Barstow Concrete Waterproofing & Epoxy Floors

Step 1

When you apply the epoxy product to your Barstow home floor, you have to make sure that the epoxy adheres to the surface by making sure that the surface is clean. Barstow home floors contaminated with oils need chemical cleaning. In Barstow, we also use shot-blasting to clean, strengthen and polish the surface. Shot-blasting also allows the epoxy primer to deeply penetrate the surface to create a good mechanical and chemical bond. Epoxy priming also gives your new Barstow epoxy floors longer life and reduces the risk of bubbles and gasses.

Grinding

To make sure that the epoxy bonds strongly with your Barstow home floor, diamond grind all hard to reach areas to restore smoothness in the surface and to correct imperfections and irregularities in your new Barstow epoxy floor.

Patching

Abrasions, impact, exposure to unusual conditions and unsuitable materials can result to cracks and holes on the floor of your Barstow home. Correct these irregularities by patching using the highest quality polymer-modified patching compound available to epoxy floors, and ground-smooth.

Epoxy Primer

Homeowners in Barstow use an epoxy primer prior to coating their home floors to allow the best possible adhesion by penetrating into the concrete surface for a better chemical bond and a longer lasting and more durable new Barstow epoxy floors.

Step 2

Sweeping and cleaning of the floor

The correct preparation and cleaning of the floor of your home in Barstow will result to a successful bonding with the epoxy product. All blast and sanding residues, dirt and dust must be removed by dry compressed air or vacuum or you can use a brush or broom if necessary. Correct preparation of your Barstow home floor ensures the perfect bonding with the epoxy.

Epoxy Floor Priming & Filling

Step 3

Prime the floor with a suitable epoxy primer

Prime the surface of your Barstow home floor before applying the epoxy to allow a better bonding with the substrate. Priming not only ensures better adhesion of the epoxy to the floor of your home in Barstow, it also reduces chipping or breaking and gives your new Barstow epoxy floors longer life. Priming also significantly reduces the risk of bubbles and gasses especially in thicker coats where air trapped in the concrete slab can cause gas bubbles and pinholes to form on your new Barstow epoxy floor. Although many feel that it is not important to prime before applying the epoxy, priming is a step that should not be avoided.

Step 4

Fill all cracks, holes etc with epoxy grout

Hairline cracks, small holes and minor damages on your Barstow home floor should be filled before priming to ensure a smooth surface. Slice small cracks with a diamond cutter to ensure a strong bond between the epoxy floor and grout.

Applying The Epoxy Floor Coating

Step 5

Application of the first coat of epoxy paint

When applying the epoxy on the floor of your Barstow home, make sure that the two components of the epoxy are properly blended for about two minutes using an electric mixer. Complete blending of the epoxy mixture results to a new home epoxy floor that properly hardens.

Step 6

Apply the product with a roller

Use high quality durable rollers in the application of the epoxy to the floor of your home in Barstow. Also do not try to re-use rollers when applying additional coats. After 24 hours, apply the next coat. Before applying, check to see using the thumb print method if the new epoxy floor in your Barstow home is ready. If you leave a thumb print or if the epoxy floor surface feels tacky, the floor is not yet ready. Also check for dust, bugs and other debris that may have gotten into coating and make sure to level and smoothen uneven surfaces that may appear after the first coating on your new Barstow home epoxy floor.

Last Epoxy Flooring Procedure

Step 7

Apply the final coat

Before applying your final coat of epoxy on your Barstow home floor, make surre that all cracks, holes and spalled area have been filled, with all dust removed from the surface. Because most epoxy products have a pot life of juts about 40 minutes, make sure to mix just one bucket at a time and immediately use it on the floor of your Barstow home.

Commercial + Residential