As the owner of a small food products business, you may be wondering what kind of floors are best for your operation. There are numerous government regulations to be adhered to when it comes to industrial flooring. One of the best options that you can choose is epoxy resin floors because they come with a […]
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The floor coating in your restaurant kitchen is important. It needs to be made of a material that you can keep clean, and it also needs to give the whole room the right ambiance. When you are choosing floors you will be faced with many choices, but nothing works as well as epoxy floor coatings. […]
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It’s simple economics. Polished concrete floors offer a low maintenance, budget-friendly profile that lends itself well to commercial and industrial projects. This type of cement flooring doesn’t harbor dirt, dust or allergens. A simple mop with neutral cleaning agents, and you’re good to go.
Durability
Highly durable and resilient, concrete floors can handle tough working environments especially those found where heavy equipment like forklifts and cars drive over the floor surface. Polished and acid stained concrete floors are often used in warehouses, garages, pharmaceutical labs, medical facilities and other commercial buildings.
Economical
Very low cost compared to other flooring options. Its tear resistance and durable surface also keeps maintenance costs low. Businesses find the installation and maintenance of polished concrete to be quite budget friendly.
Eco-Friendly
Because it doesn’t contain VOC – volatile organic compounds, concrete flooring is an environmentally friendly choice. Carbon footprint and depletion of resources simply doesn’t come into play when using concrete for residential and commercial construction.
Aesthetics
There’s more to concrete than just gray utilitarian. The range of artistic colors and patterns available through concrete polishing and epoxy floor coatings offers something for every interior and exterior. Decorative concrete patterns, saw cuts and epoxies allow concrete contractors to fashion cement into the most stunning of floor, wall and countertop designs.
And when it comes to beauty, interior designers and decoration experts agree that polished and stained concrete is all the rage for interior decorators.
Property owners may select from high gloss or matte finishes. Concrete experts can also design the concrete to offer the appearance of granite or marble at a much lower price point than natural stone. Some of our clients choose to emboss their company logos or brands within the flooring itself. Car showrooms, garages and business reception areas make great locations for this specialty technique.
Why Choose PSI Inc. Chicago?We’ve been offering concrete polishing and epoxy flooring in the entire Chicago area for more than 10 years. PSI Inc. specializes in:
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Stained concrete floors offer a beautiful, natural marbleized appearance. The appearance is enhanced with application of concrete sealers. Floors may be sealed with water or solvent based sealers urethanes and polyaspartics.
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However, not all concrete floors are ideal for acid stains. Frequently, the concrete is extremely dense or has ad mixes in the cement preventing the acid stains from penetrating the surface.
The acid opens the pores in cement allowing for the stain to color the lime in concrete.
Due to the popularity of the appearance, manufacturers and contractors have developed alternative ways to create this popular look.
Water and solvent based dyes can be mopped or sprayed onto the surface. Dyes may be mixed into sealers.
Overlays – Frequently, a blemished surface requires an overlay. These cementitious coatings can be think trowel or sprayed. Some are self-leveling cementitious coatings applied up to a thickness of ¼ – ½ inch. Others can be as thin as 1/10th inch thickness.
They can be mixed with iron oxide pigments in numerous colors. Then, when dry, acid stains, dyes or a combination can be applied creating unique decorative results.
Polished concrete has become very popular, which also can be stained or dyed. Stained, polished concrete being an attractive flooring, has evolved as well.
The concrete polishing process requires heavy machinery which grinds and hones the surface. Mid way through the process the floor can be colored with an acid stain or with dyes. Then the surface is hardened with a liquid densifier, locking in the color followed by the polish process.
However, when this look is the requirement, but the floor is not ideal for a grind and polish, polishable overlays can be applied.
This creates a new surface that can be colored with stains and dyes, then sealed.
The look of custom tile or unique patterns can be achieved using specialized saw cutting machines.
As you are learning, this is a technical, artistic form of construction. It requires a combination of part scientist, part contractor and part artisan. It is a custom process.
New to the market over the past few years is a product called metallic epoxy. This is a resinous system that was traditionally used in warehouses as an industrial coating.
The uses of epoxies has evolved to use in many types of concrete flooring including residential garages, commercial kitchens, retail stores, food and beverage facilities, airplane hangars and many more.
Entrepreneurial artisans along with forward thinking manufacturers found ways to create the popular look of an acid stained floor using metallic epoxies.
While acid stains are earth tones of browns and greens, metallic epoxy comes in a broad range of colors from earth tones to vibrant red, yellow, blue, green, silver, while and black.
Metallic epoxy coatings have become in huge demand due to the unique combination of function and design providing a solution that polish and overlays do not provide.
Additionally, saw cuts can create unique patterns.
PSI Inc provides these unique decorative flooring services for commercial clients throughout Chicago and Florida in addition to their moisture mitigation services.
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