How-To Install Epoxy Natural Stone Flooring

Everlast pebble stone is very easy to install the first step is to prepare the concrete by removing any existing coating you can rent this floor maintainer at almost any tool rental location this one is available at Home Depot for $34 for 4 hours if you are removing a coating then get a coating removal attachment for bare concrete use the concrete prep tool for a plywood subfloor use 36 grit sandpaper the next step is to prime the floor unless your floor has a moisture problem then don't prime the floor call us about our vapor vent system a concrete moisture solution for this project they used Everlast outdoor tough weatherproof poly of a stick because this floor is exposed to sunlight and they won't the floor to look nice for years if they went with one of the UV resistant epoxies that other companies sell the protection would erode in a few months and the floor would turn yellowish and the finish would be chalky so they made the wise decision to use Everlast poly of a stick and now their floor will look nice for years the next step is to pour out all of one unit of Part B into one can of Part A and blend well and then roll on the primer cut the primer with solvent if you are using our outdoor poly of a stick cut it with Emmy k if our indoor epoxy cut it with xylene let the primer dry overnight mark out your first section on the floor so you can make sure your gauge rake is set to the proper depth and that you can get the correct coverage you may need to mark out the next section before blending each new batch until you are confident that you are getting the right coverage this is a patio so we are doing 3 foot by 8 foot sections of 24 square feet for each batch this gives us a depth of half an inch now you are ready to install the pebble stone pour out all of one unit of Part B into one can of Part A and blend well then pour two bags of pebbles into a seventeen dollar metal tub and pour the blended resin over the pebbles mix the resin in thoroughly with a mud mixing drill be sure to blend it thoroughly so that there are no dry patches of pebbles pour out the pebbles and spread them with the gauge rack to get a uniform coverage inside the 24 square foot section next even the pebbles out with a 16 inch finished trowel we prefer the Marshalltown lightweight finish trowels it is important to take your time and do a nice job try to have an even finish with no trial marks or stray rocks sticking up it is easy to do a nice job but it does take extra time if you try to hurry it will not look nice that's the one who's fearing his men did get a car we're come apart it definitely is not badly hurt my friend ugh thousand actually my onion are superb again hero video urbanize young man barbar three of it Herbie bought it building I don't never worry that he bought all this stuff enginetech all the work done on it if you leave uneven areas or holes in the pebble stone then after the floor is finished some of the pebbles could start coming out in those areas so the better of a job you do troweling the less likely you will have to patch the floor area later on right the next step is to let the pebble stone get hard indoor epoxy will be cured the next morning outdoor Polly Avast Nick will take an extra day to cure the next step is to scrape off any stray pebbles that are sticking up and sweep or blow off the floor to remove the extra pebbles then mix up some more poly elastic or epoxy and roll a topcoat over the floor if you use an indoor epoxy topcoat it will be ready to walk on the next morning and the outdoor poly elastic topcoat will take an extra day to cure now you will have the nicest looking floor in town so be prepared to offer your services to your friends and neighbors have fun and enjoy you

Channel: Everlast Epoxy

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Keywords: Everlast pebblestone, epoxy natural stone flooring, How-to (Website Category), Flooring (Industry), epoxy flooring, epoxy stone flooring

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Length: 9min 29sec (569 seconds)

Published: Thu Oct 15 2015