Types of Industrial Flooring

Not a lot of people give much thought to the flooring in an industrial area, until something goes wrong as a direct result of the industrial flooring that's in place. If a company has a high quality floor in place, workers will probably just go about their business and not take notice, but if industrial flooring is poor quality, everyone who comes into contact with it will notice.

For industrial flooring, a wide range of epoxy flooring coatings and polyurethane coatings are available. If the flooring in a specific area seems rundown and it's time for a change, take the time to research and find the right type of industrial flooring for your situation. Not all types work in all situations, and once you find the right one it will last you that much longer.

Self-smoothing flooring is one type of industrial flooring you can choose. A self-smoothing system is epoxy flooring that provides a durable and seamless finish, using solvent free epoxy resin systems. Another type of epoxy flooring is decorative epoxy screed. This type of industrial flooring uses colored quartz aggregate done in a range of attractive finishes. Decorative epoxy screed can also incorporate a company logo or lettering. An epoxy resin screed floor is more heavy-duty epoxy flooring that is seamless, but also very impact resistant. You can also get Polyurethane screeds that provide the floor with greater resistance to specific chemicals.

A polymer screed is a type of industrial flooring that's applied in a trowelled system and gives a fast and economic way to replace older concrete floors. Polymer screeds usually require clear or colored sealant to finish off the look. For some workplaces, only anti-slip finishes will do. Various anti-slip surfaces for industrial flooring work well on ramps, forklift routes, loading areas and entrances. Depending on your budget and needs, you can find anti-slip finishes that are fire resistant, decorative, seamless, oil resistant and chemical resistant. Whether you opt for epoxy flooring or any other kind of industrial flooring, it's always wise to evaluate the situation and determine your true needs before you proceed.

Surfaces such as polished concrete and epoxy flooring work well in a variety of different settings. You may find one of these kinds of floors in an aircraft hangar, a garage, bakery, production plants, warehouses, shipping and receiving areas or in the pharmaceutical industry. Virtually any controlled environment that needs to be free of dust may be outfitted with one of these floors and find success.

It does pay to ask questions to the flooring company, so you're sure to get the type of floor you really need. Polished concrete may be ideal for one place, but not good at all for another. Likewise, epoxy flooring might make life at one plant a lot easier, and life at another more of a challenge. The goal is to have everyone who sets foot in your business not even notice the industrial flooring because it works so well.

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