Epoxy Floor Coatings Whitby

Step 1, Survey use, traffic, chemicals, temperatures, cleaning, drainage, moisture, contamination, joints, repairs, finish, and shutdown.

Step 2, Complete adhesion and moisture investigation, mockups, containment, ventilation, and mechanical preparation to the approved profile.

Step 3, Repair unsound concrete, cracks, edges, penetrations, and joints according to their movement and service condition.

Step 4, Mix and apply primer, body, broadcast, grout, and topcoat within ratio, pot life, coverage, recoat, temperature, and humidity limits.

Step 5, Inspect continuity, thickness, cure, slip texture, colour, and terminations, then reopen only when the system can accept planned service.

A durable epoxy installation depends on bond, uniform film build, correct mixing, and disciplined cure control. Harrowgate sequences the work so dust-producing preparation is complete before resin placement, wet edges remain manageable, and each coat is installed inside the approved recoat window.

Survey and test areas. We map delamination, contamination, cracks, joints, moisture-sensitive zones, and floor elevations. Small preparation and coating test areas confirm how aggressively the slab must be cut, whether oil has migrated below the surface, and whether the proposed primer wets and bonds to the concrete.

Mechanical preparation. Planetary grinders with industrial dust extraction open dense concrete and remove laitance, paint, mastics, and weak paste. Shot blasting is used on large open areas where a uniform angular profile is required. Edges, columns, curbs, and equipment plinths are prepared with shrouded hand tools so the entire coating footprint has equivalent bond conditions.

Concrete repair and detailing. We chase and fill dormant cracks, rebuild spalls with compatible epoxy mortar or rapid cementitious repair material, and dress high edges. Isolation and expansion joints remain functional and are carried through the coating with compatible flexible treatment. Penetrations, drains, and door thresholds receive reinforced or thickened details where service loads concentrate.

Priming and body coat. After vacuum cleaning, we mix full resin units at the specified ratio and induction time, then spread at the documented coverage rate. Primer is worked into pores without puddling. The body coat is squeegeed and back-rolled, or gauge-raked for self-levelling systems, while crews control batch sequence and wet-edge continuity.

Broadcast and topcoat. For slip resistance and added thickness, graded silica or decorative aggregate is broadcast to refusal into wet resin. Loose aggregate is removed after cure, ridges are scraped, and one or more seal coats lock the texture. A polyurethane or polyaspartic finish is used where colour stability, abrasion resistance, or faster return to service governs.

Cure and turnover. We maintain the specified substrate and air temperature, isolate the area from water and dust, and prevent early foot or wheel traffic. Final review checks film continuity, texture, colour, terminations, drain flow, and joint function. Access is released in stages only after the installed system reaches its stated traffic cure.

For occupied operations, we divide the floor into logical work zones around shipping, production, and fire routes. Temporary barriers and negative-air dust collection control migration. The phasing plan identifies the last vehicle crossing, preparation period, coat windows, and earliest reopening time so the facility can plan labour and inventory movements with reliable boundaries.