Life of a Family Business in Lockdown

A mother and daughter smiling together for a selfie, with a monochrome filter

This is a slightly different blog post to what I’m used to. I won’t be explaining the different finishing effects of scabblers with a 200mm drum as opposed to a 250mm drum, or why I would recommend one dust extractor over another when removing a specific floor covering. This post is to look at the life of a small family run business when the world went into lockdown …

Bitumen Removal

Asbestos on wall necessitating bitumen removal

Until the 1980’s, asbestos containing bitumen was often used as an adhesive for flooring in both domestic and commercial settings. Its popularity was due to its water resistance, fireproof properties and being largely inexpensive.

Soft Floor Removal

Removing soft flooring from a tile floor

Sometimes flooring that goes down, must come up. This can be due to a number of reasons, such as soft strip demolition, change of design or even an adhesive or sub layer failure. This can become a one or two stage process which is completely dependent on a case by case basis.

Concrete Height Removal

A close-up of gears

Surface preparation denotes a broad spectrum, which we find is largely made up of scabbling and planing requirements.