PU & EPOXY FLOORING

Both Epoxy and Polyurethane(‘PU’) floor solutions are durable, hard wearing and easy to maintain while also protecting your concrete floor from a whole range of damage and dirt.

Generally, a PU floor coating is highly flexible and elastic, while Epoxy flooring is harder and more brittle. This makes PU coatings more resistant to scratches and similar damage and is why you’ll often find urethane resin floors in heavy traffic areas – such as multi-storey car parks. This extra flexibility also makes them desirable for applications in extreme temperature situations as the flooring can expand and contract with the changes in temperature – preventing cracks from occurring.

While both Epoxy resin and urethane resin floor coatings are chemical resistant, they are resistant in different ways. For example, PU systems are more resistant to natural chemicals such as lactic acid. It is this kind of resistance that makes PU flooring popular in food processing environments – especially those dealing with dairy products. If an Epoxy floor is exposed to lactic acid it will often experience a degree of corrosion and yellowing. Epoxy, however, offers far better protection against strong artificial corrosives such as sulphuric acid.

If you are looking to repair existing concrete flooring then both PU and Epoxy solutions offer their own solutions. As a thinner compound, Epoxy can be used to fill cracks in concrete, while more flexible PU flooring compounds are ideal for bridging gaps and cracks in an existing substrate. When it comes to the question of Epoxy versus PU there is no one winner – it all depends on the requirements of your industry and what you need from your new surface.

Quality Floors offers both PU and Epoxy Flooring. As an experienced provider of flooring systems, we are here to help you make the best choice for your business.