Removal, Demolition & Deck Preparation

ARF Imperium provides specialist resin flooring removal, controlled demolition and deck preparation — delivered by our DemoPro team, led by Directors Shayne Berry and Lee Berry, who bring over two decades of hands-on experience in both resin removal and resin installation.

Our removal techniques are capable of selectively removing individual resin layers, multiple accumulated layers, or complete flooring systems down to the steel or aluminium substrate. This allows existing deck build-ups to be rationalised rather than repeatedly overlaid, a practice that can occur on operational vessels due to programme constraints.

We assess the condition of the existing deck and recommend the right approach. Where a clean start is required, we remove every layer down to bare steel — the ideal foundation for inspection, repair and new coating installation, and the point at which underlying steel condition can be properly checked. Where the existing build-up is sound, we remove the top resin layer only, preserving the sound underlayer beneath for faster programme times, lower cost, and an extended service life for the existing deck.

The accumulation of multiple resin layers, particularly on upper decks, can result in unnecessary weight increase, with implications for vessel stability, performance, and long-term asset management. By removing redundant layers prior to reinstallation, we enable weight net zero installations, or better, while improving system performance and substrate condition.