Industrial Concrete Flooring

It comes as no surprise that concrete is one of the most sought-after building materials used today. Not only is it sturdy and easy to work with, but it is also widely available. However, for the longest time, there were no exact specifications for industrial concrete flooring. It’s a good thing that the standardization of industrial concrete flooring has made it easier to produce safer, longer-lasting outputs.

Why is this important though? Can’t you just build regular concrete floors for industrial purposes? To answer that, let us begin by discussing why these “regular” floors, like the ones used in houses, just won’t make the cut. Plain concrete, which has more tendency to shrink or have cracks, cannot handle the intense physical and chemical stressors that are common in an industrial plant. The use of regular concrete also may leave the floor vulnerable to corrosion and moisture damage.

California Industrial Concrete Flooring

Some people may think that it is okay to use plain concrete to save money. However, this would not be the case in the long run. If corrosion, dusting, and moisture were to damage your untreated concrete floors, there is more money to be lost. The cost of the repairs is already high, what other costs would a company incur if they need downtime for repairs? What’s even worse is that this could also lead to a loss of sales if not acted upon quickly. So in short, cutting costs on something you may think is as trivial as flooring is never the answer.

Different Product, Different Floor

You must remember; however, that there is no one-size-fits-all specification for industrial concrete flooring options. Different industries, of course, have different needs. So if your company deals with inks and dyes, it is not advisable to use the specifications for the flooring of a general warehouse. In this case, the company that deals with inks and dyes has to have more specialized treatments on their floors to lessen the effects of staining and corrosion. The same goes for a company that deals with acidic substances, for example.

Investing in high-quality industrial concrete flooring will be worth every penny. Some industrial flooring may even have pile supports for added durability. This, added with the proper specifications, can supposedly extend the lifespan of a building’s floor by up to double the original. In some cases, this could even be more at five to eight times the floor’s original life expectancy.

Multilevel Productivity

Thankfully, industrial concrete floors can now be installed on multilevel establishments. For instance, this would allow a company’s cold storage rooms to have at least two floors in which workers can store their products. With this in mind, employees can work on both floors without fear of slippery surfaces forming or the floor cracking due to regular thawing and freezing.

So take the time to consider your flooring. Put some money into it if you believe it needs an upgrade. It already takes a pounding just from people walking along it each and every day. What more if it was exposed to harsh chemicals or extreme conditions? Keep workers safe from the ground up.

Let Extreme Industrial Coatings do your commercial concrete flooring and get a free quote today!