Full broadcast flake epoxy flooring
Service bays, workshops, corridors, showrooms and garages that need a hard-wearing seamless surface.
What it is
What full broadcast flake actually is.
Vinyl flake broadcast to refusal into a wet base coat, scraped back and sealed. "Full broadcast" is the distinction that matters: the flake covers the whole surface rather than being scattered over it, which is what gives the floor its texture, hides slab imperfections, and makes it repairable in place.
Where we are the right call
- Garages, basements, workshops and service bays
- Corridors and back-of-house areas that need texture underfoot
- Slabs with cosmetic patching that a solid colour would highlight
- Floors that may need spot repair later rather than full replacement
Where we will tell you something else
- Food production areas, which need urethane cement
- Heavy forklift and impact zones needing an epoxy mortar build
- Spaces wanting the poured movement of a metallic finish
- Wet processing floors where a heavier quartz build serves better
Specification
What it is rated for.
| Build thickness | 20–30 mils |
|---|---|
| Surface preparation | Diamond grinding to CSP 2–3 |
| Return to service | Foot traffic 10–14 hrs · vehicles 24–48 hrs |
| Slip resistance | Texture comes from the flake itself; grading adjusted by area |
| Appearance | Blend chosen from sample; hides slab patching and colour variation |
| Repairability | Damaged areas can be re-broadcast and blended rather than replaced wholesale |
| Warranty | Written workmanship warranty, terms by system |
How a commercial job runs
Four stages, and you know when you get the space back.
Stage 01
Site assessment
We walk the building, test the slab for moisture and dew point, review chemical exposure and agree the shutdown window. You get a written scope, not a number on a card.
On site, no obligationStage 02
Preparation
Diamond grinding or shot blasting to profile, crack and joint repair, and HEPA extraction so the rest of the building stays open.
Dust contained · CSP 2–3Stage 03
Installation
Base coat, broadcast and topcoat, phased by bay or zone. Overnight and weekend work where production cannot stop.
Phased by zoneStage 04
Return to service
Foot traffic the following morning, vehicles and racking the day after. Cold slabs cure slower and we tell you the real number.
10–14 hrs foot · 24–48 hrs loadSelected work
All projects →Floors we have installed in full broadcast flake.
Residential
Polar Flake Floor Coating, Wells, ME
Wells, ME · Polar 1/4" flake broadcast
Residential
Eagle Flake Shop Floor, Paris, ME
Eagle Flake broadcast
Residential
Comet Flake Garage Floor, Biddeford, ME
Biddeford, ME · Comet Flake broadcast · 950 sq ft
Industrial
Two-Color Flake Hangar Floor, North Hampton, NH
North Hampton, NH · Two-color flake broadcast · 2,400 sq ft
Other sectors
SectorAuto, fleet & showroomService bays that shrug off oil and brake fluid, and showroom finishes that make the stock look better.SectorWarehouse & manufacturingForklift traffic, pallet impact, oil and coolant. Coated in phases so racking and production keep moving.SectorSchools & institutionalCorridors, cafeterias, locker rooms and entries, installed over holidays and low-odour by specification.
Common questions
What people ask about this system.
What is the difference from a partial broadcast?
Coverage. A full broadcast puts flake down to refusal so the base coat is completely covered; a partial scatters it for a speckled effect. Full broadcast gives more texture, hides more of the slab, and can be spot-repaired later. It also uses considerably more flake, which is why it is the one more often quietly substituted.
Will it hide the cracks in my slab?
It hides cosmetic patching and colour variation well. It does not hide a crack that is still moving — that gets repaired first, because a coating over a live crack will telegraph it within a season.
How much of my building has to stop?
As little as we can engineer. Almost all of our commercial work is phased — one bay, one zone or one room at a time — so the whole facility is never down at once. We agree the sequence and the hand-back times at the walk-through and put them in the proposal, which means you can plan around a number rather than a promise.
How quickly can we use the floor again?
Foot traffic roughly 10 to 14 hours after the last coat, vehicles, racking and equipment after 24 to 48 hours, both at 70°F. A cold slab is slower and we will tell you the real figure for your building rather than the data-sheet one.
Do you work nights, weekends and shutdowns?
Yes, and on most commercial jobs that is how we prefer to run it. Off-shift work is normal scheduling for us rather than an exception we charge extra to accommodate. Holiday and summer shutdown windows are the easiest of all to plan against.
Can you install in winter?
In a heated interior, year-round — and winter is often the best time to book institutional and municipal work, because the building is quiet and our calendar is not competing with the summer rush. Polyaspartic systems install down to about 30°F with the slab 5°F above dew point. You may see −40°F claimed elsewhere in this industry; it is not supported by any manufacturer data sheet we work from.
The last coating failed. Why would this be different?
Nearly every failure we are called in to replace comes down to one of three things: the slab was acid etched or not prepared at all, nobody tested it for moisture, or the joints were coated over instead of being repaired. We grind or shot blast to a measured profile, we test and record moisture and dew point before anything goes down, and we treat joints as a separate detail.
What does a site assessment involve?
About an hour on site. We test the slab for moisture, look at the joints, the drains and the thresholds, ask what gets spilled on the floor and what cleans it, and talk through when the space can realistically be released. You get a written scope with a system recommendation and a phasing plan. There is no obligation and no pressure to decide on the spot.
Next step
Book a site assessment.
We walk the building, test the slab, and put a written scope and a realistic shutdown plan in front of you. No obligation, and if the timing or the system is wrong for your space we will say so.