Making Old Floors Look New with Epoxy Floor Coatings

Bring dull gray floor surfaces to life! Epoxy flooring in the Los Angeles area is affordable and ideal. Not only can epoxy be applied to new floors, but epoxy floor coating can be applied to existing floors.

Epoxy protects floors and can also create aesthetic appeal as it comes in a variety of colors and styles. It can maintain the expensive look of flagstone, brick, tile or other types of stonework. It is also skid resistant. Epoxy coating is also convenient to have since it very easy to clean and it does not pick up dust. It can be used anywhere there is flooring, it provides a seamless, granite finish.

It only takes a few days to install epoxy, sometimes the installation time varies. Existing cracks are patched at the time of installation. Some cracks may reappear. This is due to shifting in the slab or underlying soil. The materials utilized in epoxy coating are stronger than concrete. The coating withstands elements of the weather, rain, the sun, and the rigors of commercial use. Epoxy is designed to shine year after year.

Epoxy is cool to the touch, and it is perfect for use in commercial and industrial buildings. It is easy to install the epoxy flooring in commercial buildings because the nature of installation evades dust and noise that would be associated with flooring installation. Epoxy adds floor space to any area. Because of this feature, it is ideal for warehouses, storage areas and industrial floors. With epoxy, you can remove old paint on your concrete and start anew. Epoxy adds value to your floors.

How the Experts Prepare for Epoxy Floors

For some flooring contractors, emphasis is made on the preparation. They do not use toxic acid etching. What they do is create a profile that will produce the best bonding surface by using a precision diamond blade cutting machine. They grind out all cracks by hand. They fill the cracks, and sand them to replace uneven parts of the floor. The epoxy they use is environmentally safe self priming, which is VOC compliant. The epoxy they use contains 100% solid. Their epoxy weight per gallon is 18.99 lbs. (Most consumer grade epoxy is 10.33 lbs. per gallon.) They apply high gloss industrial polyurethane clear coat. This seals the granite chips. In the end, you get a 3 dimensional glass like floor with more useable floor space

If you live in Los Angeles, epoxy floor coating might just suit you. For more information go to www.durafloor.com