Epoxy Flooring

Epoxy flooring is the perfect flooring solution for commercial and industrial environments, where the floor needs to withstand heavy foot and machine traffic, chemicals, spills, and extreme temperatures. Epoxy flooring has not only become popular in commercial and industrial spaces, but it’s also gaining popularity for use in residential areas such as garages. Galvenston Polished Concrete and Staining Company is an expert at installing epoxy floors. If you have been considering epoxy flooring, here is everything you need to know.

What is an

Epoxy flooring

An Epoxy flooring is a two-part mixture consisting of resin and hardener. Epoxy coatings can be placed over concrete, wood, tile, or other floor types to create an epoxy floor. When epoxy is placed over a floor, the chemical reaction creates a bond that forms a plastic material that is durable and hard. Epoxy floors are seamless and have a shiny appearance. Their seamless nature means they cant trap dirt, dust, or other pathogens like other floors that have cracks or joints do.

Benefits of

Epoxy Floors

Epoxy floors provide users with several advantages. Many persons prefer epoxy flooring because of its durability and ease of maintenance. The major benefits of epoxy floors include:

Durability

Epoxy floors can withstand whatever is thrown at them without corroding or peeling over the years. This includes heavy machine and foot traffic, chemical spills, heat, and shock. This makes it ideal for industrial and commercial areas, as well as residential areas such as the garage.

Seamless Surface and Easy to Maintain

Epoxy floors are seamless; they don’t have cracks or joints. Just imagine one whole giant floor in place. This makes it easy for them to clean and maintain. The normal routine cleaning would just be appropriate. So, maintenance cost is very low.

Affordable

You will think the numerous benefits of epoxy floors will make them expensive. Far from it. Epoxy floors are relatively cheap compared to other flooring options like tiles, vinyl, and wood. Plus, considering their strength and durability, they save you the cost of maintenance upfront.

Appearance

That shiny and glossy appearance of epoxy floors make them perfect for just about any space - office building, hotel lobbies, gyms, etc

Strength

Epoxy floors are 3x stronger than concrete! I bet you didn’t see that coming. This is why they can withstand heavy machinery and extreme temperatures, and still last long over the years.

Safe

Like every other flooring option, epoxy floors can be slippery when wet. However, when an anti-slip coating is installed alongside, this takes the concern about accidents and slips away. In addition, since they are anti-scratch and crack resistant, this makes them safe for heavy foot and machine traffic.

Doesn’t Retain Stains

If you are looking for a floor that doesn’t hold up stains, dirt, and spills, epoxy floors come first.

Residential

Epoxy Flooring

Epoxy floors can be used in residential settings.
Although the most area it is used is the garage, it can also be installed in:

Kitchens

Dining rooms

Storage spaces

Commercial

Epoxy Flooring

Never have to worry about the durability of your floors when you have epoxy floors installed. In a commercial environment, epoxy floors are ideal for:

Healthcare facilities

Sport facilities

Gyms

School hallways

Hotel lobbies

Automobile facilities

Showrooms

And many more

Industrial

Epoxy Flooring

The sheer strength of epoxy floors makes them ideal for high industrial demands. They are ideal for:

Food processing facilities

Pharmaceuticals

Distilleries

Warehouses

Manufacturing facilities

Warehouses

And any other industrial facility that requires heavy foot and machine traffic

Types of

Epoxy Flooring

There are several types of epoxy floors, and depending on what your needs are, you can choose either of them.

Quartz-filled Epoxy floors

These floors are made of high-performance epoxy polymer resin and stained quartz grains. Quartz-filled epoxy floors have good anti-resistant properties and are ideal for spaces where liquids are usually present like food processing facilities, restrooms, commercial kitchens, locker rooms, etc.

Epoxy Flake Floors

With this type of floor, multi-colored flakes are added to the epoxy to create a multi-hued appearance. Epoxy flakes floors come in a variety of colors, textures, and styles and can be customized to suit your needs. The flakes in the epoxy also make the floor slip-resistant.

Epoxy Mortar Floors

This is the strongest of all epoxy floors and is usually used for industrial environments. They can also be used to repair cracks and other flaws in a floor before laying other types of epoxy.

Anti-static Epoxy Floors

These floors are used as resistance for Electrostatic charge, which can be toxic to many work environments. The floors accumulate any static electricity and dissipate potential discharge. They are perfect for hospitals, laboratories, electronic manufacturing facilities, etc.

Self-leveling Epoxy floors

Self-leveling epoxy is used over new or old concrete floors or concrete floors that are damaged or cracked to create a seamless, shiny, and leveled texture on the concrete surface. It is ideal for residential, commercial, and industrial floors.

Metallic Epoxy Floors

This floor type is made from a combination of epoxy resin and metallic (glitter-like) pigments. Metallic epoxy floors give a 3D look as a result of the light the metallic pigments reflect at different angles. They are absolutely stunning and eye-catchy. The installation technique is a crucial part of the end result.

Our 6-Step

Concrete Polishing Process

At Galvenston Polished Concrete and Staining Company, our epoxy flooring process includes:

Prepare and clean the concrete surface.

We do this to ensure, dust, dirt, adhesive, or whatever debris is removed from the surface. We also use a dust-free diamond grinder to prep the entire floor.

Prime the floor with an epoxy primer

This will make the epoxy adhere more to the floor, and also ensures durability.

Filling of holes and cracks

We fill up visible holes and cracks with epoxy before the first coating

Application of the first coat of epoxy paint

We apply a thoroughly mixed epoxy solution to the entire floor.

Grinding and relayering of the surface

After the first coating, we lookout for cracks, dust, and other irregularities on the floor. Once found, we grind and layer the surface again to give it a smoother look.

Application of the final coat of epoxy paint.

Once we are satisfied with step 5, we go on to apply the final coat of epoxy. Once the floor is dry, the result is your shiny and durable epoxy floor.