The system to specify when the floor has to grip and take punishment at the same time. Aggregate is broadcast into each coat and locked in by the next, so the texture runs through the build rather than sitting on the surface waiting to wear off. School corridors, vehicle workshops, ramps and wet production floors are its natural ground.
| System | Multi-Layer Resin Flooring |
|---|---|
| Classification | FeRFA Type 4, aligned to BS 8204-6 |
| Duty | Medium to heavy duty |
| Typical thickness | 1 to 3 mm |
| Cost indicator | £12 to £16 per square metre |
| Return to service | 24 to 48 hours |
| Application temperature | 15°C and above |
Multi-layer is a sandwich rather than a film. Coats and aggregate alternate to build thickness and texture together, which is what separates it from a coating with grit added at the end.
Aggregate is broadcast into each coat and locked in by the next, building a sandwich rather than a film. The grip and the wear resistance are structural.
Type 4 in the FeRFA classification aligned to BS 8204-6, sitting between a high build coating and a flow-applied floor in both thickness and duty.
Because the aggregate runs through the build rather than sitting on top, the texture does not wear off the traffic lines the way a surface treatment does.
Heavy foot traffic and light vehicle routes where grip matters: school corridors and halls, vehicle workshops and MOT bays, ramps, loading areas and wet production floors that do not face thermal shock.
The texture that makes it work also makes it harder to clean, so it is the wrong instinct for a clean room or a hygiene-led area where a seamless smooth finish is the requirement.
Multi-layer is specified where grip and durability are both requirements. Getting the balance right means measuring both rather than defaulting to the roughest finish available.
Multi-layer is specified where both matter at once. The aggregate grade is set against the traffic as well as against what gets spilled on the floor.
Texture and cleanability pull against each other. We set the build at the point the floor stays safe underfoot and can still be cleaned by your method.
One to three millimetres covers a wide range of duty. Where the floor sits in that range is set by the loading, not by the area being covered.
Every aggregate specification is a compromise between two things a facility wants at the same time. More texture means better grip underfoot when the floor is wet or oily, and it also means more surface for soil to sit in and more effort to clean. Specifying the roughest finish available is not the safe option; it is a decision to make the floor harder to maintain.
So the grade is set against measured need rather than instinct. Slip resistance is specified to BS 7976 pendulum values, tested with the contamination actually present on your floor, and the cleaning method you already use is part of that conversation. A floor that is safe but never properly cleaned has solved one problem by creating another.
We attend site, test the substrate and record the traffic, the contamination and how the floor is cleaned. The aggregate grade and the build come out of those findings rather than out of a product range.
