CPC Floor Coatings Blog

Looking for a unique way to impress customers and make your business’s physical space stand out? A metallic epoxy floor coating will transform a boring concrete slab into an attention-grabbing work of art.

Offering all the practical features of regular epoxy flooring (such as high durability and longevity), these specialty coatings use pigments and other additives to create a number of visual effects, including:

• A satiny, metallic shimmer
• Glitter or reflective quartz-like flakes
• Two-toned swirls or ripples for a 3D water effect
• Subtle, multi-color tones that look like polished marble
• Bold patterns that look like galaxies or moon craters

Colorful, high-contrast designs can dress up a science center or art gallery, while a subtle shimmer can add elegance to a high-end car dealerships, salon, or premium retail center. No matter what pattern is created, the floor still maintains a smooth, high-gloss surface.

Everyone loves stories of homeless dogs and cats finding their forever homes. When you manage a pet shelter, you know how rewarding this is—but you also know the many, many hours of hard work that go into caring for animals to make these stories possible.

Running a pet shelter is difficult work on many levels, and you want your facility to make it easier to keep pets happy and healthy.

If your pet shelter facility already has concrete flooring, an epoxy coating can be a cost-effective flooring solution with many practical benefits. Here’s how epoxy flooring can make your job just a little easier:

Do you manage an equestrian center or horse boarding facility? Are you about to build a new horse stall or renovate an old one?

One of the most foundational choices you’ll need to make for your equestrian facility is the type of flooring your stalls will have. While natural soil and wood planks are traditional choices, they can be difficult to keep clean. Wood in particular may begin to smell of urine over time.

Though humankind has been enjoying coffee for centuries and beer for millennia, recent decades have seen a renewed interest in the small-scale production of both. If you’ve always wanted to venture into the world of small-batch coffee roasting or craft brewing, now’s a great time to do it!

There’s so much that goes into preparing a microroasting or a microbrewing facility, not the least of which includes making sure your building complies with USDA regulations.

If your building already has a concrete floor, an epoxy or urethane coating is a simple and effective flooring solution that will help you stay in compliance.

If you run a commercial dog kennel, pet hotel or other boarding facility, you know the challenge of keeping dozens of dogs happy and healthy at a time, AND giving pet parents peace of mind about their fur babies.

You’ve already got your hands full with the day-to-day activities, so you want your facility’s design to make your life easier, not harder. When it comes to flooring, an epoxy coating can be a great ally in keeping your facility clean, sanitary and cheerful.

Here are four benefits of epoxy flooring for dog kennels:

Are you looking for a colorful way to brighten up your warehouse, retail space or clinic? Does your production floor need marked pathways to improve the traffic flow of people and machines?

Most of us are familiar with the concept of simple paint or even just colored tape. However, there are an array of floor coating options that not only provide beautiful color, but will protect and enhance the performance of your floors as well.

So you’re thinking about investing in an epoxy floor coating for your industrial or commercial facility. You want to make the most of your time and money, and you certainly don’t want to have to repeat the process again in just a year or two.

Epoxy floor coatings are a long-term investment that can greatly prolong the life of your industrial concrete or hard surface floor. An epoxy coating has the potential to breathe new life into spaces, enhancing the floor’s performance while also improving its aesthetic value.

Here are some of the top advantages to installing an epoxy floor coating in your facility:

It Protects Floors from Impacts and Wear

Concrete floors are tough, but they are not indestructible. Vehicle and foot traffic, spills, abrasions, unresolved moisture issues, and the impact from dropped items can damage floors over time.

After 40 years in the floor coatings business, we’ve worked with countless businesses, manufacturers, retailers, and even those in the healthcare and community services fields. As we work with clients to determine the best flooring solutions for their needs, we find ourselves recommending epoxy floor coatings time after time.

Epoxy is one of the most versatile flooring solutions for all sorts of commercial, industrial, educational, and healthcare facilities, and it can be tailored to many different types of conditions and needs.

If you’re not yet familiar with epoxy floor coatings and what they can do, here are 10 things you should know:

Your choice of floor coating is an integral aspect of your facility's safety and productivity. The right floor coating should require only moderate amount of maintenance and should provide you with the reliable, consistent foundation you need. The wrong floor coating—or a floor coating that’s incorrectly applied—may cost you hours dealing with unforeseen problems and expensive, time-consuming repairs.

Epoxy floor coatings are commonly used on the floor of professional mechanics or in automobile service locations, but they’re also an immensely useful commercial flooring option for many industries.