbey on

Bostik Spray Cork

As we all know… a floor combined with another needs the expansion joint, and filling it needs to be a material that will be resistant to stretching and compression. Due to changes in humidity and temperature, the floors working with each other may slightly increase and decrease their linear dimensions....

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Pallmann P4 Adhesive.

Posted by Terry Guilford on

Pallmann P4 Adhesive.

Let’s face it, the world has got a lot more complicated the last few years, when I was fitting wooden floors there was no reason not to use a solvent based adhesive so that’s what you used and you didn’t need to worry about the moisture aspect. Nowadays, quite rightly,...

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What can I use to cover my wooden floor after it has been finished?

Posted by Cameron Flannagan on

What can I use to cover my wooden floor after it has been finished?

Once you have sanded and finished a wooden floor with either lacquer or oil, there are some cases where other trades may need to come in to complete other works or repairs. Usually, we like to put in place the idea that the floor sander/finisher should be the last trade-in...

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Pallmann 96 Wood Floor Lacquers

Posted by Cameron Flannagan on

Pallmann 96 Wood Floor Lacquers

This product is Germany’s bestselling single-pack lacquer and has been influential in the success of water-based lacquers like no other on the market. As well as being the go-to system for floor finishing it has put Pallmann on the map with around 50 countries selling it with the product having...

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How to create an eco-friendly matt finish on your floor

Posted by Cameron Flannagan on

How to create an eco-friendly matt finish on your floor

With today's focus on sustainable and environmentally friendly products, its good to have an awareness of the waterborne finishes that are available. We come to you today with a product that ensures the best possible air quality coming from your Wooden floor. The simple fact of having a wooden floor...

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Why you should always use a primer on wooden floors

Posted by Cameron Flannagan on

Why you should always use a primer on wooden floors

When you are finishing off a freshly sanded floor, having spent all that time going through the grit changes and taking care of sanding the edges and corners, the last thing you may want to think about is applying primers and finishes. But primers make all the difference! Here, we...

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Pallmann Pall-X 98 Gold: What, Where and How!

Posted by Cameron Flannagan on

Pallmann Pall-X 98 Gold: What, Where and How!

  The Pallmann Pall- X 98 Gold is a water-based two component wood floor lacquer, for heavy wear wood flooring. In this blog, we explore what goes into the product, the careful steps that are taken by the manufacturers to make the product, and the process to take when using these finishes and...

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Why you Should Choose the Ultimate Matt finish

Posted by Cameron Flannagan on

Why you Should Choose the Ultimate Matt finish

Are you planning on refurbishing your room or have a customer looking to freshen up their floor? When it comes to choosing the finish of the flooring, it is always important to choose something that will match the overall theme of the room. In the flooring industry, trends often appear for what the...

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The Eco Revolution

Posted by Terry Guilford on

I recall about 10 years ago it was predicted that eco products would grow to be BIG. By 2019, it has certainly proved to be the case. In our industry, products frequently enter the market- and in my opinion, this is good. Yet, in today’s blog, before we go into...

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