I have done a job using Home Depot 2 part epoxy product and after A FEW YEARS client called me saying the floor start to peel al over the place. I believe that’s because some kind of humidity problem or some kind of chemicals he drop there but I don’t know for sure. Is that possible that his floor has a humidity problem that requires a total scrape and specific treatment before even , clean, acid and re-coat with any other product?
Learning involves a combination of practical experience but also having a structured framework where all the information is presented analytically. Both are required. I see people who have 5 years experience in practical application but still get thing wrong because they never bothered to learn a proper framework
I want to DIY epoxy my basement floor with Rustoleum epoxy for the sole purpose of sealing out moisture. I want to install another floor system ontop like a vinyl board and insultation board to have a warmer floor to walk on as its residential. My thinking is that epoxy lasts much longer than paint so it will be a long term solution to keeping the dampness out as there is no leaks just dampness. Any thoughts on if this is a good idea or a waste of money?
When you say seal out moisture do you mean stopping the rising dampness or sealing the existing moisture in the basement? Epoxy can prevent the floor from absorbing water but I do not recommend it for rising dampness since it won't work well with negative pressure
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 I want to use it like a vapor barrier to keep out moisture from the outside. I seen an epoxy somewhere marketed as a vapor barrier epoxy. Ok so sounds like its not effective as a vapor barrier on a floor. I guess that means any damp floor would not be a good candidate for epoxy?
Hello! We own a seafood processing plant, we’ve had it for 20 years, and the only time the epoxy floor really worked was when we built the plant. The original job lasted for a few years. Since then, we’ve had to repair/re-do the floors every couple of years, and lately we’ve had to do it every single year. Many contractors have come and gone, and we’ve switched from epoxy to polyurethane, to urethane and back to epoxy following on the different contractors advices. Nothing lasts over a year. Being a seafood processing plant it is a high humidity environment, there are high traffic areas as well with constant activity all day long. And the places were the doors to the cold rooms are are the first ones to crack and cause problems. Could you share some of your knowledge and give some advice? Should we stick to epoxy? Should we use different products on each area? Or is it normal for epoxy floors to last only a year? Thank you!!
One of the problems with food processing plants like seafood is that they cannot shut for more than a few days. For a proper floor to be put in place you would need to shut down production for a few weeks. Let the place dry out, do a proper surface preparation, and clean out the area. Epoxy works well providing you put in a thick floor with thick quartz to add additional resistance. Also PU cement would work well but again the real question is if you can shut down your production for a prolonged period. Many food factories expect us to move in on a Friday and have the floor ready for use on Monday morning, and they also expect it to last 10 years!! It just does not work this way
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 thank you for your answer! It makes way more sense to me to shut down for a couple of weeks, and have a job properly done, knowing that it will last say five years, than just shutting down for a weekend and having to do it all over next year. So, if shut down time were no issue, let’s say I can give you three weeks to do the job, and taking into consideration the temperature changes in a seafood processing plant, the heavy traffic, etc. What product would yo recommend for the job?
I have metallic epoxy that is only peeling where my tires are for my truck in the garage. Is there a way to prevent this?
I have done a job using Home Depot 2 part epoxy product and after A FEW YEARS client called me saying the floor start to peel al over the place. I believe that’s because some kind of humidity problem or some kind of chemicals he drop there but I don’t know for sure. Is that possible that his floor has a humidity problem that requires a total scrape and specific treatment before even , clean, acid and re-coat with any other product?
I bought the course btw. I just thinks it’s much better if I can learn from daily regular job actions.
Learning involves a combination of practical experience but also having a structured framework where all the information is presented analytically. Both are required. I see people who have 5 years experience in practical application but still get thing wrong because they never bothered to learn a proper framework
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I want to DIY epoxy my basement floor with Rustoleum epoxy for the sole purpose of sealing out moisture. I want to install another floor system ontop like a vinyl board and insultation board to have a warmer floor to walk on as its residential. My thinking is that epoxy lasts much longer than paint so it will be a long term solution to keeping the dampness out as there is no leaks just dampness. Any thoughts on if this is a good idea or a waste of money?
When you say seal out moisture do you mean stopping the rising dampness or sealing the existing moisture in the basement? Epoxy can prevent the floor from absorbing water but I do not recommend it for rising dampness since it won't work well with negative pressure
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 I want to use it like a vapor barrier to keep out moisture from the outside. I seen an epoxy somewhere marketed as a vapor barrier epoxy. Ok so sounds like its not effective as a vapor barrier on a floor. I guess that means any damp floor would not be a good candidate for epoxy?
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Hello! We own a seafood processing plant, we’ve had it for 20 years, and the only time the epoxy floor really worked was when we built the plant. The original job lasted for a few years. Since then, we’ve had to repair/re-do the floors every couple of years, and lately we’ve had to do it every single year. Many contractors have come and gone, and we’ve switched from epoxy to polyurethane, to urethane and back to epoxy following on the different contractors advices. Nothing lasts over a year. Being a seafood processing plant it is a high humidity environment, there are high traffic areas as well with constant activity all day long. And the places were the doors to the cold rooms are are the first ones to crack and cause problems. Could you share some of your knowledge and give some advice? Should we stick to epoxy? Should we use different products on each area? Or is it normal for epoxy floors to last only a year? Thank you!!
One of the problems with food processing plants like seafood is that they cannot shut for more than a few days. For a proper floor to be put in place you would need to shut down production for a few weeks. Let the place dry out, do a proper surface preparation, and clean out the area. Epoxy works well providing you put in a thick floor with thick quartz to add additional resistance. Also PU cement would work well but again the real question is if you can shut down your production for a prolonged period.
Many food factories expect us to move in on a Friday and have the floor ready for use on Monday morning, and they also expect it to last 10 years!! It just does not work this way
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 thank you for your answer! It makes way more sense to me to shut down for a couple of weeks, and have a job properly done, knowing that it will last say five years, than just shutting down for a weekend and having to do it all over next year. So, if shut down time were no issue, let’s say I can give you three weeks to do the job, and taking into consideration the temperature changes in a seafood processing plant, the heavy traffic, etc. What product would yo recommend for the job?
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