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Decorative epoxy flooring

Decorative floors can look spectacular, but, like any floor, a lot of it comes down to making good decisions right at the start. Here are a few tips to help you get a great result on your project.

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Specialist resin flooring mixer

Unlike paint, resin flooring products have components that need a thorough blend to disperse fully, react completely, and work properly. Here’s what we look for when talking about specialist resin flooring mix blades.

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Polished concrete vs polished concrete look

While the traditional form is a popular choice for many floors, here are some reasons why the resin flooring alternative could be a better option for your project.

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Metallic epoxy floor example - bathroom

Rapt with the laundry, Henry and Jeanette's attention turned to their guest bathrooms. The desire for a showcase was still there, however the challenge was marrying up with the luxurious decor.

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Easier to choose, easier to specify, easier to quote

If you haven’t looked into our systems yet, here are just a few of the features and benefits they provide.

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Decorative epoxy floor example - food outlet

Justin thought sealing the concrete at the front and a dull, grey anti-slip kitchen was all he could hope for in his Rice vs Noodle restaurant. What a waste! 

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Will the floor yellow?

Resin flooring suppliers and installers can answer most questions with absolute confidence, but there’s one many dread: “What about yellowing?”

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Metallic epoxy floor example - laundry

For Henry and Jeanette's sprawling, high-end home in Brisbane, an ordinary laundry floor wasn't an option. As with everything in their beautifully appointed home, they wanted something modern and striking.

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Our commitment to quality

One of our core promises is to never compromise the quality of our products - for anything! 

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Decorative epoxy floor example - bar room

The Audi Stadium Club in the Eastern Stand of the Adelaide Oval represents the very best in modern corporate hospitality. We were invited to put down two floors in this luxurious facility.

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Where resin flooring is better than vinyl

If you’re looking at flooring for projects in aged care facilities, here’s a quick summary of why resin flooring might be a better option.

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Decorative epoxy floor example - restaurant

The second area completed in the Audi Stadium Club at the Adelaide Oval was a premier dining facility simply named The Restaurant. The architects again turned to a stylish two-tone marbled design.

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Australian Navy vessel

The Royal Australian Navy frigate, HMAS Darwin, was being put into dry dock for extensive servicing and repairs, part of which was a new floor for the galley/scullery area (kitchen).

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Metallic epoxy floor example - restaurant

After seeing what metallic epoxy flooring could do in other projects, Justin wanted to explore all design possibilities for his next restaurant, Korean Kitchen. 

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Decorative epoxy floor example - office

Astute Realty pride themselves on “doing things a little differently to most real estate agents”. When it came time to refresh their Hope Island offices, a run-of-the-mill floor was never going to be enough.

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Metallic epoxy flooring examples - retail outlets

If you're looking for inspiration with your metallic epoxy flooring project, you can view a selection of our past projects in retail outlets here.

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Resin flooring fire safety

There’s nothing worse than being stuck with specified products that are non-compliant, so here’s a few things you should know about resin floors and fire safety.

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Decorative epoxy floor example - takeaway restaurant

Zaza Kebab was another example of the desire to marry traditional decor with modern flooring. In this case a decorative epoxy floor with red dye and dark undertones was used to match the restaurant logo.

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Metallic epoxy flooring examples - living rooms

If you're looking for inspiration with your metallic epoxy flooring project, you can view a selection of our past projects in restaurants and bars here.

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Metallic epoxy flooring examples - bedrooms and bathrooms

If you're looking for inspiration with your metallic epoxy flooring project, you can view a selection of our past projects in bedrooms and bathrooms here.

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Metallic epoxy floor example - apartment

A past flooding mishap ruined Evan’s timber flooring and it simply had to be replaced. Keen to avoid a repeat disaster, he was convinced a seamless, waterproof metallic epoxy floor was the best way to go.

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Industrial epoxy flooring example - mine loading area

A nickel mine in Noumea had been experiencing continual problems in their ore loading area and need a heavy-duty industrial epoxy flooring solution.

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Left over flake - lost profit

If you are installing flake floors, then you too can learn from this example.

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Decorative epoxy floor example - club room

The Field Club at the Adelaide Oval gives patrons a unique glimpse into the changerooms of both AFL teams. The architects wanted a floor befitting such a prestigious area that could handle a testing mix.

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Metallic epoxy flooring examples - commercial areas

If you're looking for inspiration with your metallic epoxy flooring project, you can view a selection of our past projects in commercial areas here.

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How to professionalize the resin flooring trade

What are the issues that could prevent the Resin Flooring Industry from becoming more professional? In this post I discuss some of the issues that I feel could hold back our industry.

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Metallic epoxy floor example - garage

David was looking for something with his metallic epoxy floor to freshen up the tired, worn grey floor in his garage.

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Industrial epoxy flooring example - prison

The Tasmanian State Government had commissioned a $90 million re-development of the Risdon Prison Complex outside of Hobart and required easy-to-clean industrial epoxy flooring.

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podcast yellowing resins indoors

This podcast video came from a discussion I had with an installer this week. He wanted to understand how resins were discolouring indoors and what he could do about .

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Joint Venture Partnerships

In this post, I wanted to bring up the concept of partnering or joint venture type relationships...

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Resin Flooring Business Mergers

I talk a lot about Resin Flooring product and project support but perhaps not enough about support for businesses. In this post I raise the topic of mergers and acquisitions

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Resin flooring - right applicator

The previous post saw you choose a specialist brand for your project; closely linked to which brand is the choice of resin flooring applicator.

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Resin flooring - right brand

With the technology on the right resin flooring track, the next step is to hone in on the right brand.

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Resin flooring - beware marketing

If you know what type of resin flooring technology you need, there are a few points on marketing that can save you some big headaches.

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Resin flooring - right technology

Do some homework on what type of resin flooring technology suits your needs best before you even think about getting a quote.

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Mix and decant ezypoxy rollcoat

I thought I would share how I mix and decant Ezypoxy Rollcoat, sharing some tips along the way. 

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Industrial epoxy flooring example - mine drainage

The concrete aprons and drains in the unloading areas of the Ranger Uranium Mine in the Northern Territory had been severely damaged after two years of acid attack.

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The simple tools

We all talk about buying bigger grinders, better vacuums, hippo mixers etc etc, but sometimes it's the humble, simple tools that make a big difference.

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Get your free flake samples now!

We’ve put together handy sample boxes containing coupons of each of the 16 individual flake combinations.

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What are solventless or solvent-free epoxies?

What are our top solventless epoxy tips for installers?

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Concrete porosity test

The floor covering industry utilises substrate porosity tests. Could the resin flooring industry also benefit from these simple tests...

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Pigment Pot changes

In our continued efforts to make resin flooring as simple as possible, we have decided to double the pack size of our pigment pots.

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Laboratory tests on hot bullet shells

A resin flooring installer was having problems with the floor coating they put down being able to withstand hot bullet shells in a local firing range...

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Electric power trowels

Back in 2007 I saw my first battery-powered power trowel used for resin flooring. I don't see many of them being used in the field, so I thought I'd...

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Our new flake colour range is here!

We are excited to announce the new flake colours are now ready for release, and will be available in two sizes.

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Industrial epoxy flooring example - fire station

The combination of Jaxxon 1525 and aluminium oxide was used in the Walkerston Fire Station to create an industrial epoxy floor with exceptional wear and impact resistance.

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Resin flooring business support program

Could your resin flooring business benefit from a project support program?

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Mix Tidy prototype

Mix Tidy is a new development designed to give resin flooring installers a portable mix camp that enables them to mix cleanly. In the video below I demonstrate how...

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Innovation in the resin flooring industry

Lots of people talk about being innovative, but I have noticed a trend in the resin flooring industry when it comes to this particular buzz word. If the trend is right then we should be concerned...

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Today's humble pie experience

Every now and then you're forced to eat a little bit of "humble pie". It's not pleasant and sometimes it can really sting, but I have learned to reflect on it and look at how...

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Silverback series - Chris Norris - flake flooring

I was invited out on a job site to see how Chris went about doing a flake flooring system in a residential double garage. It's always good to see how the floor is done, but...

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