It's August. Brighton Beach is busy. And while most people are thinking about the sea, sunshine and finding somewhere to put their towel, we're thinking about surface protection.
We supply tradespeople with Correx and other temporary protection materials every day, and we've had some great feedback from customers in Brighton.
So naturally, we started wondering:
If Correx is good enough for protecting floors on a building site, how much would you need to protect Brighton Beach?
It's the sort of important question somebody has to answer.
How big is Brighton Beach?
Let's say we're trying to cover roughly 350,000 to 400,000 square metres of usable shingle.
That's quite a surface protection job.
How much area does a sheet of Correx cover?
A standard large Correx sheet measures
2.4m × 1.2m = 2.88m²
That means covering 350,000 to 400,000m² would require approximately:
121,500 to 139,000 sheets of Correx.
Once we allow for a few awkward bits of beach, let's call it 140,000 sheets.
Any contractor will tell you it's better to have a few sheets left over.
What is TI-Pro Correx actually used for?
For anyone who arrived here genuinely looking for Correx rather than planning to cover the south coast, Correx is a lightweight temporary protection board commonly used during construction, decorating and refurbishment work.
It's ideal for protecting:
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floors;
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walls;
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doors;
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finished surfaces; and
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other areas that need temporary protection while work is being completed.
It's lightweight, easy to handle and gives tradespeople a simple way to protect finished surfaces while keeping a project moving.
Can you buy Correx in Brighton?
Yes. Trades International supplies Correx and other temporary protection materials to tradespeople and construction projects in Brighton and across the UK. You can see our TI-Pro correx floor protection boards here.
And if you'd rather stay on site than drive around looking for materials, you can simply WhatsApp Trades International with what you need and arrange delivery directly to your site.
Should we Correx Brighton Beach?
Probably not. Wind would be a problem. The English Channel would be a bigger one.
And we suspect covering one of Britain's best-known beaches in 140,000 sheets of temporary floor protection might raise a few questions. So this August, we'll stick to protecting building sites.
Want to see what Brighton might look like when its well protected with TI-Pro correx? Watch our video showing Brighton beach covered in Correx!
Need Correx in Brighton or anywhere else in the UK?
WhatsApp Trades International, get what you need delivered to site, and leave the beach exactly where it is.