Metallic Epoxy Floors Boston: High End Boutique Flooring Riccardi Case Study

Due to an unfortunate series of events, the United States has seen a rising amount of protesting and rioting. Along with these protests, there have been various levels of unrest, including destruction of property and the looting of products. When the dust settles and the damage becomes prevalent, renovations must be made to return to “business as usual.”

• Located in the heart of Boston, high-end boutique Riccardi was damaged during a riot that occurred on May 31, 2020.
• Specializing in high-end designer merchandise, this innovative business has been successfully operating for nearly 40 years!
• At approximately 1,100 square feet, the existing floor was to be removed. Following removal, this area required a self-leveler in order provide a reinforced substrate and to transition to the existing stone floor
• Following installation of the self-leveler, New England Floor & Wall recommended the installation of a high performance metallic epoxy floor.
• After the design was picked, New England Floor & Wall was given the okay to begin.
• Using notable metallic vendor Elite Crete Systems, New England Floor & Wall built a custom high performance metallic epoxy floor which consisted of:
  • A self-leveler that ranged from 0-3/8”
  • A combination of amorphous silica and epoxy to eliminate small holes and cracks, as well as bridging the height difference between existing tiles and the floor to be installed
  • A pigmented epoxy primer
  • A thick epoxy body coat that includes the decorative metallic pigment
  • A high performance urethane topcoat

With over 30 years of flooring experience, New England Floor & Wall provides industrial coatings, resinous flooring, concrete polishing, vapor mitigation, floor preparation and more in areas including:

• Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• Rhode Island
• New Hampshire
• Vermont
• Maine
• New York

High End Boutique Metallic Epoxy Flooring Riccardi Case Study

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Self-Leveling Urethane Flooring Holyoke Case Study: Bathroom Floors

Customer: Non-Profit Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facilities

Customer Locations: Holyoke, MA and Springfield, MA

Scope of Work: A renovation of two existing facility bathrooms

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With little guidelines, New England Floor & Wall received the job of renovating patient restrooms in two of the local rehabilitation facilities. The customer requested that the existing mosaic tile flooring was to remain in each area to eliminate excessive noise and construction debris. With this in mind, NFW recommended installing a self-leveling urethane flooring system with a decorative flake broadcast.

Urethane Flooring Holyoke Process

• Mobilize preparation of the existing substrate in two locations
  • Existing mosaic tiles prepared using diamond abrasives, removing any contaminants, as well as the glaze of the tiles
  • Shower beds in both areas pitched away from the wall to eliminate any pooling under the finished showers
  • Various other regions required additional pitching to ensure there would be no pooling against the walls
• Install ships cove to eradicate the risk of water traveling further, leaving room to re-install shower beds and vanities
• Hand grinders used on all edges and areas too small for surface preparation with an industrial floor grinder.
• Metal fixtures had to be set and “built” before the installation of the epoxy mortar, which allows the flooring system to be flush with the final coat
• All areas that NFW had installed pitch to were then prepared with diamond abrasives to ensure a flat surface before flooring installation
• Once completed, NFW performed a final vacuum before flooring system installation was mobilized
• Install self-leveling urethane mortar flooring system – This system had decorative vinyl chip broadcast until the floor rejected additional chips
• This process produces aesthetically pleasing and durable flooring while providing a slip-resistant surface

Case Study Conclusion:

New England Floor & Wall completed the task of finishing the Holyoke urethane flooring for the bathrooms at the drug and rehab medical facility in just three days, allowing the owner to continue along with their schedule with no hiccups.