Industrial poured floors: what they are, types and features

Industrial or technical facilities require a wear-resistant floor surface that is not damaged by chemicals, heavy weight of equipment or cargo. In public places, in addition to durability, an attractive appearance and practicality in cleaning are important. All these characteristics are combined in one coating - a poured floor. It is a composition with polymer resins, which is poured on the concrete base and spreads evenly over it. After curing, you get a glossy, heavy-duty surface.

Advantages of industrial self-leveling floors

What is good about industrial self-leveling floors:

• The coating is durable. Industrial floors are seamless, so there are no joints that can crack, diverge over time. Polyurethane resins add strength, and the surface is not damaged by moving heavy loads.
• Resistance to chemicals makes the poured floors suitable for industrial facilities, where it is expected to work with caustic substances. When they get on the floor surface, they do not destroy the protective layer.
• Contaminants are easily removed from the selflevelling floor. Liquid is not absorbed, dried substances are scrubbed off or washed away, leaving no trace. 
• Self-leveled floors are safe for human health. They have no harmful fumes.
• The surface withstands temperature fluctuations, its low or high values.

Types of self-leveling floors

Poured floors of any composition have increased strength and resistance to abrasion. Various additional properties or enhancement of certain characteristics gives the type of polymer base:

• Methyl methacrylic resins in the composition of the industrial floor give resistance to ultraviolet radiation and low temperatures. Such floors are suitable for instrumentation, pharmaceuticals, and outdoor areas where sunlight hits.
• Epoxy resins form a thin film on the surface of the liquid floor, which is not destroyed by alkalis, acids, oils and other aggressive substances. The coating is ideal for car showrooms, workshops and chemical industry facilities.
• Polyurethane gives a highly elastic surface, it will not crack when dropped by an object weighing 5 kg from a height of one meter. Suitable for unheated rooms and workshops with increased vibration.
• The composition of cement and acrylic is resistant to mechanical and chemical effects. From the movement of heavy loads the surface does not deform and does not depart from the base. Screed floor of cement and acrylic can be treated with steam and chemicals for disinfection.

Where liquid floors are used

Industrial poured floors are suitable for such objects:

• Public buildings: shopping centers, educational institutions, exhibition halls, large offices.
• Warehouses, terminals and other industrial premises.
• Workshops where wet environments are handled - dairy production, brewing, fisheries, etc.
• Premises where aggressive chemicals are processed.
• The enterprises of the food, chemical and medical industries.
• Floors for aircraft hangars, automotive factories, parking lots and other premises with high loads.

Industrial poured floors - this is not a gloomy gray coating as in the old factories and warehouses. They can be light and even colored, with a company logo or a drawing. The industrial floors look attractive, which has a positive effect on the mood and performance of the team.