Scalding Washdown Points To Urethane Cement
Commercial kitchen flooring in a busy line kitchen is often urethane cement instead of plain epoxy. Urethane cement copes with boiling water, steam cleaning and sudden temperature swings. It also bonds to damp concrete better than most epoxies.
Plain epoxy is fine in dry storage or a staff room. Washdown, cooking heat and cleaners all get reviewed before the system is chosen.
Drains Are Where Kitchen Floors Usually Fail
Commercial kitchen flooring fails at the drains more than anywhere else. Pooled water finds its way under the coating edge.
Floors are pitched to each drain, and the resin is tied tightly to the drain body. A cove runs up the wall so water cannot slip behind it. Anti-slip aggregate in the final coat keeps cooks steady on a wet floor.
Commercial Kitchen Flooring Can Fit A Short Closure
Commercial kitchen flooring jobs often wrap up in two or three days. Fast-setting systems get a restaurant reopened quickly. Scheduling works around your menu and deliveries.
Production rooms that also run forklifts may need the heavier builds on our industrial epoxy flooring page.
Walk-In Coolers And Back Doors Need Attention Too
The floor at a walk-in cooler door sees cold air, condensation and loaded carts every day. The back door sees slush and salt from deliveries all winter.
The floor system extends into both zones, with a coved edge at the cooler and extra grit at the door. The whole back of house ends up on one surface that cleans the same way.
Cracked Tile And Grout Trap Grease
Commercial kitchen flooring replaces quarry tile that has cracked, lost grout and started to hold grease. Broken grout lines collect food and water that a mop cannot reach.
A seamless resin floor has no grout to fail. A resin system also covers old patches and uneven tile edges once the base is prepared, so carts roll smoothly from the line to the dish pit.
What Commercial Kitchen Flooring Costs
Resin floors in Canadian restaurant areas usually run $6 to $12 per square foot. Heavy urethane cement builds for hot washdown cost more. The written quote lists the system, the thickness and the cove base for each room.