Epoxy vs. Urethane Flooring: What to Consider

Your entire busi­ness rides on the floors of your New Eng­land com­mer­cial or indus­tri­al space, which is why select­ing the cor­rect floor­ing is such a cru­cial deci­sion. Luck­i­ly, here at Kaloutas we have over 30 years expe­ri­ence installing cus­tomized com­mer­cial floor­ing across the East­ern Seaboard, serv­ing Con­necti­cut, Mass­a­chu­setts, Rhode Island, New Hamp­shire and more. We can meet your com­mer­cial floor­ing needs from selec­tion to main­te­nance and offer excel­lence in cus­tomer ser­vice every step of the way.

Com­mer­cial Floor­ing Pros With Exten­sive Prod­uct Knowledge

When it comes to com­mer­cial floor­ing solu­tions, it’s com­mon to get con­fused on the dif­fer­ences between epoxy and ure­thane coat­ings. This is why we ensure that every mem­ber of our Com­mer­cial Floor­ing crew is trained in help­ing you under­stand the pros and cons of all your floor­ing options so you are left feel­ing con­fi­dent and informed about your decision.

The Dif­fer­ence Between Epoxy & Ure­thane Flooring

Epoxy Vs. Ure­thane: Pros and Cons

Here at Kaloutas, both our ure­thane and con­crete epoxy coat­ings are done in a two-part process, which is far supe­ri­or to air cured floor­ing options. Installing the coat­ing in two steps means that the chem­i­cal reac­tion caused by mix­ing the resin in two steps will cause stronger adhe­sion and durability.

Epoxy floor­ing is more durable and can hold up to high com­pres­sion work­sites, mak­ing it the best choice for heavy duty indus­tri­al facil­i­ties which use fork lifts. Ure­thane on the oth­er hand is more scratch resis­tant and elas­tic, mak­ing it the ide­al choice for freez­er cham­bers and water­proof car park­ing structures.

Both floor­ing sur­faces react dif­fer­ent­ly to cer­tain chem­i­cals as well, ure­thane is often the best choice for the food­ser­vice indus­try while epoxy holds up bet­ter to heavy chem­i­cal use.

Learn More About Our Floor­ing Options

Epoxy Floor­ing 101
Click here to learn more about our con­crete epoxy paint prod­ucts and instal­la­tion process.

Floor­ing For a Busy Boston, MA Bakery
Choos­ing the right floor­ing is indus­try spe­cif­ic, check out how we helped a client select the per­fect coat­ings for their food ser­vice facility.

Epoxy Floor­ing for a Lex­ing­ton, MA Phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal Facility
Click the link to see how our team installed chem­i­cal and impact resis­tant epoxy resin floor­ing for this phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal com­pa­ny with rapid turnaround.

Do You Have Any Floor­ing Questions?

Give us a call at 978−532−1414, our pro­fes­sion­al painters would be hap­py to field your ques­tions and sched­ule an esti­mate. You can also click here to con­tact us online and get the con­ver­sa­tion started.