Floors & counters USA producer: Aluminum oxide is a naturally occurring mineral that provides an extremely long-lasting protective coating on hardwood floors. It protects the floor from scratches, fading, water damage, scuffs, and general wear and tear without changing the color of the wood or hiding its grain. Available in several levels of shine, it can go on as matte or as shiny as you’d like. You won’t apply this yourself, though; aluminum oxide is only available as an option on prefinished flooring planks. On the downside, it’s not easy to remove or restore the aluminum oxide finish if there comes a time that you eventually want to touch up damage or switch to a different finish. You’ll need to call in pros to tackle the job, possibly even replace the floorboards. Still, if you want the most durable hardwood floor finish—it can last up to 25 years—that’s also low maintenance and you like the idea of installing wood flooring that’s already finished and ready to go, aluminum oxide is a good choice.
In order to fully benefit from surface protective coatings, the coatings must have a strong bond with the surfaces that are applied. Without this bond, even the best coatings will fail to deliver its promise to adhere to the surface and provide protection. Liquiguard Technologies surface primers offer an effective and complete range of primer solutions for virtually any type of flooring.
Your home or business is one of your most valuable assets, but the joy of being a homeowner or business owner/manager comes with a price. Repairs and upkeep can be both expensive and unexpected, and energy costs associated with property ownership and maintenance are rising dramatically. Liquiguard Technologies’ suite of water-based, polymer protective coatings now offer a way to treat the most integral areas of your home or business, to reduce energy costs and maintain the original quality and look of your property at a fraction of the cost of renovations and repairs. Our solutions protect, preserve and maintain the structural integrity and beauty of your home or business, including roofs, walls and floors by providing waterproof and stain resistance, UV, mold and mildew protection, anti-slip protection, heat emission and more. Read additional info at Architectural coatings.
What type of surface preparation is needed for the area in question?Surface preparation is the most important step in the installation process and is critical to long-term performance of the total system. Unfortunately, there is no one “best way” to prepare the surface. The coating selection (thin film or thick) will have a bearing on the type of preparation. Or, to put it another way, the required surface prep can dictate the type of system from a thickness standpoint. A thinfilm coating will require preparation that will not leave a heavy profile. A heavy profile may require a leveling or fill coat before the thin film installation. This could double the estimated material cost. It is also important to remember that new concrete requires proper preparation just as does any old surface. Curing compounds must be removed, a proper profile or roughness achieved, and any surface laitance removed.
GripCote Ultra is a fantastic product that has been created for application on tightly woven and artistic floor coverings. This includes Indian or Persian area rugs, hallway runners, wool and cotton throw rugs used indoors, on patios or other covered areas. It will greatly reduce, if not eliminate slipping or potential peeling back of all rugs it is applied. It will also prolong the life of the rug, by adding a rubberized non-slip grip coating on the bottom of the rug it is applied. See extra details on here.
