Sika’s cementitious flooring solutions provide durable, practical surfaces for a range of industrial and commercial applications. Cement-based flooring products can be used to level and prepare substrates, repair or resurface concrete floors, and provide hard-wearing surfaces where durability and resistance to mechanicalwear are required.
The range includes cementitious screeds, levelling and flooring products designed for different substrate conditions and application requirements. The appropriate solution depends on the condition of the existing floor, the required finish and the performance requirements of the finished flooring system.
What Are Cementitious Floor Coatings?
Cementitious floor coatings are cement-based flooring systems used to provide durable, protective surfaces over concrete substrates. They can be formulated with additional binders and resins to improve their performance in demandingenvironments.
Sika's range includes cementitious epoxy systems and polyurethane-cement flooring systems. These systems can provide different levels of mechanical, chemical, thermal and moisture resistance depending on the product and application.
Key Benefits of Cementitious Flooring
Cementitiousflooring systems can provide:
- High mechanical and abrasion resistance
- Resistance to demanding industrial traffic
- Resistance to chemicals and aggressive substances
- Resistance to moisture and wet conditions
- Thermal shock resistance for suitable applications
- Durable, hard-wearing surfaces
- Solutions for demanding industrial environments
- Different surface finishes to suit the application
Application Fields for Cementitious Floor Coatings
Cementitious and polyurethane-cement flooring systems are suited to environments where floors need to withstand demanding operating conditions. Depending on the system, applications can include:
Choosing the Right Cementitious Flooring System
The right cementitious flooring solution depends on what the floor needs to achieve. Factors such as the condition and level of the substrate, required thickness, traffic, mechanical loading, moisture conditions, installation time and finalfloor finish should be considered.
Sika offers cementitious solutions for different flooring requirements, from substrate preparation and levelling through to durable screed and flooring systems.
FAQ's
Cementitious flooring is a cement-based flooring system used to provide a durable surface over concrete or to meet specific flooring and substrate requirements. Sika offers both cementitious epoxy systems and polyurethane-cement flooring systems for demanding industrial and commercial applications.
Sika® Ucrete® flooring is designed for demanding industrial environments where high levels of durability and resistance are required. Depending on the system, applications can include food and beverage processing, manufacturing, wet processing and other areas exposed to heavy traffic, chemicals, moisture or thermal stresses.
EpoCem® is an Epoxy-cement hybrid for self-smoothing floor screeds, combines cementitious and epoxy technology to provide flooring and substrate solutions where moisture tolerance, moisture barrier and durable performance are important. Sika offers Sikafloor®-81 EpoCem ZA and Sikafloor®-82 EpoCem ZA in its South African range.
Yes. Polyurethane-cement flooring systems are designed for demanding food and beverage environments. Sika Ucrete® systems are particularly suited to areas exposed to heavy traffic, moisture, chemicals, cleaning processes and temperature variations.
Polyurethane-cement flooring systems are suitable for wet and moisture-exposed environments. The appropriate product depends on the level of moisture, cleaning regime, traffic and other conditions within the facility.
Epoxy flooring generally provides a hard, durable surface with good wear resistance, while polyurethane-cement flooring is designed to provide a combination of mechanical, chemical, moisture and thermal resistance for demanding environments. The most suitable system depends on the conditions of the application.
Polyurethane-cement flooring is a high-performance flooring system combining polyurethane and cementitious technology. It is designed for demanding environments where floors may be exposed to heavy traffic, mechanical wear, chemicals, moisture or temperature changes.
The flooring system should be selected according to the conditions the floor will be exposed to and if a moisture barrier is required to allow for the application of Epoxy or Polyurethane coatings, when high substrate moisture levels are present. Factors such as traffic, mechanical wear, chemical exposure, moisture, temperature, cleaning methods and required hygiene standards should be considered. Sika offers different cementitious, Epoxy-cementitious and polyurethane-cement systems to meet specific application requirements.
Certain polyurethane-cement flooring systems provide high resistance to a range of chemicals. The level of resistance depends on the specific product and chemical exposure, so the relevant Sika product data should be consulted when specifying a flooring system.
Yes. Sika® Ucrete® flooring systems are designed for demanding industrial environments and can provide high mechanical and wear resistance. The appropriate Ucrete system depends on the specific operating conditions and performance requirements of the floor.
