By Swisstrax
The owners of these luxury townhouses - overlooking the Howick Village with sea views and essentially within a secure gated community - all Built on top of a commercial multi-level Carpark. The rooftop constituted a double garage Carport with a side access to the only entrance to each home. The asphalt was crumbling, tired and had red accessways painted as a faux walkway to each front door. Rainwater flows through all these garages, creating an area that is constantly wet and where the asphalt has in many instances sunk into tyre depressions where water pools and can lie for days on end. The asphalt also was constantly being carried into the homes, all of which had polished timber floors that was now damaged and hidden from view under mats and carpets. Many had tried to use alternative materials, rubber mats and cheap click together tiles but these broke, became a trip hazard and looked ugly within a short period of time.
An independent valuation after the project cited the improved garages added 10K to each property. The project was individually undertaken with each owner with a fixed price of $3500.00 including GST, installation and a free colour choice. Remedial repairs were also done to repair the damaged asphalt with a self-levelling concrete compound. The repairs could not be seen under the Swisstrax and after 3 years - the floors look as good as the day they were installed. Also - storage in the garages now does not require items being "lifted" off the floor to avoid water damage.
We've been supplying and installing Swisstrax in NZ since 2012 and predominately involved in residential garages and more recently moving into medium and large commercial operations involving warehousing, workshops and heavy industrial premises. Swisstrax NZ is based in Auckland and has an army of contact installers which we call upon for Events and larger fit outs - and has more recently moved to appoint regional distributors to cover areas where we have generated sales outside of Auckland.
We offer a complete design and installation service throughout the North Island and hope to reproduce that soon in the South. If you want to buy a floor or simply hire it for an upcoming event - we will assist in the design and with our experience - help guid you to create a "floor to remember". We also work very closely with Garage fit-out specialists - Pimp My Garage is a great example of a reliable and knowledgeable supplier - will not only hide all your toys and tools in wonderfully constructed cupboards and benches - but they also create hanging wall space that puts your bikes, kayaks, lawnmowers and tools - up off the floor.
Swisstrax tiles are 4-point injection moulded and come in a selection of colours that resist fading even in our harsh NZ environment. Swisstrax tiles have a Residential lifetime guarantee against bending, fading or shattering under normal conditions. These tiles have been tested and certified to NZ standards for use in the public domain as a "Pedestrian" safe flooring and are food safe. A Swisstrax tile will withstand over 27 tonnes per square inch rolling resistance, and we've seen heavy machinery and equipment put Swisstrax "to the test".
Swisstrax Flooring is truly a "once in a lifetime" purchase, so if you move your business or home - you can simply pack up the Swisstrax flooring and "take it with you". Now what other flooring product could you do that with and own for a lifetime?