Benefits to Epoxy

Durability and strength are at the top of the list. This is a long-lasting flooring. It is a low maintenance flooring option that is antimicrobial & easy to clean. Epoxy floors elevate the look of areas dominated by concrete. They are installed quickly and provide a seamless surface that helps prevent the growth of mold. Epoxy is a cost effective option and can increase property value.

Epoxy Flooring Designs

Flaked floors are a scattered pattern of resin flakes that can be ordered in various size and color that gives the appearance of a textured floor . Flake is applied to the basecoat of epoxy then the top coat is placed overtop. We offer premade color combinations or you can create your own custom flake combination by choosing from a list of solid colors and assigning percentages to each color.

Solid colored epoxy is a singular pigment that is mixed into the epoxy. It creates a solid, smooth and clean look.

Metallic floors are a striking flooring option that involves a multi-layer application of epoxy. Combining epoxy with metallic pigments creates a unique, shimmering, three-dimensional effect. The pigments can be manipulated during application to achieve various patterns and textures, resulting in a highly customized look.

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Flooring System Types

Hay-Co offers 4 types of flooring systems: Epoxy, polyurea, polyaspartic and urethane cement. All 4 systems have the strength and durability you can expect from an epoxy floor. All are fully compatible with flake and solid pigment flooring designs. Epoxy is the only base coat that is compatible with metallic flooring designs due to the specific viscosity required. Each system has their own strengths for specific environments.

Epoxy is our most cost effective method. It takes the longest to cure and is not UV stable. Epoxy is installed using a two-day system giving enough time for the epoxy to cure. Epoxy is perfect for basements or areas that are not exposed to sunlight. Using epoxy base with a polyaspartic top coat that is UV stable is a suitable and cost effective remedy.

Polyurea is our fast curing one-day system. It is UV stable and provides a flexibility that increases its heat and impact resistance.

Urethane Cement is our most heat and impact flooring design. Urethane cement is applied thick making it the ideal flooring system for commercial and industrial settings.

Polyaspartic is our universal top coat. It is UV stable and compatible with all flooring systems listed above. Polyaspartic top coat can stand up to all environments from residential to industrial.

Non-Skid Additive

Non-Skid Additive adds texture and traction to your epoxy floor to enhance safety in high foot-traffic areas. This is also a great option for flooring that gets wet often. It is a micronized polymer that is added to the top coat of your flooring system. Micronized polymer is a fine grit, if you prefer more traction aluminum oxide offers multiple degrees of coarseness. Aluminum oxide is also added to the top coat of your flooring system.

Self-leveling

Self-leveling is designed to create a smooth, even surface by filling in imperfections and low spots in the substrate. Self-leveler allows the epoxy to flow and spread out evenly, automatically leveling itself over the surface and will prevent pooling. It can be performed independently or in preparation to lay an epoxy floor to ensure a smooth and level finish that will prevent pooling in uneven flooring.

Cove Molding & Side Walls

Cove molding and side walls protects 4″-6″ up the wall from spillage and moisture damage to drywall. Cove molding is a thickened epoxy that creates a curve between floor and wall; similar to crown molding between wall and ceiling. This creates a smooth & seamless transition for a clean, professional appearance. Side walls also create seamless protection that keep the 90 degree angle between floor and wall. Side walls are more popular and cost effective for residential areas.

Concrete Grinding & Polishing

Concrete grinding uses rougher grits to remove any major imperfections, such as old coatings, stains, or unevenness from existing concrete flooring. This MUST be done before epoxy is laid so that the epoxy can anchor to the concrete creating a strong mechanical bond.

Progressively finer grits are used to refine the surface, smoothing it out and preparing it for polishing and or burnishing. Polished concrete is becoming increasingly popular in new residential construction for its smooth industrial aesthetic.

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