ABOUT EPOXY GARAGE FLOORS

Epoxy, or polyepoxide, is a chemical which cures when it is mixed with a hardening agent. Epoxy resin is used in industrial, catering, and garage floor coverings, which may take the form of a screed several millimetres thick, or a thinner coating of epoxy paint. In both cases a hardwearing surface is produced, which is strongly wear resistant.

Epoxy garage flooring may be mixed with aggregates to provide an anti-skid surface, and may also be bulked out with sand to produce a thicker covering. Epoxy garage flooring is typically available in a variety of colours, including grey, green, and tile red.

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LEADING UK SUPPLIERS OF EPOXY GARAGE FLOORS

The following UK suppliers of epoxy garage flooring have comprehensive and informative websites, with information on types of epoxy garage flooring, and laying of epoxy garage flooring.

Ardex: epoxy garage floors. Ardex is a manufacturer of building products for the flooring, tiling and rendering industries. Its products include a solvent-free expoxy coating suitable for garage flooring. It is supplied in five colours: mid green, mid grey, light grey, mid blue, and tile red. Coverage is 30 to 40 square metres per coat per 6kg container.

Firwood Paints Ltd: epoxy garage flooring. Firwood is a manufacturer of specialist paints and coatings, including epoxy paint for flooring. Its Firlex 94 single pack epoxy gloss paint has good adhesion and resists waters, oils and greases. It is quick drying, and can be applied with a brush or roller. It can be used on concrete, wood, and steel surfaces.

Remmers: epoxy garage floors. Remmers produces two types of epoxy resin floor finishes: Viscacid and Acolan. Viscacid is aimed at industrial applications, and can withstand light, medium or heavy duty wear. Acolan is aimed at more decorative requirements, and offers a wider range of colours. Acolan can be used to provide a smooth, structure, slip resistant or open textured surface.

Resin Surfaces Ltd: epoxy garage floors. Resin Surfaces Ltd manufactures a range of solvent-free epoxy floor coatings. These are suitable for gneral hard-wearing applications. They can incorporate various levels of aggregates for skid resistance, and can also be bulked out with sands to create sandwich systems which are one to two millimetres thick.

Sika: epoxy garage flooring. Sika, headquartered in Switzerland, manufactures a wide range of chemical products for industry and construction. Its UK base is in Welwyn Garden City. Sike construction products include epoxy garage flooring. An example is its Sikaguard 62 product, which is a 2-component high build epoxy coating.

Useful links relevant to epoxy garage flooring:

Contract Flooring Association

All About Garages: Advice on applying epoxy garage flooring

Wikipedia article about Epoxy

DETAILED INFORMATION RESOURCES ON EPOXY GARAGE FLOORS

We recommend the following professional construction directories, which include manufacturers' specifications and CAD details: Barbour Compendium at www.barbourcompendium.co.uk, RIBA Product Selector Plus at ww.productselector.co.uk, ASC Bricsnet at www.ascinfo.co.uk, Building Products Index at www.bpindex.co.uk, British Board of Agrément at www.bbacerts.co.uk, British Standards Online at www.bsonline.bsi-global.com.

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Other recommended portals: Archbone, Building Design, Homeone Australia, Lighting Directory, Sapling, Stone Network.

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