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Our Epoxy Cement Floor Installation Process

When we rejuvenate your old concrete or protect your brand-new concrete, there is a lot more involved than simply laying out the epoxy to ensure you are satisfied with the results.  Your new epoxy garage floor involves a multi-step process to ensure a long-lasting epoxy floor coating with the clean finish you are looking for!

For more information on the science behind our epoxy floor coating installation, check out our blog post!

Contact Dan at (920) 378-2458 for a free estimate today!

filled and leveled concrete

Repair Damaged or Cracked Cement Flooring

In order for a quality smooth finish and moisture barrier on your epoxy concrete flooring installation, we first use a repair compound as the first step of our installation process to repair cracks and imperfections. 

holes and cracks in cement flooring are filled before installing expoxy floor coating
patched cement flooring
eroded and damaged concrete being patched before epoxy floor install

Sand

 We then grind down, sand, and etch the entire surface of your cement floor so that it is flat and even and has a rough sandpaper texture. This assists the epoxy in adhering and going on evenly, as well as prevents slip and fall issues caused by a perfectly smooth floor. 

repaired concrete is then sanded to ensure your epoxy flooring is slip-resistant
grinding and sanding cement ensures bonding of the epoxy flooring base coat
our industrial sanding and etching machine ensures floors are level and rough for epoxy to adhere in flooring installation
our specalized sanding and etching maching prepares your cement flooring for epoxy installation
santana flakes are spread during an epoxy flooring installation in Appleton Wisconsin

Epoxy And Decorative Elements

Once the surface has been sanded and repaired, we apply the epoxy base coat, and add special items like custom metal flakes or metallic pigments. This is where most of your color choices come into play.

 

The base coat is available in a variety of colors. This coating works to seal your concrete flooring and provides a base for the flakes or metallic elements to adhere to. The flakes are available in a large variety of colors and sizes, allowing you to fully customize the look of your concrete floor coating installation.

quarter inch santana flakes are used in this northeastern wisconsin epoxy floor shed
flakes are applied while the base coat is wet during your epoxy concrete floor installation process
our expert epoxy floor installers cut base coat in by hand to ensure even and accurate finish

Cure & Topcoat

The exact time to cure depends on the specific elements you choose to include in your design. During the curing process of epoxy, it is crucial that there is no vehicular or foot traffic on the floor. It is important for the epoxy to cure completely, before we apply the topcoat for a final seal and finished look. 

clear epoxy topcoat is applied and will cure with the base coat and flakes or metallics to ensure a long-lasting bond.
loose flakes must be cleaned to ensure the polyaspartic clear topcoat can bond properly
Our polyaspartic epoxy topcoat ensures long-lasting durabilty after your epoxy concrete floor installation.
one the cement floor is prepped, base coat and flakes applied, and flakes are cleaned up, this epoxy floor coating near Tampa FL is ready for polyaspartic topcoat.
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