The Efficiency of an Access Floor

Before there was any such thing as an access floor, the method of construction would be simply to lay a concrete slab, apply a sand cement screed, allow this to fully cure and then install broadloom carpet.

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Despite the increased popularity of access floors in the 1980s, they were still being installed on concrete slabs. This inevitably meant the installation period was relatively slow.

As the access floor developed and became more popular it also became more sophisticated: namely, it had an understructure that was able to cope with the demands of the construction industry. It was adjustable and lockable to specific heights and levels.

The time had come to establish a more efficient method of construction. Studies showed that using an access floor not only provided a cable management system and a flat and level platform for carpets but could also reduce construction periods by at least two weeks per floor (that is, the period required to lay and cure a wet sand cement screed).

It was also shown that incorporating a carpet into an access floor saved time, as this would normally need to be applied separately.

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