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Seamless Epoxy Flooring
I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it
was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? Paul |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
On Oct 20, 9:02*am, Pavel314 wrote:
I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? It would a lot since you'd need so much epoxy, and you'd still have an inferior solution as the weakest link rules - you already have tile coming loose. R |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
On Oct 20, 10:05*am, RicodJour wrote:
On Oct 20, 9:02*am, Pavel314 wrote: I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? It would a lot since you'd need so much epoxy, and you'd still have an inferior solution as the weakest link rules - you already have tile coming loose. R Rico, What's your experience with this kind of floor? TB |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
On Oct 20, 2:57*pm, " wrote:
On Oct 20, 10:05*am, RicodJour wrote: On Oct 20, 9:02*am, Pavel314 wrote: I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? It would a lot since you'd need so much epoxy, and you'd still have an inferior solution as the weakest link rules - you already have tile coming loose. Rico, What's your experience with this kind of floor? TB Epoxying over a tile floor with loose and/or missing tile, and hoping to get a reasonable result? Zilch. I'm not much for ****ing in the wind. ;) The warning bells go off when the OP mentioned small tiles over plywood and some of them had come up. It's a failed installation from the get go, and there's no point in throwing good money after bad. R |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
Pavel314 wrote:
I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? If you're asking how to re-do the floor, then the answer is: 1. Remove the bad stuff* 2. Make a decision about the replacement (Ceramic tile, vinyl tile, linoleum, laminate, etc.). *The "bad stuf" - in your case teeny tiles - might be made easier with a Harbor Freight Miracle Tool. Or, if you want to spend more money, an pneumatic tile remover (about $90.00). Alternatively, you could just cover what's there with thinset and lay ceramic tile. |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
"Pavel314" wrote in message ... I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? Paul Many years ago I had that type of floor put down in my basement over a cement floor. It was a disaster....The problem was that moisture coming up through the cement floor got trapped under the "seamless floor' causing it to bubble in many places. When the bubbles were punctured a stream of water squirted out. The ultimate solution was to drill hundreds of tiny holes through the seamless floor so as to allow the moisture to escape. Previously on the floor, we had asphalt tile and currently ceramic tile without any problems. We also had the seamless floor put down on our kitchen floor (over linoleum). That worked out just fine. It was durable and lasted for quite a long time. MLD |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
"Pavel314" wrote in message ... I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? Paul Many years ago I had that type of floor put down in my basement over a cement floor. It was a disaster....The problem was that moisture coming up through the cement floor got trapped under the "seamless floor' causing it to bubble in many places. When the bubbles were punctured a stream of water squirted out. The ultimate solution was to drill hundreds of tiny holes through the seamless floor so as to allow the moisture to escape. Previously on the floor, we had asphalt tile and currently ceramic tile without any problems. We also had the seamless floor put down on our kitchen floor (over linoleum). That worked out just fine. It was durable and lasted for quite a long time. MLD |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
"Pavel314" wrote in message ... I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? Paul Many years ago I had that type of floor put down in my basement over a cement floor. It was a disaster....The problem was that moisture coming up through the cement floor got trapped under the "seamless floor' causing it to bubble in many places. When the bubbles were punctured a stream of water squirted out. The ultimate solution was to drill hundreds of tiny holes through the seamless floor so as to allow the moisture to escape. Previously on the floor, we had asphalt tile and currently ceramic tile without any problems. We also had the seamless floor put down on our kitchen floor (over linoleum). That worked out just fine. It was durable and lasted for quite a long time. MLD |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
"Pavel314" wrote in message ... I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? Paul Many years ago I had that type of floor put down in my basement over a cement floor. It was a disaster....The problem was that moisture coming up through the cement floor got trapped under the "seamless floor' causing it to bubble in many places. When the bubbles were punctured a stream of water squirted out. The ultimate solution was to drill hundreds of tiny holes through the seamless floor so as to allow the moisture to escape. Previously on the floor, we had asphalt tile and currently ceramic tile without any problems. We also had the seamless floor put down on our kitchen floor (over linoleum). That worked out just fine. It was durable and lasted for quite a long time. MLD |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
On Oct 20, 2:02*pm, Pavel314 wrote:
I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? Paul I have had epoxy floors laid in industrial situations . They are extremely hard wearing, easy to maintain, attractive appearance and antislip grit can be incorporated. However it needs a really good concrete base, it's no good put down on any old crap, it would just break up. The material is expensive but it's cheap to lay as it's self leveling. |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
On Oct 21, 5:25*am, harry wrote:
On Oct 20, 2:02*pm, Pavel314 wrote: I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? Paul I have had epoxy floors laid in industrial situations . They are extremely hard wearing, easy to maintain, attractive appearance and antislip grit can be incorporated. However it needs a really good concrete base, it's no good put down on any old crap, it would just break up. *The material is expensive but it's cheap to lay as it's self leveling. Thanks. You answered the question I intended to ask Rico. TB |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
On Oct 20, 4:47*pm, RicodJour wrote:
On Oct 20, 2:57*pm, " wrote: On Oct 20, 10:05*am, RicodJour wrote: On Oct 20, 9:02*am, Pavel314 wrote: I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? It would a lot since you'd need so much epoxy, and you'd still have an inferior solution as the weakest link rules - you already have tile coming loose. Rico, What's your experience with this kind of floor? TB Epoxying over a tile floor with loose and/or missing tile, and hoping to get a reasonable result? *Zilch. *I'm not much for ****ing in the wind. *;) The warning bells go off when the OP mentioned small tiles over plywood and some of them had come up. *It's a failed installation from the get go, and there's no point in throwing good money after bad. R- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I should have mentioned that the small tiles have been there for at least thirty years, probably a lot more, so they were fairly durable, just not immortal. Paul |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
On Oct 20, 5:37*pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
Pavel314 wrote: I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? If you're asking how to re-do the floor, then the answer is: 1. Remove the bad stuff* 2. Make a decision about the replacement (Ceramic tile, vinyl tile, linoleum, laminate, etc.). *The "bad stuf" - in your case teeny tiles - might be made easier with a Harbor Freight Miracle Tool. Or, if you want to spend more money, an pneumatic tile remover (about $90.00). Alternatively, you could just cover what's there with thinset and lay ceramic tile. Thanks, I'll look into a pneumatic tile remover. When I did the kitchen and living room, I used an ice scrapper, a flat metal blade on a long wooden pole. Having had carpal tunnel surgery since then, I'm not sure that my wrists are up to all the impact anymore. pli |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
On Oct 21, 9:34*am, Pavel314 wrote:
On Oct 20, 5:37*pm, "HeyBub" wrote: Pavel314 wrote: I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? If you're asking how to re-do the floor, then the answer is: 1. Remove the bad stuff* 2. Make a decision about the replacement (Ceramic tile, vinyl tile, linoleum, laminate, etc.). *The "bad stuf" - in your case teeny tiles - might be made easier with a Harbor Freight Miracle Tool. Or, if you want to spend more money, an pneumatic tile remover (about $90.00). Alternatively, you could just cover what's there with thinset and lay ceramic tile. Thanks, I'll look into a pneumatic tile remover. When I did the kitchen and living room, I used an ice scrapper, a flat metal blade on a long wooden pole. Having had carpal tunnel surgery since then, I'm not sure that my wrists are up to all the impact anymore. The pneumatic will also be tough on your wrists. It's simple work, so hire a local kid. R |
Seamless Epoxy Flooring
Pavel314 wrote:
On Oct 20, 4:47 pm, RicodJour wrote: On Oct 20, 2:57 pm, " wrote: On Oct 20, 10:05 am, RicodJour wrote: On Oct 20, 9:02 am, Pavel314 wrote: I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. The current floor is ceramic one-inch-square tiles over plywood. There are a few small areas where the tile has come off so it needs to be redone. Having scraped all the little ceramic tiles off the kitchen and dining room floors about eight years ago, I'd prefer an alternative to getting down to the bare wood and re-tiling. I googled the subject but have more research to do. Does anyone here have experience with this sort of flooring? Am I right in thinking that it would fill the gaps and stick to the existing tiles? It would a lot since you'd need so much epoxy, and you'd still have an inferior solution as the weakest link rules - you already have tile coming loose. Rico, What's your experience with this kind of floor? TB Epoxying over a tile floor with loose and/or missing tile, and hoping to get a reasonable result? Zilch. I'm not much for ****ing in the wind. ;) The warning bells go off when the OP mentioned small tiles over plywood and some of them had come up. It's a failed installation from the get go, and there's no point in throwing good money after bad. R- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I should have mentioned that the small tiles have been there for at least thirty years, probably a lot more, so they were fairly durable, just not immortal. Paul have you looked at pebbletec floors? they're epoxy coated pebbles, porous, and poured out and leveled. |
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