If you own a home or have a business keeping your property in the best condition possible is of top importance to you. You may know to paint your house, install gutters, put a security system in your business but have you ever considered putting a floor coating on your floors? Floors can take a lot of damage as well as the everyday wear and tear, particularly if you are a business that has a lot of heavy traffic or your floors at home take a lot of abuse such as your garage floor.
A floor coating is actually a resin coating that is poured on your flooring and offers it a new level of durability that no flooring material can match. Great for concrete, tile and wood an epoxy floor coating can protect your floor and offer a long list advantages.
Most people think that an epoxy floor needs to be laid by a professional and will cost them a lot of money. This is not necessarily true, as kits can be purchased that are highly affordable and will only take you 3 hours of your time to use.
While it is very important that you follow the directions very carefully floor coating is not only easy to install but will leave you wondering why you did not install this wonderful floor surface much sooner. One of the most important parts of laying your floor coating is surface preparation, if you do not prepare your floor properly you will find that it may not last as long or may crack, while epoxy coatings are among the most durable coatings for your floor this is only if you install it properly.
Start by cleaning your floor thoroughly, you can use a vacuum, power blower or broom to do this just be sure that your floor is free of foreign objects. Now you must remove the surface contaminations caused by oil, chemicals and other materials, this is done by using a degreaser and hot water 1 to 1, and scrubbing the surface thoroughly.
Re-scrub any areas that are excessively dirty until they are as clean as possible. Now it is time to use the floor prep solution that comes with your floor coating kit, you should use it exactly as the instructions recommend, this will etch the surface and leave it ready to for the resin.
Next the resin from your floor coating kit is poured, starting at the back of your floor and is carefully rolled and squeegeed to ensure that you have an even coating over the entire floor. Again it is important to follow the manufacturer's directions carefully as they will all vary according to the product you are using. Once the area is covered it will be time to add any flakes or aluminum oxide (used for a no slip surface) that you want to add to the surface. Your floor will need to dry for 18 - 24 hours after you are completely done.
Performance Epoxy offers epoxy floor coatings that are no hassle and will offer you the most durable and affordable floor coating in the business. Check out the Performance Epoxy website for more information.
