Friday

Stainless Steel Anti Slip Discs

TreadSafe® abrasive coated stainless steel discs are specifically designed to provide a robust anti-slip solution for prestigious public access areas where an aesthetically pleasing appearance is a required. Suitable for internal or external use, the discs are manufactured from a 1mm stainless steel base with a medium grit abrasive coating temperature bonded to the surface. Stainless steel discs are available in a range of standard and custom colours to suit your application. They are resistant to abrasion, impact and chemical spillage and are slip resistant even when impregnated with water, oils, grease, acids, alkalis and salts.

One of the key benefits of the anti-slip discs is they can be fitted easily on site in a wide variety of slippery situations, applications include use on floors, stairs, ramps, walkways, external fire escapes and ladders. The TreadSafe® anti slip range also comprises safety edgings, stair treads with matching landing covers, flat decking sheets, grating, ladder rung covers and tactile floor tiles,
TreadSafe® Stainless Steel Anti-Slip Discs are a high performance abrasive coated anti-slip flooring solution designed for high volume pedestrian numbers with the additional benefit of being able to withstand extremes of temperature.
Porcher Abrasives can manufacture and supply anti-slip discs in stainless steel, abrasive coated anti-slip discs can eliminate your slippery surface areas, TreadSafe ® anti slip disc solutions are designed to prevent slippages in hazardous locations, be they public or industrial areas.

The discs can be fixed to a wide range of substrates including concrete, wood, tiles and fibreglass (GRP) using specialist polymer sealer/adhesive. Available in diameters of 30mm or 50mm, the discs are supplied in packs of 10 (20mm size) or 25 (50mm size). Standard colour choices are black or yellow. Light grey and white are available to special order.

Technical Specification:
Fire Resistance: Class 2 fire resistant to BS476 Part 2
Chemical Resistance:
10% hydrochloric acid
10% phosphoric acid
10% sulphuric acid
Ammonia solution
Kerosene
Mineral oils
Petrol fuel oils

All standard industrial cleaners when used in accordance with the manufacturers’ specification.

Food Contact:
Top coat meets USDA requirements for incidental food contact and FDA
CFR 21, 175.300 requirements for food contact.
RAL Colour Codes: Black: 9005 (nearest match)
Yellow: 08 E 51

Cleaning: Wash with hot/cold water pressure washer with mild cleaning fluid.

Designer Bathrooms Lincolnshire

A well designed bathroom can turn what is usually the smallest room in a home into a special place, somewhere you would actually like to spend time.
Imagine lying back in a warm bath within the surroundings of a beautiful new bathroom, with subtle lighting and shiny new tiles what could be better? Unless baths aren’t your thing then go for a large corner shower enclosure complete with a high output power shower enough to refresh anyone first thing in a morning.

Fitted bathroom suites can really transform a dreary cold looking room where we just have a wash and get out of as quickly as possible in to a dream destination at the end of a long day for a long soak, our bathrooms should be inviting and relaxing places, so why not treat yourself and enjoy your new bathroom suite for years to come. Well designed and professionally fitted bathroom suite is not just about baths and showers its about make best use of the available space, creating more than just a standard bathroom takes the skill of a designer and the use of the latest bathroom design software.

Bathrooms are more than just a 3 piece suite placed in a row, a well-designed bathroom can become stylish but equally as important can become a functional room at the same time, with fitted units complementing the suite used for storage of towels and toiletries, imaging no more stacks of toilet rolls and cleaning fluids on show but neatly hidden away inside beautiful new matching units.

Choose a bathroom designer and installation company who will come to your home is a much better way than attempting to take measurements yourself down to your local DIY and buying some packaged deal bath / shower and toilet set and then attempting to make it fit in the same place as the old
bathroom suite
. A professional bathroom supplier and designer should offer a no obligation home survey and show you how to make best use of the available space.
Once you have decided on a layout for your bathroom the fun can really begin, choosing a new style bathroom suite can be great fun, visit the bathroom showroom as this is where your dreams can become reality, this also gives the designer and yourself the opportunity to edit the design based on your chosen bathroom suite range, perfecting the layout of the bathroom suite and any storage cupboards using the computer is an ideal way to visualise the finished bathroom, much better than drawing on paper at the DIY store.

Thursday

Cheapest place to buy a futon from in the UK

There are many shops on and offline that sell futons of all shapes and sizes but if you’re looking for the cheapest place to buy your new futon from then online is the best place to buy from.

Buying your new futon online will save you £’s compared to buying a futon from your local furniture or department store just choose your style, double or single, metal or wood constructed futon and then compare prices from a few futon companies. Futons are usually considerably cheaper than traditional sofa beds and best of all the range of covers and fabrics add a modern and stylish look to any room. Plus an added bonus with futons is the interchangeable covers so should you spill something that just won’t clean off or simply fancy a change of look just replace your futons cover with a new one, works out much cheaper than replacing a whole new sofa bed.

The most popular style of futon is the two seater or sometimes referred to as a twin seat futon. These two seater futons make great use of confined space yet are still large enough to provide comfortable seating for two adults as well as opening up to become a useable sofa bed size sleeping area. Futons are especially good for small apartments, bedsits, student dorm rooms, or as a guest bed in a spare room that can be quickly and easily converted to a bed for unexpected guests staying over.
Need to buy a futon in a hurry look for a futon company who carry a selection of futons in stock ready for immediate dispatch. Choose a futon that’s in stock and your new futon could be with you in 2-3 days. Futon sofa beds that are already in stock are most likely available at very competitive prices because the retailers would much rather move stock on than have it sit around gathering dust.

Fabric choices for futons will affect the price you pay, choose a hard wearing but plain fabric as these will last longer and be cheaper to buy when compared to the cost of a more stylish but less hard wearing cover.

Traditional Sofa beds do differ from futons not just in looks but also in prices, traditionally sofa beds looked exactly the same as a standard sofa, but underneath the cushions they had a fold out metal frame which is reason for the extra costs. Plus most people will sleep better on a futon when compared to a normal sofa bed this is because of the futon mattresses which are much thicker and offer better support than the thin ones sofa beds use. Another point to note when comparing a futon to a sofa bed other than the actual price is the weight, the metal framed sofa beds are very heavy, buy a futon much cheaper and they are much more funky to look at.

Wednesday

Stainless Steel Anti Slip Discs

Porcher Abrasives can manufacture and supply anti-slip discs in stainless steel, abrasive coated anti-slip discs can eliminate your slippery surface areas, TreadSafe ® anti slip disc solutions are designed to prevent slippages in hazardous locations, be they public or industrial areas.

Where can I use TreadSafe® Stainless Steel Anti Slip Discs?
One of the key benefits of the anti-slip discs is their versatility as they can be used internally or externally and is resistant to a wide range of chemicals. They can be fitted easily on site in a wide variety of slippery situations, applications include use on floors, stairs, ramps, walkways, external fire escapes and ladders. The TreadSafe® anti slip range also comprises safety edgings, stair treads with matching landing covers, flat decking sheets, grating, ladder rung covers and tactile floor tiles,

TreadSafe® Stainless Steel Anti-Slip Discs is a high performance abrasive coated anti-slip flooring solution designed for high volume pedestrian numbers with the additional benefit of being able to withstand extremes of temperature. Available in a range of standard and custom colours to suit your application.

Thursday

How to Choose a Fitted Kitchen

Choosing a new fitted kitchen is not an easy task, after all for most people the kitchen is the heart of your home, do you want a traditional or a stylish modern looking kitchen, the choices available seem vast, types of units, and finishes, granite worktops or real wood, integrated appliances or free standing, the list goes on and on, so of course does the price that’s why it is vital to take your time, choose a kitchen design that will stand the test of time and fit with you and your family’s lifestyle.

Start by looking at your lifestyle, how will you use your kitchen, I find that whenever we have friends round we always end up in the kitchen chatting, so we wanted more space and the addition of a breakfast bar made a great social feature.
Do you enjoy cooking, then consider the size and type of cooker that will be most suited to your needs, low level single ovens are fine for most couples but larger families may wish to go for a double oven or even a range master style cooker.
Colours, are you going for a completely new colour scheme for your kitchen or are you keeping the walls and floors the same and just changing the kitchen units and worktops to give your kitchen a new lease of life.

Now finally you should have a few ideas on what type of new kitchen to buy, all you need to do now is find a style you actually like the look and feel of, bare in mind what looks great in a brochure or kitchen showroom may not directly look right in your kitchen at home, lighting plays an important part and kitchen showrooms full of fluorescent strip lights can make units look lighter than they would in your home.

Choose a kitchen designer who will come to your home is a much better way than attempting to measure your own kitchen and taking these measurements on a piece of paper to a large DIY store in the hope that it will all fit together after its delivered. A professional kitchen designer or planner as some are called should offer a no obligation home survey and be able to maximise the space whilst listening to your requirements based on the family’s lifestyle. The kitchen planner will be able to merge your ideas with his design flair and with the aid of the latest design software bring it all to life and be able to easily tweak the design post your reviews and feedback.

The purchasing of a new fitted kitchen isn’t something that should be rushed, given that a fully fitted kitchen is not usually cheap it has to last and look good, we all want value for money even more so today, choose well and your new kitchen will provide many years of pleasure and service.

A final point to consider when looking for a fully fitted kitchen is to use a company that employs quality time served tradesmen and one that can complete all the additional task such as plumbing and electrics as well as brick laying and tiling if needed, it’s much easier to deal with one company rather than trying to project manage all the trades needed to completely fit a kitchen.

Why You Should Have Fitted Bedroom Furniture

Fitted bedroom furniture can really transform a dreary room were we sleep in to a dream destination at the end of the day, our bedrooms should be relaxing places. We spend around 1/3rd of our lives in bed so why not make the whole experience a more pleasant one.

Well designed and professionally fitted bedroom furniture is not just about wardrobes and drawers its about make best use of the available space, creating more than just bedroom storage takes the skill of a designer and the use of the latest bedroom design software.

Choose a bedroom designer who will come to your home is a much better way than attempting to take measurements yourself down to your local DIY and buying some self-assembly flat packed bedroom furniture . A professional bedroom designer should offer a no obligation home survey and show you how to make best use of the available space.

Once you have decided on a layout for your bedroom the fun can really begin, choosing new fitted bedroom furniture can be great fun, visit the bedroom furniture showroom as this is where your dreams can become reality, this also gives the designer and yourself the opportunity to edit the design based on your chosen bedroom furniture range, perfecting the design using the computer is an ideal way to visualise the finished room, much better than drawing on paper at the DIY store.
One point to bear in mind is lighting in the kitchen showroom, the lighting here may be brighter than that of your bedroom, so consider this when choosing the colour of the bedroom units.

Fitted bedroom furniture should be a considered purchase, quality furniture is going to last for many years so take your time and choose a style that suits your needs beyond today, speaking with professional bedroom furniture installers should answer all of your questions. Choose well and your bedroom will become an oasis of dreams for many years.

One final point when considering who you use to supply your new bedroom is to use a company that employs quality tradesmen and one that can complete all the additional task such as electrics as well any plumbing that might be needed if you happen to be updating an en suite at the same time it’s much easier to deal with one company.

Friday

Where do Futons Come From?

Futon is the English name given to the Japanese traditional style of bedding known as “futon” Basically a traditional futon is the name given to Japanese bedding that consists of a padded mattress and quilts that are pliable enough to be folded up and stowed out of the way so that a room can be used during the day for purposes other than that of just a bedroom.
Futons in Japan consist of basically two elements, the first is a shikibuton which is the bottom mattress and a kabebuton which refers to the quilted bedcover. Futons are sold in Japan through specialist stores known as futon’ya and often come in sets consisting of blankets and pillows.
Futons sold in the west are based on the original Japanese futons but with quite a few differences, almost all western futons are constructed around a wooden or metal frame so rather than being folded up and put away as in Japanese homes they almost always double up as a sofa or chair.

Futons when laid out fully will often resemble normal single or double beds in terms of size and comfort, partly due to extra layers and banding that are used in the construction of western futons.

Western futons mattresses usually have a removable cover which is handy if you get spills or are using the futon as a sofa in your living room and fancy a change of décor, it’s much cheaper to change a futon cover than it is to change a traditional sofa for a new one or even the cost of professional recovering a sofa.

Futon mattresses are typically filled with offcuts of foam of various types and sizes but more recently in recognition to the environment, more eco-friendly fillings are used, although this does tend to be in the higher quality futons.

Sofa beds do differ from futons slightly, but were the line is drawn can be confusing, traditionally sofa beds looked exactly the same as a standard sofa, but underneath the cushions they had a fold out metal frame and a thin mattress, most people will find they will get a better night’s sleep on a futon when compared to a traditional sofa bed as the futon mattresses are much thicker and offer better support. Another point to note when comparing a futon to a sofa bed is the weight, the metal framed sofa beds are very heavy and if you fancy a change of colour scheme or stain them you cannot recover a traditional sofa bed as easily and cheaply as the more practical futon.