Epoxy vs Polyurethane Flooring: Understand the differences
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Epoxy and polyurethane (PU for short) floors are the two most commonly used types of resinous industrial floors. An age old question in our industry is what are the differences between the two types of floors? And when should we pick one over the other?
- Epoxy floors are harder, more durable and have a much higher compression strength than polyurethanes. This is why they are the preferred choice for heavy duty industries, warehouses and logistics centers with heavy forklift traffic.
- Polyurethane floors are usually softer and more elastic, which makes them more resistant to scratching as their elasticity tends to absorb some of the impact. The elasticity of PU floors also makes them a preferred choice in freezing chambers where the storage temperature can reach -30 degrees Celsius (-22 F). They are also a good choice for multideck car-parks since the elastic coating can act as a waterproofing and crack-bridging layer.
- Epoxies and polyurethanes behave differently when exposed to certain chemicals. For example polyurethanes are the preferred choice in food industries that have exposure to lactic acids. This the reason why many food processing companies that work in milk, dairy, cheese production choose polyurethanes.
- Epoxies under such conditions may experience corrosion and yellowing. However when working in industries with sulfuric acids (like battery manufacturing etc) epoxy floors are much more resistant than polyurethanes. If you are working in a facility with heavy exposure to chemicals, check with the manufacturer to see which product is better suited.
- Epoxy resins are also sensitive to moisture, but the damage done by humidity will be far more limited. Therefore when working in environments where the presence of humidity could be an issue, epoxy is always the much better choice.
- Polyurethane floors can be easily modified to extend or limit their pot life, re-coat time as well as the total curing time. This flexibility enables contractors to complete PU floors in a much shorter space of time .With PU you could effectively start a multicoat project on Friday and hand it over on Monday. Epoxy floors are much less flexible in this respect in the sense that they usually require 7 days to fully cure.
In general polyurethanes are harder to work with. Their limited pot life and sensitivity to humidity require very well trained and experienced staff. Personally I refuse to supply inexperienced teams with PU floor resins. Too many things can go wrong.
Finally if you are wondering which one of the two resins is cheaper, I do not really have an answer to that. There are quite a few varieties of products out there. Comparing epoxies to PUs is like comparing apples to oranges. Ultimately your choice of floor should not be based on which one of the two is cheaper, but which one of the two suits your needs.
This video is narrated by Akis Apostolopoulos. Akis has been involved in the manufacturing and application of industrial floor coatings for the past ten years. He runs learncoatings which is an online resource training professionals on the use of epoxy floors. He is also General Manager of Ktisis, a manufacturer of flooring and waterproofing coatings.
Well done Akis. Appreciate your depth of knowledge and willingness to share your expertise. Cheers Gary
Thank you Gary for your kind words. I'm glad I could help
Awesome! Great presentation, you’re very knowledgeable and you explained everything! Thanks for sharing!
thanks for your feedback, you're welcome!
Very helpful awesome job explaining everything I was questioning
Thanking you for shearing your good knowledge . Appreciate
Nivantha - Sri Lanka..
Videos like these are the reason I use RUclips! Thank you for posting!
thank you for your kind words!
I work for res stone flooring, helped me understand the floors better
Very helpful for my art project, thank you!
Great presentation, Great work, you’re very knowledgeable and you explained everything! Pl. present such more informative videos in this regard. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for your kind words
A comparison between epoxy vs. polyurea would be great. As I understand polyurea and polyurethane are not the same materials.
Many thanks for your well explained video.. i was in stage of decision for my car parking floor coating, and your video was very helpful to me for selecting Epoxy over the Polyurethane due to high humidity.
Glad it helped!
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 thank you for your video. I have one question: Whats would you do when concrete floor was expose or in contact with oil, and you need to apply an epoxi coating?
HAPPY TO WATCH THIS VIDEO PRESENTATION, THANKS FOR SHARING GOOD INFORMATION....
thank you for your support!
Really very useful information I got from your explanation. It helps in deciding what type flooring required.
thank you, I'm glad it was useful!
Thanks for this post. I did epoxy on my old garage and got many scratches just from dragging stuff around and now that we moved to a new place definitely I will use PU coating. ( in fact PU caulking tubes are my most preferred glues vs PL900, for example)
Glad it helped
Thanks
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 My application is not a floor but I cannot use resin because it has to be in the sun for 10 hours and I cannot use acrylic because it is going to scratch
so PolyU is my only option... do you think if I waterproof then cover with a protective film like the one used on cars... will I be safe from water? and PolyU is no problem in the sun
what do you think?
@@FirstLast-tx3yj spar urethane for the uv properties. 3 coats foam brush don't press hard at all or you'll get air bubbles, silicone squeegee type brush can help as a final stroke, move it quickly
You are very well versed my man
Enlightening article there. The hardness of epoxies lends from its closely spaced 2 different functional groups-hydroxyl and oxirane ring-, affording dense packing, but at the cost of flexibility.
thank you Jesse for your chemical insights!
Good stuff...scouring YT for epoxy/poly info (for a mosaic floor piece I made)...doesnt necessarily apply to my project but at least got educated and got info...well done.
Thanks much appreciated!
Very useful. Thank you. Needed a short explanation to aid an interpretation.
thank you for your kind words
I was trying to do my garage floor and pretty much every store I go to suggests one over another... This helped me to understand what exactly I need.. Thank you very much for you time and effort!
you can still do both, lay the epoxy first and lay polyurethane as a coating after.. this will protect the epoxy from scratches
Dave, most of the time they are just telling you which product they make more money on. ;
Thank you for well documented information
you are welcome, thank you for your kind words!
Very nice video. I'am not fluent in english but your english is very easynto understande..very nice site to learn english...thank youn👍👍👍🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿
It's my pleasure!
Very informative presentation. It helped me to make a decision. Thank you
Great to hear!
thank you so much for this great clarification
This video was very helpful! Thank you!
good spoken informativ and understandable and interessting enough to listen the video and nice voice ty
Thank you kindly!
Akis - thank you for the clear presentation on the two flooring materials. Since you focused the presentation primarily on commercial use, I'd like your opinion on using one or the other for a home basement. Sounds like PU is better because it resists cold temperatures but epoxy handles humidity better - which one would you recommend? Would also appreciate if you could weigh in on the aesthetics of the two products.
Polyurethane is necessary if the temperature drops below freezing. I doubt if your basement would get that cold so epoxy would be fine. From a humidity point epoxy would cure better. Aesthetically PU floors tend look a little softer and have a matte finish will epoxy tends to be glossier
very useful presentation.
Well, I still don't know which would be best to use here, but this was very helpful! Thank you!
You are welcome. In almost all cases choosing between one or the other is never a 100% definite solution. You need to weigh the for and against and decide what's best
Well explained and willing to admit and learn from past mistakes- The sign of an excellent teacher. Regarding epoxy requiring 7 days to fully cure, can you please tell me how long does it take to harden enough to walk on it with bare feet or socks? This would be in a home environment and the only reason I'd want to walk on it earlier is to check it's actually gone off or hardened.
Thanks for your kind words! Under normal room temperature conditions epoxy can be walked on in 24 hours. If it is colder it may take a little longer for the epoxy to be walkable
very good video, helped me decide which to use. very informative
thank you glad I could help
thanks so much for putting this presentation together. Would you recommend using concrete sealer as a top coat to create a "waterproof" layer?
Thank you. Both epoxy and polyurethane are good waterproofers. A concrete sealer over such a surface would not add anything. In fact concrete sealers have been designed to bond with concrete and not synthetic resins
Lots of controversy from this presentation but also some useful info.
For example i didnt know epoxies were prone to attack by lactic acid.
Also, with regard to cure time. I can speed up or slow down both PU and epoxy systems cure time from 5 mins to 48h.. So not sure about the comments on how one is easier to work with than the other because of this. All boils down to catalysts and inhibitors.
Very useful information. Thanks!
Great video sir. I have a franchise business that the sidewalks have rust stains. I was told to paint them or totally redo all of my concrete walkways. It was suggested to use an epoxy 9100 series by Rust oleum. These are outside sidewalks and I do have them snow plowed in the winter. I'm looking for an answer as I don't want to be continuing to resurface the sidewalks every couple of years. Your thoughts and suggestions are surely appreciated. I live in the Wisconsin.
Hi. Thanks for your videos, they're very informative. can you please advise if you have any information about PU coating over Epoxies?
You are welcome. Have a look at this article for clear coats
learncoatings.com/epoxy-disasters-working-with-clear-coats/
I work with epoxy, mma, polyurethane out in Canada, B. C. I was wondering if you guys ‘walk the dog’ in the drive isle of polyurethane floors on the top coat?
Great presentation
What a comparison
This is nice and very educative..I prefer to use polyurethane than epoxy.
Thanks for sharing
very informative thank you sir!
good explanation,thank you
hello i have a damaged terrace in a building due to humidity and water. do i va to wait till summer to pose the PU or if i heat the floor it should work? thank you
Excelent presentation ! Thank you very much! Do you have a retail/distribution center in Santa Cruz ???
What is THE BEST application for a living Basement Floor that gets moisture in the fall ?
Please Help!
Thank you 🙏
Sorry we are not based in the US. As for the moisture you need to figure out where it is coming from. Is it rising dampness from the floor? Or is it just general condensation that we get in the winter in basements
very professional presentation; gooood job :) everything explained; just one question: what is the UV resistance of both materials? same?
Thank you Piotr. Epoxy in general has poor UV resistance. It has the tendency to chalk and go yellow. Polyurethane has a much broader spectrum of UV resistance. PU used for indoor applications tends to go yellow quickly. If you want PU for outdoor you should use aliphatic polyurethane it has very good resistance. Here is an example of such a product: ktisis.eu/product/ktisopur-uv-aliphatic-polyurethane-floor-coating/
So, if I understood you correctly, they both go yellow quickly...
I wish the white floor in my apartment. What kind of flooring should I use for an INSIDE usage? I think, one shouldn't use an outdoor product indoors. What shall I do then?
@@user-kb6zu5ts7d Epoxy indoors, PU outdoors. As the guy mentioned, aliphatic HDI is very resistant to yellowing and wont chalk like epoxy. Look for a product called Ucopol W708 from Sapici. Very simple to use 1 component PU
@@RUclipsNazi thanks
it is really useful, thanks
Dear, great information. Thank you very much.
thanks!
Hey, thanks so much for these videos! I'm coating a kitchen floor for a commercial kitchen (140sqm), I'm on a tight budget and plan on doing it myself. It does not need to look perfect, it just needs to cover and be none slip. Question - can apply sand to the first layer when using PU? I saw you did this in a video when using Epoxy. And is there special kind of sand you use? Thanks a million. Leon.
Yes you can apply sand on PU, although it is not very common. The reason is quartz is a very hard mineral. And by combining it with an equally hard material like epoxy you get a very resistant floor. Since PU tends to be more elastic, it is not as common to apply sand on it
Awesome. Video. What’s your recommendation for a standard work home garage in Phoenix Arizona??? Depending on the product, when should or what time of year would be the best time?
Thank you for your kind words. I take it gets quite hot in Phoenix at this time of the year. You may be faced with really fast potlife not allowing you to apply the products properly. The best time is maybe in September or early June. The weather is still warm and dry but not too hot
Thank you for videos,
I have a trailer with wooden floor I was planning to turn in a shower, but now I understand that neither one of the coating types will be good for this, and its best to replace the wooden floor,
I would love your thougts on this,
Thanks
Yeah I wouldn't recommend building a shower on a wooden floor or anything that can absorb moisture and humidity. I would look at some sort of cement mortar with tiles on top
Thank you very much for this video! Could you tell me which of these two floors would you recommend for dog kennels that would like to put on concrete floor in big garage. I run small dog and cat rescue and cleaning concrete from urin and poop is hard and wondered which of these two would be less affected by it. Thank you!
I do not have any data on which would be less affected. I know that sometimes animals slip with their nails on epoxy because it tends to be quite glossy, so maybe PU would be a better solution since it is a bit more slip resistant
Great information, very helpful
Thanks!
Thanks it is a great info to learn from.
Thanks for the feedback!
Thanks mate for the video 😉 any advice for what i gonna use for my mechanic garage with a car hoist cheers
You are welcome, epoxy is better than polyurethane for mechanic garages. You need something that's tougher like epoxy. Also I have noticed that some types of chemicals used in mechanic shops leave stains on polyurethane
Here's a tip for end users of coated garage floors who this may apply to.
I'm sort of retired and work a couple of days a week at Walmart. When their product stockers roll out pallets of pack water bottles the pallets generally have a sheet of cardboard under the 2nd or 3rd top layer. Generally They will let you have one or two if you ask. Those cardboard sheets are quite handy to place under a gas powered lawnmower or yard tool to keep oil/gas/paint drippings off your nicely coated floor.
Great tip! Yes you are absolutely right, dripping oil can leave long term stains on the floor. I see car mechanics always place PVC sheets in areas that get messy with oils
Thanks for sharing such good information
Thank you Mousab you are welcome!
Very good info. Well knowledgable. Tq
Glad you liked it
What is the best water proofing paint for polyurethane paints can you recomend please
I just put down an epoxy floor in my garage and it came out great. I also got a urethane sealant that will go on in a couple days when the epoxy is cured
Can you share what brand you used? I’m clearing out my garage this week so I can do my floors I’m still deciding on what to use
@@yeslinda rustoleum, you can find it at Home Depot
Good presentation about polyurethane coating
Thanks, greatly appreciated!
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Glad you think so!
Great content!!!
How does one determine if a coating already down is either Epoxy or Urethane.Sometimes I and colleagues are asked to clean coated floors and we have no idea if it is epoxy resin or Urethane resin, unless the owner knows. We are working blind on these surfaces making a best guess on chemical then pressure adjustments on our "spinners"to avoid stripping materials along with the vacuum out. Thanks for your input.
It is not that easy to tell the difference. Urethanes tend to have a more 'rubbery' texture while epoxies tend to have a more industrial texture. It's taken me years to be able to spot the differences
Mix up a solution (as much as you can dissolve in water) of LYE (drain cleaner - sodium hydroxide) and put a few drops on the floor. If it goes yellow and soft over night then its PU. If it doesnt, epoxy.
Very interesting and nice presentation.. Good work
Thank you for your kind comments!
Very good video. Please tell for food processing facility that need to be washed daily, is PU more suitable than epoxy? Also, is is impossible to have sloped PU surface to a drain with no water ponding?
For food processing the main question what types of foods, acids, chemicals will be exposed to the floor. And you should pick epoxy or PU based on the chemical resistance that you require. If you want a sloped surface, the slope will need to be constructed in the substrate. In other words make the concrete sloped and then you can use a roller to coat over the slope with PU
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Sir! It was outstanding.
But I need to know that which type of binder should I use to bind churshed tyres to make a shock pad?
30% MDI polyurethane. One example is a product by the name of 'Suprasec 2008' from huntsman.
The 2008 is a product code and not a year or anything so dont worry about it being 'old' or something. Crosslink with castor oil. Ratio must be work out deoending on how rigid or flexible you want the cure. 16% Tin octoate catalyst for increased cure speed.
Very good insight...
Well can you tell me how to get rid off moisture while application.
During the application, avoid early times of the day where moisture seems to be higher. Try using a heater or a fan to bring down the moisture (although beware of any dust being carried)
Very good presentation. How do I test a floor to determine if it is a PU or a Epoxy before I re coat the floor?
Thats a good question! PU tends to have a more rubbery texture while epoxy is a bit harder and glossier. You could dry using a screwdriver or a key to scratch the surface. If it leaves a visible scratch mark then it is probably epoxy. If the scratch has a tendency to disappear (or is very slightly visible) then I would assume that it is a PU
Thank you!!
Good info, Thanks. I have already flood coated my living room with pigmented epoxy. I have a question. Can I apply 2 or 3 coats of PU with a roller to get better scratch resistance & will it have the same sheen as the epoxy? Thanks again & best regards.
PU will be somewhat better in terms of scratch resistance. Gloss will be slightly less than epoxy. Before coating over with PU, make sure that you use a suitable primer to bridge between the two types of products
Got it. Thanks a lot.
Can I apply pu or epoxy coating for my slightly leaking rcc water tank,please advice thank you.looking forward for your reply.
If the tank is leaking don't assume that any coating will simply stop the leak. Try to understand the cause of the leak first and deal with area locally before you apply a new coat
LearnCoatings -I have a question. Will a well cured PU surface be able to withstand contact w/ perspiration, humans sweating, like a fitness center floor would be subject to? Thank you for the video. Really informative.
Absolutely no problem. A PU floor has very strong waterproofing properties so once the floor is cured there is nothing to worry about. Fitness centres tend to use PU floors since they are softer and friendlier for users
Thanks this is helpful
Thanks for sharing very informative
Glad it was helpful!
thank you. Video is helpful.
what would be best flooring coating for power-loom industries?
As I imagine that you will have heavy machinery and also heavy materials to deal with I would recommend epoxy as it can deal better with heavy loads
Power loom? Whats that, care to explain?
@@RUclipsNazi Broadly, it's machinery that makes fabric or textile based products (clothing, bedding, drapery, carpets, etc...)
Thank you for explaining I am planning to ta a garage .. But I am not in the US and we do not have a range of companies offering these paints for home use
where are you based? You should be able to find a pretty easy to apply product at shops dealing with waterproofing products or large paint stores
Thank you for all of your videos. After degreasing, washing, and etching with citric acid (included in kit) the cement floor in my 2 car garage, I applied Rust-Oleum Rock Solid polycuramine gray I purchased from a big box store. It was a 2.5 car kit but only covered half of the garage. I purchased another kit and finished it. After it dried there was discoloration throughout. I called customer service and was told to buy another kit and cover it. I did that and applied it early in the morning when the humidity was below 80% (it was 69-75% when applied). Within a day though there was a storm and now, a week later, there are parts of the floor that are sticky and parts where color will come off. I was told by customer service to use acetone on a rag and wipe up the parts where color is coming up (since it will never dry if left alone), let it dry over night, ensure humidity is lower than 80 and will remain lower than 80 for at least 48 hours, and apply a 3rd coat. Do you think this will work? Or should I just cave in and hire a professional to remove it all and start all over? For a 400 sq ft floor I'm getting quotes in the $2,500-$3,000 range. Does that sound right? Thank you for any advice you may have!
Stripping epoxy (especially if it sticky) is a tedious task that is probably why they are charging so much for such a small surface. As for the product that you used, I have never been a fan of DIY products sold in bog box stores and neither using acid etching as surface prep. A proper epoxy floor needs grinding and priming before any colored topcoat is added
Thank you!
my wife and I saw a blended color epoxy. We are thinking about doing our living room in epoxy. The living room was the garage converted over. Which one will be easier to clean after setting up. I remember in the barracks as a soldier, we used urethane and it got scuffed a lot from boot traffic.
epoxy tends to scratch more. Once the dirt gets into the scratches it is very hard to clean it up. You want to go with a colour shade not too light so any dirt marks will blend in with the floor
Excellent information 👍
Glad it was helpful!
nice video. i want to know the price difference in application of both and what would you prefer for hospital walls and floors ?
The application procedure is quite similar. Price wise it is hard to compare epoxy with PU because there are many different types of products out there, and some companies are selling waterproofing PU products as being suitable for floors as well. On a hospital floor I would specify PU. You want a more elastic and softer surface for all the foot traffic
Good job, what you think I should use for my garage floor and what brand of product?? Thanks
go for epoxy in your garage. Don't know where you are based but I would recommend this ktisis.eu/product/epoxy-floor-coating/
Id recommend a 1K moisture cure Urethane actually. You dont need hectic chemical resistance and i dont think youd be getting excessive amounts of heavy traffic. Also PU are geberally better for hot tyre mark resistance.
Also, the PU system might smell more but it will be cheaper.
Try out Sapici's ucopol W708. Contact me if you need a formulation.
Thank you for your reply
The moisture is coming from the hill on the upper side of the house and it seeps under the Fundation
I’m looking for a product that it will stop the water to get to the top of the cement floors because I am going to Epoxy all the basement floors
Thank you very much
The best solution is always to attack the problem from the outside. If this is not possible then you may want to consider a water based epoxy system that will be breathable and will be able to handle moisture presence
You are very good, sir. Very, good. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind words!
Hi, thanks for such an informative video, I’m in NJ USA and planning to do my garage, can you please suggest product and where can I purchase from, my plan is grinding the floor, epoxy coat, vinyl chips, and poly spar tic coat. So can you please suggest, which epoxy base coat and Polyspartic top coat product I should purchase?
Hi unfortunately I am not familiar with US products
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 got it, thanks
Thanks so much for the video. I am confused though. You said the PU floors are waterproof and then later on it is more sensitive to moisture. You are just referring to the time when its applied and cured right? What level of humidity would be too much for PU? Thank you
Exactly Benjamin, when PU is still curing it is extremely sensitive to moisture. However once cured, because the final result is more elastic it will act as a better waterproofer than epoxy
We manufacture and apply Polyurethane coatings to a varied market on numerous substrates from steel, fiberglass, aluminium, wood and even areas such as gym floors with huge success. it offers a much wider versatility than epoxy in low to medium traffic applications with costs almost half that of epoxy
Thank you Johan for your input. I agree with you PU resin based coatings have a much broader range of applications than epoxies
I enjoyed the presentation. But I would like to know your opinion, I love in humid area; Midwest; is epoxy better for my basement????
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good job ...Sir I need this work training..
here is the link to join the course
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What is your Technique for a metallic floor, how do you make your swirls and it to look like marble??? With your roller???
Very informative!
Glad you liked it!
Greetings,
I’m at an impasse, I am doing a copper penny design on my cement floor and will then do the rest of the floor with brown paper bags.
I live in the tropics up in the mountains where there is more trade winds but, it will always be humid. My plan was to do 7-8 coats (1 coat every 3 hrs) of the water-based Verathane polyurethane for my floors (765sqft) and over the pennies but after watching your video I’m not so sure.
How will polyurethane react over copper?
Should I have fans on during the whole coating process? Can I coat the pennies with epoxy and then when cured poly? And if so, what’s the process and what kind of primer between the epoxy and poly?
I’m doing this all by myself. I have no help😳
Any advice would be so appreciated.
Thank you.
This is really a matter of trial and error. You may want to do a test area before doing a full scale floor
Thank you so much 😊
Could you help me please? Previous owner painted garage with color and H&C oil based concrete sealer. He didn’t do great job. Some areas are dry and some are wet look. It’s fairly new he did it one week before he sold house to me. No cars were driven yet.
My question is: what can I do now to fix it? Could I use clear epoxy to make it more even and make more shine? Any other suggestions?
Thanks!
yes you can. But you have to do light sanding to create a good bond. I would recommend a polyaspartic with UV resistant.
V Good Video Can you Please Tell me which is best for Car Washing
I would recommend an epoxy mixed in with quartz to make the surface anti-skid and resistant to the continuous water falling
Hi sir can i use epoxy coating in concrete rooftops of buildings located close to equator regions which gets too hot in summer Or shall I choose damp proofs paints from some branded paint companies.
No epoxy should never be used on roofs it is not UV resistant. Check out this video here ruclips.net/video/-I62QkqIP8w/видео.html
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 thank u
Hello, which would you recommend for a shipping container wood floor that'll be used to store lawn equipment and tractor? Will be ssubjected to fuel, oil and turning the tractor tiresonce inside. Thanks!
I would recommend an elastic surface for a shipping container as the wood and the fluctuations in temperature will cause expansions and contractions. Therefore go with polyurethane!
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 Fantastic!! Thanks for the quick response and information. Picking up polyurethane today!!
Hi bro,
I just want to know weather apoxy can applied on a new pack of tile before laying, pls let me know
What do you mean apply epoxy on tiles, before the tiles have been layed? Or apply epoxy and tiles on top?
Hi. So far the best educational & informative video I found on this subject. I do have a question, however, and it sort of lines up with Tom Sikes question below. I've been asked to clean and recoat a church's floor. On close examination I can't tell if it's epoxy or urethane and the existing members have no clue either. The only thing I know for sure is that the floor was done nearly 12 years ago and has certainly withstood plenty of activity and foot traffic. The maintenance man buffs monthly and gets a fair amount of shine back but not nearly what it used to be or desired. I believe that a good clean and scrub with a recoat would achieve great results but my question is which one would I use as a top recoat and are there any problems if I applied the wrong one? In other words, can epoxy be applied on top of urethane or vise-versa? Thanks for your answer and help.
First of all thank you for your kind words. Urethane surfaces are in general less welcoming than epoxy. Even applying urethane on old urethane is hard. Epoxy surfaces tends to be a bit friendlier and will usually bond better with new coats providing that they are not too shiny. My recommendation would be that you lightly sand the surface to get a good scratch, and also remove any wax from the buffing. Then apply a low viscosity epoxy primer to get it to bond well with the coat underneath. And on top of that feel free to apply either epoxy or polyurethane whatever you prefer
Thanks!
Sir, how thick can an epoxy coat be? I would like to level a rough concrete floor with differences in height between the highest and lowest pebbles of around 1/2". Would epoxy be recommended?
no I would not recommend epoxy to level such large differences. YOu would require crazy amounts of epoxy and the cost would shoot through the roof. Use a cementitious based product instead
Hey, i have a quick question;
I want to put epoxy or polyurethane on the floors in my flat.
I live in a place where there is no moisture, there's always an decent air-flow coming through out the flat.
Also, flat is located in a place where there is barely any sun, specially on that side of the flat where i want to place epoksy/PU.
I want to place epoksy/PU in the living room & kitchen!
The only thing i have concern about is my dog!
I don't know if his nails or general walking through out the house can do any damage.
So my question is;
Based on these info's i just gave you;
What do you recommend me to do ?
Put epoksi or PU or none of those ?
Please help me out, i'm really struggling with what to do with these type of floors.
I really like the designs and strenght of them but i'm afraid of potential CONS that comes with it so i hope you can give me few advices based on the info's i just gave you.
PS:
stari.se.brate@gmail.com
This is my email account if it's easier for you to write.
I'm even willing to pay you some money for your detailed explanation and advices.
Anyway, thank you so much in advance for every help you can provide!
Have a look at this article where I explain why I am not a fan of putting such products in homes learncoatings.com/wordpress/should-we-be-installing-epoxy-floors-in-homes/
If I had to decide I would opt for PU in the home as it will scratch less and it is softer on the feet
Hope this info helps!
Yes, it helps alot!
Thank you so much for your time and efforts to explain all of us the PROS and the CONS of doing these types of floors.
Cheers!
Appreciate your video thank you
So nice of you
Thanks good stuff 👍🏼
Thanks for watching!