Have you ever considered concrete epoxy floors?
Like many other type of floors, epoxy floors can be considered for concrete floors as well. However, before you opt for epoxy floors for your concrete floors, you should be aware of some vitals aspects of epoxy floors. The first and foremost thing is, epoxy floor installation require a lot of preparation. Secondly, epoxy floors are not suitable for some specific type of floors.
Concrete floors with sealant are not the right
choices for epoxy floors. The reason is sealant keep the moisture out and they
are being installed to keep the rain at bay. Sealants are used in different
types of flooring. In case, you want epoxy floors for your garage floor, you
first have to check out if your garage floor comes with sealant or not. You
just have to pour some water on the water, if it gets absorbed, you can rest
assured that there is no sealant on your garage floor and you can go ahead with
epoxy floors installation. In case you want to incorporate epoxy floors on
floors with sealant, you first have to remove the sealant before carrying out
the job of epoxy floors installation. Removal of sealant is not a very tricky
job but it might take some time. You need to wait for a while after taking the
sealant off to get the best result out of your epoxy floors installation
process.
Once the sealant is removed or if your concrete
floor doesn’t have any sealant at all, you are all set for the preparation of
floor prior to incorporating epoxy floors. The floors must be completely devoid
of dirt and dusts otherwise epoxy solution which is the chief ingredient of
epoxy floors might come out. All types of dirt, chemical spills, dust and
stains must be wiped out before embarking on the project of epoxy paint for
smooth installation of epoxy floors. You can resort to power washer to make
your floors absolutely free of unwanted oil or grease residue. Once you are
sure of the cleanliness of your floors, you can begin with the process of epoxy
floors installation.
Before you apply epoxy paint to turn your concrete
floor into a concrete epoxy floors, you need to apply a coat of primer. Once
the coat of primer gets completely dry you can apply epoxy paints to put
together flawless epoxy floors. Each coat of epoxy paint will take a minimum of
four to six hours. So, if you go for a couple of coats, it will consume your
whole day. If you want the concrete floor in your garage, you should wait for
at least a day before parking your car inside your garage after the completion
of epoxy floors incorporation otherwise the epoxy floors of your garage can
catch some unwanted imprints.
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