Applying a floor coating in your warehouse can provide many benefits, including reducing dust and other debris. Polyaspartic floor coatings can help reduce concrete deterioration, which leads to a layer of dust on your products, equipment, and lighting. Multiple methods can help reduce airborne dust in your workplace, but applying a floor coating is a better long-term solution. This blog will share how polyaspartic can help keep your warehouse cleaner and reduce debris, as well as other benefits it can provide in the process. 

What Is Concrete Dusting?

As concrete deteriorates, the concrete mix and aggregates can start to lift, leading to a layer of dust on all the surroundings. It is common for older concrete mixes or concrete exposed to high precipitation to experience more concrete dusting. For spaces like warehouses that see frequent use and deterioration, concrete dusting is especially common. Friction on the floors will increase the amount of dust that can be present in your warehouse. The more equipment that is drug across the floor and the more foot traffic that is present, the bigger the risk for dust.

How Polyaspartic Coatings Can Help With Dust

Improving your floor is easy when you implement a professional coating, especially if you want to lower the amount of debris in your warehouse. Floor coatings can provide more slip resistance, reduce deterioration, and more. Let’s look at how a floor coating can help improve your warehouse.

Ease Of Maintenance

Coated floors limit the amount of maintenance you need to complete every day. Warehouse users may find themselves dusting, vacuuming, or sweeping multiple times a day to keep the area clean. Coating the floor will reduce the amount of cleaning or repairs you need to do each day, week, or month. Because less friction will occur on the floor during cleaning, there will also be less debris in your warehouse or industrial space. 

Resistant To Abrasion

Drops or heavy items can cause concrete dusting, so having a polyaspartic coating will limit the abrasions to your concrete floors. Not only will this limit dust in the same area, but it will also limit large divots or cracks that can impact your workflow. Polyaspartic will hold up under heavy use and prevent the surface from further degradation. 

Quick Drying

Although not directly related to dust, the fast curing time of polyaspartic coatings means that they can be implemented in no time. Applying a floor coating will only cause downtime in your warehouse for one day. The fast drying and curing time will help lower the amount of dust in your warehouse almost immediately, giving you more tiem to focus on product production or shipping instead of working in a construction zone. 

Permanent Application 

Unlike a sealant, polyaspartic coatings are more permanent and don’t lift as heavy items are placed on the floor. Floor coatings will trap any small concrete particles from coming to the surface and add an extra layer of protection between your equipment and the concrete. Polyaspartic will last for multiple years before reapplication needs to be considered. 

Moisture Barrier

Floor coatings will keep moisture from seeping into the concrete floor and causing cracks. This moisture barrier can also prevent humidity damage to the concrete that contributes to concrete dusting. Polyaspartic creates a bubble over the concrete to help weather or other moisture run right off the floor and into the appropriate drain. 

How Polyaspartic Differs From Other Floor Coatings

Polyaspartic is one of the most durable floor coating options on the market. It is non-porous and is the longest-lasting coating that can be used in residential and commercial settings. Polyaspartic coatings are created through a chemical reaction that results is a strong covering that is chemical resistant, and UV-stable. 

Most garages utilize epoxy coatings because they are cheaper and able to protect the concrete from light use. For a space like a warehouse or medical facility, polyaspartic coatings are much more durable for foot traffic, equipment, and weather conditions. Having a floor coating in these commercial settings prolongs the life of the concrete floors, saving a building from expensive repairs down the line.

Warehouse Coatings From Diamond Custom Coatings

Diamond Custom Coatings offers floor coatings for multiple spaces in the Louisville area. Our team can help improve your garage, hospital, warehouse, autobody shop, or retail space. If you are storing items or serving customers, Diamond Custom Coatings can improve the functionality and cleanliness of your floors. Check out our available colors, or schedule a meeting with us to learn how these coatings can serve your warehouse.