If Strength is Needed
When high traffic or excessive demands are normal, your epoxy flooring requires a trowel grade application. This is the ideal technique for ultimate durability, making it a coating with double the thickness of our typical residential or business epoxy process. Floors that undergo demanding loads, such as from heavy-duty forklifts, ought to be covered with trowel grade epoxy. Trowel grade is also recommended where concrete contact with caustic or corrosive chemicals is common.
Since trowel grade epoxy is thicker, more curing time is essential. There are also ideal temperatures for installing trowel grade floors:
- Above 70 degrees Fahrenheit, each epoxy application will cure in 8-12 hours with a full 7 days recommended prior to beginning normal activities.
- Below 70 degrees Fahrenheit it takes additional time for successful curing.
- Below 55 degrees Fahrenheit, the thickness of a trowel grade epoxy coating really should not be attempted.
Given these requirements, this type of application is recommended in late spring, summer, or early autumn.
Trowel grade epoxies are not for Do-It-Yourselfers! Experience and skills are required, as well as quality troweling equipment. That is why Nevada Custom Coatings is here for clients in Carson City! We will use the correct materials and teams to do the job when trowel grade coats are needed. For added information, call us at (775) 772-8787 or use our online request form.