While epoxy flooring can be very attractive, they’re not a good option for floors that are exposed to sunlight. This is because epoxy isn’t a UV resistant material, so if your epoxy floor has a lot of sun exposure, the tans can turn yellow and the grays green. It’s best to install epoxy floors in places that receive less sunlight, to ensure they maintain their beauty.

Epoxy floors don’t hold up well when they are applied to a sealed or polished concrete surface. It bonds well to fully cured and properly prepared concrete surfaces, though, which means that the concrete must be cleaned, acid etched, and/or ground. It can take 30 days for concrete to cure, and epoxy tacks on another 5-8 days to your floor process, while other floor coatings can be done within a day.

In addition to taking longer to apply than other floor coatings, epoxy also releases strong fumes, which means that proper equipment and ventilation is essential when applying this floor coating. It also needs to be sanded and recoated every 5-8 years, due to the fact that epoxy does not last as long as other floor coatings.

Epoxy is very smooth, which gives it a high gloss finish, but this also means that it can be more slippery than other surfaces. Epoxy flooring can be excellent for indoor applications, but if you wish to install them on spaces that get driven on or must withstand high impact, such as garage floors, you should consider opting for another type of floor coating instead.