As mentioned in the Sept 2016 Planet Laundry- “Floor It” edition in my latest store I used an Epoxy / Polyurethane combination for the flooring and a spray textured coating on the outside entrance area.
The manufacturer is http://elitecrete.com/. They can provide you with local trained installers.
This is what they started with. It was a terrazzo floor that had been covered with carpet and tile. After cleaning off the thinset and cutting the floors for the sewer and power lines it was decided to cover the old terrazzo.
The process is:
– Grind floor
– Paint with Epoxy
– Spread flakes over 100% of the floor. They do this while it’s wet and continue until the base epoxy coat is not visible.
– Let dry
– Light sand to remove any sharp edges of the flakes
– Seal with polyurethane
– Let dry and you are all set.
I’m 3 months in and it still looks great. It has a slightly dimpled finish from the polyurethane settling around the uneven flakes so it helps make it slip resistant.
The colors are endless. We ended up using the B702 with 1/4″ flakes. The blues and whites matched our store colors well.http://www.colorflakes.com/blends/
It’s really hard to see normal dirt and powder soap spills on this floor.
I did a timelapse video for the company that did my floor. The sprinkling of the flakes was skipped over to keep it short but if you look between the painting and the shiny surface painting you can see the color change.
Outside the concrete was ground to smooth some locations and provide a clean, rough surface
The concrete was painted with a neutral, beige color
Once dry, tape was applied to create the lines in the final finish.
The textured finish was sprayed on to provide a slip resistance surface.
I have had a variety of floor finishes in my Laundromats but this is by far the best I have seen. Everyone that enters the store comments on it, it’s easy to clean, hides dirt and is holding up great.
Ken
Nice and Useful Blog. Thanks for posting
Thanks for the feedback.
Ken