Best Flooring Choices for the Covid 19 Pandemic
The topic of enhanced cleaning and disinfecting is likely being discussed more now than possibly any other point in history. With confirmed cases of Covid-19, many schools closed for deep cleanings in the days before the remaining school year was relegated to home learning. Grocery…
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…
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
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 clean. …
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…
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…
What is Metallic Epoxy and is it Right for You?
One of the hottest current trends in the concrete coatings industry is metallic epoxy. It has been around for quite some time, but until a few years ago, there were only a few manufacturers really promoting it, and even fewer installers using it. A metallic…
Is Your Flooring Helping You Build Your Business Brand?
Just about anybody who knows anything about marketing will tell you that branding is incredibly important. It is difficult to create a successful business of any type without developing your brand. So whether you are remodeling or establishing your business space for the first time,…
Concrete Micro-Topping Break Room Floor: A 36 Hour Fix
Things don’t always go according to plan. Sometimes great ideas can produce poor results. Much of our business comes from these situations. A contracting firm who was wrapping up a new credit union branch contacted us recently. The original design called for sealed concrete in…