Epoxy Flooring Protects Concrete
Damage to concrete can be costly, so you want to protect it. Harsh conditions in commercial kitchens can quickly deteriorate flooring and damage the concrete substrate it if it is not properly protected. Concrete damage causes safety hazards and include cracking, peeling, and bubbling.
A commercial kitchen epoxy floor installed by Young Flooring protects against deterioration and withstands heavy foot traffic and operating vehicles such as forklifts. We offer high-performance, engineered flooring solutions that prevent wear and tear and reduce your long-term costs for repair and renovations, which can cause operational setbacks. You will receive a customized epoxy floor coating according to your performance standards.
Epoxy Flooring Maintains Kitchen Safety
Commercial kitchens take a beating, one of which is moisture due to spills and cleaning. Our custom epoxy floor installation will provide proper traction in a wet environment so your workers and equipment stay safe during foot traffic and vehicle operation.
Kitchen operations require your workers to stand and walk, even with a wet floor, and epoxy flooring helps avoid any minor accidents and creates a safe work environment. Young Flooring offers many non-slip options which we can customize. So when a commercial kitchen floor appears slick and shiny, it can provide fantastic traction – even when wet. A non-slip surface will prevent spills from negatively affecting output and employee safety.
Young Flooring Installations Last Many Years
You likely need flooring that resists thermal stress, especially in cold climates, because a commercial kitchen floor will be exposed to extreme temperature fluctuations. Your kitchen floor will naturally expand and contract as temperatures change. In a hot kitchen, some flooring can move at a different rate than its substrate, resulting in thermal shock, which can cause the flooring to crack, bubble, come apart, or wear down.
We install the highest-quality epoxy floor coatings that can be customized to provide extreme durability in the harshest environment and avoid a costly shutdown for repair. In addition, our engineered coatings prevent delamination from thermal shock. For instance, when a hot pressure wash or a hot grease spill hits a cool floor coating, the bond between the coating and the floor is the weakest. As a result, Young Flooring coatings expand and contract at a rate close enough to concrete to prevent thermal shock.
Young Flooring Stays Hygienic
The USDA holds commercial kitchens to the highest standards of cleanliness, so you need to maintain an extremely hygienic environment. Inspectors frown upon grout lines, cracks, and any separation between the floor and the substrate, where microbes can grow into a mold, terrible odors, and contaminants. Once the bacteria begin to breed, it is impossible to get rid of them without using dangerous chemicals.
Commercial kitchen epoxy floors handle spills and runoff without harboring any microbes or other contaminants that could ruin products. We install seamless floor surfaces with coving that repels microorganisms. In addition, we provide custom, enhanced formulations for additional antibiotic properties to strengthen protective barriers.
Easy Maintenance With Commercial Kitchen Epoxy Floors
A kitchen floor is extremely vulnerable to dirt and grease buildup. Spills are common in a commercial kitchen, and cleaning them needs to be as efficient as possible. Often, kitchen workers can be undertrained in kitchen floor maintenance. An epoxy floor contributes to an easy cleaning process and meets industry standards.
Young Flooring creates a single, smooth, wall-to-wall surface that makes cleanup and sanitization easier than many other floor systems. You must clean your floors properly to ensure your staff is safe, including yourself and your customers. Other floor choices, such as tile with grout, can be challenging and lead to ineffective cleaning. Plus, we customize the epoxy flooring to withstand chemicals and thermal shock absorbency common in intense cleansers and clean-room environments.
