By Guest Author:  Patti Mercer 

There are many factors involved in successfully running a business that is in heavy industry. You need quality materials, workers with the right expertise, a solid supply chain system in place, and a safe and secure environment for your employees to work in. Laying down Epoxy Floor Coatings are part of meeting the last criterion. Using epoxy floor coatings to maintain a sound industrial space is important for safe and effective work management.

Epoxy resin is a chemical compound that has many applications including high performance flooring. If you are an industrial leader, then you know the importance of maintaining and repairing flooring. Floor slab repairs are expensive and having cracked or damaged floors tends to drag down the efficiency and productivity of your operations. In the worst case, a damaged floor can lead to an industrial accident or equipment damage, both of which could be costly to your business. Using epoxy floor coatings to repair your flooring can be the best solution. The nature of the resin is such that it tends to be durable and able to withstand wear and tear better than other materials.

However, when choosing the right firm to lay the epoxy floor coatings is just as important as the coating itself. You want to make sure that the repairs are carried out diligently by people who know what they're doing. Indeed, further problems can result from an inappropriate specification, and you can end up in a worse operational and financial situation if you are the victim of poor workmanship. It is therefore crucial to work with professionals who can adequately prepare specifications, ensure that only appropriate products are used, and meet the highest standards of workmanship.

Your flooring is part of your capital. And you should act to preserve and enhance it. Thinking strategically about your flooring is important in the overall scheme of your business. Without good flooring it becomes difficult for your workforce to operate at high levels of performance. This is just the nature of any business in which moving large objects on a large surface is required.

In order for you to get the most out of epoxy flooring repairs, you want to work with experts who keep fully up to date with the latest developments in the science and practice of flooring. The firm you choose to work with ought to be concerned with selecting the flooring solution that is most appropriate for your flooring problem. And they should have a full range of products and systems from which to choose.

Fortunately, finding a reliable flooring repair firm is not that difficult. You can begin your search on the worldwide web. The web offers you the opportunity to scan the various industrial floor repair and maintenance services and find the ones that offer epoxy floor coatings. You can literally bring all of the vendors to you by entering 'epoxy floor coatings' into a Google search. This will allow you to sift through the various companies and decided which one you think best suited to your flooring repair work.

Your flooring is an important part of your capital. See how Epoxy Floor Coatings can preserve and enhance your industrial space. 

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Huntsville Madison Epoxy Floors: Epoxy Coatings For the Home

By Guest Expert Author: Craig Adamson

In Huntsville and Madison, epoxy coatings are great flooring alternatives for commercial, industrial, and residential floors. Lifetime Epoxy Floors is one of North Alabama's most trusted names in epoxy flooring installation. With many options to choose from and the longevity of the floor is almost unbeatable. Industrial epoxy floor coatings will last from 15 to 30+ years depending on the application you choose. Cost can range anywhere from $2.99 to $9.99 a square foot.

I have been doing epoxy floor coatings for over five years now and we are seeing more and more customers having there garage floors coated and turning them into living space. No more ugly grey concrete with oil stains all over it. We see big screen TV's installed in garages and bars on wheels that can be rolled out into the center of the garage. Football games, nascar, baseball etc... More and more people are turning there garage into living space. Most garage floors are anywhere from 400 to 800 sqft and bigger and that is like adding another room onto your house but it is already there, when the party is over pull your vehicle in and its like a showroom.

Epoxy coatings are not only good for garage floors they are great for basement floors also, If you have a basement that has water problems epoxy flooring is perfect. Epoxy is waterproof, no more pulling up carpet and replacing it every time it rains, just pull out the shop vac and vacuum it up or mop it and problem solved. Epoxy flooring is mold and mildew resistant and allergen free, and did I mention chemical and stain resistant and easy to clean.

Not all epoxy is created equal, We use 100% solids epoxy and we offer a five year guarantee with all our floors. the big chain store epoxy have fillers in them and they will peel or flake off in 6 months to a year. So when looking for epoxy look for 100% solids you will pay a little more for it but it is well worth the money spent.

Floor preparation is everything, the pores in the concrete need to be opened up before the coating is applied. floor preparation begins with removing oil stains and sealers or any other contaminates epoxy will not adhere to oil or other contaminates. the second step is grinding the top surface of the floor with a diamond grinder or a shot blaster to open up the pores. acid etching does not open the pores enough. You will also need a good vacuum because the dust is terrible and very dangerous to breath.The third step after the pores are opened is to clean the concrete with a vacuum and a leaf blower works great, you need to get the dust off the floor. Water is not a good idea unless you are going to let the floor dry for some time before coating as it will make the epoxy turn white. If you floor has cracks this is a good time to do any repairs and I will get into that later. Now your ready for epoxy and we recommend that you follow the manufactures directions on application techniques if you are going to do this yourself.

Cracks can be repaired with a couple different methods depending on how bad the cracks are. Rule of thumb is that if you can fit a credit card into the crack it should be repaired. We start by chasing out the crack with a crack chaser blade to open up the crack and to remove any loose aggregate. clean the crack out real good with compressed air and your ready to repair. There are numerous epoxy's for crack repair on the market. we use a epoxy sand mix to repair our cracks but you should follow your manufacturers recommendations. After the epoxy dries grind the repaired area flat and clean it and your ready to coat.

Epoxy sytems available

single broadcast- one coat of epoxy with flake or quartz broadcast into the epoxy with a uv resistant top coat.

double broadcast- one coat of epoxy with a flake or quartz broadcast into the epoxy, a second coat of epoxy applied over the top of the first coat with a flake or quartz broadcast into it for a second time. A uv resistant top coat applied over the top

Epoxy neet coat or solid color system- usually two coats of a solid color epoxy applied at 10 mils thick per coat.mainly used in industrial applications as this system is the lowest cost with the same durability.

Epoxy Quartz- colored quartz sand is broadcast into the base coat and usually requires a double broadcast of quartz. this is one of the most durable floors because of the quartz. excellent floor for restaurant kitchens, porches and more.

Epoxy flake- a base coat of epoxy with a vinyl chip broadcast into the epoxy with a uv resistant top coat. garage and basement flooring and many other applications. single or double broadcast systems available.

Metallic epoxy- A prime coat of 100% solids epoxy with a top coat of metallic epoxy can be coated with a urethane. used for decorative applications

Rather than looking for a durable floor or a decorative application you can achieve this with epoxy coatings, Epoxy coatings are usually two part epoxy containing part A and part B make sure you follow the manufacturers directions on how to use there epoxy or better yet hire a professional to do the work for you. Never mix more epoxy than you can put down in 20 minutes as the epoxy will start to set up, it is usually requires two or more people to do a floor in epoxy. there are classes available to learn how to do epoxy coatings if you are interested in learning the process classes are expensive and you can rent the equipment but Sometimes you are better off hiring a professional to do the work for you.

Epoxy flooring is a beautiful flooring option to choose from, you can see pictures of completed floors at our website to get ideas and there are color charts available also. Our website is http://www.specialeffexonline.com.

My name is Craig Adamson and I am the owner of Special Effex designer concrete floors. [http://www.LifetimeIndustrialFloor.com] Special Effex specializes in acid stains and dyes, Epoxy coatings, and concrete resurfacing. We service the Rockford Illinois and all surrounding areas. We have been as far as South Carolina with our work. If you have a small concrete surface or a big commercial property there are no jobs to big or to small we can do them all. We will leave you saying "Wow I Can't Believe It's Concrete" We also teach decorative concrete and do consulting for companies doing decorative concrete.
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