Epoxy Flooring Fail. PremierOne?

[Tom Vermont]

Hello,

My general contractor's attempt to install a 3-step epoxy coating using his painting subs has failed. We wasted $1500 worth of materials, and it came out OK in places, but soft and clay-like in others. I suspect that the cause of the failure was temperature-related. We failed to keep the temperature above 50F consistently, and the epoxy did not cure properly.

I don't want to name the paint vendor, because they have treated me very well, and I have no reason to believe that their materials were anything but first-rate. The painters were inexperienced, and the application and curing were inadequate.

The GC is determined to make amends, and has offered to strip the floor and apply a new one, installed by a local specialty firm, at no cost to me.

Has anyone heard of the PremierOne Epoxy system? It comes with a "polyaspiritic coating," and the typical application is 25 mils, comparable to what I was using. It's not water-based, but that's about all I know. It comes with a ten year warranty.

There may be better coatings available, but I live in a remote area without that many choices, and I just want to move on now.

Thanks, Tom

 

[Shea]

Premier One is installed by Premier Garage. They have a fairly good reputation from what I have heard. Their system generally consists of a color coat of high solids polyaspartic followed by a full flake broadcast. It is then top coat with clear polyaspartic. Polyaspartic coatings can be applied in cold weather, they cure quickly, and allow for a one day installation. They also have high gloss with good abrasion resistance.

The link below explains more about polyaspartic floor coating systems:

https://allgaragefloors.com/polyurea-polyaspartic-coatings/

 

[Tom Vermont]

Thanks Shea, I'll study that link.

It sounds like a hybrid epoxy/poly system.

Their proposal includes:
"Prepare concrete to CSP3 specification"
"Install PremierOne epoxy system with 10 PSI vapor barrier"
"Install PremierOne polysparitic coating"