Concrete floors are used as the base slab for most commercial and industrial floor finishes. They are characterized by high quality, durability and versatility relative to cost. Since concrete flooring is able to withstand pressure from heavy equipment, such as trucks or forklifts, it’s frequently used in warehouses, factories and production facilities.

 

Concrete Floors Meet the Highest Flooring Requirements

  • Support operational and stationary loads without cracking or deforming
  • Minimize the number of exposed joints
  • Utilize maintenance isolation joints that do not impede vehicle operating speed
  • Provide a durable abrasion resistant and dust-free surface
  • Appropriate levelness and flatness tolerances to support material handling systems (“MHE”)
  • Balance surface texture traction with cleanability
  • Provide a safe and pleasant working environment
  • Are flexible to accommodate possible future changes in operations
 

Sika's Concrete Flooring Solutions Benefit Your Project

For new buildings:
  • To produce concrete slabs which will form a sound foundation, use our concrete admixtures such as Sikament® or Sika® ViscoCrete® SCC technology.
  • Use Sikafloor® “dry shake” solutions which, after hardening monolithically with the base concrete, create an integrated and extremely hard-wearing floor.
  • Liquid-applied curing agents, densifiers and sealers enhance the concrete surface to a higher quality level and provide durability in use.
  • If time is a key factor in your project, apply Sika® EpoCem® technology. It is used on relatively new “green” or existing damp concrete, where it acts as a temporary moisture barrier to reduce waiting times for the application of vapor-tight floor systems.
  • Thanks to our Sikafloor® solutions, you can choose a bright colored floor that can be installed in a wide range of thicknesses and with a variety of surface textures.
For floor repair:
  • To provide a uniform and level surface for the application of floor finishes, use cementitious Sikafloor® screeds and Sikafloor® Level.
  • The perfectly matching moisture mitigation system for every application provides safety and enables fast installation on substrates with high moisture content.  
 

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Dry Shake Hardeners for Concrete Floors

Dry shake aggregate floor hardeners are commonly applied to the surface of freshly placed concrete to improve wear resistance and occasionally to color a concrete surface. They decrease typical plain concrete negative properties like dusting and liquid absorption by improving the abrasion resistance and reducing surface permeability.
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How to Design an Ideal Floor for Warehouse and Logistics Facilities

In warehouses and logistics buildings the concrete slab and flooring are critical to the effective functioning of the operations. However, it is often the perception that the concrete floor is one of the most straight forward elements of the project, and many times the overall attention paid to design and construction detail is less than proportional to its ultimate importance in the efficient operation of the facility. The expectation is that these large area floors must be constructed with lowest possible cost and provide problem free service year after year.
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Wear Resistance of Floor Coatings in Car Parking Garages - Parking Abrasion Test

Everyday parking floors are exposed to mechanical stress. Deck coatings in multi-storey car parks and basement garages are among the most heavily stressed of such systems. Therefore, car park surfaces demand robust and highly resistant coatings. In this article you will learn about our Parking Abrasion Test which we have developed to measure wear resistance of floor coatings in parking garages.
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