What you don't know about Epoxy flooring

Epoxy flooring is a state of the art technology introduced to give floors an exclusive and unique designs. It serves as a glass and also impervious when it comes to liquid intrusion.

Epoxy flooring is the use of two special chemicals called Resin and Hardner. For simple remembrance people call it Part A and Part B respectively.

The striking designs and pictures of the epoxy floor makes your home look like a paradise. Epoxy resin makes your room a perfect place for relaxation.

I remembered the first time I saw this new flooring technology. It was from one day that I visited a large shopping mall in my city.

When I entered the Mall I look on the floor and I was impressed with the attractive look. It was as if there is a big ocean below the floor

Tools/ materials needed for the job.

Epoxy Resin ( called componentA)

Epoxy hardner
Nose mask
Hand gloves
Stud shoes
Hand trowel
Bowl/Bucket for mixing.
Stick stairrer/mixer
Color pigment (oil paint/ auto base paint)
Quartz stone
Sand paper
Brush/ paint roller
Vacuum cleaner
Squeegee
Scrapper.
Types of Epoxy floors include
Epoxy graphic flooring and metallic color epoxy.
Metallic color epoxy are mixed with metallic colors , while in the graphic Epoxy uses a printed image

Places where epoxy flooring is required.
Living room
Bedroom
Kitchen
Garage
Restaurant
Shopping mall
Swimming pool
Studio
Churches
Companies etc.

Why is Epoxy flooring a better choice than tiles.

Epoxy flooring is better than tiles in all angle. We all know that tiles has some seams where water can infiltrate . With time this infiltrating water will affect the bond between the tiles and the mortar floor , thereby leading to the breakage of the tiles.

Epoxy flooring is made up of two special chemicals. when this chemicals mix together they form a strong polymer compound that is hard and brittle.

The shiny nature of Epoxy flooring make it a perfect place for relaxation.
Consider a floor that creates more space in your room. When you look at this special floor , there is an optical illusion , it looks as if there is another world below the floo

Epoxy flooring is free from scratch, it doesn't scratch easily but tiles scratches.

A study carried out was concluded that about 45 percent of USA companies are considering epoxy flooring due to its anti - scratch nature.

Pros and cons of Epoxy flooring

If can not emphasize more on the pros and cons of Epoxy flooring. From the previous paragraph you will deduce some of the pros and cons. But I will list three of them.

Long life span ( pros)
A center for recreation (pros)
Strength and can withstand heavy load ( pros)
A little bit expensive and it requires professional to install it (cons).

How to install Epoxy flooring by your self.
Follow these steps to install Epoxy flooring by your self.

Base preparation: the base is the floor which is about to receive the epoxy, it can be over site concrete. It can also be an already existing tiled floor finish or a cement floor screed.

Priming: The primer is applied on being prepared floor, it is the mixture of Epoxy resin and epoxy hardner in the ratio of 2:1 respectively. Then stir the mixture well and avoid bubbles

Vinyl/wallpaper: This it is the printed 3d picture that will be applied on the floor.
Transparent top coating: this is another mixture of the epoxy resin that is used to cover the 3d vinyl to give it protection and also make it transparent.
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