Epoxy flake for restaurant kitchen

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Measuring a small restaurant tomorrow. Mainly the 15 by 24 seating area and two small baths.
I just talked to the owner, he mentioned possibly doing the LVP throughout the kitchen. I said nope. He said that he had an epoxy and flakes.
I said I'd talk to him tomorrow afternoon when I measure.
The floor is concrete of course, but have no idea what's on the floor in the kitchen.... Old bare concrete? 14 layers of vct and sheet vinyl?
I also don't know if they have the appliances and sink in place or it they purchased the place empty. I'll find out tomorrow.
New owners are doing a remodel.

Looking for kitchen floor ideas.

Red quarry tiles would probably be ideal, but that's $$$. If prepared well enough, the owner is capable of applying epoxy.

 

[C.J.]

Sounds like epoxy and flakes it is.

 

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I was wondering after I posted if it meets health code....... You know where I live.

 

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I measured up the place the upper half is all kitchen area. There are two tiny bathrooms. I wonder if they could pass code. The place has been a restaurant for 50 years, but I'm wondering if a total renovation might make a wheelchair accessible bathroom a requirement.... I hate even bringing this up.
They do offer a drive up window service. I wonder if that might be their save.

 

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Ok, back to the kitchen flooring.
On the bright side, the kitchen is empty and the floor isn't an inch deep in grease. It does have a lot going on. Looks like places were cut up and cut out for various things.
If the old Corlon was cut back to where it was attached well, could this be feathered out, prepped for the epoxy flakes?
Yeah, a lot of prep, but asbestos removal would be expensive.

 

[C.J.]

Looks more like an old shop floor with random bits of tile on the wall.

I would have the customer get in touch with the health department and find out what kind of flooring will be acceptable for passing an inspection. Sheet goods, epoxy, quary tille, garage floor paint with flakes??? I would seriously ask about the last option. Who knows, it may fly.

 

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Yeah, I'll bring that up when I take my layout to the shop today.
I probably ought to mention the tiny bathroom and the ADA issue. The doors are only 28" and a wheelchair might not even make it into the hallway.
I have a long time client that's an architect. I think he retired. I might ponder the ADA bathroom question by him.
I read that you might not have to change them unless you are making an addition. These people are doing a remodel and no walls are being changed. The place was built in the late 60's if I had to guess.
Thanks for the input.

 

[kwfloors]

Did this kitchen a couple weeks ago.

 

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Sharp! What was the material?
I'm assuming a decent slab.
It looks pretty thick.

 

[kwfloors]

Vortex sprayliner granitex with torginal dolerite flake 1/4".

 

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That's a mouthful.
$23 a gallon at HD?

 

[kwfloors]

No I order it in, funny seeing the little bags on the shelf at the box stores. Full flake on that kitchen was 200 lbs.

 

[DarisMulkin]

When that stuff first came out there was that was overcome by the fumes and fell face first into it. Never heard the final outcome of it.

 

[kwfloors]

Some mixes I've heard they had so much stink the people had to air it out for a week before they could stay there. Probably a MMA product.

 

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No I order it in, funny seeing the little bags on the shelf at the box stores. Full flake on that kitchen was 200 lbs.

Can it be troweled or rolled on? I looked it up and it said it's a spray system

 

[kwfloors]

Vortex has equipment that mixes the two parts and feeds it down to a roller head for the base/flake coat and a squeegee head for the top coat. I have not seen another epoxy floor that has as much body to the top coat. They're all thinner. You can see on videos it looks like they're spreading water. I'm not a chemist but how does a polyphatic top coat stick to epoxy? That's what they do now so their epoxy doesn't yellow in sun.

 

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How much did that job cost of ya don't mind... roughly.

 

[kwfloors]

That job with removal of old epoxy was about $8 sq.ft. Shipping is expensive.

 

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That's less than I'd have guessed. I'm guessing bare concrete is ideal?

 

[kwfloors]

Vortex primer super seal can stick to just about anything. I was developed for re doing porcelain bathtubs. They found it to work excellent with their granitex also. It can't stick to chrome but it can to glass.