For the most successful new floor coating installation, proper material preparation is key.
Getting yourself organized is the best way to ensure a smooth installation process. When you can easily locate all of your materials, you significantly reduce the stress associated with the installation process and you streamline the process by being able to work more efficiently. There is nothing worse than spending time searching for tools or other materials that you thought you had nearby, only to realize that they’re still in the back of your truck or trailer. Proper material preparation through organization and planning is the most effective way to save you time, money, and headaches during new floor coating installation.
A helpful way to prepare your materials is to create an organized staging area and a mixing area. These designated spaces for your floor coating resins, pigments, supplies, and other necessary materials, like boxes of colored vinyl chips or decorative quartz bags, ensure that you will have easy access to your materials once you are on the job site. When creating plans, identify all floor coating staging and mix areas to make sure that these areas will be approved via the permitting authority.
As you go about material preparation, it’s important to clearly mark the staging area with fencing and visible signs that identify the area. V-8 Hybrid XT resinous floor coating makes this process simple and safe because these products have no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or any strong odors. These two attributes make it comfortable and healthy for both the installers and company employees to remain in the building during installation.
Once you have your staging areas designated and marked, it’s important to take an accurate inventory of all of your materials. Taking a thorough count during material preparation helps you avoid any unpleasant surprises during installation, so make sure your inventory is accurate even if that means you count everything twice. A pro tip is to take your inventory before you arrive at the work site so that you can bring any extra materials you may need due to mistakes, and then to take a second inventory when you arrive at the site. As you continue to prepare your materials, separate them according to product or stage of installation. This allows you to have the materials you need first close at hand, and that it will be easy to find the other materials you will need in order of when you will need them.
Material preparation is just as critical as surface preparation when it comes to a smooth and seamless floor coating installation. Follow our tips for the easiest and least stressful installation of our V-8 High Performance floor coatings!
