Carcass base where cleaners wet-mop daily
Contract cleaners wet-mop daily. A timber skirting base wicks that water and swells.
Stand every carcass on a sealed aluminium or stone plinth.
The failure is not the cleaning, it is specifying a domestic base detail for a commercial cleaning regime.
Written for planning, not construction. Confirm every dimension against your approved project drawings.
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Edge banding is the whole detail on a white door
A PVC glue line goes grey in a wet kitchen, and on a white door that line is the first thing anyone sees.
Moisture & wet zonesVeneered window sill corners against condensation
A timber-veneered sill turns an external corner right where condensation collects, and any concealed timber edge left unsealed there swells and lifts the veneer.
Moisture & wet zonesBathroom floor trap and waterproofing: choose the trap before the grate
A floor trap chosen by the look of its grate can turn out too deep, restrict flow, conflict with the slab or sit above the required floor gradient, and the waterproofing around it can fall between the plumber, the tiler and the main contractor.