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The Heat is On!!
Underfloor Heating or Under Tile Heating as it is also known, has become more popular and trendy in recent years through the two commonly used floor heating systems in the UK, ‘Water’ (pipe fed) and ‘Electric’ wire. This is down to the fact that not only is it a lot more affordable, it is also […]
Read MoreDon’t Get Wet!
Changes to the British Standards back in 2018 regarding the requirement to use a proprietary tanking system in wet areas has certainly lowered the volume of issues with leaking floors & ceilings. But does everyone know the standard guideline for waterproofing…….? Any area that is subjected to getting wet (shower, steam room, wet rooms etc) […]
Read MoreMeet The Technical Team At Palace Chemicals Ltd.
Palace Chemicals Ltd is a manufacturer of a wide range of Building Products & Adhesive, operating from a single site at Speke, Liverpool. As a manufacturer of over 250 distinct product formulations, we have a long-established Technical Operation over-seeing the procurement, manufacture & development of all our products & the raw material supply streams they […]
Read MoreExternal Tile Fixing
Where does the 20mm porcelain sit? Tiling or Landscaping? The difficulty is the two methods being undertaken by two very different professions. Porcelain is a fully vitrified product and extremely dense, thus giving it little to no water porosity at all. Landscaping is (in the main) a bed of semi dry mortar (sand & cement […]
Read MorePatina – The best known secret
‘What’s that’…….? Derived from an old Italian word – Patinare, meaning to apply a finish. Patina has been around for over 30 years and is possibly the best product on the market for rejuvenating older wooden surfaces to make them look BETTER than new! Its formula consists of resins and natural oils that have been […]
Read MoreThe Summertime Fence Paint Blitz
What a different World we live in within the space of 12 months. We have all encountered many challenges in the last year, none more so than getting hold of Fenceguard in the summer months. We have experienced an unprecedented volume of sales during this time and the pressures that were put on the supply […]
Read MoreDoes a Couple ‘Un’ or ‘De’?
Good question! But the simple answer is…..Both! To Decouple is to disengage or to make a change to one system without changing another, whereas to Uncouple is to unlink or to detach one thing from another. Basically, decoupling is a synonym of uncoupling. The term within construction / engineering has been around since the early […]
Read MorePalace Strikes Industry Pose with Innovative Video Content
Everyday life has changed for everyone – From having to wear a mask and forming orderly queues for the shops to getting handy DIY hints and tips from the internet. A recent survey stated that 63% of adults in the UK would seek help and advice from a how-to video before tackling a building or […]
Read MoreWe Ain’t Heavy!
As the UK continues to be more aware for the need of environmentally ‘clean’ products, industry has also stood up to be counted! Not least Palace Chemicals! Looking at various technological advances in polymers and binders to keep up to date with the ever-increasing size of tiles and varying substrates, mixed with the pursuit for […]
Read MoreIs Water Penetrating Your Masonry?
If you have water penetrating your exterior brickwork due to dampness, which would usually occur on north facing walls, Palace Chemicals has the answer; Treat your walls with Palace Waterseal. Palace Waterseal comes in spirit (Waterseal) and water-based form (Aqueous Waterseal), designed to be brushed or sprayed applied with 2 coats to your exterior brickwork […]
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