South
Africa’s Menlyn Park Shopping Centre, situated in the fast-developing Menlyn
region of Pretoria – Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, is an award-winning
super-regional shopping centre.
After
effecting a R2.5 billion redevelopment, Menlyn Park set a new standard by
becoming the second biggest mall in Africa.
To
facilitate the opening of a new gym in the mall, BKV Holdings was contracted to
refurbish the existing floor. BKV understood the importance of a quality
underlayment in order to achieve a smooth flooring finish. With this in mind,
they opted for Sika’s self-levelling screed, Sikafloor®-200 Level. Their
primary challenge in ensuring a 100% level floor, considering a substantial
2500 m2 had to be refurbished, was that time was limited to one
week.
To
prepare the floor, the existing tiles were lifted, along with the mechanical
removal of the remaining tile adhesive layer. Once this was complete, and the
floor cleaned, Sikafloor®-01 Primer was used as a primer and bonding
agent on the existing concrete floor. Sikafloor®-200 Level was then
applied as a self-levelling screed for the underlayment of the final floor.
Sikafloor®-200 Level is ideal for filling, smoothing and levelling of suitable
substrates; before applying either parquet, ceramic tiles, seamless resin
floors, textiles or elastic floor coverings.
Up
to 900 bags of Sikafloor®-200 Level
were required to get an even 10 mm screed layer across the floor. After a
setting time of 4 hours, the floor was ready for covering with a combination of
rubber mats and tiles, chosen specifically for the gym environment.
Another
significant challenge occurred towards the end of the application of the Sikafloor-200
Level when a burst water pipe sprayed water over the newly laid screed. To
the product’s credit, there was no damage at all.
Sika
and BVK Holdings succeeded in establishing a perfectly smooth underlayment and
delivered a perfect floor in the tight deadline.
For more information on Sika® products and systems, visit www.sika.co.za
