How to install epoxy flooring

Epoxy is considered as a strong and durable building materiasl, along with its effective abilities that can withstand in any harsh environment, furthermore with variety in colors, fast installation, and cost effective. Attractive finishing surface of epoxy flooring create a bring and morden spaces along with other beneficial abilities.

Reasons to choose epoxy flooring

Epoxy flooring is favorite for many reasons. Depends on the customer’s requirements, the priorities would be different in choosing epoxy flooring. Epoxy provide a seal, seamless floors that are easy to clean along with below benefits. -Hard-wearing and durable : epoxy considered as the strongest flooring system that suitable for variety environment even though it is high traffic or industrial equipments -Finishing surface : the finishing surface of epoxy systems also is one of the engaging factors for owners that epoxy can create a seamless and hygenic flooring systems where no entrance for bacteria and still available in a divers color -Dust resistant : a smooth and glossy finish of epoxy provide the dust resistant ability for the floor -Chemical resistant :epoxy flooring has ability to withstand a number of chemicals commonly encountered in chemical factories, food and beverage factories… -Temparature resistant and water-proofing -Anti-slip and impact resistant : epoxy flooring system suitable most for industrial environment

Applications of epoxy flooring

Epoxy flooring in commercial spaces

There is a high rise in the trend using epoxy for flooring finishing. The facts that epoxy can be install in any type of surface included concrete, cement or brick, epoxy flooring is a priority choice for those new construct structure that have special requirements such as water proofing, abrasion resistant. Besides that epoxy flooring is being favor for the speed of installation, thereby saving the cost for those commercial areas.

Epoxy flooring for warehouse, factories

Epoxy is mostly adopt in industrial areas, more specific is warehouse and factories due to the production characteristics of unit. Factory’s flooring that exposed to industrial chemical or manufracture’s chemical always required an epoxy systems that ensure the hygenic and life long service. Or those warehouse, cold room, that under a lot of pressure of industrial equipment are needed a strong, durable, high impact resistant flooring for the operation.

Epoxy flooring for office flooring

Using epoxy floor for office create a unique, aesthetics and easy to clean workspace.

Auto dealership

Due to the characteristics of the vehicles, those auto dealership usually prioritize in those flooring system that is hard-wearing and durable flooring system in order to resistant to impact and equipment.Not only that, epoxy flooring is slip resistant, easy to clean are those top reason for customer to choose epoxy for their business environment.

Epoxy installation process

Để có được một bề mặt sàn epoxy hoàn thiện hoàn hảo, đáp ứng được những nhu cầu cần thiết của doanh nghiệp , thì cần phải có một quy trình thi công chuẩn xác, sau đây là một vài bước thi công sàn epoxy cơ bản. In order to have a perfect epoxy finishing surface, meet the needs of the company, it is neccessary to have a precise process, following are basic step to install epoxy flooring

Step 1 : Prepare the surface

Concrete grinding is the process that help to promote the bonding between epoxy layer with concrete surface ( or the mortar layer – in epoxy mortar system ). This process also  cleans and shapes the substrate, this process is minimized dust because it is directly connect to industrial vacuum cleaner. Besides whenever finds out any cracks or faults in the epoxy flooring it should be fix immediately to cover up the holes, cracks or any failure on concrete surface.

Step 2 : Epoxy install

Depends on the type of epoxy flooring there are several different, however the basic process include. – Install the epoxy mortar ( epoxy mortar flooring ) : epoxy mortar is a products that are made from 3 part that are include bonding agents, epoxy resins, solvent, and other admixtures. Epoxy mortar support the epoxy coating to stay tight to the mortar ( or the concrete ), avoid peeling, cracking, also enhance the strength for the epoxy floor. Furthermore, this mortar will play a role as an protective coating to protect the concrete below, thereby avoid harm to the concrete surface. – Apply primer : the primer create the basic color for the floor and help bonding with concrete more effective. – Apply second primer : this layer is thicker and should be match with the design color – Apply chip flakes : chip flakes should be placed in when the second primer is still wet, the chip flakes not only create the color for the design, it also provide the traction and durability for the floor.

Step 3 : Install clear urethane coating

It is better to apply clear urethane coating when the epoxy layer is dry, gloss or matt to seal the epoxy coating and chip flakes, create a cleanable surface. This layer also are chemical resistant. These are basic steps in epoxy installation process, however in order to have a durable and high performance flooring system with the most economical solutions, the flooring should be done with the high quality materials and constructed by the professional workers. It is best to work with the professional construction company for the best flooring result.

Infloor – Professional epoxy flooring construction company

Infloor is the exclusive construction unit of the American brand of flooring- Stonhard. With many years of experience in the field of floor finishing, Infloor will bring high-performance,quality, cost-effective epoxy floor surfaces with the longest use time for customers. If you have questions about epoxy floors, contact us for more details.