Arkaden Retail Floor Renovation
Ekenäs, Finland


Arkaden Retail Floor Renovation
Ekenäs, Finland
Overview
Bona products helped create a sustainable, durable, and safe floor.
Finnish developers of Arkaden were in the process of converting an old bank building into an indoor shopping center in Raseborg, Finland. The vision for this beautifully designed gathering place was to renovate the existing building structures, including the floors, to create a welcoming environment for shoppers. Arkaden wanted an easy, quick and more sustainable alternative to replace the floor in the bank building — a worn-down, old plastic mat with large holes, scratches, cracks, and bare or mis-matched patches. Bona stepped in to help with the Bona Resilient Floor Solution.

"There is a clear increase in popularity in the refurbishment and re-use of old material, so we decided to demonstrate the renovation possibilities on a real-life project. The advantages of PU coating are cost efficiency, speed, environmental friendliness and ease of maintenance.”
-Helsinki-based cleaning company, Tehopro Oy
The Process
The work began by stripping the old PVC floor and removing layers of wax, residue, and dirt from the flooring surface with Bona Power Remover, a quick, efficient, and aggressive cleaning agent developed for stripping polish, dirt, and old cleaner residue from resilient floors. Next, holes and tears in the floor were repaired using a two-part polyurethane filler and adhesive, Bona PU Filler, which is innovated for quick and durable repair of resilient floorings. Next, the team made necessary patches and leveled the largest patches. The largest places were made by cutting the carpet off, smoothing the base, gluing a new piece of the corresponding carpet in place, and patching and sanding the seams. The preparation was completed by sanding the floor to clean up the patched areas and to create a flat, even surface.
Because of the excessive amount of patching required on the flooring surface, Bona recommended treating the floor with two coats of Bona Pure Color [RAL design 080 50 05], which offers a fast application process and provides heavy pigmentation to ensures full and complete coverage. The first treatment with Bona Pure Color revealed remaining imperfections in the floor and allowed finishing touches to be made before the final coat was applied. After the second layer was applied, decorative chip flakes were added to the floor providing more color and interest to the design. The surface was sealed with two coats of Bona Pure extra matte finish, a hard-elastic finish that serves as a long-term surface protection for heavily trafficked industrial and commercial floors. Bona Pure is a 2K waterborne, clear, and non-yellowing formula.
The completed floor refreshed and transformed the space offering a beautiful design aesthetic. The entire process with the Bona Resilient Renovation Solution was completed in four days and provided an easy-care, durable, and hygienic polyurethane surface.
The Results

Arkaden received the following benefits by using the Bona Resilient Flooring Solution to renew their PVC floor.
- Durability - Bona Pure adds an extra layer of durability to the surface and protects the new color and chips from damage by cleaning solutions, foot traffic, general wear and tear, and contaminants.
- Sustainable - By renovating rather than replacing the floor, Bona and Arkaden prevented 4,775 kilograms of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the environment and saved 83,781 mega joules of energy. Additionally, the renovation project prevented the old flooring surface from ending up in a landfill. To learn more about how the CO2 and MJ figures were calculated, go to bona.com/ivlreport.
- Ease of Maintenance - Arkaden will be able to use their current maintenance plan to take care of their PVC floors. They will never have to strip and apply polymer to the floor again.