Industrial Floor Epoxy Coatings Amherst MA Case Study

By Ed Winslow | April 22, 2020

Industrial floor epoxy coatings, although growing in popularity, bring a unique set of obstacles when installing resinous epoxy flooring for rehabilitation work in mill buildings. Uneven floors, multiple generations of failing coatings, and foundation settling are some of these obstacles that New England Floor & Wall faces when resurfacing floors in mill buildings.

Amherst Industrial Floor Coatings: A Case Study

Location: Amherst, MA (Hampshire County)

Business: SAXSLAB, specializing in SAXS (small-angle x-ray scattering).

Objective: SAXSLAB wanted to bring its new location into the 21^st century.

Floor Size: Over 5,000 square feet on the 2^nd floor, this area presented numerous obstacles common for older manufacturing buildings.

Problem: The existing substrate was badly cracked from years of wear & tear. Roughly one-quarter of the floor needed reinforcement and repair to reduce the risk of further damage.

Solution: New England Floor & Wall recommended installing reinforced fiberglass mat before the installation of the floor system. This process would increase the durability of the floor along with the flexural strength in these areas.

Time To Complete: Ensuring completion in five days, New England Floor & Wall worked long hours well into the evening to keep on schedule.

Products: Using industrial epoxy, polyurea, polyaspartic and urethane supplier ProRez Coatings, New England Floor & Wall created a high-performance urethane flooring system that included:

A combination of silica sands and amorphous silica for various floor patches
Fiberglass mat reinforced with epoxy primer
A thick epoxy body coat ensuring that the cured fiberglass wouldn’t show in the final system
A high-performance urethane topcoat

With over 30 years of flooring experience, New England Floor & Wall provides industrial coatings, resinous flooring, concrete polishing, vapor mitigation, floor preparation, and more in areas including: