Liquid QuickTalks – All About Cove Base
In this interview with Lee Davis, President of Liquid Floors, Inc. we talk about Cove Base and how it adds that extra look and protection to your epoxy flooring. Interviewer: Great, and first of all tell me about this, one of the things that I see a lot is called Cove Base. Lee: Right, yep. Interviewer: It looks like some kind of trim that goes on the bottom of the floor. What is the point of that Cove Base? Lee: You install it with your floor and it goes into more of the decorative floors, it goes into pharmaceutical areas or where you will put down a resurfacer, it will go into maybe clean rooms where you want to be able to wash down the floors to clean up the dirt and grime easily. So, we make the cove base out of epoxy. You can mix it with epoxy and
How Epoxy Flake Flooring Can Make a Facility Beautiful & Functional
One of the benefits of installing Epoxy Floor Coating Systems into any facility is the beauty they provide. Let's face it. Concrete in its "naked" form is not extremely attractive. That dull, gray look isn't generally winning any style awards. Epoxy Flake Flooring is one way to make your floors beautiful as well as functional. In the past 20 years, a number of different techniques have emerged to make concrete and cement flooring more beautiful. However, many of these beautification methods do not protect the floor on a level that is recommended or necessary for an industrial facility. Liquid Floors provides industrial level solutions for facilities that are looking for beautification as well as durability and protection from the elements. Our Epoxy Floor systems come in many different colors and we can install decorative graphics and line striping as well. One of the more popular affects that has come out in the last
4 Ways Clear Resin Topcoats Will Improve Your Industrial Facility
Epoxy floor coatings with improve the appearance, longevity and durability of many types of industrial facilities. When Liquid Floors installs epoxy floor coatings, we often suggest an additional layer of clear epoxy resin in the form of Clear Resin Topcoats in order to further protect and beautify your new liquid floor. Clear resin topcoats provide an additional layer of protection and durability to almost any resin based floor surface. Here are a number of benefits your floor will enjoy as a result of an additional clear resin topcoat. Slip Resistance One benefit your floor will receive from an additional coding of clear epoxy resin may be improved slip resistance. This is achieved I combining the clear resin with other materials like a fine aggregate. This combination will improve safety of your facility and protect your employees and visitors from dangerous slips and falls. Improved Durability A clear resin topcoat can also provide
Epoxy Flooring vs. Bare Cement
Epoxy flooring vs. bare cement. Which is ideal for industrial or manufacturing facilities? Not all industrial or manufacturing facilities are alike and many Facility managers do not feel the need for epoxy floor coatings and instead carry-on with the cement floors that came with the facility. In this article, we are looking at the benefits of epoxy floor coatings over bare cement. Beauty and quality. Want to increase the output and quality of your workers? Improving the look and feel of your workspace will not only improve the aesthetic, it may also have an effect on the attitude and output of your workers. Anyone who has ever cleaned up a room or a home office knows that a clean and organized looking workspace induces focus, clarity and an overall positive feeling. A dirty and damaged floor may communicate to your workers that the facility doesn’t matter, whereas a clean and
Preparing an Industrial Facility Floor for Polymer Flooring Installation
It is absolutely critical that your concrete floors are properly prepared for the application and installation of polymer flooring. There are many different ways to prepare a floor for coating and it is critical that the proper preparation steps are taken based on the current status of the flooring to be coated. Clean the Floor The first step is to clean any uncoated concrete. Cleaning includes removing any chemicals or oil/Grease From the floor. If these materials are left in the floor, it will negatively affect the installation of ANY floor coating. In order to determine how the floor should be cleaned, one should examine the flooring surface carefully. A water drop test is often used to tell whether or not the surface is clean or not. A clean concrete surface will absorb water. However, if there are already sealers or compounds or other materials like oil on the surface of
How Anti-Microbial Flooring Can Help Protect Industrial Facilities
Anti-microbial flooring systems provide a number of benefits for manufacturing and industrial facilities including airplane hangars, pharma, automotive and more. In this article, we talk about some of the situations These floor systems provide a powerful level of protection from a number of dangerous fungi, bacteria and algae. Anti-microbial flooring solutions do not change the beauty or performance of the epoxy floor coatings installed. Yet, they are a perfect solution for delicate environments including: Clean Rooms Research Labs Food Processing Plants Shower and Locker Rooms Institutional and Commercial Kitchens Facilities that Store Perishable Goods Medical Manufacturing Facilities The anti-microbial and anti-bacterial applications do not fade. They permeate all layers of the polymer rather than just the surface or top coat. This provides your facility with maximum protection. The reason these types of floor solutions are so effective is because the anti-microbial components are added DURING the manufacturing process. This allows the