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What Is Resin Flooring And How Can It Benefit Contractors? 

If you’re responsible for the flooring of a commercial project, you should consider alternatives to the resin flooring you’re used to and maybe frustrated by.

There are different types of resin, including Polyurethane, Epoxy and MMA resins. However, the question you need to ask yourself is what do I need from my resin flooring?

When we’ve spoken to contractors, many agree that the following are of most importance :

• Minimising Programme Time
• Disruption to business
• Product quality
• Ease of application

For the best results, you’ll need to look for a resin that helps you achieve these objectives.

Acrylicon is just one of many resins. In this blog, we’re going to focus on one type of resin flooring.

An Outline On Acrylicon Resin Flooring

Acrylicon differs from other resins in several ways. It has the highest compressive strength of all flooring resins, including thermoplastics, thermosets, and so on.

Due to its Unique Qualities, RIBA has designated it as a separate category of resin flooring.

Acrylicon  belongs to the family of thermoplastic resins. Acrylicon resins are reactivated by uncured resin, which allows them to cure, uncure when a fresh layer is added and then recure in a monolithic structure. There is no risk of delamination within the flooring system because there are no cold joints.

What Do You Need From Your Resin Flooring?

Including something different in your specification can be daunting, especially if you don’t have a strong technical understanding of the product.

There are a lot of things to consider. From our experience with contractors and end-users, we found that these are the things that matter most:

Fast Cure Time

A fast cure time means as a contractor, you can get a lot more done in a lot less time. This can also be of benefit to your client too.

The choice you make with resin flooring highly impacts your programme time due to their cure times.

For this reason, it’s critical to have a floor that’s not only quick to install but also quick to fully cure, to ensure that little, if any, money is wasted due to downtime.

Fully cured means able to resist chemical attacks – including water. If you spill water on an uncured floor, it will interrupt the curing process stopping the resin from achieving its full strength.

Polyurethane can take 3-5 hours to dry and 3-5 days to fully cure. For epoxy, the cure time is much longer.

Depending on the temperature, epoxy resin can take up to 7 days to fully cure, creating even longer programme times.

Acrylicon reaches full chemical cure in just two hours after installation, allowing the surface to be put to full operational use in a matter of hours.

Searching For A Turnkey Solution

Selecting a resin floor supplier or provider can be a challenge when there are delays with multiple parties. This is why a turnkey service from a resin flooring company that manufactures and installs their own floors is important because it will mitigate any problems that may arise.

Providing you with a full service without long-lead times, Acrylicon resin flooring manufactures and installs resin nationally, with a standard lead time of two weeks from the order being placed and the product starting to be manufactured.

Resin Flooring: Durability

Your client shouldn’t have to expect repairs with their flooring. Instead, they should expect a long-lasting solution. Not only will this help boost your reputation, but it will also demonstrate you as a reliable contractor.

This resin flooring that you opt for needs to remain durable to withstand high demands and be slip-resistant to follow health and safety guidelines and keep everyone safe.

Throughout the UK, one of our oldest installations (Middlesbrough Riverside Football Stadium) is 25 years old, but we have several installations in Europe that are over 30 or even 40 years old in a range of industries.

Having Minimal Disruption With Resin Flooring

To assist in your project,  Acrylicon UK can even work at weekends or overnight to ensure minimal disruption to your daily processes.

Resin Product Range

There are different types of resin to suit different applications.

Acrylicon have a full range of systems from paints to industrial coatings, repair mortars to screeds.

So, How Long Will My Job Take?

Contractors cannot afford to have areas unavailable for extended periods of time while a floor is curing as it can have a significant impact on programme time. And when we discuss how to programme time to a bare minimum, what we’re really asking is:

How long does it take to build and install the floor on average?

The answer, as you might think, isn’t straightforward. The length of time it takes to complete a project depends on its magnitude.

The sort of resin you use, on the other hand, has a significant impact on the amount of time it takes.

Acrylicon resin flooring cures faster than most other flooring options, which might take up to a week to cure.

As previously said, the entire cure time for an Acrylicon floor is only 2 hours, which means the floor is ready to use right away, simplifying the resin flooring installation process.

Acrylicon’s cure time is unaffected by temperature and a fully regulated cure can be achieved at –20 degrees C.

Why Choose Acrylicon Resin Flooring?

When it comes to Acrylicon resin flooring, its quick cure combined with immense compressive strength saves you time and hassle.

Work can be carried out on weekends or during off-peak hours to guarantee that your everyday operations are not disrupted.

With a life expectancy of up to 4-8 times longer than typical resins, Acrylicon’s long-lasting resin flooring is used in a wide range of industries. These include food factories, commercial kitchens, public spaces, hospitals, supermarkets, detention facilities, manufacturing facilities and car parks.

For ultimate peace of mind, resin flooring comes with a 10-year performance warranty. There are no split warranties because each installation is completed by qualified and certified regional installers.