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Workshop Epoxy Flooring

Workshop Epoxy Flooring

Workshop Epoxy Flooring

Workshops might be in your home or they might be at your work – maybe you work at a manufacturing plant or a vehicle servicing centre. Wherever your workshop is, a key to it is that you want to be able to keep them clean, easy to maintain and a place that you’re happy and comfortable to work in – installing an a commercial grade workshop epoxy floor can help you achieve all of those things.

Benefits of installing workshop epoxy flooring:

There are a few core benefits that come with installing seamless epoxy floors, these include;

A) Industrial Strength  

  • Our coating increases the strength of the concrete’s surface as the coating sucks into the exposed pores of the concrete and densifies the top layer.

B) It Looks Great 

  • The finishes applicable to workshop floor spaces far surpass leaving your floor as a plain concrete slab and will considerably improve the aesthetics of the area.
  • It will completely brighten the room the workshop room and make it more enjoyable to spend time there.
  • The floor of a workshop is a considerably large portion of space which takes up the prominent portion of your view within a room. Installing an industrial epoxy floor to a workshop space transforms the look of your area.
  • From plain grey coatings to a wide range of flake floor colour variations we are guaranteed to have a flooring solution which will suit your space and meet your approval.

C) Easy to Clean 

  • The seamless nature of the floor eliminates the amount of dust & dirt that gets caught in the pores of a concrete slab. Thus, making it easy to clean.

D) Wide Variety of Colours & Pattern Variations 

  • Our colour & pattern variations assist in guaranteeing our clients that they will find something that matches their premises colour scheme/ design plan.
 

Types of Epoxy Flooring Available:     

There are two main types of epoxy flooring that are typically used for workshop epoxy flooring and these include:

1. Flake Flooring – This is the speckled look. This is highly recommended for these large spaces for a multiple reason. It is the best at hiding dirt and concealing the imperfections of the concrete slab that may naturally occur over time (substrate movement).

2. Plain Epoxy Flooring – This is a cheaper alternative to the flake flooring solution, however, does not conceal anything. Plain coated floors highlight every sin of the concrete, in which some are impossible to conceal. Have a chat to our team to see whether your concrete slab would be healthy enough to apply this finish to.

The process to laying a workshop epoxy floor:     

Step 1:  Grind, Patch & Prime

  • Concrete grinding preparation to ensure smooth substrate and a clean porous surface to apply the epoxy coating.
  • Concrete repairs via patching any visible cracks and holes on the surface of the concrete slab.
  • Application of the industrial grade epoxy primer.
 

Step 2:  Prime & Flake

  • Second application of the industrial grade epoxy primer.
  • Broadcast the flake across the wet epoxy floor coating.
 

Step 3:  UV Stabilised Polyurethane Sealing

  • Two coats of a topcoat sealer using a UV Stabilised Polyurethane.

 

Top Tips When Considering Your Workshop Flooring Solution

  • Choose what is going to be a viable option based on how you use your workshop. Workshops are often places that need to withstand tools dropping and dirt and grime getting on them. Make sure you find yourself a flooring solution that is going to withstand some impacts and is easy to clean. Also, look for something that brightens the room up – nobody likes working in a dark and grimy area.
  • If you’re in a commercial area, think about getting the floor done in different colours to mark out safety areas and walkways.
  • Floors can be completed out of hours to minimise any impact on commercial activities that you run from the premises.

Give us a call today and discuss the options available. Send us some photos or we’ll happily come to you and check out the area you have and provide some free advice on what you could do.

Frequently asked questions

Commercial flooring is classified as hard floors which are completed for either business purposes or income generating operation. Where our floors will be put to the test with strenuous daily operation occurring. It can also be classified as the procedure and type of flooring we provide, as we supply Commercial Flooring Solutions to the Residential Market, if they opt for the higher cost flooring at the benefit of durability and longevity.

Superior Concrete Finishes Commercial Flooring processes are of the high quality with time taken during the preparation to ensure longevity of the floor. As a business entering a new premise with new flooring, you are unable to cease operation due to fixes of a faulty floor occurring. Thus, our focus is on a one time completion principle. Our values see to it, that our systems once completed last the test of time.

How long do they last, most epoxy floors last 10 – 20 years when completed properly. However, the warranty is for 12 months. Why is this? At the end of the day it’s a floor, it gets the roughest treatment out of all of the surfaces within a premise. However, if we have done something incorrectly with chemical in balancing, this issue will present itself typically within 6 weeks of the completed project. Thus, warranty will cover you for issues which we have completed. Luckily for you, we don’t complete floors with issues.

We are licenced under a QBCC building licence and we are highly experienced in the process of hard flooring. Furthermore, we are insured to cover us against life/s accidents. Lastly, we have all our WHSE management plan up to date and ready consistently.

  • Polish Concrete
  • Hone and Seal
  • Flake Flooring
  • Epoxy Flooring
  • Metallic Flooring
  • Spray Crete

Epoxy Flooring for Car Parking

epoxy flooring for car parking

Epoxy Flooring for Car Parking

Are you a body corporate? Developer? Builder? Looking to build or renovate a current facility. Have you considered epoxy flooring in your internal, external and/ or underground car parks? If not…why not? Your multimillion-dollar investment deserves to be preserved.

Within the concrete industry we see a massive amount of concrete rectification works that need to be undertaken on building as a result of the concrete not being protected. Damage is frequently caused as a result of continuous traffic being driven over the slab and continuous water erosion which affecting the strength of the concrete.


The benefits of installing epoxy flooring for car parking:

There are a few core benefits that come with installing seamless epoxy floors, these include;

  • Durability & Longevity – Long term longevity of the slab. Our epoxy flooring systems transform the concrete slab into a seamless surface. Thus, water doesn’t suck into the concrete’s pours and cause major damage over the long term.
  • Visually Appealing – Turn a dark and gloomy car park into a fresh space. If your run an accommodation business, it’ll make your guests feel like they have arrived at the Hilton.
  • Easy to Clean – Run a poly vac with a scrubbing pad over it for a super easy clean.  Oil from cars and tyre marks won’t stain the concrete.
  • Wide Variety of Colours & Pattern Variations – Our colour & pattern variations assist in guaranteeing our clients that they will find something that matches their premises colour scheme/ design plan.

 

The process to laying a car park epoxy floor:     

Step 1:  Grind, Patch & Prime

  • Concrete grinding preparation to ensure smooth substrate and a clean porous surface to apply the epoxy coating.
  • Concrete repairs via patching any visible cracks and holes on the surface of the concrete slab.
  • Application of the industrial grade epoxy primer.

Step 2:  Prime

Step 3:  Sealing

  • Two coats of a topcoat sealer using a UV Stabilised Polyurethane.

 

Is it slippery?

No, in areas which have high traffic a non-slip additive will be applied in the topcoat. This can be applied in various levels which change how ‘grippy’ the floor is. We call this the Goldilocks Approach, as we can ascertain the correct level of nonslip additive which needs to be applied to your floor.

Preparation Process

Our preparation includes the thorough grinding of the concrete slab. We use the latest in captive diamond grinding technologies to ensure the best surface preparation. This allows us to open up the pores of the concrete which assists the coating sucking into the slab and densifying the top layer.

Is it dusty?

No, we take the safety of everyone on site very seriously thus we invest in the newest dust extraction technologies for both the clients benefit and for the health and safety of our employees.


Top Tips When Considering Epoxy Flooring for Car Parks

  • Choose a colour which will liven up the space, especially if it is an underground carpark.
  • Get your lines marked out at the same time and potentially update any numbering system that you have within the car park.

Give us a call today and discuss the options available. Send us some photos or we’ll happily come to you and check out the area you have and provide some free advice on what you could do.

Frequently asked questions

Commercial flooring is classified as hard floors which are completed for either business purposes or income generating operation. Where our floors will be put to the test with strenuous daily operation occurring. It can also be classified as the procedure and type of flooring we provide, as we supply Commercial Flooring Solutions to the Residential Market, if they opt for the higher cost flooring at the benefit of durability and longevity.

Superior Concrete Finishes Commercial Flooring processes are of the high quality with time taken during the preparation to ensure longevity of the floor. As a business entering a new premise with new flooring, you are unable to cease operation due to fixes of a faulty floor occurring. Thus, our focus is on a one time completion principle. Our values see to it, that our systems once completed last the test of time.

How long do they last, most epoxy floors last 10 – 20 years when completed properly. However, the warranty is for 12 months. Why is this? At the end of the day it’s a floor, it gets the roughest treatment out of all of the surfaces within a premise. However, if we have done something incorrectly with chemical in balancing, this issue will present itself typically within 6 weeks of the completed project. Thus, warranty will cover you for issues which we have completed. Luckily for you, we don’t complete floors with issues.

We are licenced under a QBCC building licence and we are highly experienced in the process of hard flooring. Furthermore, we are insured to cover us against life/s accidents. Lastly, we have all our WHSE management plan up to date and ready consistently.

  • Polish Concrete
  • Hone and Seal
  • Flake Flooring
  • Epoxy Flooring
  • Metallic Flooring
  • Spray Crete

Benefits of Polished Concrete Floors

polished floors kitchen

Benefits of Polished Concrete Floors

Concrete grinding and polishing is simply the process of smoothing down rough concrete surfaces to become a smooth and shiny surface. 

Concrete grinding requires the use of heavy duty concrete grinding machines and diamond-impregnated segments or discs, which resemble a durable sandpaper. During the concrete grinding process, the discs are gradually replaced with finer grit discs to produce a high shine or smoothness.

The concrete polishing process is simply the final stages of the concrete grinding process using the finest grit discs to achieve a high shine finish. During the final concrete polishing stage, a polishing compound may be applied to help clean any residue remaining on the surface and give the floor additional sheen. When used together, concrete grinding and polishing can result in a smooth, striking surface that resembles polished stone.


Here’s Why it’s So Great

There are several benefits to concrete grinding and polishing for floors in commercial and industrial applications. Because of the many advantages that polished concrete floors offer, concrete grinding and polishing is a long-term flooring solution.

Benefits of receiving concrete grinding and polishing services for your concrete floors include:

  • Durability: Polished concrete floors offer all the benefits of regular concrete including great durability. Polished concrete floors hold up well, even in high traffic areas, as they will not stain, chip, or discolour. Concrete grinding and polishing also eliminates the need for messy waxing or frequent resurfacing.
  • Low Maintenance: Grinding and polishing concrete floors creates a durable surface, which is much longer lasting than other surfaces including vinyl or stone tile. Polished concrete floors require little maintenance other than occasional sweeping or moping to remove dust or debris from the surface. Additionally, depending on traffic, polished concrete floors may need to be refinished every five to ten years to restore the shine and beauty. However, even this process is quick and requires little downtime.
  • Low Cost: Concrete grinding and polishing can create a beautiful surface that resembles stone or other costlier materials. However, concrete grinding and polishing is quick and affordable when compared to the installation and material costs of other flooring options.
  • Attractive Look and Aesthetic Appeal: Concrete grinding and polishing brings out the natural beauty of any type of concrete. In addition, when concrete stains are applied over polished concrete, they can provide the look of expensive polished stone including marble or granite. Polished concrete can provide a stylish and beautiful look for years to come with little up keep or maintenance.
  • Environmentally Friendly: Concrete grinding and polishing is an environmentally friendly and sustainable flooring solution. There is a low amount of waste produced during installation and the long-lasting properties of this flooring as well as the ability for polished concrete to improve indoor air quality by reducing or eliminating dust, mould, and mildew.
  • High Gloss, Reflective Surface: Grinding and polishing concrete floors creates a high gloss surface that reflects light. This can lead to the creation of a safer environment as well as reduce lighting costs even in large buildings, warehouses, or factories.

Where Polished Concrete Flooring is Used

Our concrete grinding and polishing services are ideal for a variety of applications in residential,  commercial and industrial buildings. Some of these popular applications for polished concrete flooring include:

  • Warehouse Floors
  • Showroom Floors
  • Factory Floors
  • Laboratory Floors
  • Office Building Floors
  • School and University Floors
  • Hospital Floors
  • Retail Store Floors

To learn more about whether or not polished concrete floors would work in your home or work place, please contact us and we’ll be happy to discuss what your options might be.

Commercial Kitchen Epoxy Flooring

Commercial Kitchen Epoxy Flooring

As Health and Safety Standards within a workplace increase particularly within industries around food handling, laws regarding the finishes required to operate within any given premises have increased. This includes the type of floor covering required by HACCP to be installed prior to food handling operations taking place.

With the increased standards for food handling premises and their governed finishes we understand how this impacts these businesses. An extended setting up period, whereby floors and walls are specifically crafted to meet requirements, can be draining on the new businesses beginning capital/ start up costs. As a new business you are needing to be focusing on the turning over of revenue, not where the flooring contractors are up to with the job and when HACCP has their initial inspection to certify the premise prior to operation. 

At Superior Concrete Finishes, we have made it our ultimate goal to be the market leaders within the epoxy flooring industry. Our expertise in these areas, particularly within commercial flooring ensure our clients of the timely and quality manner which all of our jobs are completed.

 

The benefits of installing a seamless epoxy floor 

  • Durability & Longevity – Epoxy floor coatings have a long durable life when installed correctly with suitable preparation. Our long-lasting clients have often mentioned how the floors have still looked new and fresh 5, 8, 10 years on from application. If that’s not a testimony, what is?
  • Easy to Clean – Commercial epoxy flooring is the optimal solution for cleanliness. The seamless nature of the floor ensures that spills of any substance can be wiped away with ease.
  • Stylish & Visually Appealing – Hard flooring is super trendy and in fashion as this industrial sheik look is in, thus, you can rest assured you are getting a timeless finish they will suit future changes you may make to your commercial premise.
  • Wide Variety of Colours & Pattern Variations – Our colour & pattern variations assist in guaranteeing our clients that they will find something that matches their premises colour scheme/ design plan.

 

Types of flooring options are available

There are two options that we strongly advise in regard to commercial kitchens:  Epoxy Plain Coated Flooring OR Flake Flooring. Both of these options are seamless in nature and allow us to bring your kitchen floor to the most optimal and certifiable level for HACCP.

 

The process to laying a commercial kitchen floor 

Step 1:  Grind, Patch & Prime

  • Captive diamond grinding the concrete to ensure a smooth, clean & porous surface to apply the epoxy coating.
  • Patch visible concrete cracks and holes.
  • Apply epoxy base coat.

Step 2:  Prime & Flake

  • Prime using the applicable epoxy base coat.
  • Broadcasting the flake across the WET epoxy floor coating

Step 3:  Seal x2

  • Two polyurethane coatings to seal the floor, regardless if it is plain or flake flooring

   

Top Tips for Commercial Kitchen Epoxy Flooring Solution 

  • We have dealt with multiple occasions, whereby, HACCP has halted the businesses operation because they thought they could ‘get away with it’. We then have to return to a client who wants to get their business operational again and is highly rushed and pressured. The time saved to get the full HACCP flooring package to begin with eliminates heart ache when you don’t meet HACCP requirements.
  • Choose a colour which is going to be adaptable to your businesses change in design/ colour scheme. Typically, people will choose the light pastel/ gray/ white colour palette to ensure that the floors can be used with multiple styles of furniture

Frequently asked questions

Commercial flooring is classified as hard floors which are completed for either business purposes or income generating operation. Where our floors will be put to the test with strenuous daily operation occurring. It can also be classified as the procedure and type of flooring we provide, as we supply Commercial Flooring Solutions to the Residential Market, if they opt for the higher cost flooring at the benefit of durability and longevity.

Superior Concrete Finishes Commercial Flooring processes are of the high quality with time taken during the preparation to ensure longevity of the floor. As a business entering a new premise with new flooring, you are unable to cease operation due to fixes of a faulty floor occurring. Thus, our focus is on a one time completion principle. Our values see to it, that our systems once completed last the test of time.

How long do they last, most epoxy floors last 10 – 20 years when completed properly. However, the warranty is for 12 months. Why is this? At the end of the day it’s a floor, it gets the roughest treatment out of all of the surfaces within a premise. However, if we have done something incorrectly with chemical in balancing, this issue will present itself typically within 6 weeks of the completed project. Thus, warranty will cover you for issues which we have completed. Luckily for you, we don’t complete floors with issues.

We are licenced under a QBCC building licence and we are highly experienced in the process of hard flooring. Furthermore, we are insured to cover us against life/s accidents. Lastly, we have all our WHSE management plan up to date and ready consistently.

  • Polish Concrete
  • Hone and Seal
  • Flake Flooring
  • Epoxy Flooring
  • Metallic Flooring
  • Spray Crete

Seamless Flooring in Your Home

Seamless Flooring in Your Home

residential epoxy flooring

Superior Concrete Finishes are one of the leading residential and commercial sector hard flooring companies in QLD. 

We specialise in seamless flooring, particularly epoxy flooring and polished concrete solutions. These hard flooring options can be installed in a variety of rooms within your home/ residential space.

 

Benefits of installing a seamless epoxy floor?

  • Durability
  • Easy to clean
  • Stylish
  • Pet friendly

 

What seamless flooring options are available to me?

  • Polish Concrete
  • Plain Epoxy Flooring
  • Flake Flooring
  • Metallic Epoxy Flooring
  • Terrazzo Flooring
  • Granite Epoxy Flooring

(The most popular options for residential homes is the plain epoxy flooring & flake flooring.)

 

Process of laying a plain coat epoxy floor

A plain epoxy floor commonly takes 2-3 days to complete (depending on the weather). 

  • Day 1:   Grind & Prime
  • Day 2/3:   Patch & Prime

 

Process of laying a flake epoxy floor 

An epoxy flake floor will typically take 3-4 days to install correctly. 

  • Day 1:        Grind, Patch & Prime
  • Day 2:        Prime & Broadcast of Flake
  • Day 3:        UV Stabilised Polyurethane Sealer (Coat One)
  • Day 3/4:    UV Stabilised Polyurethane Sealer (Coat Two)

 

How long till we can walk on it and use the space?

Drying times for both floors are as follows:

  • Walkable: 24 hrs upon completion
  • Furniture: 3 days upon completion
  • Vehicle: 7 days upon completion
Note: ALL drying times commence from the finishing of the last coat.
 
 

Top Tips for Choosing Your Residential Epoxy Flooring Solution:

  • Choose a colour that you can reinvent as the furnishings within your house evolve. As trends go in and out choose a colour of flake which will work with a significant portion of your furniture NEW & OLD. Thus, choose a flake variation with a neutral colour pallet, whites, grey & light pastel colours.
  • Ensure that your contractor has full insurances & licences. The safest bet is just to choose Superior Concrete Finishes. But in case you don’t, just make sure that you are choosing a licenced installer with previous work history.

Frequently asked questions

  • Polished Concrete Floors
  • Honed & Sealed Concrete
  • Epoxy Floors – Plain or Flake
  • Metallic Epoxy Floors

Yes, (Hard Flooring) AKA seamless floor coatings are excellent for inside pets. The seamless nature of the floor means that all pet smells do not linger once cleaned, due to the non-porous nature of the floor coatings.

Hard flooring is used commonly within commercial spaces; thus, it is a highly durable finish. No, you don’t need to get this floor resealed in 12 months in relation to any durability issues. *The shine may lessen over time, and this may be the only reason you seek to “reseal”.

Hard flooring solutions are very easy to clean, because of their seamless nonporous nature. Any flooring solution over the long life of 10-20 years has the capability to stain. HOWEVER, hard flooring is used in commercial premises and kitchens in order to last the business 10-20 years without having to redo the floor for safety reasons. Which also mean it must be impact and stain resistant to last such lengths of time.

Dependant on the flooring solution chosen various forms of preparation will be undertaken. Best to call us and have a chat to ascertain what preparation will be required.

Contracting qualified floorers to complete commercial flooring within a house has become an ever-increasing solution over the last 5 years. With more homes opting for a mechanical polish for their internal floors due to the ease in cleaning the home. If polish concrete isn’t your ‘cup of tea’ we have other growing in popularity ranges.

With people opting more for cleanliness and durability for flooring solutions within their homes, and it is becoming more common for people to have indoor pets, flake flooring has become increasingly popular. Firstly, due to the seamless nature of the floors making them easy to clean with mops and brooms. Secondly, because of the way the floor hides dirt.

Top 10 Benefits of Epoxy Flooring

Top 10 Benefits of Epoxy Flooring

benefits of epoxy flooring

Floors are usually something to which we don’t pay much attention unless something is wrong with them and yet they are an essential part of workday productivity and safety. You may want to consider an alternative flooring option for your facility and its potential impact. One of these options is epoxy floor coating. 

Epoxy is a material that acts as a sealant for concrete floors. Epoxy coatings can be used on floors for commercial buildings, walkways, even on walls or ceilings at times, and most commonly on garage floors. Many facilities that have already experienced the benefits of epoxy flooring are commercial or industrial buildings such as manufacturing plants, warehouses, pharmaceutical buildings, food or beverage plants, even laboratories. Here are the major benefits of installing epoxy coating in your building:

Durability

Concrete floors coated in epoxy last longer and resist considerable wear, thus saving you money and allowing you to manage other business concerns.

Strength

Once the epoxy has been converted to a solid polymer, it becomes incredibly strong and prevents chemical breakdown.

Saves time

Epoxy flooring is usually quickly and easily installed, which means less time shutting down production for installation.

Low maintenance cleaning

Once concrete has the epoxy coating, it is no longer porous since sealed and is therefore easier to clean.

Safety

These coatings are also resistant to slippage, temperature, extreme impact and even fire, maintaining both the safety of your employees and your building.

Chemically resistant

Epoxy coatings can survive continued exposure to potent chemicals, which is perfect for warehouses or plants that may be exposed to such materials.

Brightness

Typically, a high gloss option for coatings can be provided, which improves lighting in your facility to a significant degree due to reflection.

Lowers vehicle maintenance

Choosing an epoxy coating can also reduce wear on vehicles in your facility because it is more forgiving on machinery.

Aesthetic

Coatings are usually available in an array of colours and patterns to fit your specific style.

Helps the environment

Lastly, epoxy coatings are a green option for your business because of the reduction in material usage. It is a great alternative to adding on a completely new floor or replacing vehicles due to damage.

If you have any questions at all or would like to request a FREE quote – please just contact us and we’ll have one of our flooring experts get in touch with you straight away.