Metallic Epoxy Flooring Isn’t the Best Choice
When selecting luxury resin flooring, it’s crucial to take into consideration the product’s durability, its aesthetic value and how well it will perform in the long run. Although metallic epoxy flooring has a beautiful and eye-catching metallic finish, it has several major downsides, which make it an impractical choice for residential and commercial areas with high standards. If you are in search of a flooring product that offers both style and extended service life, then polyurethane resin flooring is the better choice. Here’s why we don’t recommend metallic epoxy and why polyurethane resin is the smarter investment.
- Scratches & Wear Prone to While metallic epoxy looks very good at the beginning, the high gloss finish is highly prone to scratches. The life of the surface can be reduced by everyday use, shifting furniture, and even the normal foot traffic, which may cause marks that are hard to remove. Polyurethane resin flooring is much more resistant to scratches than other types of flooring, making it suitable for luxury homes, retail stores, and other commercial facilities that require durability.
- Due to Lack of Flexibility, Prone to Cracking Another disadvantage of metallic epoxy is that it is a rather rigid material. Epoxy floors are rather inflexible after curing and can delaminate or crack over time, particularly in open-plan spaces, industrial facilities or buildings with underfloor heating. Polyurethane resin flooring is a flexible type of flooring. This makes it possible not to tear or crack the flooring when there is movement, or when the flooring is subjected to impact or when there is a change in temperature.
- Yellowing & UV Discolouration Yet another disadvantage of metallic epoxy is that it is not UV resistant. Over time, natural light can cause fading, discoloration or creation of unsightly blotches especially in rooms with large windows, skylights or areas that are exposed to the outside. Polyurethane resin flooring does not have this problem. The UV resistant polyurethane resin flooring will not loose its color and will not fade away quickly giving it a perfect look for contemporary homes and commercial designs.
- Colour and Finish: Unpredictable The big difference between polyurethane flooring and metallic epoxy is that polyurethane is mixed to a high degree of accuracy to provide a perfect finish, metallic epoxy is applied on site and each installation is different. The outcome of the product is also influenced by factors such as the method of application, the environment in which the product is applied, and the movement of the pigment.
Polyurethane resin flooring provides a smooth, controlled finish in any RAL or NCS colour, including polished microcement and concrete effect styles, and this helps to maintain colour consistency and a high end look.
A Smarter Choice: Polyurethane Resin Flooring Polyurethane resin flooring is a far superior option to metallic epoxy for a seamless, high-end flooring solution. Here’s why it’s the better choice:
✅ Very long-wearing and very resistant to scratches.
✅ Flexible & crack-resistant, adapting to movement: Polyurethane resin flooring is flexible and resistant to cracking and can withstand changes in floor movement.
✅ UV-stable, preventing discolouration over time: Polyurethane resin flooring is UV resistant and the colors do not fade away easily.
✅ Flawless, precision-mixed finishes in any RAL & NCS colour: Polyurethane resin flooring comes in a wide range of colours and finishes that are precisely mixed to give the floor a perfect look.
✅ Seamless, non-porous surface, making it easy to clean & maintain: This type of flooring has a seamless, non-porous surface that makes it very easy to clean and maintain.
