Tackling Moisture Issues with the installation of epoxy flooring

At Epoxy Floors NJ, we believe a floor is only as good as the preparation behind it. Since 1988, our team has refined a rigorous installation process designed to transform vulnerable concrete into a high-performance, seamless surface. Whether we are working on a heavy-duty warehouse or a custom showroom, we follow these critical steps to ensure a lifetime of durability.

Concrete acts like a giant, hard sponge, constantly absorbing and releasing moisture depending on the surrounding environmental conditions. When you apply a completely impermeable coating over a damp slab, the trapped moisture desperately tries to escape, causing massive hydrostatic pressure. This invisible upward force is fully capable of destroying even the thickest, most expensive industrial floor coatings.

Pre-Installation Prep for an epoxy floor installation

To guarantee a floor that easily survives intense moisture challenges, the concrete must be heavily and properly treated. The absolute most common cause of resin coating failure is poor or rushed preparation of the existing concrete substrate. We spend a tremendous amount of time carefully treating the slab, completely ensuring it is totally free of sealers and dirt.

To strongly prevent any chance of moisture failure, we always start the installation of epoxy flooring with incredibly aggressive mechanical surface preparation. We completely reject dangerous acid etching, heavily relying instead on massive industrial diamond grinders. This heavy machinery thoroughly profiles the hard concrete, safely opening its microscopic pores to boldly allow the thick moisture primer to bond firmly.

Heavy Grinding in the installation of epoxy flooring

Aggressive industrial diamond grinding is absolutely necessary to establish a permanent, deeply penetrating mechanical bond between the slab and the resin. As the powerful grinders completely strip away the smooth top layer, they create a highly specific, rough texture. This textured surface safely allows the specialized liquid coatings to deeply penetrate the concrete, fiercely preventing future peeling.

By successfully grinding away the incredibly weak, contaminated top layer of the facility floor, we successfully reveal a perfectly pristine, rock-solid foundation. This essential mechanical process heavily ensures that the thick industrial coatings have a perfect surface to tightly grip onto. Proper diamond grinding is truly the single most important secret to ensuring your new floor will survive forever.

Crack Repairs Before your epoxy floor installation

Our certified technicians will never, under any circumstances, apply thick premium coatings over a severely cracked or damaged foundation. During the vital preparation phase of the epoxy floor installation, we intensely inspect the entire work area for hidden cracks, deep pits, or rough spalls. Every single structural flaw must be permanently repaired to strongly guarantee a flawlessly level finish.

We safely utilize highly advanced, heavy-duty high-strength resinous fillers to seamlessly and permanently repair these dangerous structural imperfections. By meticulously patching every large crack and thoroughly filling every deep void, we fully restore the immense structural strength of the concrete slab. This absolute mandatory repair step safely guarantees the final seamless surface is totally safe, incredibly flat, and immensely durable.

Applying the Barrier in the installation of epoxy flooring

Hidden moisture vapor transmission rapidly coming up through the porous concrete slab is an incredible threat to any coating system. This terrible moisture leads to rapid outgassing, which predictably causes massive surface bubbles and total, catastrophic coating delamination. To completely neutralize this severe threat, we always apply a highly specialized, deeply penetrating moisture-vapor barrier primer to heavily seal the floor.

This incredibly advanced, top-tier moisture-mitigating primer acts as a permanent, solid shield against highly dangerous and destructive hydrostatic pressure. Once the primer safely and completely cures, it tightly locks out dampness and safely keeps all trapped air firmly inside the concrete substrate. This absolutely critical step fiercely protects your flooring investment, heavily guaranteeing the thick resin layers remain flawlessly bonded and completely smooth.

The Solid Body Coat during an epoxy floor installation

As soon as the necessary moisture barrier is perfectly and solidly set, we immediately apply a heavy, one hundred percent solids industrial base coat. This incredibly thick body coat heavily creates the essential structural thickness and safely delivers absolutely phenomenal impact resistance. It successfully forms the incredibly durable core of the flooring system, heavily engineered to handle the harshest industrial abuse.

Because this massive base coat contains absolutely zero shrinking solvents, it safely cures into a solid, completely impenetrable layer of heavy protective armor. It fully ensures your beautiful seamless floor can flawlessly withstand the heaviest manufacturing machinery, non-stop forklift traffic, and brutal daily wear. This thick layer of liquid resin powerfully provides the true extreme durability that busy commercial facilities truly require.

Final Touches for the installation of epoxy flooring

Depending on your commercial facility's exact operational needs, we proudly offer several highly durable decorative finishes to heavily protect your space.

• Flake Systems: We thickly broadcast highly colorful vinyl chips directly into the wet base coat for significantly added texture, grip, and amazing style.


• Solid Colors: We apply incredibly vibrant, high-gloss industrial pigments to easily create a bright, clean, highly professional commercial workspace.


• Metallic Systems: We beautifully hand-swirl brilliant metallic pigments for an incredibly stunning, totally unique showroom finish that amazes all guests.

The Conclusion of the epoxy floor installation

Our incredibly advanced, totally meticulous installation process heavily ensures you quickly receive an exceptionally tough, easy-to-clean floor firmly built to effortlessly last for decades. By heavily prioritizing exact diamond grinding, aggressive moisture mitigation, and utilizing the absolute strongest industrial resins available, we guarantee a flawless finish. Your bare concrete will be permanently transformed into a brilliant, highly functional, resilient masterpiece.