The document discusses epoxy flooring, including its types, application procedure, advantages, and disadvantages. It describes the basic chemical structure of epoxy and provides details on surface preparation, priming, mixing, application, and clean up of epoxy flooring. The key advantages are that epoxy flooring provides a long-lasting, hygienic, and chemically resistant surface with low maintenance costs. However, epoxy flooring also has high initial costs and requires skilled labor to install.
10. Procedure
1. Surface Preparation
2. Priming Of Surface
3. Mixing
4. Application
5. Clean up
11.
12. Surface Preparation
• Removal of dust
• Removal of paint,
plaster, adhesive
residues
• Scarifying the surface
Precaution:-
1. If any crack or joint
present on substrate it
must be open up & fill
with epoxy material.
2. New slab must be
cured for 14 days.
13.
14. Priming Of Surface
• All substrates going to
receive coat must be
primed with primer
• No. of primer coats
depends upon
condition & porosity of
substrate
Precaution:- All surface
should be dust free.
15.
16. Mixing
• All component
materials of coat are
mixed
• Mixing should be done
for 1 min by using
forced action
• Electric stirrer should
be used for mixing
Precaution:- Use
adequate ventilation,
respirators and
Protective gloves.
17.
18. Application
• Properly mixed
material is then
placed on primed
substrate without
delay
• Use trowels & rollers
for application
Precaution:- Do not
over roll the surface.
19.
20. Clean up
• When the job is over all
equipments must be
clean up by using
thinner.
• The residual epoxy on
workers skin must be
washed out.
Precaution:-Use industrial
skin clear for epoxy.
Clean or dispose
contaminated clothes
properly.
22. Efficiency
• Joint less flooring
• Provides more clean and hygienic
condition
• 5-6 mm thick PU flooring has same
bearing strength as concrete
• Saves manpower and time efficiently.
23. Advantages
• Long lasting surface
• Very low maintenance cost
• Very much resistant to hard wearing,
abrasion
• Resistant to a wide chemicals & liquids
• Seamless-easily cleaned to maintain high
standards of hygiene
• Much suitable in food & drinks production
environment
24. Disadvantages
• High initial cost.
For ex. Depending upon thickness (mm)
cost is 700 Rs./Sq. Mt to 2000 Rs/sq. Mt
• Require skilled labor and guidance.
25. Conclusion
• Epoxy flooring is a modern technique.
• It can be prove more reliable than
conventional flooring.
• It has wide range of scope in Indian
industries.
• More research has to be made so that to
make it much affordable.
