Are You Considering Coating Your Bathroom?
Bathroom coatings are not a new phenomenon as they have been around for many years. However, it is only recently that its true benefits are starting to be noticed. Much of the reasoning behind this is due to their improvement in performance transforming from varnish-like silicon products to today’s hydrophobic layers, engineered at molecular level. Applying coating to your bathroom will not only ensure that you are protected from lime scale, but also other particles.
One of the advantages to using coating, is that they prevent build up of lime or dirt and therefore does not require chemical cleaning products to keep the surfaces clean. Furthermore, most manufacturers actively advise against using chemical cleaners as they damage the surface.
So how do coated surfaces compare to other bathroom surfaces? Other bathroom surfaces are hydrophilic. This allows or lime and other sorts of particles to build up and sit on the surface. If neglected over a period of time, these can create a corrosive process that can cause damage at molecular level. You will not have this problem with coatings as they act to repel these particles. The coatings act to keep lime and other particles from building up.
What is the actual difference?
An investigation carried out reported that around 46 million every year is spent specifically on bathroom cleaners, plus another 117 million on liquid bleach and disinfectants and 14 million on limescale removers. These staggering figures show that great action needs to be taken in order to change this as it is impacting greatly on the environment. If the direction of this expenditure can change even a little to spending it on bathroom coatings, then we could make a significant change.
So how does this affect the environment?
Quite simply, the idea is that by using protective coating in your bathroom, you will not need to use chemical cleaning products. This is turn ensures that harmful chemicals will not be released into the environment due to domestic cleaning.
Therefore, using coating will not only have a positive impact on the environment, but it will also reduce your time spent in cleaning. Your household bills will also be reduced as you will not require as many cleaning products. Most household owners when making a new purchase rarely consider the impact their decision may make on the environment. However, with increasing awareness of the environment this view is now starting to change.
How eco-friendly a product will be on the environment is usually the last thing on people’s minds when they are making a purchase. The most important factors usually include the price, functionality, and its appearance. The challenge now lies with manufacturers to integrate the eco-friendliness of the product with the price.
Coating is not just in the interest of general consumers. If this idea is expanded in the business world, then this could prove to have a bigger and more positive impact on the environment.
Tal Potishman, editor of Heating Central, writes articles about boilers, central heating, Acton plumbers, underfloor heating and solar thermal. He specializes in helping save money by advising on efficient heating. Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/bath-showers-articles/are-you-considering-coating-your-bathroom-1291070.html