Leveling Concrete Floor Before Epoxy

A common misconception is that by applying a high build epoxy coating like a self leveling on uneven concrete the floor will magically become smooth and level.

Leveling concrete floor before epoxy.

Repeat until the surface of the concrete has a gritty etched texture. While shotblasting and chemical stripping are both effective methods of removing previous coatings from a concrete floor grinding has some notable benefits. If you need to even out the surface before you apply the epoxy you could look into using self leveling cementitious compound. Spray or pour the mixture on the floor to etch the surface then go over the floor with your power floor scrubber again.

Before an epoxy coating is applied to the floor jon don highly recommends considering the following. This will not happen. New slabs of concrete should be allowed to fully cure for 30 60 days before a coating is applied if a sealer was previously used on the concrete if water beads up on the surface do not use epoxy. Other solutions could be grinding the substrate or using epoxy grout to fill the substrate unevenness.

Grinding opens the pores in the. Note the caps and bold. All concrete contains moisture and if the moisture level is too high it may cause the leveling compound to degrade over time.