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If you're constructing or renovating commercial kitchens, then considering what materials to make your floor from is one of the most important parts of the job. From classic polyurethane screed floors to slip-resistant resin floor options, there are many different possible floors for commercial kitchens available.
Below, we'll talk you through resin flooring for commercial kitchens. We'll introduce you to why chemically resistant resin floors are the best option for commercial kitchen floors and explain the various reasons why you should consider this option next time you re-floor a commercial kitchen. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us at any time for advice or to get a free quote for resin flooring.
There are several different types of resin floor material that can be used for commercial kitchen flooring. All of them have their own specific advantages and disadvantages, but they all share certain valuable advantages that come in particularly handy for commercial kitchen use, from health and safety advantages to maintenance.
Resin might not be the cheapest commercial kitchen flooring material to install, but it offers so many advantages that it's still worth considering. The biggest of these is durability. Commercial kitchens with resin flooring will last for a long time without requiring repair or resurfacing, while alternative materials and systems will require more frequent repair or replacement. A durable resin floor might be a major outlay at first, but over a longer period of time, it may well end up costing less than the total cost of regularly replacing tiles.
That durability also extends to resistance to grease and chemical spills. A commercial kitchen is a space where all sorts of things get spilt, and you need a flooring material with coatings that can withstand anything that might get spilt upon it. Other systems can be damaged by chemical spills, and systems such as concrete flooring can end up with bacteria growing on the surface even in dry conditions, thanks to the porous surface. Even without shelling out for a full floor, coatings of heavy-duty resin materials can help your floor to withstand damage from a range of spills in either dry or wet conditions.
All types of resin floors, whether that's an epoxy mix, a polyurethane pour, or a simple coating, is easily cleanable and align with all safety standards. For all validation purposes, this makes them the ideal surface type for everything from driving forklift trucks on to regular food preparation use.
For added safety during food preparation, you can add a hygienic anti-slip layer to your resin. The base resin is left unchanged, with its heavy-duty construction and ability to withstand temperatures, impacts, and spills alike, but the surface is given the best finish possible for grip and safety thanks to non-slip coatings. This helps people to stay safe even when the floor coatings get wet!
All resin materials offer excellent thermal protection, conform to safety regulations, and are exceptionally hard-wearing. However, all of these different food-safe materials have different properties, and knowing which is best for your kitchen is important. If you're not sure, contact us to find out more and get a free quote!
Polyurethane resin flooring is the most common type of resin flooring and probably the most cost-effective option. Polyurethane resin is a simple pour, with polyurethane screeds providing a smooth, seamless finish that stretches across between your walls. It is resistant to bacterial growth and hard-wearing but not quite as tough as certain epoxy floor options.
Epoxy resin is one of the most durable hygienic flooring options for food prep areas. This is made from a mix of two different components, which are then poured onto the floor to set, fitting the form of the room perfectly and sealing around the base of the walls in a hygienic and food safe way.
If you don't want to shell out for full resin flooring, you can add a layer of resin over the top of another flooring material. This is cheaper than a resin floor and just as good for health and safety restrictions, but it isn't quite as tough as a full resin floor.
Epoxy flooring is tough, non-slip, and hygienic, making it ideal for commercial kitchens and other food prep locations. All of the resin flooring options are good, but epoxy is generally regarded as the strongest and most reliable, and therefore potentially the best for food prep areas.
Food prep areas need floors that are hygienic. That means they need to be easy to clean, and there's nothing easier to clean than a smooth resin surface. Food waste can get stuck between tiles or floorboards, but a resin floor can be easily swept clean with no issues.
Resin isn't just suitable for kitchens; it's the best option possible. Strong, reliable, easy to clean, and non-slip, it offers a huge range of advantages and no disadvantages at all. The initial cost of resin flooring might look intimidating, but it's a worthwhile expense in the long term!
For more information on commercial kitchen resin flooring including costs and duration, please get in touch with our specialist team by using the contact form above.