Epoxy, polyaspartic, urethane cement and quartz resin floors, laid by one crew in Nairobi and across Kenya. Below they are laid the way we lay them: edge to edge, with no joint between any two. Take a bay and it opens: what the system is, the figures that decide it, and the rooms it is specified for. Each one has its own page behind it, with the build-up coat by coat and an honest account of where it does not belong.
Pigmented or metallic epoxy, poured seamless · UV-stable clear topcoatDecorative epoxy
Metallic, 3D, marble or a plain solid colour, poured seamless over a ground slab. Glass-smooth in a living room, tough enough for an office corridor.2 mmPoured build3 daysOn siteHomesOfficesShowroomsOpen system 01
Pigmented epoxy base · vinyl flake broadcast to rejection · two-coat polyaspartic sealFlake floors
Vinyl chips broadcast over a pigmented base, as a light speckle or full cover, then locked under a polyaspartic topcoat. Hides dust, shrugs off hot tyres and oil.72 hTo parking2 daysOn siteGaragesWorkshopsWashroomsOpen system 02
Cementitious urethane mortar, trowelled 6 to 9 mm · coved and drainedUrethane cement
Ultra-wear-resistant polyurethane cement, trowelled thick for steel wheels, pallet traffic and hot washdowns. Where a standard epoxy would chip, this keeps going.120 °CWashdown6–9 mmTrowelledFood plantsDairiesBreweriesOpen system 03
Coloured quartz, double broadcast · grouted, sealed and coved · ≈3 mmQuartz broadcast
Coloured quartz broadcast into the resin and sealed in, for a textured floor that keeps its grip when wet. Coved at the walls, with no grout lines to hold bacteria.R11Wet grip≈3 mmBuilt upCommercial kitchensClinicsPool decksOpen system 04
Aggregate-filled epoxy mortar screed, 4 to 6 mm · laid in phased baysHeavy industrial
Heavy-build coatings rated for forklifts, loading docks and chemical spills. Poured in phases so the operation keeps running.4–6 mmMortar bedin baysPouredFactoriesLoading docksGo-downsOpen system 05
Survey, strip, rebuild, re-lay · nothing new goes on until the old floor is pull-testedRepairs & recoats
Cracks, spalling and peeling DIY coatings ground out and rebuilt before anything new goes down.1.5 MPaPull-off min.day oneSurveyCrack repairFailed coatingsLevellingOpen system 06
Take a bay to open itOpen · 01 Decorative epoxyEvery floor starts as bare concrete
Or start from the room.
Most people do not arrive knowing whether they want quartz or urethane cement. They arrive knowing they have a garage, or a kitchen that has to pass an inspection, or a slab that is already lifting. Here is the same six indexed that way instead.
- BreweriesUrethane cement→
- ClinicsQuartz broadcast→
- Commercial kitchensQuartz broadcast→
- DairiesUrethane cement→
- FactoriesHeavy industrial→
- Food plantsUrethane cement→
- GaragesFlake floors→
- Go-downsHeavy industrial→
- HomesDecorative epoxy→
- Loading docksHeavy industrial→
- OfficesDecorative epoxy→
- Pool decksQuartz broadcast→
- ShowroomsDecorative epoxy→
- WashroomsFlake floors→
- WorkshopsFlake floors→
Already have a floor, and the problem is the floor? Repairs & recoats covers cracked slabs, spalling, and peeling coatings somebody else put down.