Choosing between epoxy floor coatings and methyl methacrylate (MMA) flooring can be a battle. You may, for example, admire MMA flooring for its fast installation. However, its tendency to peel faster than epoxy may make you think twice.
You'll then turn to epoxy for its low-maintenance needs. However, you'll soon find out that epoxy can be harmful to the environment.
In the end, you'll simply have to choose the most beneficial pros and the less injurious cons for your business. To start with this knowledge journey, you can read on to learn some of them.
If aesthetic appeal is paramount to your business space, you may not want to choose MMA flooring. Epoxy coatings have an endless array of coloring choices available. Therefore, you're likely to find a color that matches the decor of your business.
With MMA flooring, however, coloring choices are limited. Luckily, this won't be much of an issue in industrial spaces.
MMA flooring tends to be less slippery than, for example, an epoxy garage floor coating. This is because the latter is non-porous. As a result, it can be dangerous to use epoxy in an environment that often uses water.
However, certain additives, such as aggregate, can mitigate this property of epoxy. Therefore, it's not necessarily a good idea to choose MMA over epoxy for this downside alone.
Epoxy coating has some temperature resistance abilities. These can also be better or worse depending on the specific type.
However, most experts have concluded that MMA is better suited to extreme temperatures. It can resist temperatures as low as 0 degrees Fahrenheit. This makes it ideal for low-temperature conditions, such as in food processing industries.
Many industries appreciate MMA flooring for how fast they can install it. In the best cases, this only takes an hour. Thus, the business does not need to halt its processes for very long.
However, there's a large downside to this ability. MMA's fast curing nature prevents it from penetrating into the flooring below. This makes it more prone to peeling than its epoxy counterpart.
There are certain treatments that can mitigate this issue with MMA. One of these is putting sand between layers. However, epoxy still has a better bond. Another consideration is that epoxy installation doesn't take a long time to cure. The fastest curing types can be ready for traffic overnight.
In addition to doing your own research on how to choose flooring, you can also ask the experts. Explain to them your situation and what you want. Then, they can easily recommend either epoxy or methyl methacrylate flooring.
Afterward, when you need your new floor installed, consider hiring us. We offer commercial painting and flooring services for the Pennsylvania and The Main Line Area, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. We are also highly experienced with over 20 years of business and industry knowledge spanning for generations.
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