Many professional kitchens use tile on their surfaces, but a modern trend in Minden is removing old tiles, uncovering the concrete underneath, grinding it perfect, and installing epoxy coatings. Even so, certain people hesitate when considering epoxy coatings in industrial kitchens. So, we would like to address some common questions about epoxied flooring in kitchens.
Are Concrete Floors Too Harsh?
The comparison between a concrete floor and other flooring types reveals minimal differences when it comes to comfort in kitchens. Although comfortable, you are certainly not applying carpet in a kitchen! Vinyl may seem a little less demanding, but the difference is ultimately only slight, and endurance is a problem. Cork is one of the optimal flooring materials for comfort but has considerable challenges with cleanliness. However, epoxy coatings can be made with a feel of give by using special forms of polyurethane and changing the depth of the product. If you use rubber runners in your kitchen anyway, the option of coating ideally should be determined by other factors.
Is Coated Concrete Simple to Maintain?
Epoxy flooring has no cracks or joints, so there’s no place for dirt, bacteria, hair, old food, or other contaminants to get stuck. There’s no grout to scour and scrub. Ordinarily, all epoxy floors need for cleaning and maintenance is a mop cleaning. In addition, requesting coved flooring lengthens the endurance of epoxy topcoats up the walls of your kitchen from a matter of inches to more than a foot, protecting your walls and floors from spills and collisions with carts and delivery dollies.
Isn’t Epoxy Too Slick for Kitchens?
The topcoat on any concrete surface can be modified to boost the traction. Certainly, a high gloss concrete surface like you see in an office building or retail store may be slippery and unsafe when wet, but in kitchens we don’t apply the same coatings as we employ in environments that prioritize aesthetics over friction. That doesn’t mean that your floor looks commercial or industrial or feels like it’s produced with grit. The science behind epoxy sealants is far beyond that and provides us with many stunning methods of preventing slippery flooring that are approved by expert building designers.
Contact Us for an Epoxy Kitchen Floor
Concrete is never gray when you ask Nevada Custom Coatings to colorize your kitchen flooring. For a safe and functional work kitchen, color-stained concrete or epoxy floors can cover your needs with an appealing style that competes very well with other floors. If you have other inquiries about concrete in the kitchen, contact Nevada Custom Coatings for more information. We look forward to assisting you in finding out the benefits of concrete coatings with industrial kitchens in Minden.
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