Synthetic resin flooring is conquering our living rooms

Syn­thet­ic res­in floor cov­er­ings have spe­cial “taker qual­it­ies”. In addi­tion to being dur­able and tough, they also look chic and fit in with mod­ern liv­ing trends. That’s why they are no longer exclus­ively used on ter­races or in gar­ages but have also found their way into private liv­ing space. We explain what is import­ant when installing syn­thet­ic res­in floors and what design options you have.

Tip 1: Design your individual surface

Syn­thet­ic res­in floor­ing has found its way into private homes via the indus­tri­al and com­mer­cial sec­tor. The advant­ages: It is hard-wear­ing, dur­able and easy to main­tain. You can choose from a whole range of design options, includ­ing matt and rough or smooth and glossy sur­faces. Colored coat­ings are also pos­sible. Like­wise, dec­or­at­ive mater­i­als such as small stones, glass gran­ules, glit­ter or painted pat­terns can be incor­por­ated into the syn­thet­ic res­in com­pound. What you need to know, though, is that syn­thet­ic res­in cov­er­ings are dif­fi­cult to remove again.

Tip 2: Properly prepare the subfloor

Syn­thet­ic res­in floors are applied in a liquid state. They require an abso­lutely smooth, even, clean and dry sub­floor. It is there­fore cru­cial to first clean the floor care­fully, fill all holes and cracks and level out any uneven­ness. Skilled crafts­man­ship is required to thor­oughly mix the res­in and harden­er and expertly apply the primer. If you are unsure, it is bet­ter to hire a pro­fes­sion­al floor lay­er. He knows the dif­fer­ent prop­er­ties of syn­thet­ic res­ins and will choose products adap­ted to the con­di­tions on site in order to ensure a per­fect res­ult.

Tip 3: Different types of synthetic resins

The time needed to install syn­thet­ic res­in floors var­ies. Epoxy res­in floors and poly­ureth­ane floors (PU floors) require sev­er­al work steps – from prim­ing and lev­el­ling to coat­ing and the final seal­ing. In addi­tion, you also need to take the dry­ing time into account. By con­trast, floors made of poly­methyl methac­rylate res­in (PMMA) can be pro­duced much faster. How­ever, they require a very exper­i­enced floor lay­er who knows how to handle this fast-cur­ing mater­i­al.