Sarlibain from Forbo Flooring: complete floor & wall solution for showers and bathrooms

What's more, the range can be coordinated with all of Forbo Flooring's PVC references to perfect the unity of the layouts as desired.

As for the technical performances of this concept, they are legion: optimal sealing of the system (E3 classification), maximum safety thanks to the anti-slip property of the coatings (R10 – ESb – ESf) and contrasts of Light Reflection Values ​​(LRV). ) adapted for people with disabilities. The latter make it possible to create differentiation between materials for a better perception of the ambient environment, an approach particularly appreciated in medical structures. Note, moreover, that Sarlibain has an 18 dB acoustic version by adding a Sarlibase acoustic underlay.

Finally, let us emphasize that this shower concept integrating floor & wall coverings, without tray, is ideally suited to wet rooms and bathrooms in health establishments, EHPADs, senior residences or even in hotels, also meeting PMR accessibility standards for housing new.

A very stylish and easily coordinated collection

The new Sarlibain collection from Forbo Flooring offers a wide range of decors and has no less than 74 references: 48 Surestep for floors and 26 Onyx+ for walls.

On the flooring side, Surestep compact non-slip heterogeneous PVC combines pure plain colors like the emblematic laguna, subtly speckled decors like balance, star and original, or even mineral effects in beige and gray with material, and particularly warm wood effects with wood.

As for wall coverings, Onyx+ multilayer PVC offers contemporary patterns, both graphic and realistic. We find the same grey/beige/taupe tones as Surestep, wall and floor thus echoing each other, textured effects like quartz, almost cloudy, lined and spotted effects with graphite and hessian which have the advantage of a “masking” action. » and bring movement, just like the dynamic Sorrento. The lotus and peony decorations stand out in monumental floral adornments, while marble and travertine compete in elegance and timelessness.

Forbo Flooring has designed all of these decors in a “home-like” spirit, attaching particular importance to offering a cozy and protective appearance to bathrooms in the medical sector, for example. All easily coordinated with each other to create a real cocoon, their chromatic palette also matches that of several other ranges of Forbo Flooring coverings, an asset for perfectly matching adjacent rooms.

And to conclude on the aesthetic attributes, let us point out that the back of Onyx+ is also colored, allowing the welds to be rendered invisible.

An implementation guaranteeing optimal sealing

Upstream, it is of course necessary to coordinate with the project management in order to define the installation of the floor drains and the dimensioning of the reservations (minimum distance 30 cm from the walls or partitions), the reservations and shapes of slopes (slope 1% minimum over 1,80 m around the minimum siphon), the installation of the shower (minimum distance between door frames and siphons and/or shower heads 120 cm) as well as coordination with any false ceilings.

For Surestep as for Onyx+, the 2 m wide strips are applied in glued installation and are heat welded together, for absolute waterproofing. It should be noted that Onyx+ benefits from technical advice for 2 installation methods, vertically (like wallpaper) and horizontally (using a technique applied in Sweden). Finally, the Sarlibain range offers numerous accessories such as corner profiles, PVC shower thresholds in different colors, 4 types of siphons as well as grilles for them. In order to gain acoustic comfort, in the hotel sector for example, it is possible to implement a Sarlibase 18 db sound-absorbing underlay.

Sarlibain technical characteristics

• Technical Notice / DTA n°12/12-1612_V5
• Complies with accessibility standards for people with reduced mobility
• LRV contrasts adapted for people with disabilities
• Reaction to fire Bfl-s1 for Surestep & B-s2,d0 for Onyx+ (satisfies M3 regulations)
• Perfect waterproofing: E3 classification
• Maximum safety with its anti-slip floor R10 – ESb – ESf
• Resistant to hospital stains
• Air quality class A+
• FDES can be consulted and downloaded from the INIES database and the Forbo Flooring website
• 10 years warranty