Benefits and Advantages of Epoxy Flooring

Epoxy Floors and Their Benefits | Palos Verdes, CA

Epoxy floors are commonly used in commercial applications where durability, safety, and ease of cleaning are concerns of property managers. Epoxy’s are adhesives that cure very hard and bond tightly to a porous surface, when installing a new epoxy floor prep work is critical to ensure a long lasting finish. Given the benefits, it’s becoming increasingly common for home owners to have epoxy floors installed in their basements or garages concrete floors to increase the value of the home and reap the benefits that epoxy gives to these kinds of environments. Our customers like epoxy floors for the following reasons:

• Shiny floors with a bright and distinctive look
• Able to withstand heavy loads and high traffic areas
• Easy to clean
• Durable
• Resists stains from oil and vehicle fluids
• Anti-slip coatings for safety
• Stops wear on the underlying concrete floor
• Very little maintenance required

Expoy Floor Installation Process

Floor Prep

Generally before any epoxy application begins, an etching process is done on the concrete, sometimes assisted by acidic chemicals. A Power scrubber will be used along with water on the floor to clean and scrub all the floor, making sure to get into corners. After scrubbing an acid mixture is applied to the floor and thoroughly scrubbed in. After this process is done usually a day is taken to allow the floor to fully dry and for the acids to do their work.

Epoxy Application – Room Perimeter

Once the floor is fully dry the 2-part epoxy solution ix mixed with a drill and stirring bit to incorporate the chemicals into a proper mixture. The first step is usually to carefully apply the epoxy to the entire perimeter of the room. This is often done by hand.

Epoxy Application – Roll on

After the perimeter is fully established we will work our way around the room with rollers and apply an even coat of the 2 part epoxy mixture to the floors of your work space. This is carefully done to be even to prevent the appearance of any seams or layers in the floor.

Epoxy Application – More Coats!

A second coat is then applied over the first, without any coatings, an epoxy floor will be very slippery when wet. It is common to add a coating of chips or sand to the top of the 2nd coat to increase friction on the floor for when it does get wet.

Learn more about this service and see samples and color options on our concrete staining and epoxy floor service page. You can also contact us to ask questions or schedule a free estimate to get pricing for your flooring project.