Floor Coating Services
CertaPro Painters® of Loudoun, VA
Professional Floor Coating Services
in the greater Loudoun, VA service area
Floor coatings are a great way to enhance and add durability and ease of maintenance to concrete floors in your home. In our service area of Loudoun Virginia, we most commonly apply floor coatings for garage and basement floors. There are a wide variety of types and colors when it comes to floor coatings, we can work with you to help you decide on the right product and color for your project.
The Epoxy Floor Coating Process
Some projects may vary slightly depending on the requirements. But most projects follow a similar project plan. The first phase of the project is floor prep work. The prep phase is very important to the epoxy coating adhering properly. In some cases a detailed cleaning may be all that is needed, however it is often recommended to use a commercial grinder with a few passes at varying grits before applying the epoxy.
An alternative to using a grinding machine is using an acid wash, which can also work well to prep concrete for coatings. The reason for this step is give texture to the concrete which allows the epoxy grooves to settle in and to adhear to. A smooth concrete floor with epoxy on top would likely peel up or fail with time.
After surface prep, some projects have a priming step that adds an initial primer layer to the surface, this is not always required.
Residential & Commercial Applications
Epoxy floors work great for garage floors, basements, patios, pool decks, and more in residential applications. Commercial showrooms, retail stores, kitchens, and manufacturing facilities also can benefit from applying epoxy coatings to concrete floors.
