{"id":6926,"date":"2026-10-28T06:31:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/pp-honeycomb-protection-board-office-cat-b-fitout.html"},"modified":"2026-10-28T06:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:31:54","slug":"pp-honeycomb-protection-board-office-cat-b-fitout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/pp-honeycomb-protection-board-office-cat-b-fitout.html","title":{"rendered":"PP Honeycomb Protection Board for Office Cat B Fit-Out: Protect Landlord Finishes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a Cat B fit-out the contractor is usually responsible for landlord finishes: the lobby, the lift lobby, the core and the floors that were handed over as complete. Damage there becomes a retention issue rather than a snag. This article looks at protecting landlord finishes during office fit-out. The focus is handover condition, shared routes and meeting the building’s rules.<\/p>\n

Landlord finishes are a retention risk, not a snag<\/h2>\n

A scratched lobby floor or a chipped lift surround is usually charged against retention, and the repair is done by the landlord’s own contractor at the tenant’s cost. That makes protection a commercial decision rather than a housekeeping one.<\/p>\n

Most damage happens on shared routes: the loading bay, the goods lift, the lift lobby and the corridor to the demise. Those are the areas to protect first.<\/p>\n

A rigid PP honeycomb protection board lies flat and stays put on those routes, and because it is re-usable it can be moved from the loading bay through to the floor as the programme progresses.<\/p>\n

Thickness choices from 2 mm to 12 mm<\/h2>\n

Office fit-out routes carry material trolleys, partitions and furniture, so the middle to upper part of the 2 mm to 12 mm range is typically right for shared areas.<\/p>\n

For the demised floor with foot traffic and light works, a mid thickness is enough. For the loading bay and goods lift route, thicker boards handle the wheeled loads and pallet deliveries.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Board group<\/th>\nTypical thickness<\/th>\nWhere it earns its place<\/th>\nWatch-outs<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Light-duty panel<\/td>\n2-3 mm<\/td>\nDemised floor areas with foot traffic only<\/td>\nNot for loading bay or trolley routes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General route panel<\/td>\n4-6 mm<\/td>\nCore and lobby routes under daily material movement<\/td>\nSeams taped; edges finished<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heavy-duty panel<\/td>\n8-10 mm<\/td>\nLoading bay, goods lift and pallet deliveries<\/td>\nHeavier to move between floors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maximum protection<\/td>\n12 mm<\/td>\nHeavy partition and plant deliveries<\/td>\nMore than standard Cat B needs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Building rules, loading bays and goods lifts<\/h2>\n

Read the building’s fit-out rules before specifying: they often set permitted routes, protection standards, working hours and fire performance. Compliance is usually a condition of access.<\/p>\n

Protect the goods lift and its threshold, because that is where concentrated wheeled loads meet a finished surface and where damage is most often charged.<\/p>\n

Keep the loading bay route continuous into the lift so loads are not set down on an unprotected surface between the two.<\/p>\n

How honeycomb board compares with paper, film and ply<\/h2>\n

Paper and film are cheap but need replacing constantly along a route that is used for weeks, and they curl in a lobby where the appearance matters.<\/p>\n

Plywood protects well but is heavy to move between floors and awkward to dispose of or store in a building with no site compound.<\/p>\n

A PP honeycomb board is light, re-usable and presentable enough for a shared lobby, which is why it suits landlord-facing routes better than either alternative.<\/p>\n

A practical trial plan for office fit-out<\/h2>\n

Protect the shared route from the loading bay to the floor and keep a comparable route on the current method. Inspect at each delivery milestone and photograph from fixed points.<\/p>\n

Run a loaded trolley test from the bay into the goods lift over the panels, then lift and check both the floor and the lift threshold.<\/p>\n

Record condition at handover against the photographs taken at the start, because that record is what settles retention discussions.<\/p>\n

What to include in a protection board enquiry<\/h2>\n

State the floor finishes, the shared route layout, the building’s fit-out rules and the fire performance required. Ask for the recommended thickness, facing and panel size.<\/p>\n

Ask for guidance on goods lift thresholds, on moving protection between floors, and about custom sizes for repeated corridor and lift dimensions.<\/p>\n

For a quotation or sample panel, contact service@mingplastics.com<\/a> or WhatsApp +86 189 3887 1524<\/a>. Include the surface type, floor area, trades on site and expected duration so the recommended thickness, facing and fire performance can be confirmed before you order.<\/p>\n

Final takeaway<\/h3>\n

Protect the shared routes first: loading bay, goods lift and core. Specify thickness for the heaviest delivery, comply with the building’s fit-out rules, and photograph condition at the start.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cat B fit-out damage to landlord finishes becomes a retention claim. This guide covers thickness from 2 mm to 12 mm, shared routes, building rules and a trial plan.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6926\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mingplastics.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}