There are some questions about concrete floors that we at West Coast Epoxy respond to on a fairly regular basis. When a client is entertaining using a tint-stained concrete floor in a commercial kitchen, for example, they are typically associating it to what they may witness with a vinyl or tile surface. So here are some responses to these commonplace worries about concrete floors in industrial kitchens that we hear in the Elk Grove area.
Are Concrete Floors Too Hard?
The comparison between a concrete floor and other flooring kinds shows very small differences when it comes to comfort in kitchens. You are certainly not laying carpet in a kitchen! Vinyl may seem slightly less demanding, but the contrast is ultimately minimal, and endurance is an issue. Cork is one of the ideal flooring materials for comfort but has significant challenges with sanitation. Epoxy coatings can be designed with a sense of give by using specific types of polyurethane and modifying the thickness of the material. If you use rubber runners in your kitchen anyway, the option of coating should be decided by other factors.
Is Epoxy Flooring Easy to Sanitize?
Epoxy flooring has no seams or joints, so there’s no place for bacteria, dirt, hair, old food, or other contaminants to get trapped. There’s no grout to scour and clean. Ordinarily, all epoxy flooring needs for maintenance is a mop cleaning. Adding coved flooring stretches the strength of epoxy coats up the walls of your kitchen from a matter of inches to more than a foot, protecting your walls and floors from spills and nicks with delivery dollies and carts.
Is Coated Concrete Too Slippery?
It is undeniable that shiny epoxy floors in showrooms and retail stores can be slippery when wet, but their floors focus on looks, not practicality. That doesn’t hold true when you use epoxy topcoats for a kitchen surface. By adding roughness or a no-slip finish to your epoxy topcoats, your surface can have more anti-slip than tile or vinyl. In fact, many industrial kitchens in restaurants use epoxy flooring because they offer stronger anti-slip with the proper topcoat.
Contact Us for an Epoxy Kitchen Floor
Concrete is never boring when you ask West Coast Epoxy to color your kitchen floors. For a safe and useful work kitchen, color-stained concrete or epoxy floors can match your specifications with an eye-catching look that competes very well with other surfaces. If you have other questions about concrete in the kitchen, ask West Coast Epoxy for more information. We look forward to helping you learn the benefits of concrete coatings with industrial kitchens in Elk Grove.
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