Newmarket Residence
High-Performance Epoxy Floor Coatings

A high-gloss finish is unforgiving of anything happening beneath it, which made the brief for this Newmarket residence a genuine test of preparation as much as coating. The owners wanted a floor that would hold its appearance over time, along with protection against moisture affecting the slab from underneath, and both of those outcomes depend entirely on what happens before the epoxy ever goes down.

BlastOff prep ground all existing coatings from the substrate to expose a sound, even surface, since any inconsistency left behind would have shown up clearly once the high-gloss topcoat was applied. Every crack was repaired using cement epoxy repairs before the slab was sealed with two coats of waterproofing membrane, addressing the moisture protection the brief called for. Two coats of high-gloss epoxy were then applied over the sealed slab, building the depth and uniformity needed for a genuinely continuous, uninterrupted result.

For homeowners considering a similar high-gloss finish, it is worth understanding that gloss level and depth of finish are a direct product of how even and sound the substrate is beneath them, not just a function of how many coats go on top. Edges, wall junctions and any repaired cracks need particular attention during preparation, since these are the areas most likely to disrupt an otherwise uniform surface. A sensible scoping conversation should also cover whether moisture beneath the slab is a factor, as it was here, since that determines whether a waterproofing stage needs to sit between the concrete and the epoxy.

The Newmarket owners ended up with a continuous, high-gloss floor backed by a waterproof membrane beneath the epoxy floor coating system, meeting both parts of the original brief in one sequence of work.