You’ve heard of resinous coatings being applied to outdoor substrates like driveways, patios and walkways. But low odor epoxy, polyurethane and polyaspartic products and techniques can create flooring so aesthetically stunning and durable that they’re extremely popular indoors as well? Basement, living room and kitchen floors are being completely transformed! On the other hand, carpet, tile and vinyl flooring are …
Job Site Departure Etiquette
The physical installation of an epoxy coating system is only one small part of the customer experience. There are several essential customer “touch points” that occur before, during, and after coating installation. In this blog, I’ll focus on the (often overlooked) etiquette of job site departure. Isn’t Installing Awesome Epoxy Flooring Enough? Great customer communication, job site arrival etiquette, proper …
Mica Blends: Perfect Aesthetics
Water Infiltration: Basements
Spring has sprung. With it, buds bloom, animals awaken and gardeners sow seeds in the warming sun. But spring also brings its perennial rains that saturate the ground and fill storm drains. T’is the season for basement water infiltration…otherwise know as flooding. So how do you ensure your basement is protected against moisture, whether it comes in the form of …
Proper Concrete Preparation
If you’re a professional contractor that specializes in the installation of epoxy floor coatings, then you know the importance of proper concrete preparation. This step is critical to installing high quality floor coatings. An improperly prepared concrete floor will cause issues over time even if you’ve used the highest-grade coating products around! Concrete Surface Profile It’s all about concrete surface …
Basement Epoxy Flooring
Basements can be useful spaces. They can be used as entertainment centers, play rooms, workout rooms, and even extra bedrooms. When finished, they not only add extra living space, they’re a good investment. But to make your basement space livable, a great option is to install basement epoxy flooring. Flooring Choices There are endless basement flooring options, including ceramic tile, carpeting, engineered wood, …
Low Maintenance Epoxy Flooring
There are lots of reasons to want a seamless epoxy floor installed in your home, commercial facility or retail space. This long-lasting flooring is unique because it provides incredible beauty, durability, moisture mitigation and increased re-sale value not provided with other flooring options. Vinyl flooring, tile and carpet just don’t compete. But what I love the most about epoxy flooring …
Increase Your Home’s Resale Value
Nothing’s better than watching the resale value of your home increase over time. It provides a sense of financial well-being. The latent capital in your home can help you in retirement or provide a safety net if times get tough. Or maybe you’ve bought your home as a short term investment…a pending flip. Either way, home improvement projects are inevitable. …
Epoxy Coating Product Types
You may have heard about epoxy floor coatings, 2-component coatings available at your local hardware store. If you didn’t know otherwise, you’d think this was the only type of coating available. In fact, there are several types, each with important advantages and disadvantages. Choose the wrong product for your project and you’ll be re-coating within a year! Different Coating Product …
Indoor Epoxy: Low-Odor & Low-VOC
Indoor Epoxy Installations You’ve heard of epoxy, polyurethane, polyurea-polyaspartic coatings being installed outdoors on driveways, patios and walkways. But did you know that new “cutting-edge” coating products can create flooring so aesthetically stunning and durable that they’re popular indoors as well? Because of this, basements, living rooms and kitchen floors are being completely transformed! Indoor epoxy is the new kid …