Tiếng Việt
中文 (中国)
What makes wood and furniture factory floors distinctive
Wood and furniture factories combine a fairly distinctive mix of loads and contamination. Wood dust arises almost continuously from sawing, planing, sanding and drilling. Fine dust settles on the floor, works into cracks and joints, and makes the floor dirty quickly and hard to clean if the surface is porous or heavily scratched. At the same time, timber blanks, boards and finished products are dragged, pushed and stacked on the floor; table legs, chair legs, wooden pallets and trolley wheels can cause long scratch marks. In wood finishing areas, the floor is also exposed to paint dust, evaporating solvents and sticky stains.
For that reason, a wood factory floor needs a seamless surface that retains little dust and is easy to sweep and mop, while also being hard enough to resist scratches from dragging materials. The floor also needs to be easy to zone: trolley routes, blank storage areas, machining areas and packing areas should be clearly separated to reduce collisions and to make per-shift cleaning more convenient.
Requirements for epoxy floors in wood factories
At the level of the material in general, epoxy floor coatings have a seamless surface with no tile joints, so wood dust has fewer hiding places than on deeply grouted tile floors. A gloss or moderate-matte surface also makes sweeping and mopping faster than bare concrete with many pores. However, actual scratch resistance depends on the individual coating system, the coating thickness and the substrate conditions. This article gives no Kadier-specific abrasion figures, because no official technical data sheet (TDS) has been published; when choosing a specific system, check the official TDS of that product.
One point to consider is that wood dust is readily flammable. Epoxy flooring does not replace the fire prevention and firefighting measures of the factory, and dust extraction and sawdust collection must still be carried out under the safety procedures of the facility. The floor only plays a supporting role: a flat, easy-to-clean surface helps dust be cleared faster and reduces the amount of dust left standing on the floor.
Choosing a system by area
No single coating system suits the whole factory. The sensible approach is to divide by area of use:
- General production areas, walkways and blank stores: a roller-applied system such as RollCoat is often considered for large areas, where the main requirements are a seamless surface, easy cleaning and reasonable application cost. Check the official TDS before finalising.
- Areas subject to frequent dragging and impact (store entrances, trolley routes, loading areas): consider a self-levelling system such as LevelFlow with a thicker coating, which helps the surface stay flat and more durable against mechanical impact. The specific thickness and load capacity must follow the official TDS.
- Areas with low-odour requirements and limited ventilation (a workshop being renovated while still partly in operation): a water-based, low-VOC system such as AquaBase is a direction to consider, because odour and VOC during application are factors to control, as discussed in the article on odour and VOC when applying epoxy.
The antistatic system StatGuard is only necessary when the factory has its own electrostatic control requirement, for example an area assembling electronic components alongside; for a purely wood workshop, this is usually not a mandatory requirement.
Application and acceptance: easy failure points in wood factories
Before coating, the concrete substrate must be ground, cracks repaired and moisture measured. Wood dust on the substrate causes peeling if it is not cleaned thoroughly before the primer is rolled, so substrate cleaning must be done immediately before application, after dust in the area has been fully extracted. Line marking and zone painting should be done after the coating has dried and stabilised, helping to separate trolley routes from machine areas and reduce cross-scratching.
At acceptance, flatness, adhesion and surface condition should be checked at the locations subject to the most dragging, rather than only at the best-looking areas. Small scratches during use are normal; what needs to be assessed is whether the coating is peeling in patches, blistering or exposing the substrate.
Cleaning and maintaining wood factory floors
The cleaning routine should include daily sweeping and vacuuming, periodic wet mopping with a neutral detergent, and avoiding sharp objects to scrape stuck dirt off the floor. Trolleys should use suitable wheels, and blanks should not be dragged directly on the floor. When the floor develops deep scratches or local peeling, local repairs should be made early so that dust does not work into the substrate and cause damage to spread.
See also the general guide to epoxy floor maintenance and cleaning done right and how to choose an epoxy floor system by industry and use before deciding.
A note on specifications
The properties described in this article are general properties of epoxy floor coating material. Official technical data (TDS) for each Kadier product is published on the Products page; this article sets out a general framework and does not replace the TDS of a specific product. Any figures on thickness, hardness or chemical resistance for a specific product must be checked against the official TDS when available.
Photo: cottonbro studio, source Pexels (Pexels photo 7492580).
