Commercial epoxy flooring is one of the best flooring options for manufacturing units, garages, commercial spaces, and residential properties. This epoxy flooring is highly durable, easy to clean and maintain, super economical, and has a glossy finish. But, if you install this flooring type without professional assistance or else it is installed inappropriately, then you might not get the right result.

When the epoxy flooring isn’t installed appropriately, it doesn’t deliver durability and that shiny finish. The major drawback is once you install this flooring, removing it is a tedious and time-consuming task. Subsequently, if the installation isn’t done appropriately, you have to adjust with an unattractive floor which is super challenging to remove.

Below we’re mentioning the common problems associated with improper installation of commercial epoxy flooring that you can easily avoid by hiring the best professional for this task. 

• Occurrence Of The Air Bubbles

Almost everyone might have seen air bubbles occurring beneath the epoxy coating, which usually happens after 15-20 years. One of the common mistakes leading to air bubbles is the exposure of the epoxy coating to direct sunlight during the installation procedure. If the temperature is somewhere below ten degrees or cheap quality, concrete can also lead to air bubbles below the epoxy flooring.

You will see some unusual air bubbles if the epoxy flooring is not appropriately associated with the concrete surface. Plus, when the installers are mixing concrete too fast, there are higher chances of air bubbles forming below the flooring. See, the installation process of commercial epoxy flooring is super easy, but one mistake can ruin the entire flooring quality.

This problem can also arise if the resins and hardeners are not mixed and applied appropriately. The installers have to adhere to the mixing directions attentively. Above all, if the epoxy coating isn’t left to dry for a couple of hours can lead to air bubbles.

In our opinion, you should never install the epoxy coating in the summers or when the weather outside is unbearable. Yes, because high temperature disturbs the properties of commercial epoxy flooring in the post-installation process.

• Occurrence Of Moisture Below The Epoxy Flooring

Another common problem that you will encounter when you have a non-experienced contractor is moisture content below the epoxy flooring. The reason for this is the moisture in the concrete mix. Sometimes, if the concrete mixture and epoxy flooring temperature aren’t the same, moisture can start building up in the post-installation process. When you spread the acid on the entire flooring, you need to wait for a couple of hours until the flooring soaks the acid appropriately.

In our opinion, you have to leave the flooring for nearly one day to soak the acid. If you disallow the flooring to dry, the chances of air bubbles occurring beneath the flooring will increase, and you cannot expect a glossy finish.

When the moisture starts building up below the commercial epoxy coating, the flooring and concrete start separating. Later, you’ll see some unusual sound coming from the flooring when you walk on it. As a result, always ask the installer to conduct a simple moisture test before commencing the further installation process.

• Scarcity Of Epoxy

When installing commercial epoxy flooring, your installer will buy multiple epoxy flooring kits from the market. For example, if you want to cover the area of nearly 400 square feet, you’ll purchase kits that can cover this much area. Even after doing the proper calculation, you’ll run out of an epoxy flooring kit guaranteed. Don’t think of adding the concrete mixture or something else, just for the sake of completing the task. As a result, always ensure you have additional epoxy flooring kits for backup.

Wrapping Up

These are some problems that are associated when you have a non-professional doing the works for you. Hence if you are planning to add commercial epoxy flooring, and you need to avoid them and hire the best contractor.