What is plastic laminate?
HPL (high pressure laminate) partitions are made from a particle board core covered by a decorative surface protected by a protective melamine overlay.
We carry plastic laminate toilet partitions featuring wear-resistant engineered surfaces manufactured by trusted industry names like Wilsonart and Formica.
What is plastic laminate made of?
Laminated plastics consist of polymer-matrix composites. Consisting of layers of reinforcing materials that have been impregnated with thermosetting resins, bonded together, and cured under heat and pressure.
Laminated plastics are made by impregnating a special form of decorative kraft paper with thermosetting resins (usually melamine or phenolic resin) and polymerized under heat and pressure, forming a polymer-matrix composite. “High pressure” refers to the pressure introduced during the production process. These pressure levels typically reach 1,200 to 2,000 psi.
Plastic laminate can be cut to size if necessary.
In order to get a nice clean edge, you’ll want to follow the following steps:
ASI Plastic Laminate Partitions with Floor Anchored/Overhead Braced Mounting Style
Part 1 – General 1.01 Work Included A. The toilet partitions shall be plastic laminate with floor anchored/overhead braced mounting style as manufactured by ASI Accurate Partitions, Burr Ridge, Illinois. B. Furnish all labor and materials necessary for completion of work in this section as shown in the approved drawings and specified herein. 1.02 Related Work – Specified elsewhere shall include accessories and anchorage/blocking for attachment of partitions. Part 2 – Product 2.01 Doors, Panels and Urinal Screens – Shall have a finished thickness of 1” with decorative plastic laminate is applied to 7/8” thick particleboard. 2.02 Pilasters – Shall have a finished thickness of 1“ with decorative plastic laminate applied to 7/8” thick particleboard 2.03 Material – Doors, panels, pilasters and urinal screens shall be fabricated from 45-pound density, resin impregnated 7/8“ thick particle board. Decorative plastic laminate shall be applied to the particleboard with a non-toxic, water resistant adhesive under high pressure. All components shall be edge banded prior to face lamination to ensure moisture run-off and vandal resistance. 2.04 Finish – All components shall have faces and edges covered with a decorative, vertical grade (.50 thickness) laminate. 2.05 Color – will be selected from Accurate’s full range of standard designer colors. 2.06 Door Hardware – Shall be Accurate gravity cam-action hinge that permits door to return to a pre-set position when not locked. Hinge, strike and keeper shall be chrome plated Zamac to resist corrosion and through bolted with tamper resistant barrel nuts and shoulder screws. Cam-action hinge shall allow emergency access by lifting the door from the bottom. 2.07 Mounting Hardware – Chrome plated Zamac stirrup brackets shall be secured to walls and pilasters with stainless steel tamper resistant fasteners. Panels shall be through bolted with tamper resistant barrel nuts and shoulder screws. 2.08 Construction Design – Partitions shall be anchored to the floor by a 1-piece, 3” high, stainless steel anchor trim with bottom plate through which concrete anchors are driven into the floor. Pilaster is leveled with machine screw threaded into an insert in bottom of pilaster and is fastened to anchor trim with tamper resistant stainless fasteners. Aluminum headrail with anti-grip profile shall provide overhead bracing and span all partitions and brace the end pilaster to the back wall. Part 3 – Execution 3.01 Installation – Shall be installed in accordance to the Accurate installation instructions with compartments rigid, straight and plumb. Doors and panels shall be mounted 12” above the finished floor. 3.02 Warranty – ASI Accurate Partitions guarantees its plastic laminate partitions, properly maintained, against discoloration or delamination for 2 YEARS from the date of receipt by the customer. If material is found defective during that period, the material shall be replaced free of charge. No credits or allowances shall be issued for any labor or expenses relating to the replacement of components covered under the warranty plan.