Using an epoxy garage floor has proven to be an extremely practical and aesthetic solution to protect the floor while maintaining an attractive appearance. EP coatings are a popular choice for garage floors as they offer a range of benefits that make these high traffic areas even more functional and attractive.
Is an epoxy resin floor suitable for garages? Epoxy resin coatings are a good choice
Choosing the right flooring for the garage is crucial, as this space is often more than just a place to park cars. A garage can be a place of work, storage or even a hobby room. In this versatile environment, a flooring system that is both attractive and hard-wearing is required. This is where Qubo® epoxy resin flooring comes into play. With its seamless surface, impressive durability and a variety of design options, the flooring system has become a popular choice for garage owners. Let’s take a look at the many benefits that an epoxy garage floor offers.
What advantages does an epoxy resin garage floor offer? These properties make the epoxy resin garage floor so popular
- Robust protective layer: EP coatings form a resistant and durable protective layer. This layer is extremely resistant to abrasion, chemicals, oil and grease stains and mechanical stress. As a result, the floor is protected from damage and retains its attractive appearance over long periods of time.
- Very easy to clean: garages often get dirty. Thanks to the smooth surface of cast coatings, cleaning an epoxy resin garage is extremely easy. Dirt and stains can be removed effortlessly, making maintenance of the floor much easier.
- Chemical resistance: Our Qubo® EP coatings are highly resistant to chemicals, including acids, alkalis and solvents. This property is particularly important in garages where chemicals, oils and liquids that could damage the floor are often used.
- Many colors and designs possible: Qubo® epoxy coatings offer a wide range of colors, textures and designs that make it possible to create a custom look for the garage. You can choose between glossy, matt or even metallic finishes to optimize the aesthetics of your epoxy garage.
- Anti-slip surface: Qubo® epoxy coatings can be provided with anti-slip additives that increase safety. This is particularly important as parking spaces can often become wet or oily, which can lead to slippery surfaces. Depending on the design, all slip resistance classes can be achieved in epoxy resin garages.
- Flat surface: Because an epoxy resin garage floor is a so-called flow coating, the material evens out in height after installation and results in a flat surface.
- Quick to install: An epoxy resin garage floor offers both quick installation and a durable solution. Thanks to its simple application, it can be applied quickly. After curing, it forms a robust and resistant surface. This is resistant to loads and chemicals, which significantly improves durability and aesthetics.
- Waterproof: An epoxy garage floor offers the benefit of waterproofing as the material forms a seamless surface that effectively repels water and moisture. This prevents water from penetrating the floor and causing damage such as cracking or chipping, increasing the durability and cleanliness of the floor.
- Highly resilient: A garage floor made of Qubo® epoxy resin is highly resilient and can easily withstand heavy vehicles and heavy mechanical stress. This not only ensures a long service life for the floor, but also reliable stability and protection for the substrate.
- No wear and tear: An epoxy resin floor shows virtually no wear and tear as it forms an extremely hard-wearing surface that is resistant to wear, scratches and chemical influences. This ensures long-lasting beauty and functionality of the floor without the need for regular repairs or recoating.
- Short curing times: An EP garage floor offers the advantage of short curing times, which means that it can be used relatively quickly after application. This allows a quick return to normal use and minimizes downtime. In addition, the short curing times lead to efficient installation.
- Seamless: An epoxy garage floor offers the benefit of being completely seamless, creating a seamless appearance and preventing the ingress of dirt and moisture. This seamless surface also makes cleaning easier and reduces potential problems with dirt build-up or damage to the joints over time.
- Protection against plasticizers from tires: The advantage of an epoxy garage floor is that it offers effective protection against plasticizers from car tires. These plasticizers can cause damage to other floor coverings, whereas an EP floor is resistant to such substances, which increases the service life of the floor and keeps the surface intact.
- UV-resistant: An epoxy resin garage floor is UV-resistant. This means that it will not fade or deteriorate due to exposure to sunlight. This ensures that the color and appearance of the floor is maintained over time.
Road salt resistant: An epoxy resin garage floor is extremely resistant to road salt. This makes it ideal for regions with winter conditions. It resists corrosion from road salt and other chemicals that may get onto the floor, keeping it permanently intact and resilient to the challenges of winter. This helps to minimize damage and wear and prolong the life of the floor.
Durable epoxy resin floor for garages and workshops From a cracked concrete floor to a sophisticated epoxy floor
Many garage owners quickly tire of their concrete floor. Especially when signs of wear and tear and cracks appear after a while. Concrete floors are also susceptible to soiling, which usually occurs when a car is driven on them.
This is why an industrial floor coating is recommended here. Industrial floors can cope with the demands of car parks and workshops, especially if they are also used for other purposes: They are seamless, easy to clean and waterproof.
In garages, in addition to the hard-wearing surface of the industrial floor, a certain value is often placed on the appearance. After all, in many houses it is directly connected to the living and working areas. In new buildings in particular, basements are now much more than simple storage rooms for boxes and equipment carved into the stone.
As the EP industrial floor can also be colored, there is a certain degree of design freedom. This means that owners of private properties can also enjoy a smooth, seamless epoxy coating in the color of their choice without having to sacrifice the durability of the industrial floor. The coating easily copes with typical loads such as changing tires, screwing on a vehicle or working on a workbench and also ensures that people enjoy spending time in the garage.
Of course, an epoxy industrial floor is also an option for renovating older garages. However, the preparation steps here are significantly more complex. We therefore recommend our Qubo® quartz gravel floo r for this application. As the name suggests, this consists of quartz gravel in the color of your choice and epoxy or polyurethane resin. As it is applied like a filler, it is particularly easy to repair unevenness and cracks in old floors.
The above requirements apply all the more to vehicle workshops where work is carried out on vehicles on a daily basis. Here, floor coverings not only have to withstand frequent traffic, but also operating fluids such as petrol, diesel and oil. At the same time, the floor must be impermeable in order to safely drain cleaning and operating fluids from the vehicles into the built-in drains.
Epoxy resin flooring: Robust, aesthetic, worthwhile Conclusion on our Qubo® EP coatings
Overall, epoxy coatings are an excellent choice for garages that consider both floor protection and aesthetic design. Whether you are looking to beautify your private parking space or fit out a professional garage, the multiple benefits of epoxy coatings make them a worthwhile investment. However, it is recommended to use the services of professional contractors to ensure that the coating is applied properly and the desired results are achieved. With a professionally installed epoxy garage floor, you ensure …
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