Two things chaps,
Original post stated that polish was put on altro flooring in shower/toilet areas, I still maintain that this is incorrect. I certainly would refuse to do this in the future and would reccomend to the client, that the polish is removed from these high risk area's.
Whilst a seal or indeed polish can be put on altro, after the client has carried out a risk assessment etc, I would still be concerned who would carry the liability if a slip occured in non-critical area's, as it were, I have a sneaky feeling that it would be the contractor, I may be wrong of course.
Good thread, lots of differing opinions, but in my opinion if altro has been specified, it is there for a reason, and I would not put polish on it just so the client can save on the maintenance costs of the flooring.
It is down to the client and the cleaning contractor to sit down together and work out a cost effective maintenance programme that keeps the flooring as clean as the budget will allow, whilst maintaining the anti-slip properties of the flooring.
Regards,
Rob
PS
Regardless of the maufacturer stating that you can put polish on their flooring, if an accident did occur, it wont be their insurance company paying out on any claim, thats for sure!
