Whether residential or commercial, many people are choosing to finish their concrete flooring with an epoxy coating. Epoxy coatings are applied to concrete floors to provide a hard-wearing, long-lasting, beautiful surface that can withstand just about whatever.
Prepping for Epoxy Coating
Before an epoxy coating is added to your concrete floor, you must be sure of a few things. You need a clean, slightly porous surface (meaning, it cannot be sealed or polished!), otherwise, the coating may not adhere correctly. The concrete also needs to be cured entirely. Make sure any surface damage, including chips or cracks, are repaired or patched.
If you’re unsure if the concrete flooring has been treated or sealed in the past, you can perform a simple test to verify. Pour a little water onto the concrete. If the water doesn’t soak in and beads up, it’s likely that it’s been treated and is not ready for an epoxy coating. If it soaks in, you’re likely good to go.
Another thing to note is that the temperature needs to be just right in order to apply an epoxy coating. If the temps are not ideal, the coating will not stick and can peel or begin to bubble.
Benefits and Advantages of Epoxy Coating
Epoxy coatings offer many benefits and advantages to your residential or commercial concrete flooring:
Long Lasting – Epoxy coated floors are durable and can stand up to lots of wear and tear and traffic.
Stain-Free Floors – Epoxy coatings are resistant to stains. Grease, oil, gasoline, chemicals, and other things that may still don’t stand a chance against it.
Easy to Clean – Unlike concrete, epoxy coated floors are seamless and are really easy to clean. With some soap, water, and a little time, your floors will be shining brightly and just like new.
Low Maintenance – Because floors coated with epoxy are long-lasting and hard-wearing, these floors require little to no maintenance.
Good Looking – Epoxy coated floors look great. The seamless flow, beautiful colors, and finishes available create a professional and uniform looking space.
Quick Install – Adding an epoxy coating to your floor is typically quick and easy and won’t slow down production or use of your space.
Anti Slip – Many concrete floors can be slick or slippery — especially when wet! Epoxy coated floors with slip resistance will quickly solve this problem.
If you are considering an epoxy coating for your home or commercial space, consider Hard Rock Concrete. Hard Rock Concrete offers epoxy coatings that are extremely durable. This concrete covering will stand up to oil, grease, and other chemicals that may come in contact with the floor. Easily transform your basic, gray concrete flooring into a beautiful showroom floor with many colors and patterns to choose from.
Upgrade your garage floors, basements, storage rooms, warehouse floors, airplane hangars, and more with Hard Rock Concrete. Contact us today!
