C01.03
The floor in plain English
Enough technical literacy that sales, office, and crew use the same words.
- Stop calling everything epoxy
- Know why prep and moisture stop an application
- Keep SF, LF, and EA from mixing
What we actually install
Fluid-applied flooring. Spec section 09 67 00 and friends. Families you will hear: epoxy, urethane / polyaspartic, urethane cement, ESD/conductive, MMA, and vinyl ester / novolac (heavy chemical service with no validated Maverick SKU yet — escalate to Eric before anyone quotes it). They are not interchangeable. 'Or equal' is a submittal, not a hallway yes.
Why floors fail — the admin/sales/crew version
- 01Prep
Profile (CSP), cleanliness, cracks, joints. Coating over laitance delaminates.
- 02Moisture
F2170 and friends. High RH is a stop, not a suggestion.
- 03Dew point
If the slab is a condensation magnet, the film blushes or fails. Record it.
- 04Wrong system
Skydrol, hot washdown, ESD, and pharma are not 'gray epoxy, thicker.'
- 05Unpapered extras
The bay they 'just added' is how margin dies.
Units you may not mix
| Unit | Lives on |
|---|---|
| SF | Field area |
| LF | Cove, base, joints, details |
| EA | Drains, targets, pads, doors |
| Mils / DFT | Film thickness — do not guess a number on the phone |
Takeaways
- Prep is the job. Resin is the finish.
- Cove is a hygienic detail, not trim.
- You will not become a chemist. You will stop guessing.