Epoxy Flooring With Your Own Hands
Follow these step-by-step instructions for an attractive interior detail and reliable protection for the flooring.
23/08/2020
The epoxy filler is a unique plastic material that creates a durable coating with a beautiful gloss. The room is transformed - a stylish gloss appears, the flooded floor is comfortable for walking and does not wear out for a long time.
The material is perfectly suitable not only for residential areas - houses and apartments - but also for production shops, hospitals, railway stations and shopping centers. How to pour the floor of epoxy resin with your own hands? If you follow the step-by-step instructions, you will get an attractive interior detail and reliable protection for the flooring.
Tools and materials
The first step is the procurement and preparation of tools and materials:
two-component epoxy
coating of a suitable brand (you may order at
Southern Illinois Epoxy);
rollers on long
rods, long tie rods;
needle shafts;
paint
shoes and a respirator;
plastic container for
kneading without corners;
wide rule and
spatulas;
construction mixer (drill with
special attachment);
deep penetration primer
(concrete contact type);
construction vacuum
cleaner or broom.
If the concrete base is
old, with many defects, for its restoration will
be required:
• puttying;
• grinding machine.
Preparation
At this stage, you can
act alone. If the concrete slab is new, it is
sufficient to dedust it and cover it with two
coats of primer. In the event of damage -
cracks, crumbling areas, potholes and chips -
restoration should be carried out. The recesses
should be putty.
Areas where the concrete
crumbles, vyhlblivayutsya to a solid material
and filled with cement mix or a special repair
composition. After curing the defects should be
grinded and walk on the entire surface with a
vacuum cleaner or broom. With the help of long
question rollers, the dust-free coating is
treated with a primer.
Pouring
The
floors should be filled in two or three times,
because the epoxy mixture dries quickly, within
30-40 minutes it should be distributed over the
surface. The process is carried out in several
stages:
Underfloor. The diluted and
thoroughly mixed mixture in the container is
poured over the floor and aligned using the
rules. The thickness is one or two millimeters.
After pouring it is treated with a needle shaft
and dried for six hours.
Decorative layer
(filling). It can be photographic printing,
drawing, sequins, quartz sand and other
materials that give the floor an interesting
look and additional strength.
Finish
coating. Two options - epoxy or transparent
protective varnish. The first is applied if the
floors do not have a pattern, the second - in
the presence of a decorative layer.
Quartz sand is applied to the wet underlay -
immediately after its filling, in a uniform
layer. Excess is removed after six to eight
hours, when the main mass of quartz and the
polymer is bonded. The placer can be either
natural or coloured in any shade.
Options for decorating epoxy floors:
• tinting;
• drawing - manual painting with acrylic paints;
• photo printing - mounting a banner made in a printing house or vinyl stencils;
• three-dimensional image, where microlenses are used;
• quartz or any other filler with an interesting texture;
The finished polymer coating looks attractive and original - it has no seams like linoleum. The quality of the decor depends on the skill of the master - if you want to get a beautiful design solution, contact the professionals.