Service Corridor Wall Protection

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Author Message Brian Payne Senior Member Username: brian_payne Post Number: 272 Registered: 01-2014 Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2022 - 12:32 pm:    Where we only have gypsum board walls, I always add wall protection for service corridors in the back of house areas of highrise office buildings. Mainly along the loading dock to service elevator path. Deliveries, furniture, etc. I have used a lot of Acrovyn, painted plywood, and stainless steel. I feel like FRP is not durable enough, but 1/2" plywood or Stainless might be overkill. Any suggestions or best practices you can share? John Bunzick Senior Member Username: bunzick Post Number: 1880 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2022 - 03:18 pm:    Acrovyn is pretty tough, and if screwed on could be replaced. I would not think stainless would be as durable since it would dent. Plywood would get bashed up and look kind of crappy. I would guess FRP would be about the same as Acrovyn. Have you seen specific problems you are trying to address? Maybe impact-resistant drywall as a substrate would improve its performance. Or, skip the protective surfacing and build those partitions with reinforced CMU. Nathan Woods, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP Senior Member Username: nwoods Post Number: 866 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2022 - 11:49 am:    I have used sheet rubber flooring with the steel plate patterning up on the walls, glued to plywood, and that has worked pretty well.