Epoxy Experts Widens Commercial Flooring Work in Vancouver

Epoxy Experts, a concrete flooring and coatings contractor based in Vancouver, is expanding its commercial and industrial services across the city and the Lower Mainland. Its clients in this segment are warehouses, manufacturing spaces, shops, restaurants, healthcare facilities, showrooms, parkades and other places with heavy traffic. The company installs epoxy coatings, polyaspartic systems and urethane cement, polishes concrete and offers other specialised floors. The work includes preparing the concrete and repairing it where necessary.

A floor chosen for the building

The contractor stresses that a commercial or industrial floor lives under very different conditions from residential concrete. Forklifts and pallet jacks, rolling equipment, constant foot traffic, moisture, chemicals and frequent cleaning all influence which system is suitable. Instead of applying one coating specification everywhere, the company looks at the existing concrete, the traffic, the operating environment and the purpose of the space before it makes a recommendation.

The priorities differ by type of facility. A warehouse or a factory usually needs a surface that holds up under vehicles and equipment. A shop or a showroom cares more about appearance and easy upkeep. Food production may call for a floor that tolerates temperature swings, moisture, chemicals and repeated washing; urethane cement is offered for such cases, including food processing plants and commercial kitchens where conventional systems may not be appropriate. Polished concrete is an option for owners who want to keep the existing slab and still get a finished surface for busy areas. Parkades bring their own problems of vehicle traffic, moisture and continuous wear, and the company supplies coatings for them as well.

Downtime, coverage and credentials

Because a business rarely wants to stop for long, installation can be scheduled around a facility's operations, depending on the site and the system chosen, and faster-curing products can be considered when downtime has to be kept short. The service area includes Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond, Langley, Delta, Coquitlam, North Vancouver and New Westminster, among other municipalities. Epoxy Experts holds liability insurance of $5 million, and WorkSafeBC coverage applies to its crews. The company says it has worked on commercial projects associated with BC Ferries, Costco, Herbaland, Sky Helicopters and TRIUMF. Businesses planning a new floor, a resurfacing job or a replacement can ask for an on-site consultation.

Source: Epoxy Experts