Epoxy Flooring Installation for Smart Centres
A ‘Smart’ Flooring Solution For Smart Centres
If you own or manage a Smart Centre, you’re probably looking for a solution that will help reduce long-term maintenance costs and time investment, so you need something that will last a long time, but is still cost-effective. That’s where we can help!
Our 100% solid, commercial-grade epoxy is non-flammable and has zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs), making it perfect for a Smart Centre. It also offers a hard, stain-resistant finish that lasts for years, reduces dust, and is easy to keep clean.
At Toronto Epoxy Pros, we offer a range of Smart Centre epoxy floor services including:
- New epoxy floor installation
- Epoxy floor refinishing
- Epoxy floor repairs
Smart Centre Epoxy Floor Essentials
Solid, Safe, & Clean Epoxy
Make the Healthy Choice for Your Smart Centre
Our 100% solid commercial epoxy from PurEpoxy has zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This provides peace of mind, and ensures lack of exposure to contaminants, and the best air quality you can get in your Smart Centre.
Anti-Slip
Give Your Employees & Customers Better Traction
The anti-slip surface is great for a Smart Centre with a lot of foot traffic. This great feature prevents slips and falls when your floors become greasy or wet from spills, which improves safety and reduces liability for your employees and customers.
Coving
Make Cleaning Easier
Prevent mold, bacteria, dirt, and mildew from finding a place to hide by eliminating the cracks and corners in your Smart Centre. Coving continues your epoxied floor up the wall 4” to 6” so there’s a seamless transition. It effectively eliminates hard-to-clean nooks and crannies, making it an important flooring feature for Smart Centres.
Superior Durability
Lower Long-Term Costs
Instead of solvent-based or water-based epoxies, we only trust and use 100% solid, commercial epoxy floor coatings. They produce thicker coverage for superior durability and do not require liquids to evaporate (so they do not contain VOCs). Our high-performance Smart Centre epoxy floor coating will stand up to the constant wear and tear and intense cleaning regimens in your space.
Dust Reduction & Easier Maintenance
Reduce Cleaning Time
With an epoxy floor, you’ll save time on maintenance and cleaning by reducing dust which benefits the health and safety of your employees and customers. Minimizing particles will make your regular vent cleaning routine much easier because there will be less dust/grease buildup to remove (which left unattended, could block your system and become fuel for a fire).
Safety Lines & Stickers
Reinforce Your Protocols
If you want to customize your Smart Centre floor, we can apply long-lasting safety lines or decorative stickers to the epoxy floor based on your unique needs. You’ll also have your choice of colour and / or faux finishes to create the best ambiance for your Smart Centre.
Why Work with Toronto Epoxy Pros?
Epoxy Experts
With more than 15 years of experience, our extensive knowledge will help you determine the right Smart Centre flooring specs for your needs. You’ll also be impressed by the superior quality our professional installation experts achieve with your Smart Centre epoxy flooring.
Eco-Friendly Epoxy
We use 100% solid, commercial grade epoxy for all our projects. It’s eco-friendly, has zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and makes for a safer Smart Centre floor surface to meet health & safety regulations.
Insured & WSIB-Certified
You’ll have added peace of mind working with our team. Our Smart Centre epoxy application experts are certified under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, as well as our $2-5 million liability insurance coverage.
Efficiency & Minimal Disruption
It’s difficult to shut down Smart Centre operations to have your floors epoxied. You can count on us to develop a schedule that ensures minimal disruption to business, while completing the project on time - even if that means we work on weekends or outside of business hours.
Competitive Pricing
We know how to break jobs down to maximize effort and reduce installation time to create efficiencies. Using smart project strategies, professional equipment, and skilled Smart Centre floor installers, you can expect the job done right at a competitive price.
Committed to Our Craft
We continuously strive for better, faster, and more economical service by researching, investing, and using the best machines, tools, products, and processes in the industry. We guarantee you’ll be happy with the final results of your Smart Centre epoxy floor.
Smart Centre Epoxy Flooring Installation Process
The epoxy installation process involves four steps:
Patching
Patches are applied to any small and large cracks in the Smart Centre floor surface prior to the application of the epoxy to ensure a smooth surface.
Grinding
In order to ensure proper adhesion of the epoxy, we start by sanding or diamond grinding the Smart Centre floor. This opens up the pores on the surface and helps remove the surface contaminants and failing previous coatings. It should be noted that this process will not level the floor or correct imperfections. If the surface is not level or has deep pitting, we may suggest parging the Smart Centre floor surface prior to the epoxy application to ensure a smooth finish.
Vacuuming
Before applying the epoxy coating, the floor must be completely clear of any debris (regardless of how small) because it can affect the adhesion and the epoxy’s final finish. Using industrial vacuums, we carefully remove all debris and dust particles to ensure nothing will get trapped between the Smart Centre floor surface and the epoxy once it’s applied.
Epoxy Application and Drying
The final step is applying two coats of 100% solid, commercial-grade epoxy to the entire floor surface using squeegees and rollers. After installation, it takes about 24 hours before the Smart Centre floor can accommodate normal foot traffic, and 48 hours before vehicles or heavy machinery can be placed on it. The coating will continue to harden over the next 7 days.
Patching
Patches are applied to any small and large cracks in the Smart Centre floor surface prior to the application of the epoxy to ensure a smooth surface.
Grinding
In order to ensure proper adhesion of the epoxy, we start by sanding or diamond grinding the Smart Centre floor. This opens up the pores on the surface and helps remove the surface contaminants and failing previous coatings. It should be noted that this process will not level the floor or correct imperfections. If the surface is not level or has deep pitting, we may suggest parging the Smart Centre floor surface prior to the epoxy application to ensure a smooth finish.
Vacuuming
Before applying the epoxy coating, the floor must be completely clear of any debris (regardless of how small) because it can affect the adhesion and the epoxy’s final finish. Using industrial vacuums, we carefully remove all debris and dust particles to ensure nothing will get trapped between the Smart Centre floor surface and the epoxy once it’s applied.
Epoxy Application and Drying
The final step is applying two coats of 100% solid, commercial-grade epoxy to the entire floor surface using squeegees and rollers. After installation, it takes about 24 hours before the Smart Centre floor can accommodate normal foot traffic, and 48 hours before vehicles or heavy machinery can be placed on it. The coating will continue to harden over the next 7 days.
Smart Centre Epoxy Floor Installation Costs
Top 5 factors that affect the cost of a Smart Centre epoxy floor installation
The cost to epoxy a Smart Centre will depend on the type of epoxy you choose, the square footage to be covered, the amount of prep or repair work prior to installation, and aesthetic options.
The most common factors that affect the cost of your Smart Centre floor installation include:
- The amount of patching, floor repair, grinding, and vacuuming to be done before the epoxy application
- Choosing to add colour or decorative flakes
- Adding coving
- Increasing the number of epoxy coats or thickness
- Requiring overtime hours to meet extreme installation timelines
How much does it roughly cost to epoxy a Smart Centre floor?
Our epoxy Smart Centre floor application typically starts at $3.00 per square foot, based on using 100% solid, commercial grade epoxy (however, the cost per square foot could be lower if the amount of square footage is higher).
There are many variables that can impact the price, so it's best to discuss your project with an epoxy professional who can assess your needs and provide an appropriate estimate.
Smart Centre Epoxy Floor Installation FAQs
When is epoxy the right choice for a Smart Centre?
If you answer “Yes” to any of the following questions, epoxy is likely the right choice for your Smart Centre:
- Do you get a high volume of traffic (customers or employees constantly using the floor every day)?
- Do you have heavy items that need to sit on the floor surface like shelving?
- Do your floors need to be cleaned on a regular basis to help maintain the aesthetic and appeal of the space?
- Do the highest foot traffic area spots have deterioration or clear patterns where people are walking?
- Do you have a high utility bill that could be offset by floor coatings that reflect light and keep spaces more well-lit?
- Do you have a lot of dust in the space?
- Do you need people to feel comfortable in the space by making it look nice?
- Do you need to create an aesthetically-pleasing space that can showcase your business in a nice way?
Why should you choose epoxy for your Smart Centre floor?
Epoxy flooring is ideal for Smart Centres because it offers a hard, durable finish that will last for years and minimize long-term costs.
You’ll love the added health and safety features epoxy flooring can offer you such as:
- Anti-slip coating for better traction and fall-prevention
- Coving for easier cleaning by eliminating corners and cracks where harmful bacteria and mold can grow
- Dust reduction for less buildup and cleaning time
- Rich colour or decorative flakes for added ambiance
- Easy-to-clean surface
The easier your floor is to clean, the more likely it is to be cleaned regularly and correctly, which will avoid long-term damages or other upkeep issues in the Smart Centre.
What other areas in my Smart Centre would benefit from epoxy flooring?
Here are some of the most common areas in a Smart Centre space that greatly benefit from epoxy flooring:
- Product Display Area: Retail item floor, showroom
- Staff Common Areas: Break room, office, customer service, back hallways, restrooms
- Customer Self-Service Areas: Coffee/tea/water stations, snack areas, restrooms
- Cleaning Stations & Facilities: Cleaning stations, cart storage, janitorial stations and rooms
- Interior Waste Disposal Areas: Garbage, refuse, grease
- Storage/Back Hallways: Basement, locker/cage, any hallway with regular foot traffic
- Loading Dock: Platform, stairs, connecting hallways
How much downtime should I expect for Smart Centre epoxy floor installation and drying?
After patching, grinding, and vacuuming is complete, the length of installation depends on the amount of square footage to be epoxied. The application typically involves 2-3 coats depending on the system chosen. Once applied, it takes about 24 hours before the floor can accommodate normal foot traffic again, and 48 hours before vehicles can be placed on it. We generally suggest waiting up to 72 hours for best results.
In areas like Smart Centres where you have tighter windows to complete the flooring because you can’t shut down, we have proven strategies to minimize disruption to your business to get the job done.
What exactly is epoxy?
Epoxy is a resin that is used as a floor coating solution because of its chemical resistance, durability, and strength. Epoxy coatings are normally used on floor surfaces in big commercial buildings and areas because it’s economical and ideal for large square footage surfaces.
Are all commercial-grade epoxies the same?
There are a variety of commercial epoxies, and they’re not all created equal. The differences between them will dictate the price of the product and its durability.
The three mains types of epoxy currently available on the market are:
- Water-based epoxy – Water-based epoxy is water soluble and does not contain solvents. This epoxy is one of the most environmentally friendly, however its finish will not last as long as other types of epoxy.
- Solvent-based epoxy – This epoxy contains solvents and is the oldest form of epoxy. The solvents evaporate during the drying process which results in a much harder finish compared to that of a water-based epoxy. Since this type of epoxy contains solvents, it can often be very smelly and is not suggested for areas that are not well ventilated.
- 100% solid epoxy – This type of epoxy produces thicker coverage for superior durability and does not require liquids to evaporate (so it does not contain volatile organic compounds). It’s environmentally-friendly, non-flammable, low-odor, and produces a surface that is stain resistant and incredibly hard.
With so many benefits to 100% solid epoxy, it’s the only one we use for every project, and the one you can feel good about choosing for your Smart Centre floor.
Is Toronto Epoxy Pros insured?
Yes, our epoxy application experts are certified under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), and under our $2-5 million liability insurance coverage.