Norklad Epoxy and Acid Stain 5000sq'

[HoZr]

Well, here it is. 5000 sq ft Steel building on a monolithic slab. 1/3 is shop 2/3 is house. The shop is getting Norklad 200 - Beige, no flake. The house is getting acid stained and sealed.

We've been in a holding pattern for COVID awaiting our roll ups (4 months BTW for custom doors).

Slab was poured in March, 50' power screed, Power trowels. It has been roofed in for about 2 months now and moisture tests all came back good. Control joints were saw cut the day after pouring and we masked and filled them with color matched silicone over backer rod.

Today we put down the Pre-Prime 167 and tomorrow we put down epoxy. Once we finish that we are going to Acid stain and seal the entire house floor in one shot. We will then put down resin paper and frame/sheetrock/texture/paint before removing the paper. This will save us having to mask off any finished surfaces for stain.

 

[HoZr]

Notes on Pre-Prime 167 (Things I couldn't really find online) -

Bought 4 gallons expecting 400sq' coverage per gallon - we used 3. the shop is just a hair over 1600sq'. On smooth concrete it goes a LONG way!

The Pre-prime smells but its not really noxious - just, odd. Kinda fruity kinda chemically.

We used 3/8 nap 18" rollers because we can't find anything shorter than that. Cheapo brush in the hard to get areas.

We started out putting it on too heavy. Once we figured it out it takes very little to cover. No pressure on the roller just the weight of the roller is enough and causes the least bubbles. It soaks in quick and turns the concrete really dark so you can see what you've covered.

We used Xylene for clean up since we can't find the T10 thinner they recommend.

 

[PNWguy]

Please keep posting pictures - I'm just a bit behind you in progress.
I poured a 3,400' slab that is 1/3 house and 2/3 shop. I unfortunately got a lousy concrete job, and don't think I'll be able to use HD40 and wax, like I originally hoped for. I may end up with epoxy.

Keep us updated!

You can't be to far from my place.

 

[HoZr]

Epoxy is down and pretty happy with it. We were a little thin at the beginning but it's not in a noticeable area. We also have some areas where it didn't lay down and you can see faint roller marks if you look close.

Granted it was 85 degrees F at 10:00 in the morning the day we coated.

These pics are about 1 hr after coating and still pretty wet. Pulled the tape at about 30 minutes and the lines were perfect.

I'll add cured pics soon

 

[PNWguy]

Where did you buy the epoxy? Local or mail order?

 

[spectrum1c]

Any updates on how it's holding up?