Epofloor

Description

Of all the marmorinos for walking surfaces, this is the strongest. It is particularly indicated for public areas and offices because of its strength and durability but is also an excellent choice for private homes for its elegance. It’s ideal for a minimalist environment because of its smooth, uninterrupted continuity. It has a satiny appearance with soft light and dark shades.

Versatile

This reinforced marmorino for floors is an extremely versatile material. A large variety of effects can be achieved with it, from natural stone to a marble look, from smooth to very textured. Various additives can be used together with this material to enhance its decorative value, such as our glitters, mother of pearl, mica flakes, salt & pepper sand, terracotta powder and many more.

Multiple uses

Epofloor is a simple and practical marmorino for floors. Epofloor, an epoxy-cement, has been certified suitable for containing potable water and is therefore non-toxic. Made with quartz, marble, and cement combined with an epoxy binder to increase its hardness, it can be applied to nearly any substrate. It can be used to cover horizontal, but even vertical surfaces both indoors and outdoors.

How it works

EPOFLOOR is a professional epoxy-cement used to create floor surfaces. It is a strong, versatile, non-toxic coating with many finishing styles which are adaptable to a variety of environments.

The system uses a mixture of 3 components, to which other products can be added to obtain different finishes.

The base is composed of:

• A – Epoxy binder
• B – Hardener for the epoxy binder
• C – Powder to add volume and strength

These three components should be mixed in these proportions 1:2:4 to get a plaster that can be laid with a trowel. With this three-component base, you can create finishes such as those of Marmorino Veneziano Fine (Glossy Venetian Polished Plaster).

The EPOFLOOR system was designed to be a simple, yet professional application which allows the plasterer to be creative. For this reason, Stucco Italiano has created a line of additives to achieve a variety of different effects, namely:

• Terracotta: for a floor with the look of terracotta or “coccio pesto”, ground roof tiles, a flooring typical of an antique Venetian tradition.
• Milled Marble: for a floor with the look of stone slabs or natural-colored marble.
• Salt & Pepper Sand: with hundreds of white & black dots per square m.
• Mother of Pearl, an inert base of ground shells with a range of grain sizes. This enriches the floor with small reflective flecks of color, from white to beige/brown;
• Glitters, reflective silver or gold flakes that create a shiny effect when the light hits it;
• Metallic gel, a cream made of two components which makes the surface look metallic.
• Mica flakes

Protection

The EPOFLOOR System is completed with a surface treatment that makes it waterproof and easy to clean; the recommended treatment is one that Stucco Italiano has found works the best, but EPOFLOOR can also be treated with linseed oil, transparent epoxy or polyurethane coatings, acrylic primers and any other product that the plasterer has tested and prefers.

We recommend using one of the following as protection of Epofloor:

• Sealer, impregnating, nanotechnological waterproofing; It requires a top treatment with acrylic wax;
• Acrylic Wax, a self-shining acrylic wax available on request in three different finishes: matt, satin and glossy.
• Monopol, a high-strength, polyurethane-based product suitable for outdoor areas as well as indoor areas which tend to get greasy and dirty easily, like restaurants and bars.
• P2C – Polyurethane, a two components water-based varnish strong to rub and very transparent. It is suitable for outdoor areas as well as in indoor areas.

Additives

• Terracotta: for a floor with the look of terracotta or “coccio pesto”, ground roof tiles, a flooring typical of an antique Venetian tradition.
• Milled Marble: for a floor with the look of stone slabs or natural-colored marble.
• Mother of Pearl, an inert base of ground shells with a range of grain sizes. This enriches the floor with small reflective flecks of color, from white to beige/brown;
• Glitters, reflective silver or gold flakes that create a shiny effect when the light hits it;
• Marble grains, give the flooring a speckled web of color which is more pronounced on the smoother surfaces;
• Metallic gel, a cream made of two components which makes the surface look metallic.
• Mica flakes
• Salt & pepper sand

Protection and treatment

• Sealer, impregnating, nanotechnological waterproofing; It requires a top treatment with acrylic wax;
• Acrylic Wax, a self-shining acrylic wax available on request in three different finishes: matt, satin and glossy.
• Monopol, a high-strength, polyurethane-based product suitable for outdoor areas as well as indoor areas which tend to get greasy and dirty easily, like restaurants and bars.
• P2C – Polyurethane, a two components water-based varnish strong to rub and very transparent. It is suitable for outdoor areas as well as in indoor areas.

Application Tools

Metallic trowels with rounded edges (big, medium, small); Plastic Trowel; mixer;  scale; vacuum cleaner; sanders (big and small)