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How to Reduce Cost When Using 100%-solids Epoxy
There are many epoxy products available for coating concrete floors. Choosing the proper one depends on what you are trying to accomplish and what you are willing to pay. Often you need to fill holes to smooth out your floor. Sometimes you need to apply a coating that will not disrupt your employees or neighbors during application. You may be concerned about friction and want as thick a membrane as... (posted by Harvey Chichester 1 year 3 days ago.)
There are many epoxy products available for coating concrete floors. Choosing the proper one depends on what you are trying to accomplish and what you are willing to pay. Often you need to fill holes to smooth out your floor. Sometimes you need to apply a coating that will not disrupt your employees or neighbors during application. You may be concerned about friction and want as thick a membrane as... (posted by Harvey Chichester 1 year 3 days ago.)
Repair Carpet Tack Strip Holes In Concrete Floors.
When carpet is removed from over concrete holes and craters are left from carpet tack strips that were nailed into the concrete. Each nail when removed can leave up to a ½ in. wide hole in the floor. The same is true with doorway transition plates that edged your carpeting or tile. The removal of old walls will leave even bigger holes in the floor. The following information can help you repair your floor... (posted by Harvey Chichester 1 year 8 days ago.)
When carpet is removed from over concrete holes and craters are left from carpet tack strips that were nailed into the concrete. Each nail when removed can leave up to a ½ in. wide hole in the floor. The same is true with doorway transition plates that edged your carpeting or tile. The removal of old walls will leave even bigger holes in the floor. The following information can help you repair your floor... (posted by Harvey Chichester 1 year 8 days ago.)
Now Encapsulate Contaminated Materials to Remedy Pollution Problems.
Remediation of pollution can be expensive and technically difficult. Now many state and local pollution control agencies have found that encapsulating contaminated concrete is the most economical and long lasting solution for existing contamination. 100% solid epoxy can seal contaminants into the concrete with layers of 10 to 100 mils thick. In effect, the encapsulation works like an... (posted by Harvey Chichester 1 year 12 days ago.)
Remediation of pollution can be expensive and technically difficult. Now many state and local pollution control agencies have found that encapsulating contaminated concrete is the most economical and long lasting solution for existing contamination. 100% solid epoxy can seal contaminants into the concrete with layers of 10 to 100 mils thick. In effect, the encapsulation works like an... (posted by Harvey Chichester 1 year 12 days ago.)
Coving Meets Health Code For Floors.
Most health codes for kitchens, food storage and preparation areas call for the walls to integrate into the floors. To achieve this, inspectors want a smooth easy to clean transition from your walls into the floor. You can eliminate hard to clean corners quickly when using epoxy on the floors as well as over your cove and a portion of your wall surface. As with so many things "technique is everything" if you want a... (posted by Harvey Chichester 1 year 12 days ago.)
Most health codes for kitchens, food storage and preparation areas call for the walls to integrate into the floors. To achieve this, inspectors want a smooth easy to clean transition from your walls into the floor. You can eliminate hard to clean corners quickly when using epoxy on the floors as well as over your cove and a portion of your wall surface. As with so many things "technique is everything" if you want a... (posted by Harvey Chichester 1 year 12 days ago.)
Flood-proof Flooring
Flood risks can be substantially reduced with the selection of new technology flooring and wall coverings using water proof, mold, and mildew resistant materials like epoxy coatings. These coatings have been used successfully in swimming pools, laundries, warehouses, garages, and various types of shops for decades. Now they are being used increasingly in living spaces. Flooded epoxy floors can be pressure washed and scrubbed back... (posted by Harvey Chichester 1 year 12 days ago.)
Flood risks can be substantially reduced with the selection of new technology flooring and wall coverings using water proof, mold, and mildew resistant materials like epoxy coatings. These coatings have been used successfully in swimming pools, laundries, warehouses, garages, and various types of shops for decades. Now they are being used increasingly in living spaces. Flooded epoxy floors can be pressure washed and scrubbed back... (posted by Harvey Chichester 1 year 12 days ago.)
Epoxy Floors Can Last Decades, But Only With Proper Installation
After experiencing lifting and pealing of floor products, many industries have reduced their expectations for shop floor life to three or four years. This is unfortunate because epoxy floors have an intrinsic service period of a decade or more if the subfloor is properly prepared prior to laying down the coating. Even new floors require proper preparation before a seal coating is applied.... (posted by Harvey Chichester 1 year 12 days ago.)
After experiencing lifting and pealing of floor products, many industries have reduced their expectations for shop floor life to three or four years. This is unfortunate because epoxy floors have an intrinsic service period of a decade or more if the subfloor is properly prepared prior to laying down the coating. Even new floors require proper preparation before a seal coating is applied.... (posted by Harvey Chichester 1 year 12 days ago.)
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