Coating Systems provide customers an economical aesthetic solution for obtaining a seamless, durable, easy maintenance finish. Coatings are thin mil, solid color, high gloss, smooth, resin rich, seamless, epoxy based floor coatings. General Service epoxy coatings demonstrate good chemical and abrasion resistance. Typically installed in light duty traffic areas. Epoxy Coating Systems produce an appealing, smooth surface texture that is easy to clean. Although Epoxy Coatings will seal off, improve the look of, and assist cleaning of concrete surfaces; thin mil coatings will not remove or dramatically hide divots, holes, or large surface imperfections themselves and can actually highlight such imperfections. Patching and hole filling can help remove the most noticeable imperfections, but for those desiring very smooth consistent finish a thicker system may be recommended. Orange peel/ stipple finishes & Anti-skid textures are optional. Generally a 2-3 coat system consisting of Epoxy primer and Epoxy Top coat(s).They can also be completed with Urethane Sealer for increased abrasion, chemical & UV resistance.

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Broadcast Coating Systems are great solutions for light to medium duty environments. Broadcast coatings economically build system thickness, overall durability and performance of a coating by the incorporation of a hard aggregate broadcast layer that is sealed into the surface. The broadcast will dramatically improve a coatings life expectancy & resistance to wear, abrasion, and impact while also providing a chemical resistant and antiskid finish. Broadcast coatings are a solid color, textured, resin-rich, aggregate-filled, seamless, epoxy-based floor coating. Installed to protect new or existing concrete floors at a thickness range of 40 – 120 mils (1 – 3 mm). Broadcast System can be customized to meet aesthetic and slip resistance requirements. Generally 2-3 coat system consisting of epoxy/urethane primer, coating broadcasted to refusal, and top coat.

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Epoxy Slurries provide some of the smoothest, slickest, rich colored, and easy to clean floors available. Self-Leveling Epoxy Slurries produce an aesthetic, smooth surface texture that is easy to clean and maintain. Epoxy Slurry Systems are solid color, smooth, resin rich, aggregate extended, seamless, epoxy based floor coatings. The incorporation of durable, fine aggregate into the matrix during mixing significantly increases the liquid resin volume during application without sacrificing physical properties and ultimately extend the coatings service life against aggressive wear. Due to the epoxy slurry properties nicks, scratches, and surface damage are less visible as the color is present throughout the entire matrix. Typically installed in light to heavy duty traffic areas, this general service epoxy coating demonstrates good chemical resistance as well as high abrasion and impact resistance. The system thickness is adjustable depending on condition of use. Slurries can generally fill and cover small divots, holes, and surface imperfections. Generally a 2 coat System consisting of an Epoxy Primer followed by an Epoxy Slurry Coat.

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Trowel Down mortars are commonly installed in environments with heavy traffic and higher potential for impact and abrasion. This heavy duty system is used to protect new surfaces or revitalize existing damaged, worn, and rough concrete. Troweled Mortar Systems are solid color, resin-rich, aggregate filled, seamless floor resurfacer. Troweled mortars completely resurface your current floor with a thickness of 1/8”- ¼” leaving you with a new flat, even surface with high density and compressive strength for exceptional durability. Can be used minimally in combination with other systems to patch large holes or damaged sections of concrete slabs. More durable than just a coating, a broadcast coating, or slurries; Troweled mortar systems deliver the highest performance for the toughest environments. Once the mortar has cured a variety of coatings & sealers can be used to meet a customer’s final surface aesthetic, appearance, and slip-resistance requirements. Final appearance will match that of a coating with the benefit of being smoother, more level, and flatter. This product is mixed in bulk mortar mixers, applied to the floor with screeds to ensure consistent application thickness and finished by hand troweling & power troweling. Once cured the floor is ground with planetary grinders to remove imperfections and trowel marks, then cleaned and coated.

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Commonly known as urethane cement, Self-leveling urethane mortars are used in medium to heavy duty environments. Particularly common in the food industry, commercial kitchens, areas with heavy water/liquid presence, and areas with thermal shock/cycling is a concern. Self-Leveling Urethane mortar is a solid color, three-component, water dispersed polyurethane-based/cement and aggregate screed. It is designed to provide excellent resistance to abrasion, impact, chemical attack and other physical aggression. Once laid self-Leveling Urethane is broadcast with aggregate to build thickness, increase surface texture and slip resistance and sealed with Epoxy, Novolacs, or urethanes. The system is typically installed at 3/16 to 1/4 in (4.5 to 6 mm) thickness. There are urethane cements used as moisture treatment solutions or non-food/pharma production areas that are installed at 125-160 mils. Urethane Cements are typically applied to concrete substrates or as resurfacing over previous urethane mortars.

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Quartz Broadcast Systems are decorative floor systems, composed of multicolored quartz aggregates finished with transparent top coats. Quartz broadcast floors are a seamless, aesthetic, 125 mils (3 mm) thick, consisting of primer, binder(s) with quartz broadcast(s) and sealer. The system provides a durable, impermeable lightly-heavily textured, slip resistant finish with superior mechanical resistance. Various epoxy, polyaspartic and urethane topcoats are available to produce a range of slip resistant finishes depending on conditions of use. Basecoats can be altered to polyaspartics/ urethanes to match environmental needs as well accelerated schedules. Aggregate size can be increased for more slip resistance if needed.

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Heavy Duty Quartz System is a hybrid decorative system combing mortars and quartz broadcast. HD Quartz is a 3/16”-5/16” (4.3 – 7.9 mm) thick, two layer epoxy/urethane floor system. The first layer consists of a 1/8” (most common)-1/4” (3-6.3 mm) thick, trowel-applied heavy duty epoxy/urethane screed or SL urethane cement. Mortar is used to re-profile rough or deteriorated concrete surfaces, maximize performance in high traffic areas, or with urethanes increase thermal shock/cycling capabilities. The second layer is a broadcast and sealed epoxy/urethane floor composed of binder broadcast with multicolored quartz aggregates finished with transparent top coat(s) to produce a seamless and aesthetic finish. The system offers high compressive strength and accepts abuse from impact and heavy loading. Mortars and binders can be altered from epoxy to urethane to match environmental needs. Aggregate size can be increased for more slip resistance if needed. Optional Integral Cove Base.

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Flake floors are a durable attractive floor finish which maintain an attractive finish even with age and high use. The multicolored pattern are often said to mimic a terrazzo finish at a more economical cost. Flake Broadcast are an aesthetic, easy to clean, seamless floor consisting of a primer, pigmented binder broadcast with multi-colored vinyl chips, and sealed with transparent, or UV stable topcoats. The multicolored flakes help conceal wear and micro abrasion extending the life cycle of the floor making them great choices for high traffic & high profile areas. The system is highly customizable with an extensive color palette and variable application thicknesses. Binders and topcoats can be altered to meet environmental needs. Final surface options include: integral cove base, and variable surface texture to produce a range of slip-resistant finishes.

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Heavy Duty Flake Broadcast Systems are hybrid decorative systems combing mortars and flake broadcast to produce a seamless and aesthetic finish. HD Flake is a 3/16”-5/16” (4.3 – 7.9 mm) thick, two layer epoxy/urethane floor system. The first layer consists of a 1/8” (most common)-1/4” (3-6.3 mm) thick, trowel-applied heavy duty epoxy/urethane screed or SL urethane cement. Mortar is used to re-profile rough or deteriorated concrete surfaces, maximize performance in high traffic areas, or with urethanes increase thermal shock/cycling capabilities. The second layer is a broadcast and sealed epoxy/urethane floor, composed of binder broadcast with multi-colored vinyl chips finished with transparent top coats. The system offers high compressive strength and accepts abuse from impact and heavy loading. Mortars and binders can be altered from epoxy to urethane to match environmental needs. Optional Integral Cove Base and various surface textures to produce a range of slip resistant finishes.

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Metallic Coatings are the most decorative, artistic, individually creative designed epoxy systems available. Each floor has its own unique character and artistic look that others floors will not have. Customers, employees, and visitors will walk off these floors completely amazed and in awe of the distinctive one of a kind finish. These floors are highly customizable through finishing methods and a large variety of colors that can be combined to increase attractiveness and design. Metallic coatings are decorative self-smoothing flooring system based on a two part, low odor and low viscous, transparent epoxy resin and Metallic Powders. The metallic powders are special effect pigments composed of mica nano-particles coated with various organic and inorganic pigments to create pearlescent and iridescent effects. It is recommended to finish metallic coating with urethane sealers to protect from abrasion, UV light, and surface wear.

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Combining the traditional means of staining concrete with the high performance and incredible look of epoxy and urethane sealers we can provide customers a beautiful & economical floor finish. The acetone dyes penetrate deep into the surface of the concrete to deliver rich and vibrant color. The floor is then sealed with a clear epoxy and urethane sealer. The sealers highlight the individualistic character of the concrete revealed as the stain takes differently throughout the slab providing a modeled and unique look. The sheen and clarity of the epoxy and urethane sharpens the finish and provides a seamless surface that is easy to clean and maintain. The Urethane sealer provides increased abrasion and stain resistant finish along with excellent UV resistance and color retention. Floors can be highly customized through the use of staining with wide array of color options, and/or the inclusion of stencils, logos, patterns, or designs. Texture can be added to the urethane to increase antiskid properties and abrasion resistance.

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• High aesthetic qualities, customized designs, wide range of colors
• Low maintenance
• Multi-dimensional color hues
• Economical

Urethane Sealers are two part clear or three part pigmented high solids floor coating. Urethane Sealers are applied as final step to increase the chemical, abrasion, UV, stain resistance, and long term color retention. Urethane sealers will increase the performance, durability, and life of a floor coating. There are several types or urethane sealers; Aliphatic Polyurethane (3-4 mils), Aliphatic Urethane (3-4 mils), water based polyurethane (4-6 mils) and polyaspartic urethane (5-15 mils). Solvent based Urethane Sealers provide glossy or semi-gloss finishes and Water Borne Urethane provides a Matte Finish. Solvent based Urethanes are typically used in light to heavy traffic areas where light reflectance, UV, abrasion, and chemical resistance to spills are required.

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Waterproof Membranes are monolithic, flexible, and abrasion resistant smooth flooring systems designed for areas requiring a combined water protection membrane and wearing surface. The system is typically used in mechanical rooms, computer rooms, above grade restrooms, wash rooms, and other areas requiring waterproofing. Waterproof membranes can be applied under any of the other flooring systems to make them waterproof options. Can be used as a basecoat with means to prevent movement or cracking in other flooring systems from minor substrate hairline/micro cracking. With the use of embedding fiberglass mat into wet membrane it can be used to pre-treat larger cracks.

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Chemical resistant coatings consisting of Novolacs and Vinyl Esters are used when floors & walls are exposed to harsh chemicals such as acids, bases, solvents, or oxidizers. These coatings are made to withstand exposure to the harshest chemicals and protect your substrate from chemical attack that erodes and destroys concrete substrates and foundations. Systems can be customized to include slurries, embedded fiber glass mat, broadcast, and mortars. The demands of each environment will determine the combination of systems or number of coats needed. Maintenance and cleaning are critical for these system to perform at the highest standards and areas that show wear or damage need to be addressed and fixed quickly to prevent the system from being compromised and leading to larger problems, failures, or potential containment breaches. We will work with you to develop and install a functional system as well as a maintenance and cleaning plan so your lining/ containment system performs as you need it to.

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Conductive Electrostatic Dissipative Epoxy coating System. This system is used to conduct and dissipate static charges that may cause sparks or an electric arc in environments were such events cannot be accepted and could be detrimental or devastating. The system is designed to distribute electrostatic control properties to a variety of substrates in the area through the coating’s nanoparticles and carbon filaments delivering the charge to grounding plates, rods, and tape embedded into the coating. The Coating and Primer work in conjunction to maintain electrical conductivity throughout the entire thickness of the system. Generally consist of primer, ESD Primer, and ESD Topcoat. If used on previous epoxy floor or mortar an epoxy primer or grout coat will be required.

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• Can be used in almost any environment where the damaging effects of electrostatic discharge (ESD) cannot be tolerated. Chemical resistant ESD coatings available.
• Industries currently using these coatings are:

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Integral Trowel on cove base is a 3 component epoxy or urethane mortar that is applied on a primed substrate, screeded vertically and finished smooth with a cove trowel. Troweled cove base provides customers with the ability to take the benefits of a seamless floor and extend those to the base of walls. Cove base provides a functional and practical clean aesthetic look. Troweled base makes a complete seal from floor to top of the cove allowing for easier cleaning and maintenance as well as providing for more sanitary conditions. Cove base protects and prevents the seam and gaps at the base of walls from absorbing moisture or other containments that may leach into dry wall or other porous substrates. It helps seal potential places insects & pest may enter and exit from. Cove base can be added to any type of flooring whether is resinous or polished and can be installed to match the floor or finished in a different color. Decorative Floors will use the same quartz or be broadcasted with the same flake as the floor. Most commonly installed as 4-6” it can range from 2-12”. Cove base can be installed as radial cove that is 1/8” thick and has round 1” radius or 45* cant cove that is usually 2”Hx2”W. 45 Cant style cove is commonly used when installing against metal, plastic, or substrates with potential to flex.

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• Cove base can be installed in any environment with any system

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• Provides seamless surface that is easy to clean and maintain.
• Sanitary solution for intersection of vertical and horizontal surfaces
• Variable height option

To ensure new floors don’t fail at the substrates joints all joints are honored and recut through the new flooring and filled prior to the last coating or sealer. In some cases the joint may be cut after the final coatings to allow complete function and performance of the joint sealant. A variety of joint sealants are used for the different types of joint sizes, uses, and environmental conditions as well as the amount of movement the joint may undergo. The joint sealants have a variety of different properties such as shore hardness, flexibility, elongation and compressive strengths, thermal expansion and chemical resistance. Proper joint treatment is an important factor that if not handled properly or dismissed can lead to failing floors, curling joints that create maintenance and cleaning problems, product contamination, and safety issues within a facility. Even properly installed joints may appear to be cracking under a coating or sealer, but this is most likely the joint functioning and working correctly to flex and move with the movement and expansion/contraction of the substrate.

Industry professional will acknowledge that concrete is going to move and it’s going to crack overtime. Although there are some new products and technology being offered for new concrete installations to prevent cracking & movement they are expensive and long term results are to be determined. Outside of the new products there are not full proof methods to prevent such events from occurring only methods to limit and conceal prior and future cracking. Substrate cracks are treated in a variety of ways which are dependent on crack appearance, potential for movement, flooring system being installed and the aesthetic requirements of the customer. Treating cracks can be somewhat challenging and not full proof as many customers want to hide and not highlight cracking. The customer will have to weigh the options of aesthetics and functionality/ performance vs the probability the cracks may move in the future. General Options consist of epoxy paste wiping, routing and filling with semi rigid material, routing and packing with mortar, or using crack bridging membranes. We will address cracks and treatments with you to ensure they are handled properly for your needs and wants.

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Crack filling is capable of being used under any system although some treatments may telegraph through floor finish.

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• Seals off the floor ensuring it is seamless and coating want leach down the crack
• Improves maintenance and cleaning by filling voids for preventing trash and debris from collecting
• Helps hide unsightly cracks from telegraphing through final coating.

One of the most common causes of failures in the flooring industry is osmotic/ moisture vapor transmission. After a floor has been sealed off by a new flooring system the vapor pressure can no longer escape to ambient air through the slabs surface and begins to build pressure under the flooring system. This can lead to formation of bubbles of water, delamination, and floor failures. To avoid potential problems proper moisture testing is completed before the floor installation. If results show moisture is present a primer may be upgraded to a moisture tolerant primer. If test results are more severe it will require the use of a urethane mortar system to treat vapor transmission. On grade substrates that do not have vapor barrier, those that are very old and may have detoeriated vapor barriers, or newly poured slabs that haven’t cured for long enough duration are generally at the highest risk. Ambient conditions need to be stable and humidity levels controlled to get accurate test results. Without those factors many test results will show presence of moisture in the substrate and require the upgrade to proper treatments to maintain warranty coverage against these issues. Third party testing can be used to verify test results as the cost associated with upgrades are expensive.

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Always test for moisture content on every floor prior to installation. Use proper product for associated test results.

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• Protects floors from the damaging effects of vapor transmission

There are many different applications for resinous products that allow us to create solutions and offer services beyond the normal floors and cove installations common in the flooring industry. Over the years we have taken on some complex projects and have had to create solutions and installation techniques to complete such projects. Allow us to use the extensive background and knowledge to assist you with your unusual situation or needs. Below are a few examples.

• For customers who are needing to alter floor elevations, level depressed areas, or control liquid flow through floor pitching we offer multiple solutions . We can use resinous or cementitious products to create or add sloping, raise/level the floor, or help reduce the variation to provide a more level floor. To assure water flow is accomplished pitch needs to be ~1/4” per foot toward the drain or low point. Less than a ¼” will require squeegee assistance in most cases. Sloping is often used in kitchens, restrooms, or wet production areas in which water/liquid needs to be diverted drains. This type of work can be used in a wide range of applications and can be customized to fit the customer’s needs.

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• Can be used in any environment where sloping or leveling is required
• Commonly found in these environments