For your convenience in this section you will find SDS (Safety Data Sheets), Cleaning Instructions and other documents you may find useful available for download
...Read MoreFor your convenience in this section you will find SDS (Safety Data Sheets), Cleaning Instructions and other documents you may find useful available for download
...Read MoreSicodur® are high quality European pressed tiles, which provide fantastic long term slip resistance.
Specially formulated to Metz
requirements.. retains P5 rating after 5,000 cycles of accelerated wear testing (AWT).
Metz has supplied our Europave® commercial kitchen floor tiles for decades. Europave® is a thick, heavy duty floor tile for restaurant, fast food and institutional kitchens. Its extruded production makes it a great value product and the 15mm thick version provides excellent bang for the buck.
...Read MoreEpoxy Grouts for Floors
Basic Metz 19 – basic epoxy grout for food areas with minimal frying – sandwich bars, cafes, bars
Superior Metz 70 – superior epoxy grout for kitchens including significant amounts of fried foods, – QSR’s bakeries, retail meat & fish
Premium Metz 5NF-5NFA – premium chemical resistance epoxy grout – suitable for exposure to heavy oils contamination, chicken fat etc
Grouts for Walls
Superior Cementitious Metz CG2 – mixture of cements, graded aggregates and special pigments used for grouting ceramic tiles with joint widths from 1mm to 8mm.
Premium Metz 11E – premium epoxy grout for impermeability and enhanced stain resistance
Membrane
Metz 27M – 2 part premium flexible waterproofing membrane
Adhesives (wall & floor)
Regular Metz HSA – CTES1 adhesive in 20kg bags
Premium Metz 27 – C2TES2 2 part super high strength flexible adhesive in 20kg bags and 20kg pails
Movement Joints
Metz 20B – 2 part caulk-in polyurethane joint filling compound
Metz 20D/SS – Pre-formed reinforced movement joint for heavy wheeled traffic
For a fully detailed compliant ceramic tile specification for your project contact Metz.
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Chemical resistance is another critical requirement for a kitchen floor system, food residues can be extremely corrosive. Just ask any dentist! Chicken fats, certain oils and other products can have an adverse affect on even some epoxy grouts.
...Read MoreKitchen tiles should be thick – heavy items dropped on a thin tile may break the tile. Twice the thickness typically equals four times the strength. Thinner tiles must be fully bedded with no voids under the tile…or they will definitely break upon impact.
...Read MoreSlip resistance is achieved by surface profile or surface texture, or a combination of both.
Metz experience based on our client’s advice is that flat surfaces incorporating a gritty texture perform the best for slip resistance in commercial kitchens.
Surface profile can be achieved by either raised protuberances or depressions on the surface (slate finish).
...Read MorePorcelain tiles are extremely resistant to staining due to the low porosity. Metz porcelain tiles are unaffected by all janitorial cleaning products even in concentrated form. Cleaning products containing acids, alkalis, bleaches, solvents can be used without concern for the tiles.
Metz strongly recommend that proprietary floor cleaners be used as these are specifically formulated with beneficial properties for this task. General purpose detergents and other cleaning products may perform poorly and leave residues that can build up and trap dirt.
...Read MoreStandards Australia publish two slip resistance handbooks:-
In the years following the publication of HB197, many designers and operators took the view that this was an optional guideline (not a standard) and that compliance was a choice. Insurers quickly disagreed when courts were awarding significant payments to claimants in slip cases and in general settled claims where a design did not meet the minimum recommendations of this Handbook.
A number of strong criticisms emerged about aspects of the handbook, several were likely justified, however a number of problems arose simply because users did not familiarise themselves with some of the details and explanations that were within the pages.
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