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Preparing a Fire Station Floor for Coating
A floor coating is only as good as the concrete beneath it. In this short video, Anthony of A.G. Williams Painting Company shows the preparation at a municipal fire station in Redding, Connecticut, before the coating system goes down.
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Grinding, repairs, then coating
Anthony shows the edge grinder and the cracks and holes that are filled before the base coat and flake go down. Learn more about our commercial floor coatings.
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Hey, guys, Anthony here with A.G. Williams. We’re at a municipal fire station right now. We just finished up the grinding. You can see the grinder over here. That’s one of the grinders we use to get around all the edges.
Today we’ll be grinding, and then we’ll be prepping. We’ll be fixing all these cracks that we find, any holes. These will all be filled in, and then we’re going to start basing and chipping. So I just wanted to show you guys what we’re…
Key takeaways
Preparation comes first
What happens before the coating decides how well it holds up.
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Full-surface grinding
The concrete is ground across the floor so the coating can bond.
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Edges included
A dedicated edge grinder reaches the concrete along walls and corners.
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Cracks and holes filled
Every crack and hole found during preparation is filled before coating begins.
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Base coat and flake
With preparation complete, the base coat and decorative flake go down, followed by the clear coat.
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