Why Use Concrete Coatings

Concrete floors experience much damage, including cracks, chipping, and stains. These could be from oil spills, foot traffic, car weight, or tools falling on the floor. In some cases, these types of damage are not significant enough to necessitate removing the floor and replacing it with a new one.

In such cases, we recommend using a specialized coating as an effective repair solution for damaged floors. Coating concrete floors increases their durability and beauty by covering concrete cracks, stains, and other imperfections. It also makes them easier to clean and maintain and increases the home’s value. Finally, it helps improve the floor’s safety by adding an anti-slip property, offering maximum grip.

Here are some of our concrete coating options that we offer in Calgary.

Epoxy coating

Epoxy floor coating is the most common because of its hardness, impact resistance, and durability. It comes in two parts, a polyamine hardener and epoxy resin. When mixed, these two chemicals become harder as they cure on the floor.

Many people use an epoxy coating on concrete floors that experience a lot of weight and friction, like garages, warehouses, and logistic facilities.

Urethane coatings

Also known as polyurethane floor coatings, urethane coatings have a similar finish to epoxy coatings. Their structure makes them perfect for high-pedestrian places like malls, car parks, airports, and hospitals.

They also cure faster than an epoxy coating, and their flexibility makes them ideal for use in low-freezing temperatures. We, however, don’t recommend them in high-moisture places because they will flake.

Polyaspartic floor coating

Polyaspartic coating is in the urethane coatings family, but we can use them for the whole flooring system plus coating. That reduces the number of applications. Polyaspartic floor coating is also highly customizable, meaning we can manipulate its curing time and pot life.