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 Plastic storage lockers are far more suitable for water park
design than metal lockers. Metal
has many drawbacks including vulnerability to rough usage, vandalism, and
deterioration from rust.
Particularly in coastal areas, metal is not a suitable for a long-term
investment. Plastic lockers are far more durable and attractive. They come in a wide range of storage
options and sizes. Units can also
be customized to match the increasing demand for attraction factor in hotel
resorts and indoor destination parks.
Anyone
experienced in outdoor water park design knows that space is often a precious
commodity in the changing room.
Some facilities do not even have separate changing rooms but instead set
aside a portion of the restroom as a dressing room. Storage lockers that come in a variety
of sizes make the designer’s job much easier because they can be ordered
preassembled to match existing interior architectural spaces.
Locker sizes for
single-tier units are 36, 48, 60, and 72 inches in height. Double-tier units are available in 60
inch and 72 inch heights. Units
offer coat hooks that allow coats and dresses to be hung neatly. Single tier units also have special
shelves for personal items, socks, underwear, and shoes.
Storage lockers
in the Z configuration also offer superb wrinkle free
clothing storage. This is of
particular advantage in indoor water park design. Many indoor parks are a special area
within a five-star hotel resort.
Guests here may be wearing very nice clothes and decide on the spur of
the moment to visit the water park.
Having a place to store their best without ruining its appearance is an
added amenity that they are sure to appreciate.
Another major
consideration in water park design is corrosion resistance. Metal simply does not have this
resistance. In both fresh air and
salt air environments, it will eventually give way to rust. Seeing as how both indoor parks and
outdoor parks are very humid environments, metal lockers will inevitably suffer
wear and eventually require costly replacement. For those parks located near the sea,
the replacement will be needed sooner rather than later.
The innate
corrosion resistance of plastic storage lockers will eventually pay for the
costs of the units. Plastic is
nonporous and will never absorb moisture.
Not only does this make locker units impervious to rust, but it also
buffers them against mold and mildew spores that are common in many hot, humid
parts of the country.
Theme parks also
attract a lot of children who get increasingly excited the closer they get to
the water. Plastic is much more
capable of taking the abuse of slamming doors and horseplay than is metal. Metal is hard, to be sure, but it also
dents. Maintenance crews have to
repair dents in metal, and this accrues an hourly cost for the park. Plastic storage lockers do not dent, nor
do they scratch easily. This also
makes them very vandal resistant to those who become deliberately
mischievous.
Plastic
lockers offer the added benefits of never having to be
repainted. The plastic they are
made from is colored at the factory.
The color runs throughout the entirety of the plastic mold, not just over
the surface.
All storage lockers
are ADA compliant and super secure.
Units can be ordered with built-in key locks, padlocks, or built-in
combination locks to protect valuables.
They can also be customized to match the interior architecture of any
outdoor or indoor water park design.
Options include slope tops, flat tops, end panels, wall hooks, and
logos. Coat rods, mesh doors for
ventilation, wall hooks, and drain holes to keep the units super dry are
additional options available upon designer request.
XPB
Lockers carries a wide
variety commercial industrial
sinks, commercial
bathroom equipment, commercial outdoor
furniture, bleachers,
and industrial warehouse
equipment delivered nationwide. If you
can not find what you are looking for call us toll
free at 1-877-483-9270 and we will find it for you. Our home
office is located in New Braunfels, Texas with warehouses located throughout the
United States that enable us to service all 50 states including New
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