Epoxy floor, hard on knees?

[tlmartin84]

Fellas, I did my storage room last weekend. I used rustoleums anti-skid, and colorchips flakes.

This weekend I was placing base board, and noticed quite a few places where either the anti skid balled up, or the flakes got turned up on edge and "wicked" the epoxy up creating small knots.

The floor is definitely skid proof, but finding those spots makes it painful on your knees. It also makes me question if I want to put it over my entire shop, lets face it, we spend a lot of time on our knees on the floor.

Is this typical?

The floor looks awesome though!

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[vtec?lol]

On a commercial floor I used a standard floor buffer with a coarse pad then went back over it with a polish. Made sure it was completely dry and hardened though.

 

[bigjon]

My coated/flake floor is no harder on my knees than a bare smooth concrete floor. I don't have any anti-slip added which turns out I wouldn't have needed anyway. Prior to applying my two clear coats I broke any flakes standing vertical with the back of my broom.

 

[kd3pc]

In a lot of the home builder applied stuff, and even some DIY - the flakes and such are not knocked down or embedded in the epoxy itself, and does in fact stick up.

I use knee pads on my floor as the concrete is hard and the flakes are sharp. And my rebuilt knee complains a lot.

I suggest the pads or a kneel pad that gardeners/plant people use. It looks like a small boogie/surf board.

 

[vettex2]

I'd recommend good skateboarding knee pads

 

[James-W]

Couldn't you knock down the flakes with a scraper or something similar and then apply another clear coat?

 

[pardonmyn00b]

I am not trying to be a smart a$$... but it is a concrete floor, its is not going to be soft on the knees.

Anyways floor looks awesome NICE WORK!!!

I did a light sanding to knock down the "high points" on my flakes before I applied my clear. I also had issues with spreading my "Anti-Skip" even.

Cheers,

 

[APEowner]

When I did my NY shop I deliberately didn't use the anti-skid because I wanted it to be as smooth as possible. I had to be diligent about cleaning up any water spills or drips right away because it was slick as heck when even slightly damp but since I mostly did long term builds in there I never regretted the decision. Like most things in life it's a compromise.

 

[Jinks]

www.lowes.com/pd/AWP-Non-Marring-Foam-Cap-Knee-Pads/3825885

 

[jason952]

Ask your mom....


That title left the door open!

Good work tho


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[Toxictom]

All floors are hard on the knees at my age!