Huntsville Madison Epoxy Floors - Benefits and Advantages

By Guest Expert Author:

Jeff Smedley

Epoxy floors are just a marvelous way to personalize your restaurant or office interior design. Usually floors with resin are durable; in addition they can be unique and stunning. The best part is that this floor is not about average factory replicas. Rather, they are original and scraped in order to produce unique patterning and charm. You will soon notice the many advantages that are brought along.



Manufacture Care



Epoxy floors are definitely worth the investment. They are available a wide variety of styles. These are among the top impermeable items. These floors may be bought pre-finished or to finish later on. It depends on the homeowner taste and interior design plan. You can't find two planks alike since they are sometimes hand made using classic methods. A floor will look graceful when each coat is carefully attended during its manufacturing. The top manufacturers care to develop the top options! Don't settle for anything but quality styles.



Many Options



Various floors are available. You won´t even notice much imperfections, especially once the whole enhancing project is over. The floor may be tainted or you can leave them with a typical look. It again depends upon the individual taste of the home or business owner. Epoxy floors comes with many options to decide on such as matte or shiny finish, stain color, width and length of planks and degree of distress. Several homeowners prefer the indiscretion and individuality-punch of items that contain mineral marks, knots, and highly apparent grain. Others have a preference for a finer look with only a mild distressed looking.



Epoxy vs. Laminated



A number of individuals have a preference for a laminate product that simply seems to be forest grown. Laminate flooring has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages include lower cost and easier setting up. The disadvantages of laminate are its being man-made feature and transitory services as compared to epoxy styles. Regardless of what the financial plan or interior design plan may be, there is a good option for everyone. No matter if it is about epoxy flooring or another of the related products on the market nowadays, a home can be embellished with these pleasant items.



For anyone looking for altering the floor in their business or on a deck in their backyard they are supposed to reflect on a message. It looks pleasant due to the fact that it creates feeling of being a simple yet unique style. Certainly, if that is not an appearance that you want you won't be pleased about it, but it is essential to remember the fact that the worn in style is very comfy since it is made to give that impression, instead of flooring that became distraught in natural way of every day wear and tear. You will love epoxy, especially when it comes to evaluating what all these floor types can actually do to take care of the aesthetic appeal, the overall protection & the long-term value. This floor is definitely a winner; it offers exceptional advantages so don't think it any longer.



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A Garage Floor Coating Makes Your Garage Much Safer

By Expert Guest Author: Al Barnes

Attention Huntsville and Madison homeowners! Do you know which area in your house accidents are most likely to occur? A place that most people fail to think of is the garage, but there is a high rate of injuries caused by accidents in this area. How can this happen, you ask? Most of these garage accidents are slips and falls because of the slickness of the concrete garage floor where oil and rain water are mixed. The big concern is the hard concrete which can be very dangerous for anyone who falls. If your head hits the floor, potential serious brain damage can occur. A way to eliminate the danger from this part of your home is by applying a garage floor treatment that has a sealer which also possesses anti-slip properties.


The most popular concrete floor treatment is an epoxy garage floor coating that you can apply during the weekend. Epoxy based coatings can be easily applied and, when they cure, they become very hard and are durable enough to last for several decades. By adding a friction additive after the liquid is rolled out, you can achieve very good footing for those moments when you decide to drive into the garage and your car is dripping with rain water. The epoxy is also capable of shedding any oil and other spills of petroleum products so cleaning up in the future is much easier.


The steps to applying an epoxy are really easy to follow. The first thing to do is to clean the floor using a good detergent and a high quality degreaser to make sure all oil stains are removed. Apply the mixture and then wait for a few minutes so that the degreaser can do its job, and then rinse it off well. Check to see if there are any water beads anywhere in the area. If beading happens, this means that there's some oil left on the surface and you need to apply the mixture to that area again and to scrub harder. If there's no more beading, your next step is to etch the floor using a weak solution of muriatic acid and water and then rinse off the solution. Leave the floor to dry and, if you have a space heater, use this as it helps the floor to dry quickly. It is important that there is no moisture on the floor when you apply the epoxy coating.


The next thing to do is to mix the resin and hardener and roll out the mixture using a nap roller. The coating is applied the way you do with paint. For the best coating results, apply the coating in a 6 feet square area at a time. After you are done rolling the coating, spread out the anti-slip additive casting it like you do when you feed chickens or ducks at the park. Also, you can apply color flecks to add more life and vibrance to your floor.


The curing takes 18 hours before you can walk on the surface again and it takes three days before you can drive your car on it again. Once completely cured, your floor is now tougher and more durable than before. It is also safer and easier to clean up and maintain.


With the help of a garage floor coating your garage can be a much safer area so you should consider applying it on your concrete floor. Slips and falls are one of the main causes of accidents in the home and anything you can do to stop them will make your house safer. Visit us at the Garage Floor Coating Blog for more great information and tips.

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Lifetime Epoxy of Boaz Alabama, is a full service epoxy flooring installation company. Established in 2011, Lifetime Epoxy installs residential, industrial and commercial floors. The company has a A+ BBB Rating and is a member of the Huntsville-Madison Home Builders Association. Call 1-800-214-4311 to get a free quote. Visit LifetimeEpoxyFloors.com and LifetimeIndustrialFloor.com.

Huntsville Metro Industrial Flooring: Seamless Epoxy Flooring for Pharmaceutical and Food Processing Facilities

By Guest Expert Author: Jeffrey Smedley


Many Huntsville and Madison industrial facilities have made a wise choice when it comes to industrial epoxy flooring. Seamless epoxy flooring is a very popular flooring choice when it comes to our industrial flooring solutions. Seamless is usually associated with the term bacteria free, and as a flooring solution it provides a very shiny and attractive appeal. Seamless flooring is highly recommended for industrial environments because it meets all of the food and safety regulations. If your business is involved with chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, or any food or drug related industry, you'll want to consider resinous flooring because it is FDA/EPA/USDA approved and exceeds safety guidelines.


Seamless Flooring Offers a Professional Appearance for your company


In your place of business, it's important that there is a professional appearance about your company. A polymeric flooring solution provides shine and elegance that you cannot achieve through any other kind of flooring. For a commercial or industrial business this is very important. Seamless epoxy flooring can be applied in quite a few colors including red, yellow, white, black, brown, orange, blue and much more. This makes polymeric flooring suitable for any type of business; it can even be designed based on your company colors used in in your logo.


Seamless Flooring Is Not Dangerous


With some flooring solutions, you can't ever be certain that they are safe for your facility. The benefits of Epoxy Flooring is that they're FDA approved to be suitable for food or drug related businesses. If you are looking for a commercial or industrial flooring solution, polymer is a great product that will live up to your expectations. It will also provide peace of mind, knowing that you have invested into the future of your company and have guaranteed that you are actually up to date with regulations and guidelines.


Straight forward to Apply

Polymer and epoxy flooring solutions have become easy to apply. Depending on the size of your operations, High Performance Systems should be able to complete the installation process within your own timeline. There will need to be some curing time, but we conduct installations during off hours for your convenience ensuring that production is not affected. The full installation process is completed within just a few simple steps. First, we sweep and clean up the area that be resurfaced. After this, we begin to apply our flooring product. This should only take a few hours, the final result will pay many years of dividends in productivity and overall perception of your facility's sense of professionalism.


Longevity

Polymer and epoxy flooring solutions are made to be extremely long-lasting. Unlike a laminate, linoleum, carpet or other types of flooring solutions, epoxy flooring is extremely durable. It can be difficult to damage since it is essentially welded to the substrate or existing concrete flooring. This means that your flooring will have a very strong foundation, it is incredibly unlikely that any problems will develop in the years ahead. Our seamless flooring solutions are the go to standard for industrial or commercial businesses.







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Huntsville Garage Floors: Epoxy Coatings; A Great Choice

By Lifetime Epoxy's Guest Author: Craig Adamson


In Huntsville and Madison, epoxy coatings are great flooring alternatives for commercial, industrial, and residential floors. There are many options to choose from and the longevity of the floor is almost unbeatable. Most industrial epoxy floor coatings will last from 15 to 30+ years depending on the application you choose. Cost can range up from $5.00 to $10.00 a square foot.



I have been doing epoxy floor coatings for over five years now and we are seeing more and more customers having there garage floors coated and turning them into living space. No more ugly grey concrete with oil stains all over it. We see big screen TV's installed in garages and bars on wheels that can be rolled out into the center of the garage. Football games, nascar, baseball etc... More and more people are turning there garage into living space. Most garage floors are anywhere from 400 to 800 sqft and bigger and that is like adding another room onto your house but it is already there, when the party is over pull your vehicle in and its like a showroom.



Epoxy coatings are not only good for garage floors they are great for basement floors also, If you have a basement that has water problems epoxy flooring is perfect. Epoxy is waterproof, no more pulling up carpet and replacing it every time it rains, just pull out the shop vac and vacuum it up or mop it and problem solved. Epoxy flooring is mold and mildew resistant and allergen free, and did I mention chemical and stain resistant and easy to clean.



Not all epoxy is created equal, We use 100% solids epoxy and we offer a five year guarantee with all our floors. the big chain store epoxy have fillers in them and they will peel or flake off in 6 months to a year. So when looking for epoxy look for 100% solids you will pay a little more for it but it is well worth the money spent.



Floor preparation is everything, the pores in the concrete need to be opened up before the coating is applied. floor preparation begins with removing oil stains and sealers or any other contaminates epoxy will not adhere to oil or other contaminates. the second step is grinding the top surface of the floor with a diamond grinder or a shot blaster to open up the pores. acid etching does not open the pores enough. You will also need a good vacuum because the dust is terrible and very dangerous to breath.The third step after the pores are opened is to clean the concrete with a vacuum and a leaf blower works great, you need to get the dust off the floor. Water is not a good idea unless you are going to let the floor dry for some time before coating as it will make the epoxy turn white. If you floor has cracks this is a good time to do any repairs and I will get into that later. Now your ready for epoxy and we recommend that you follow the manufactures directions on application techniques if you are going to do this yourself.



Cracks can be repaired with a couple different methods depending on how bad the cracks are. Rule of thumb is that if you can fit a credit card into the crack it should be repaired. We start by chasing out the crack with a crack chaser blade to open up the crack and to remove any loose aggregate. clean the crack out real good with compressed air and your ready to repair. There are numerous epoxy's for crack repair on the market. we use a epoxy sand mix to repair our cracks but you should follow your manufacturers recommendations. After the epoxy dries grind the repaired area flat and clean it and your ready to coat.



Epoxy sytems available



single broadcast- one coat of epoxy with flake or quartz broadcast into the epoxy with a uv resistant top coat.



double broadcast- one coat of epoxy with a flake or quartz broadcast into the epoxy, a second coat of epoxy applied over the top of the first coat with a flake or quartz broadcast into it for a second time. A uv resistant top coat applied over the top



Epoxy neet coat or solid color system- usually two coats of a solid color epoxy applied at 10 mils thick per coat.mainly used in industrial applications as this system is the lowest cost with the same durability.



Epoxy Quartz- colored quartz sand is broadcast into the base coat and usually requires a double broadcast of quartz. this is one of the most durable floors because of the quartz. excellent floor for restaurant kitchens, porches and more.



Epoxy flake- a base coat of epoxy with a vinyl chip broadcast into the epoxy with a uv resistant top coat. garage and basement flooring and many other applications. single or double broadcast systems available.



Metallic epoxy- A prime coat of 100% solids epoxy with a top coat of metallic epoxy can be coated with a urethane. used for decorative applications



Rather your looking for a durable floor or a decorative application you can achieve this with epoxy coatings, Epoxy coatings are usually two part epoxy containing part A and part B make sure you follow the manufacturers directions on how to use there epoxy or better yet hire a professional to do the work for you. Never mix more epoxy than you can put down in 20 minutes as the epoxy will start to set up, it is usually requires two or more people to do a floor in epoxy. there are classes available to learn how to do epoxy coatings if you are interested in learning the process classes are expensive and you can rent the equipment but Sometimes you are better off hiring a professional to do the work for you.



Epoxy flooring is a beautiful flooring option to choose from, you can see pictures of completed floors at our website to get ideas and there are color charts available also. Our website is http://www.specialeffexonline.com.



My name is Craig Adamson and I am the owner of Special Effex designer concrete floors. [http://www.specialeffexonline.com] Special Effex specializes in acid stains and dyes, Epoxy coatings, and concrete resurfacing. We service the Rockford Illinois and all surrounding areas. We have been as far as South Carolina with our work. If you have a small concrete surface or a big commercial property there are no jobs to big or to small we can do them all. We will leave you saying "Wow I Can't Believe It's Concrete" We also teach decorative concrete and do consulting for companies doing decorative concrete.



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GARAGE FLOORING TIPS & TRICKS FROM THE PROS

Grinding vs. Acid EtchingWe have found that the most efficient way to prep a concrete floor for coating is by mechanical grinding. Our installers use a diamond encrusted floor grinder with a powerful dust collection system that removes a thin surface layer of the concrete. When complete your stained or painted concrete will be white, porous and ready to accept the epoxy coating. A typical 2 or 3 car garage can take up to 2-4 hours to grind.

Some companies will acid wash your floor if it is free of oil and paint, however the acid washing process presents its own set of problems. The acid being used must be diluted correctly or it can damage the concrete. Additionally, the process can create dangerous fumes to, not to mention that it requires proper disposal of the acid water, which can easily damage your landscaping, to include your pavers, plants, grass, etc. The acid wash also leaves behind a wet concrete dust film that must be completely removed from the pores or it could prevent the epoxy from correctly bonding to the concrete floor. This can result in defects to the coating of your floor as the epoxy cures and eventually cause delamination. Additionally the floor would need to completely dry which could take several additional days delaying the start of the applying the epoxy and extending the time to return your garage to service.

DIY Epoxy or Garage Floor Paints

In our opinion these products are nothing but glorified water based porch and floor paints. They hold up fine until it comes to hot tires or anything that drips from your car like oil, antifreeze or gasoline. They usually come with directions that tell you to use a cleaner degreaser which is simply not enough preparation for the traffic of a garage floor. If you have a previously painted floor, all the paint must be removed to insure proper adhesion. The concrete must be ground down or etched to make it porous enough to be coated properly. There are a couple of choices that you have to achieve the proper porous state. One option is to utilize paint removers, which generates fumes as well a big mess, but the industry preferred method is to remove the existing coating mechanically by grinding or shot blasting.

The mechanical methods, which is used by Granite Garage Floors, both remove the paint and grind the concrete. If you choose the paint remover route, you must still acid wash the concrete floor which comes with its own set of issues see (Grinding vs. Acid Etching). Remember, these epoxy coating products are only as good as the surface they are being applied to and, without a properly prepared surface, it will be very difficult to achieve the long-term durability and protection of a professionally installed garage floor coating system. In our opinion, the preparation is the most critical step of the entire process.

For more information or a Free Consultation call (678) 500-9537 or email us at atl@granitegaragefloors.com.
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For local epoxy flooring installtion in the Huntsville Area, please call 1-800-214-4311 or Local Rep Bill Dixon at 1-256-572-5970

Garage Epoxy Floor Covering

of Huntsville and Madison Alabama

Before and After Photos

This is a recent job that featured a "two-block"high stem wall that was covered also. This was a two day installation. The floor was prepped with a high speed floor grinder. All of our installations feature floor prep with high speed grinders to guarantee a solid floor with good adherence. Our company can do your garage floors and stem walls to give your garage a totally new look that will definitely make your garage space look much larger. This color is "White Granite".
Call 1-800-214-4311 for more information or to schedule a estimate and consultation.

This floor required extensive grinding to remove stains. The floor also had over 30 feet of cracks that were repaired before the covering was installed. Our professionals do crack repair, stem wall coverage, and epoxy floor coverings in garages, carports, basements, rec rooms, patios, and on pool decks. This color was "Desert Sand". The number to call for your free estimate is 1-800-214-4311. We can have your floor installed in most cases within two weeks after the estimate. Call now, this is our busiest time of the year. Schedule your estimates as soon as possible.