Fixing Instructions for Wall and Door Protectors

The continual movement of pedestrian and wheeled traffic within different types of workplace and public buildings, including hospitals, supermarkets, hotels, schools, banks, airports, offices, letter delivery offices and auto processing centers, inevitably creates damage to walls and doors.

Damage to the interior fabric of buildings is a serious problem for developers, architects and facilities managers. who need to work to minimize the effects. Wall and door damage can be a major problems and steps should be taken to eradicate by taking preventative action.

The interior design of your building can be improved by fitting a wall or door protector in addition to being protected from damage. Costly maintenance and the inconvenience of repair can be avoided, with the added benefit of reducing future maintenance budgets.

A building protection system is typically made up of a number of component products including kick plates, push plates and door protectors. Once you have selected a wall and door protector you must ensure that the panels are fixed at the correct height. Different kinds of vehicles will potentially cause damage in different places depending on the width of the passageway and the height of the trolley. We recommend that when specifying the width of panels you consider larger panels than are actually needed.

The choice of colours of products can help distinguish areas and direct people. This is of particular help to partially sighted people. Coloured door ends and corners in contrasting colours help signal a change of direction. Extra emphasis can be given to door handles with the addition of door plates.

uPVC is ideal for areas such as corridors where traffic may brush against the panels, but rubber is better for areas likely to experience major impact. Rubber provides the additional benefit when compared to metal that the vehicle is protected as well as the building following impact. Make sure you select a specially developed material that is resistant to impact and abrasion and achieve the relevant Fire Test requirements.   

With so much choice it can be difficult to know which type of wall or door protector is best for you; in this case you should consult an expert for their recommendation.

The system must be fitted correctly to ensure that it delivers the protection that is required. A badly fitted system will let you down eventually.

Fixing Guide
Your surface must be clean, free from grease and dust, dry and suitable primed. Hold the wall and door protector against the surface and mark the position.
The wall should be primed and any wallpaper removed to give a solid, flat surface for adhesion. Cut the strip to length where necessary (we recommend chamfering the cut edge), peel off the backing paper, place in position and apply pressure to ensure full contact.

If a surface is in disrepair then adhesive mastic may be a good alternative to double sided tape.