Temporary Protection
Temporary protection covers floors, walls, stairs, doors and fitted fixtures during building and renovation work, so that finished surfaces reach handover free of damage from tools, traffic, paint and debris. HERMEQ holds permanent UK stock of temporary protection products for every surface, from Correx and heavy duty boards to self-adhesive films, door and sanitaryware protectors and dust containment. The heavy duty polypropylene board has a honeycomb structure that resists crushing and impact, and it is a lighter alternative to hardwood or plywood sheets. The protection fleeces give a flexible cover that rolls out over sensitive finishes and smooths into place without tape.
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Temporary Floor Protection Polypropylene Board - Flame ResistantAs low as £17.42 £20.90Quick 3 Day Delivery
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Floor protection boards, rolls and fleece
The right sheet or roll depends on the traffic the floor will carry and the finish beneath it, and board thickness across the range runs from 2mm Correx up to 4mm heavy duty and ultra tough grades.
Correx protection board
Correx is the name the trade uses for corrugated polypropylene sheet, and it is the standard cover for floors, walls, stairs and doors under foot traffic and decorating. The Correx protection board cuts, curves and creases around steps, reveals and frames, and the translucent version lets the trades see the finish below. The corrugated protection board is the same material in trade packs for larger fit-out and refurbishment projects, and the 3m floor protection board covers long corridors with fewer joints.
Heavy duty and ultra tough protection board
Floors that carry trades with materials, wheeled scaffold towers or powered plant need a heavier grade. The heavy duty polypropylene board is the standard heavy grade, and the flame resistant heavy duty board is the same grade for sites that ask for flame resistance. For scissor lifts and fork trucks, the ultra tough protection board is the one to choose.
Breathable protection board
A new screed or freshly laid floor has to breathe while it cures, and a sealed board or adhesive film laid over it traps condensation against the surface, which is the mistake to avoid on new work. The breathable protection board is micro perforated so that moisture disperses through the sheet, and it is the board to lay over an uncured floor.
Floor protection rolls
A roll covers open plan floors and long corridors faster than sheets and leaves fewer joints to tape. The floor protection roll is corrugated polypropylene on the roll, in black or a fire resistant translucent version. The breathable flame retardant protection roll is a woven breather layer that lies loose over existing carpets and freshly laid floors, and it lets the floor below cure while it takes accidental knocks.
Protection fleece
Fleece suits sensitive finishes that need a soft, absorbent layer against liquids and scuffing. The protection fleece comes in standard, premium, breathable and flame retardant grades. The self-adhesive Protectall fleece has an adhesive film beneath an anti-slip top, so it holds in place on hard floors, walls, windows, ceilings and metal, and it peels away without residue.
Self-adhesive carpet, hard floor and window film
Self-adhesive film is the cover for a cured finish where the risk is spills, dust and foot traffic more than impact, as it is quicker to lay than board and lies flat on the surface without fixings.
Carpet protection film
Carpet film grips the pile, stays in place under foot traffic and peels away at the end of the job. The carpet protection film is clear and comes in standard and reverse wound rolls, and the anti slip carpet protection film is a fire resistant grade with higher slip resistance for busy routes. A carpet film applicator lays long runs straight and quickly.
Hard surface protection film
Vinyl, marble, tiles and cured timber take the hard surface protection film, a waterproof blue film that goes down by hand or with the applicator.
Window protection film
Glazing needs cover from plaster and paint splashes, and from grit that scratches glass. The window protection film is a low tack film in blue or clear that sticks directly to glass and frames and lifts without residue. Where windows are covered with board or sheet instead, low tack window tape holds the edges to the glass, and window suction cups fix the sheet to the pane through a hole cut in it.
Door, stair and sanitaryware protection
Fitted items are protected one by one, and the right protector depends on whether the item is in transit, in daily use by the trades, or finished and waiting for handover.
Door sleeves and door covers
Door sleeves slide over a hung door and keep paint, mortar and dust off it while it stays in use. A quilted door cover wraps the whole leaf, including the handle and lock, in a non-abrasive lining held with Velcro straps. The tabbed door protector is fitted before the door leaves for site, protects it in transit and leaves the hinge and handle areas free so the door works with the protector on.
Door jamb, handrail and corner protectors
Foam profiles take the knocks where materials and trolleys catch on the way through a building. Door jamb protection is a pre-slit foam tube that grips the frame on the hinge side without tape, and handrail protectors clip over stair rails in sizes to suit most rail sections. Foam corner protection covers right-angled plasterboard corners and the edges of stair treads.
Bath, sink, WC and oven protectors
The bath protector is a flat translucent sheet that lets the trades see the bath beneath and take care around it. The sink protector and WC protector are pre-creased impact resistant covers that fold around the fitting in seconds, and the hob and oven protector boxes in a cooker against heavy knocks. Lighter flat sink covers and WC seat covers keep finished fittings clean and unmarked.
Dust sheets, polythene sheeting and dust screens
Loose-laid sheeting keeps paint and dust off furniture and floors, while a sealed dust screen keeps dust inside the work area altogether.
Dust sheets and polythene sheeting
Cotton twill dust sheets are the decorator's cover for floors and furniture, need no fixing and wash for reuse. Clear polythene sheeting drapes over furniture and fittings, covers floors during decorating and hangs as a dust screen, in grades from light to heavy duty. Flame retardant polythene sheeting is the LPS1207 version for indoor covers and screens.
Dust screens with props and zip doors
A dust containment area is built from polythene sheeting held floor to ceiling on Eazi-Prop dust screen props, which adjust to the room height, lock with a twist and grip the ceiling with a non-marking pad. Eazi-Zip doors stick to the sheet and, once the sheet is cut between them, give a sealable doorway into the area.
Dirt trap mats
At the boundary between the work area and clean space, dirt trap mats lift dust from boots and wheels on a tacky surface. When the top sheet is soiled it peels off to leave a clean one below.
Flame retardant protection and LPS1207
Where no fire specification applies, standard boards, films and sheeting do the job, and where the site fire strategy or the principal contractor asks for fire retardant temporary protection, the choice moves to the flame retardant and LPS1207 grades. LPS1207 is the Loss Prevention Certification Board standard for fire retardant temporary protection materials. Several items in the range are flame retardant, but the LPS1207 versions are the ones certified to that standard, and they are the grade to order when the specification names it. The certified items are:
- the LPS1207 flame resistant protection board in black or translucent, and the door size fire resistant board
- the breathable flame retardant protection roll
- the certified version of the door sleeves
- the flame retardant polythene sheeting
- the bath, sink and WC protectors
Temporary protection from first fix to handover
The cover a floor or fitting needs changes as the job moves from heavy works to finishing, so protection is planned by stage and swapped as each stage ends.
During first fix and heavy works
While trades, materials, towers and plant move through the building, heavy duty or ultra tough board goes down over existing and finished floors, foam profiles go on jambs, rails and corners, and door sleeves or tabbed protectors arrive with the doors. Dust screens and dirt trap mats go up at this stage to hold dust inside the work area.
During second fix and decorating
Once the heavy traffic has gone, Correx board, fleece and self-adhesive films take over on stairs, carpets and hard finishes, and glazing is covered before plastering and painting start. The bath, sink, WC and oven protectors go on as each fitting is installed and stay on through tiling and decorating.
At the final clean and handover
After the final clean, the impact protectors come off and the flat sink covers and WC seat covers go on to keep the fittings clean until handover.
Construction site protection for scaffolds and external work
Outside the building, the range protects people, materials and new work from the scaffold and the weather. Scaffold protector tubes in high visibility foam wrap ground level poles to cushion impact and mark the hazard, and they are held with cable ties. Debris netting fixes to the scaffold face to reduce wind loading and protect people and traffic below. A heavy duty tarpaulin covers exposed openings and stacked materials. Soft ground under vehicles and plant takes ground protection mats, and open trenches take road plates.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you protect a lift during construction?
Lift car walls and floors are lined with protection board cut to fit and taped at the joints, so trades and materials can use the lift without scratching the panels. A self-adhesive fleece such as Protectall suits the car floor and metal panels. Foam corner and jamb protection covers the landing door frames, where trolleys and long materials strike most often.
Can temporary protection boards be reused?
Correx and heavy duty polypropylene boards are waterproof, so undamaged sheets can be lifted, wiped down and relaid on the next area or the next job. Foam jamb, handrail and corner protectors, the quilted door cover and the sanitaryware protectors are reusable too.
How do you fix protection board without marking the surface?
Tape the board along its joints with cloth tape so the sheets lock together as one cover and stay in place without any fixing into the finish below. Where tape has to touch glass or a delicate finish, use a low tack grade that lifts without residue.
Is protection board the same as ground protection mats?
No. Protection board is a thin polypropylene sheet for floors and surfaces inside a building, laid against feet, trades and access equipment. Ground protection mats are heavier mats for grass, soft ground and unmade surfaces outside, where vehicles and plant need a running surface.
How much protection board does a floor need?
Measure the area to be covered, divide it by the area of one sheet and round up, then add an allowance for offcuts around doorways, edges and fixed units. Stairs are measured tread by tread, as each tread and riser is cut separately.
Is there a minimum order on protection boards?
Yes. The protection boards are sold with a minimum order of 10 sheets, and the corrugated protection board in packs of 25 sheets.