Preparation Decides Everything
Coatings fail at the bond, not in the middle. Grinding the slab and testing it for moisture is what makes the bond.
A coating rolled onto an unprepared slab will look right for a while and then peel.
At Big Easy Flooring we apply floor coating systems for homes and businesses across New Orleans, from Metairie over to Covington and Mandeville. Contact us and we will measure the rooms and price the job.
A floor coating seals a slab and gives it a surface that can be cleaned, walked on and driven on.
It turns bare concrete, which takes up oil and dusts constantly, into a floor that behaves like a finished surface.
A coating is thinner than a full resin build. On a light duty slab that is often all a floor needs.
Where there is real traffic, point loading or chemical spill, a thicker system is the honest recommendation and we will say so.
Coatings fail at the bond, not in the middle. Grinding the slab and testing it for moisture is what makes the bond.
A coating rolled onto an unprepared slab will look right for a while and then peel.
Coatings run from a flat seal through to a high gloss, and each changes how the space feels and how much light it gives back.
Stained concrete sits in this family too, and it is worth seeing before you decide.
Four steps, and you know what happens at each one before we start.
A light duty seal and a full resin build are different products for different floors. We say which one the slab needs.
The slab is inspected and moisture tested, and existing coatings are checked for whether they will hold.
Cracks are dealt with rather than covered, and the slab is ground so the coating can bond.
Coats applied with cure time respected between them, and the floor released when it is ready rather than when it looks ready.
Peeling is the classic, and it is nearly always preparation. A coating rolled onto an unground or damp slab will look right for a season and then come away in sheets.
Cracks reappearing through the coating means the crack was covered rather than repaired. The slab is still moving.
Dusting at the edges usually means the coating stopped short of a properly prepared perimeter.
Sweep and wash with a neutral cleaner. A coated slab is far easier to keep than a bare one, which is usually the point of coating it.
Watch the traffic lanes and the turning points. Those wear first, and a recoat while the wear is only in the top layer is a small job.
Keep standing oil off it where you can. Coatings resist oil, they do not enjoy sitting in it.
No two floor coatings jobs price the same, because no two rooms are sitting on the same thing.
We will not quote a rate over the phone, because a rate without a measure is a guess with a number on it. We come out, measure, test what needs testing and put it in writing.
Usually. It depends what is already on it and how the moisture test reads.
No. Cracks get dealt with before coating, not covered by it.
It depends on the system and the traffic. A prepared slab is the single biggest factor.
It is a related finish. We can show you both and explain where each one belongs.
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