Coated Floors and Thermal Shock: Why It Matters
Thermal shock is the term used to describe different parts of an object expanding at different rates due to rapid fluctuations in temperature. When a floor is coated, ideally the coating becomes a part of the floor. Since many coatings are made of materials other…
5 Benefits of Epoxy Quartz or Urethane Cement Floors for Commercial Kitchens
1: They are Seamless Unlike traditional flooring choices or quarry tile which is common in commercial kitchens, epoxy and urethane cement floors are completely seamless. They are poured on to the floor and spread across the surface. There are no seams, grout lines or gaps…
How to Choose the Best Flooring for Your Loading Dock
A loading dock can be one of the harshest environments for flooring in a commercial or industrial facility. When you think about it, just about everything whether its raw materials or a large piece of equipment, it most likely passes through the loading dock. The…
Embedding Objects in Epoxy Floors
Why has epoxy flooring become the fastest growing sector of the flooring industry? There are many reasons, but arguably the most prominent, is the shift to more decorative applications. Epoxy used to be available in a handful of colors and when applied, would look like…
Best Floor Coating for an Auto Spray Booth
When a local auto repair shop installed a new state of the art spray booth in their shop, they were looking for a flooring solution. The existing concrete was dirty, had some saw cuts and holes that would hold dirt and make it impossible to…
How To Stencil A Concrete Floor
In the multitude of options for decorative concrete, one of the easiest to make a dramatic statement is with the use of stencils. We were recently contacted by a contractor and homeowner who were looking to finish a front porch and outdoor fireplace room. The…
Professional vs. DIY Epoxy Garage Floors
We get asked all the time about DIY epoxy kits sold at the box stores. These stores, as well as some paint stores that sell similar kits, want you to believe installing an epoxy floor is just like painting. If you can paint, you can…
When Close Enough Isn’t Close Enough
Recently, a local builder contacted us. They were working on a large addition and had some problems with the floors. The main floor of the original house had radiant heat and the architect and designer had specified a micro-topping installed as the finish floor. The…
A Concrete Canvas for Art
Anyone who has even worked with concrete knows that dealing with the elements can sometimes pose problems. When the San Juan Museum of Art had the concrete slab poured for their new atrium, there were many factors that weren’t ideal. What they got was certainly…
How to Apply a Decorative Finish to Plywood Sub-Floors
Here in the Northwest there are few homes that are built slab on grade, so we are often asked about installing decorative coatings over wood sub-floors. This is definitely something that can be done! And the process has become easier in the last few years…