FeRFA classification system for the different floor types
|
TYPE |
NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
DUTY |
TYPICAL THICKNESS |
|
1 |
Floor Seal |
Applied in two or more coats. Generally solvent or water borne. |
LD |
up to 150 μm |
|
2 |
Floor Coating |
Applied in two or more coats. Generally solvent free. |
LD/MD |
150 μm to 300 μm |
|
3 |
High Build Epoxy Floor Coating |
Applied in two or more coats. Generally solvent free. |
MD |
300 μm to 1000 μm |
|
4 |
Multi-layer Flooring |
Aggregate dressed systems based on multiple layers of floor coatings or flow- applied floorings, often described as ‘sandwich’ systems. |
MD/HD |
> 2 mm |
|
5 |
Flow Applied flooring |
Often referred to as ‘self- smoothing’ or ‘self-levelling’ flooring and having a smooth surface. |
MD/HD |
2 mm to 3 mm |
|
6 |
Resin Screed Flooring |
Trowel-finished, heavily filled systems, generally incorporating a surface seal coat to minimize porosity. |
MD/HD |
> 4 mm |
|
7 |
Heavy Duty Flowable Flooring |
Having a smooth surface. |
HD/VHD |
4 mm to 6 mm |
|
8 |
Heavy Duty Resin Flooring |
Trowel-finished, aggregate filled systems effectively impervious throughout their thickness. |
VHD |
> 6 mm |
LD (Light Duty) light foot traffic, occasional rubber tyred vehicles
MD (Medium Duty) regular foot traffic, frequent fork lift truck traffic, occasional hard plastic wheeled trolleys
HD (Heavy Duty) constant fork lift truck traffic, hard plastic wheeled trolleys, some impact
VHD (Very heavy duty) severe heavily loaded traffic and impact