The epoxy screed floor is a special type of resin flooring characterized by a decidedly high thickness, generally between 6 and 15 mm , which ensures excellent resistance to mechanical traction, foot traffic and chemical agents epoxy floor installation.
This high thickness floor can be laid by shot peening or scarifying both on new floors or on concrete, clinker or stoneware floors to be restored.
Epoxy screed floors can be made in different colors and signs can be created to indicate directions to follow or dangers.
The laying of the epoxy screed
Brembana Resine professionals, thanks to their many years of experience in the sector and their constantly updated knowledge base, are able to identify the most suitable type of installation of the epoxy screed based on the state of the pre-existing substrate.
The preparation operations of the substrate on which to lay the epoxy screed represent, in fact, a delicate phase and which must be carried out professionally and flawlessly in order to ensure a result that can last over time.
The preparation of the substrate can take place by means of a shot-peening machine with irradiation of steel microspheres or a scarifying machine depending on its type and state, then a mixture consisting of epoxy resins and quartz sands is laid.
Subsequently, compaction takes place thanks to the use of trowel machines and saturation with pigmented epoxy resins. At the end of these operations it is possible to proceed with the installation of a non-slip finish and any signage lines.
An epoxy screed floor is, in fact, made up of a substrate, generally made of cement or concrete, a primer layer, an epoxy screed layer and a non-slip finish.
The timing foresees that the floor can already be walked on 24 hours after installation and the professionals put all their professionalism and availability at the customer’s service to define certain times and methods of installation that minimize inconvenience and any possible blocking of activities.
The characteristics of the epoxy screed
Brembana Resine offers the installation of epoxy screed floors for the industrial sector that have the following characteristics:
excellent resistance to wear due to the movement of machinery and heavy vehicles or constant foot traffic
extreme resistance to chemicals such as hydrochloric, nitric, phosphoric and sulfuric acids, alkalis, oils and fuels such as diesel and kerosene.