Restaurants have been using epoxy for quite some time now. The main reason for epoxy’s popularity was its convenience. It is easy to apply epoxy across a restaurant floor. All you need is a few essential tools. Plus, it is much cheaper than many other forms of restoration.
Another primary reason for epoxy use in restaurants is its ease of maintenance. Applying epoxy makes cleaning your restaurant easier. Ideally, epoxy is one continuous non-porous layer. So, unlike a standard concrete or tile floor, it does not hold on to dirt. Therefore, it requires less work to clean an epoxy floor.
Restaurants see a lot of foot traffic. Plus, food and drinks are constantly being spilled on it. If these floors don’t have a layer of protective coating, grease and liquid will stick to the floor, and the cleaning crew will have to spend many hours cleaning it. And still, there would be residue may cause odor later.
Thanks to epoxy, nothing sticks to the floor. As a result, restaurants can easily maintain a hygienic environment. A regular concrete floor soaks water. So, it is tough to sanitize it with an antimicrobial solution.
Restaurants use epoxy in any of the places that are subject to foot traffic and food spills. Therefore, the kitchen, dining areas, and lobbies of restaurants are frequently coated with epoxy.
Many restaurants will coat their dining spaces with epoxy to make them look more appealing. Plus, there is the advantage of quick clean-up in the event of a food or drink spill. Also, it takes less time and effort to maintain such floors.
In the kitchen, you can find epoxy coatings on floors and countertops. Kitchens encounter a lot of grease. Without a protective layer on the floor it would be impossible to get rid of it. Grease can accumulate and create an unhygienic environment but a protective coating keeps that from happening.
However, keep in mind that epoxy’s benefits are only valid in ideal situations. That is when the coating does not encounter its usual problems. So, let’s look at the common problem you will deal with on an epoxy floor.
Another claim from epoxy advocates is that it is slip-resistant. Well, that’s true as long as the floor is dry. But wet epoxy (due to water, mud, or anything else) is more slippery than concrete or other tiles. That is because epoxy is non-porous. Therefore, it retains liquid on the surface and can easily make anyone slip.
Slippery floors are a nightmare for any restaurant owner. One unfortunate event of someone slipping and hurting themselves can mean a significant blow to your business. So, let’s see what can be a better solution for your restaurant floor instead of epoxy.
If you are thinking of resurfacing your restaurant floor, you may have considered epoxy. However, there is a better solution for your tile floor- RexShield. When you cover your tile in epoxy, you are sacrificing their beauty. Whereas, RexShield is a liquid glass coating. So, the tiles’ design remains intact.
Moreover, epoxy doesn’t bond with the floor or substrate. On the other hand, RexShield will literally adhere to the floor by forming a powerful molecular bond. As a result, it will never delaminate or chip away.
Another problem with tile floors is the grout. This is the concrete-like porous lining in between tiles. And being porous, it can hold onto filth and give off an odor. But when you apply RexShield on your tiles, it effectively seals the grout and prevents it from catching dirt. And as a result, you get an odor-free environment too.
If you already have epoxy installed on your floor RexShield can also be used to make it more scratch resistant, slip resistant and easier to clean.
Lastly, it has all the good things epoxy can offer. For instance, tiles coated with RexShield are easy to clean. And, being made from inorganic ingredients doesn’t reduces the growth of microorganisms.
In that sense, RexShield is an antimicrobial coating for your restaurant floor. It costs much less than a routine restoration of your tiles. Also, the application is easier and less time-consuming than coating your floor with epoxy.
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