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Garage floor coating Calgary

WELCOME TO JKO COATINGS & SERVICES, Calgary Concrete contractor

(587) 317-5702
Jko Coatings & services is a reputable Calgary concrete contractor with a track record of focusing on creating a positive experience for our clients.
We estimate jobs honestly and educate our clients about all options and solutions for their flooring needs.
We specialize in garage floor resurfacing, epoxy coatings, polyurethane coating, Concrete overlays and floor leveling.

Our garage flooring solutions stands the test of time, and are guaranteed against failure.
You don’t have to pay twice for the same job.

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Our Services Includes
  • Residential Concrete Floor Repair
​Let’s take a look at some systems and applications for residential garages, and answer some frequently ask question about these systems.

Epoxy Floor Coatings

Epoxy Coatings is a mixture of two part component. One part resin (A) is mixed with ½ part hardener (B) to form the bond.
Mixing is done carefully and properly to allow for proper curing, there is a short window for application after mixture and requires eight to twenty-four hours for it to cure depending on the combination of hardener or accelerator used.

After curing, Epoxy provides a hard surface that is durable and can withstand extreme temperature fluctuations. 

The flexibility of high temperature epoxy floor coatings is the reason why some new building contractors would have it poured over a concrete sub-floor to serve as a protective layer against thermal shock.

Epoxy system can withstand extreme temperature fluctuations and is resistant to staining, abrasion, chemicals and oil spill.

Most homeowners do their oil change themselves. When oil leak on concrete, it penetrate.
You can protect your Garage floor from such penetrations by applying epoxy coating.

Deicing salt, which is Magnesium Chloride (newest deicing salt)  that is used to melt snow and ice well below -25°C is said to have less damaging effect on concrete surfaces. Which means it still have Damaging effect.

Salt lowers the melting point of water, causes moisture, and raises the pressure of frozen water which is bad for concrete. 

​While there’s no way to avoid bringing salt water into your garage when it snows, you can still safe the life of your floor by coating it. This is why we recommend epoxy flooring for new construction building. 
Epoxy comes in clear color, we can tint the resin to a color of your choice.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO EPOXY A GARAGE FLOOR

First day is usually for prep, the prep is one of the most important part of the processes, care must be taking to clean the floor either by grinding or shot blasting to expose the concrete so the epoxy will bond to it.

For residential garages, grinding with a diamond grinder will be the nest solution, of rare cases when the concrete is very hard to grind, we can short blast the floor
After grinding, patching the cracks and filling the joints if any, the first coat will be applied.

Day two will be the final coat usually couple of hours.

Epoxy floor curing times is a minimum of 8 if accelerated ( fast curing hardener )  is used instead of Epoxy Part B or  18 - 24 hours if the normal part B hardener was used.
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After 24 hours things can be moved into the garage while you wait another 2 days before vehicle traffic
You would need to wait 3 to 4 days before you can have your garage back.
 DO EPOXY FLOOR LAST
When properly installed, epoxy flooring can last over 20 years and not crack or peel.

It’s flexibility and durability protects the floor against any corrosive materials and chemicals.

It’s durability and lifespan is making it a recommended application for commercial and industrial uses.

ARE EPOXY FLOOR SLIPPERY?

Epoxy floor is shining but not slippery when it’s dry.

A wet epoxy floor can be slippery, but anti skid additive of various type can be added while mixing or broadcast after applying the epoxy to the floor while it’s still wet and then back roll.

CAN YOU PUT EPOXY OVER EPOXY?
  • New Epoxy Recoat.
There’s a short window between when you put down a first coat and put another coat on it, usually 12 to 24 hours.

If you miss this window and the epoxy is still very new, you could wipe the floor with a solvent to open up the material for it to bond to another coat.
  • Old Epoxy Recoat
If the Coating is worn out or damaged due to natural and inevitable occurrences as a result of normal wear or aging, which usually occurs after a couple of decades.

You will need to take out the old coating for a new one to adhere to the concrete again.

Grinding is recommended for cleaning up the surface and opening the pure of the concrete. This process allow for a complete removal of the old epoxy.

Sweep and vacuum the floor before applying a new coat.

IS EPOXY TOXIC?
Epoxy resins in it’s liquid or uncured stage is classified as irritant to the eyes and skin.

It can be considered toxic to marine creatures.

The resin never react until they are mixed together.

The part B, hardener has the most irritating effect when it come in contact with your skin

Epoxy resin in it’s solid or cured form are considered safer than liquid resin, they are non-hazardous materials.

ARE EPOXY FLOOR SAFE
Yes and yes
During application the door/doors should be left open for adequate ventilation.
 
The two part resin and Hardener used in Epoxy Floor Coatings smells about the same as Sherwin Williams paint.
 
If you can tolerate the smell of paint used for interior homes, you should be comfortable with the smell of Epoxy.
 
Follow the Material safety data sheet for proper handling of the product, leave the installation for certified professional or trained people.
 
After the material cures, there’s no danger to using your floor if material was applied correctly and cured completely.
IS EPOXY FLAMMABLE?
For a liquid to be flammable, the lowest temperature at which it can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid ( Flash-point) must be low
the lower the flash-point, the easier it is to ignite the material.

The flash-point of Epoxy resin is high and it is classified as Non-flammable.

Epoxy evaporate slowly and are considered safe around heat sources such as
​Furnaces, wood stoves, and other heat sources.
These heat sources do not pose any significant​ fire hazard in the presence of epoxy vapors.

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​OUR CONCRETE RESURFACING PROCEDURE


​​Concrete restoration is the process of putting a new superior coating on a reform or old surface such as garage floors, warehouse epoxy floors or concrete driveways.
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 The following process is followed by our professional experienced team members when installing concrete product. 

Concrete floor preparation. 
 On indoor floors such as garages, Jko coatings will use a diamond grinding disk on a heavy duty grinder to grind the floor and take out all the dirt and lose concrete to expose the concrete surface for bonding.
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Depending on the concrete it can also be shot blasted with an industrial grade preparation equipment (concrete shot blaster)
On outdoors concrete like driveways or concrete deck it can be power washed first before diamond grinding.

Concrete Crack Repairs. 
 Cracks are vacuumed cleaned and primed then filed with concrete crack patch.

Concrete Hole Repairs.
 Holes and big damages follow the same process as cracks  but are filled in with epoxy mortar which is a 100% epoxy mixed with sand.

​it is a high-build system that is durable and chemical resistant, It is installed by troweling to blend with the existing concrete surface.

Commercial And Industrial Flooring solutions

Concrete Coatings can be applied to the following Commercial and Industrial areas:

  • Sports Facility Concrete Restoration
  • Commercial Floor Coating
  • Aircraft hangar Epoxy Flooring                                          
  • Floor Leveling
  • Concrete Floor Grinding
  • Floor Prep
  • ​Joint filling and Coatings
  • Decorative Staining and Engraving
  • ​Freezer room Concrete flooring
  • Concrete Helicopter Pads
  • Concrete slab repair
  • Epoxy Flake Coating​

The durability of concrete,  it’s adaptability and being able last for a long period of time makes it the perfect option for industrial and commercial uses

Because of the movement of machinery like Forklift and other heavy equipment used for the loading and unloading of good in warehouses, Warehouse concrete floor should be built to withstand these machines

Our warehouse concrete Floor coatings will keep your floor in shape to withstand the movement of these equipment

​Decorative flakes epoxy flooring

If you are planning to turn your garage into a man cave, Epoxy flake with polyaspartic topcoat is recommended.

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JKO Coatings & services
​260 Pinemill Rd NE,   
Calgary, AB T1Y 2E2
Canada
587 -317-5702
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