Riverside Stained Concrete Floors

Step 1

In Riverside, we thoroughly clean the surface before applying the product to make sure that the product bonds best with the home floor. Shot-blasting is a method used to clean, strengthen and polish the Riverside home floor. A clean floor surface allows a strong chemical and mechanical bond with the epoxy product.

Grinding

Grinding is also a very important part in the preparation of the surface of the floor of your Riverside home before applying the epoxy because it corrects irregularities and imperfections. Grinding opens the pores of the surface, lightly textures, and removes paints and thin coatings on the home floor. Hard to reach areas are diamond grounded. Of course before grinding, thoroughly clean and sweep the concrete surface of the Riverside home floor.

Patching

The highest quality polymer-modified patching compound available to epoxy floors should be used in patching irregularities on the surface before applying the epoxy. Harsh conditions, impact, abrasions and unsuitable materials cause damage to the floor of your Riverside home. These should be patched to ensure a smooth finish before the epoxy product is applied. After patching, make sure that the Riverside home floor is ground-smooth.

Epoxy Primer

Priming offers an abundance of benefits such as reducing the risk of bubbles and gasses and creating the best possible adhesion between the epoxy and the floor of your Riverside home. Although often disregarded by most contractors and homeowners for the extra day of work and additional cost involved, priming actually is a very important part in the preparation and cleaning of the floor surface before the application of the epoxy product as it ensures a stronger chemical and mechanical bond and gives the new Riverside epoxy floor longer life.

Step 2

Sweeping and cleaning of the floor

Dry compressed air or vacuum is used to thoroughly clean blasting and sanding residues left on the floor of your Riverside home. Use a brush or broom if necessary. Proper cleaning and preparation of the surfaces of the floors of your home in Riverside result to a strong bond between the epoxy and the surface.

Epoxy Floor Priming & Filling

Step 3

Prime the floor with a suitable epoxy primer

For a better adhesion of the epoxy product with the floor of your home, in Riverside, we recommend that you prime the surface with a suitable epoxy primer. Aside from creating the best possible bond between epoxy product and the home floor, priming also reduces chipping and breaking of the coat, as well as reducing the risk of bubbles and gasses from forming on the new epoxy floor. Priming also reduces chances of the epoxy being absorbed by the home floor by sealing off the substrate, thus helping you save on your use of the epoxy paint.

Step 4

Fill all cracks, holes etc with epoxy grout

Before applying the epoxy primer on your Riverside home floor, fill cracks, small holes and minor damages with epoxy grout to smoothen the surface before applying the epoxy. Slice thin cracks with a diamond cutter before filling to improve the anchoring of the grout on the floor of your home in Riverside.

Applying The Epoxy Floor Coating

Step 5

Application of the first coat of epoxy paint

Thoroughly mix the epoxy components by using an electric mixer. Continuously stir for at least two minutes to ensure thorough blending. Make sure that no air is introduced into the mixture to prevent bubbles from forming on your new Riverside epoxy floor. Thorough blending of the epoxy mixture results to a nice consistency for a smooth epoxy floor finish that will properly harden.

Step 6

Apply the product with a roller

When applying the epoxy, use good quality durable rollers to ensure that no small hairs and shreds of the material are left on the surface of the Riverside home floor. When applying additional coats, also make sure not to re-use rollers. Let the first coating of the epoxy floor dry for about 24 hours or follow label directions. Small holes and cracks must also be sealed-filled before applying additional coats. Check out for dust, bugs and other debris that may have gotten on the new epoxy floor.

Last Epoxy Flooring Procedure

Step 7

Apply the final coat

Epoxy products have a pot life of about 40 minutes so make sure to immediately use the product on the floor of your Riverside home after mixing. Mix just one bucket at a time. Small holes, cracks and minor damages on the home floor should be repaired. Dust and other debris that may have collected on the surface before the final coat is applied will leave imperfections on the final finish so be sure to check for these to avoid irregularities in the final coating of your new Riverside epoxy floor.

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