New slab with Quartz

[raffaelli]

I am having a new 6" 5000psi slab put in the garage Monday after the orinigal slab is removed. I am going to have quartz applied. The schedule looks like we will have the quartz installed about 49 days after the slab is poured.

I will have a vapor barrier installed under the slab. Is a liquid vapor barrier necessary between the slab and quartz?

I like the texture of the quartz in the sample I was provided. Is it easy to sweep it? Creepers roll around ok?

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi, test the floor for moisture by taping a 4’ square Pc of clear plastic down on all four sides. Wait 24 hours and if no dampening or darkening of the concrete, you should be ok. If it doesn’t pass this test, then moisture test kits should be used to determine if a vapor barrier is needed.

As for the texture, check your sample chip you should have and make sure that they are doing per the sample And don’t pay them if it doesn’t match. Quartz floors can be rough like sandpaper and tough to clean unless on the top of the quartz a coat of clear epoxy is squeegeed on, and then topcoat over that. Just applying a single coat of topcoat over quartz may not be satisfactory.

 

[raffaelli]

Hi,mtest the floor for moisture by taping a 4’ square Pc of clear plastic down on all four sides. Wait 24 hours and if no dampening or darkening of the concrete, you should be ok. If it doesn’t pass this test, then moisture test kits should be used to determine if a vapor barrier is needed.

As for the texture, check your sample chip you should have and make sure that they are doing per the sample And don’t pay them if it doesn’t match. Quartz floors can be rough like sandpaper and tough to clean unless on the top of the quartz a coat of clear epoxy is squeegeed on, and then topcoat over that. Just applying a sinhke coat of topcoated over quartz mat not be satisfactory.

We will have 4 coats of epoxy and clear with 2 coats of quartz, with UV and vapor barrier.

Very excited to get the quartz down. We are going to wait a few weeks to be safe.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi, double check that they are doing more than a single coat of of topcoat on the final quartz since it can be rough and hard to clean. Topcoat is thin and gets sucked into the quartz hence why when we sell quartz floors we always supply a clear 100% solids layer over the quartz, and then protective topcoat that.

 

[raffaelli]

Floor is done. Absolutely love it! The texture is just enough for some confidence when it is wet.

They started on Thursday. Final clean up was yesterday. 5 days total.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Looks great! Quartz floors are terrific, the only resistance we get when we sell them is the cost since they use a LOT of material! Congrats on your new floor!

 

[mike93lx]

Floor is done. Absolutely love it! The texture is just enough for some confidence when it is wet.

They started on Thursday. Final clean up was yesterday. 5 days total.

Looks great. Willing to share cost per ft?

 

[raffaelli]

In New York. $8.33

 

[Armorpoxy]

That's actually a more than fair price, especially in NY area!

 

[formula388]

Wow that is a great price, I spent 7 for a full flake floor, the extra 1.33 I would have easily done that floor!

 

[raffaelli]

I walked around on it last night for the first time. It does have a texture to it which I like. it is definitely slip resistant but not so such so that dirt will be hard to sweep up. It is a bit shiny which is ok if there is a matte finish available, I would have gone that route. Looking up close at it, there is some depth to it. You can almost make out the layers of quartz in it.

 

[Klokwerk]

That looks amazing. When you were checking samples, did you have a choice for how 'gritty' you want it?

 

[raffaelli]

Thank you..

Not really. Actually the sample I approved was far more gritty than the final because the sample did not have the last couple of layers of clear on it. I suppose we could have run some samples with extra clear on it to reduce the gritty level. As is, I think it is perfect.

 

[raffaelli]

So I was doing to some wood work making a shelf unit for the garage. Lots of saw dust on the floor. My crappy $10 broom from Walmart will not pick up the fine dust. Seems the broom doesn't go down between the texture bumps or there us a bit of static. Going to try a swiffer type broom.

 

[mike93lx]

So I was doing to some wood work making a shelf unit for the garage. Lots of saw dust on the floor. My crappy $10 broom from Walmart will not pick up the fine dust. Seems the broom doesn't go down between the texture bumps or there us a bit of static. Going to try a swiffer type broom.

Why wouldn't you just use a shop vac? Has the added benefit of not putting it all into the air too

 

[raffaelli]

Why wouldn't you just use a shop vac? Has the added benefit of not putting it all into the air too

The garage is 100% empty except for some items I need to finish up the remodel. Everything else, including the vac is in a storage unit. Finding the right broom is will be better, to me, than using the vac.