How to Prevent Pitfalls When Buying Epoxy Flooring

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EP Floors Corp.

• How to Prevent Pitfalls When Buying Epoxy Flooring

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Here are some of the most common reasons
Epoxy flooring and industrial flooring have many
features that can greatly enhance your facility,
and provide an excellent return on the
investment.  However, sometimes there can be
problems with the results, when purchasing epoxy
floor coating systems.

• Inferior Surface Preparation
• Weak Substrate
• Wet or damp substrate.
• No Primer
• Mechanical Loading Exceeds Strength of Coatings

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Inferior Surface Preparation
Ensure that the water vapor emission level, from
the concrete, is below 3 lbs per square foot.
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Subtrate too Weak
When the epoxy floor system is removed, concrete
should be adhered to the bottom of the epoxy. 
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Incompatible Substrate
Make sure the substrate is compatible for epoxies
both in terms of adhesion as well as tensile
strength. Wood, metal, tile surfaces must be
carefully inspected, and determined suitable for
adhesion and structural integrity, prior to
overlaying.
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Oil Saturated Concrete
If the building/area has had various uses, over
the years, check the history.  Problems can occur
in old concrete which come back to haunt the new
owner/tenant (for example former companies that
performed machining operations, may have
contaminated the concrete with oils. 
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Incorrect Mixing
This can cause a multitude of problems with
curing of the floor   Faulty resin/hardener
ratios, too short mixing time, improper mixing of
components.
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EP Floors Corp. Contact Us
EP Floors Corp., has almost 30 years of
experience in the epoxy flooring business. He
attends technical training seminars regularly, on
the latest industrial flooring innovations, and
has managed over a thousand epoxy flooring
projects. For more information reached. 
Address EP Floors Corp. 4 Springfield St. Fifth
Floor, Three Rivers, Massachusetts 01080 United
States.
Phone [phone] Toll Free 800-808-7773 FAX
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