When you've chosen concrete flooring for your commercial facility, you've prioritized durability. And it's true, commercial concrete flooring is certainly built to last. But it needs extra protection to keep chemicals from seeping into its porous surface and causing extensive damage, structural issues, and downtime: all of which can make a serious dent in your budget.
Concrete floor coating solutions can be customized for your flooring and the demands of your facility. And each option to consider has its own unique benefits. Here are some of the most successful concrete coating applications in terms of chemical resistance and repelling spills.
Along with being low-maintenance, durable, and versatile, an epoxy floor offers high levels of electrical, thermal, and chemical resistance. In addition to the baseline strength of epoxy, fibrous reinforcement or mineral fillers can be added to increase chemical resistance. Epoxy resins and reinforcements are highly capable of protecting your flooring against chemical damage and deterioration. Your commercial epoxy floor coating should address the chemicals used in your facility. If chemicals used in your commercial or industrial facility, or the temperature control required for production, make epoxies ineffective, there are still plenty of options to protect your concrete flooring.
Also known for their chemical-resistant properties, methyl methacrylate (MMA) flooring installation is ideal for low-temperature environments.
It's also a rapid installation commercial flooring system that can be applied and utilized quickly. Most often used in food and beverage, retail, and areas that require cold storage, MMA flooring protects critical areas of commercial facilities from spills and splashes. MMA floors are high-performing against acids, alkalis, solvents, and other corrosive elements.
Also known as polymer concrete, urethane cement is made by mixing a polymer binder (urethane) with standard cement and an aggregate. When combined and applied to commercial flooring, these durable liquid components create a smooth, seamless floor surface impervious to moisture damage, chemical corrosion, and the spread of bacteria.
Due to its high capabilities, many industries and commercial facilities rely on urethane cement flooring applications, including pharmaceutical facilities, healthcare environments, restaurants/kitchens, breweries, warehouses, laboratories, chemical industries, heavy-duty manufacturing, and most other industrial settings that use harsh chemicals.
Polished concrete is beautiful and resistant to spills, including chemicals, water, and oil. Since it won't transfer water and moisture, it contributes to facility safety and lessens the possibility of cross-contamination. Polished concrete is also high-density, so spills will not seep into the floor and cause cracks. Liquids rest on top of polished concrete floor finishes. Any spillage, leaks, or splashing will simply need to be wiped or cleaned off the surface according to the safety protocols for that substance.
Whether you're looking for epoxy paint for concrete floors, or need another specialty flooring solution, PAINTech can help. We can custom-blend and apply concrete coatings for maximum performance against chemical drips, splashes, and spills. Our seamless application of a range of colors and finishes means you don't have to compromise beauty or aesthetics in the name of safety.
And we'll get any flooring project done on your schedule, so your team can enjoy the benefits of new flooring sooner, without interrupting their work or causing costly downtime. Ready to get started? Contact PAINTech about your chemical-resistant flooring needs today.
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