When concrete floors are painted with an epoxy coating we get what is known as the epoxy flooring. Also referred to as polymer seamless floors, these floorings are used as a replacement for concrete sealants. They either have a clear or colored finish. More popular in industries, epoxy flooring is also used in garages, work areas, pool decks, and even in bathrooms for elderly people.
There are quite a few benefits of having epoxy flooring. They are very durable and are resistant against slipping, staining and dust. Since people don't slip while walking on them, it is ideal for bathrooms of elderly people. The floor also looks very bright as it reflects any form of light - natural or artificial. These floors are also very easy to clean and don't involve much hassle. You can choose the color of the flooring according to what suits your taste and the environment. It can be anything from clear to silver-gray. You can also use tints of colors by mixing the specified color with a white or dark base color.
However if you are using the epoxy flooring for a bathroom make sure water flows easily and there is no standing water. Epoxy flooring doesn't work where there is standing water. Similarly it is also not the right choice for vertical, wood or metal surfaces. Otherwise they can be used for both interior and exterior flooring.
There are various kinds of epoxy floorings including self leveling quartz broadcast, troweled polymer floor systems and thin mil floor coatings.
If you have a concrete floor that has over the years undergone some rough treatment and is presently chipped and flaked and you need resurfacing then you can go for self-leveling quartz broadcast. Great for areas with high human traffic, these type of flooring however cannot be used for floors where there is high level of moisture below grade. The quartz in this kind o material is used to add color to the mixture.
For industrial applications the preferred choice is troweled polymer floor systems which are a composite of silicon aggregate and polymer.
For garages and other similar kinds of concrete floors we use thin mil floor coatings.
There is a fourth variant known as the light duty epoxy floor coverings specially made for home use. Although called 'light duty' these floors are also extremely durable and are resistant even to chemical spills like oil and gasoline.
Industrial Epoxy Floor Coating
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Most Epoxy floors are very strong .They are resistant to all household chemicals, they are also resistant to mechanical shocks, scratching, etc. They are easy to clean and maintain.Epoxy floors can be modernly designed and they have a very good visual appearance.
So,there are many reason why to choose epoxy floors than other floor coverings.Since it is possible to provide the epoxy resin systems of specific characteristics, epoxy floors may be made to satisfy the users' demands. It is a very great advantage over other floor coverings produced of unchangable physical, technical and chemical characteristics.
Ok, I must admit that there are many other kinds of floor coverings that look just as fabulous as marble, granite, designed art concrete and some others. These floors are greatly favoured by architects and interior designers. That's why they are so popular with people for whom entrance floors and living room floors have a special significance.
And what about epoxy terrazzo floors? Well, they may look almost exactly as marble, granite, etc. floors, and they are more profitable especially when large areas are in question.
And what about floors in basements, garages, workshops, store rooms, laundry rooms, heating rooms, or footpaths around pools, etc?
Most people don't care much about the floors in those rooms, or they are the last thing they think of . They usually just leave it to the designer or contractor to decide what floor covering to be used.
Also, the truth is that people usually run out of money in the last phase of building or remodeling their houses so they cover their "less important" floors with the cheapest floor coverings they can buy and for which they say they are "not too bad" (usually some vinyl or tile), or they don't cover these floors at all.
It should be remembered that the floors in garages, store rooms etc. are in very frequent use and are very often cleaned.
Also, basement or garage floors, or footpaths around houses and pools are more often damaged than the other floors in the house.
Epoxy floors are long lasting floors. If they are done with high quality epoxy resins and correctly,they can be in use for more than 50 years.
Having all that in mind, do you still think that epoxy floors are expensive? I am sure you will say they are not.
So when you consider investing in your floors, maybe you should reconsider epoxy Floor coverings after all.
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