Epoxy coatings are a step up from engineered wood, tile, laminate or vinyl. This is especially true in commercial and retail spaces like coffee shops, restaurants and hospitals. Epoxy is just cleaner and more durable. However, some folks worry that epoxy coatings can be slippery, especially when wet. Thankfully the solution is simple. Anti skid epoxy coatings. Slip-Resistant Aggregates Professional …
Nothing’s better than watching your home valuation 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. So with each home improvement project you take on, increasing …
If you’re a professional contractor that specializes in the installation of epoxy, polyurethane or polyaspartic floor coatings, then you know the importance of concrete preparation. Using the right equipment for coatings during this step is critical to installing high quality floor coatings. Concrete Surface Profile (CSP) For epoxy coating products to properly “bond”, the concrete needs to be rough. That …
The actual installation of an epoxy coating system is just one part of the customer experience. As a contractor specializing in epoxy, polyurethane and polyurea-polyaspartic coatings (www.garagefloorcoating.com), we can install beautiful flooring. However, the breakdown of an essential customer touch point may determine whether we get a 1-star or 5-star review. In this blog, I’ll provide some tips on another …
In prior blogs, we’ve covered a lot of topics from concrete preparation and moisture-mitigation to improving the customer experience. But this time around, I’m invoking the “A picture is worth a thousand words” adage by showing several before and after epoxy installs. Nothing gets us more business than showing our customer prospects what their garage could look like! Peeling Paint …
In this blog, we’re responding to a great question posed by one of our potential customers pertaining to the yellowing of epoxy coatings. Yellowing may occur for several reasons, but in this case, our prospect was referring to the yellowing that occurs at points where the tires of a parked car rest on a coated garage floor. A Quick Sidebar …
Epoxy paints don’t adhere to all things. Fortunately, they strongly adhere to properly prepared concrete. So much so that epoxy coatings are one of the most durable flooring applications available. But proper concrete prep requires several assessments be made before epoxy application even begins. Determining the best method of concrete preparation, acid-etching versus diamond grinding, is one of these assessments. …
It’s always nice to bring a touch of nature into your home. So how can you blend the natural world with your interior space? One increasingly popular way is to turn your home “outside-in” with full-flake mica epoxy flooring. Basements and garages are great places to install this type of flooring, but because it’s so durable, you can install it …
