Laboratory Resin Flooring
Lab floors have to handle spills you can't predict, take a mop twice a day and, where the work demands it, dissipate static. Our chemical-resistant epoxy and PU systems are coved to walls and installed to the classification the building needs.
Why resin flooring works in laboratory.
Laboratories need floors that resist aggressive reagent spills, take an autoclave or centrifuge base without cracking, dissipate static in electronics R&D, and support particulate-control requirements in controlled environments. Vinyl welded seams fail, tiles harbour contamination and painted concrete dusts. A poured resin system delivers a coved, jointless and easily decontaminated finish.
We install into university research labs, pharma QC, medical device production, food-technology labs and independent testing houses across the Midlands.
Common flooring challenges
- Aggressive reagent spills — acids, solvents, oxidisers — attacking coatings
- Static discharge damaging sensitive electronics and R&D instruments
- Particulate-control failures on dusting or seamed floors in controlled environments
- Autoclave and centrifuge point loading spalling weak concrete
- Cross-contamination risk at unsealed wall-to-floor junctions
Recommended resin systems
For QC and reagent-handling labs with acid, alkali and solvent exposure.
Conductive epoxy with copper earthing grid for electronics R&D and sensitive-instrument labs.
Low-VOC, easily decontaminated PU finish for controlled-environment areas.
Radiused cove up walls to eliminate square angles for HEPA-audit compliance.
For extreme chemical exposure — plating, battery R&D, aggressive oxidiser handling.
Installation process
- 1Lab survey and chemical audit
Reagent inventory, environmental control requirements and ESD requirements captured before spec.
- 2Isolation and containment
Working area sealed with poly containment; extraction planned around low-VOC installs.
- 3Diamond grinding
Mechanical prep only — no acid etch in a lab environment. Existing coatings fully removed.
- 4Primer, ESD grid if required
Chemical-compatible primer, plus copper earthing grid for ESD systems bonded to building earth.
- 5Resin body application
Self-smoothing or trowel-applied to spec thickness, worked flat for instrument bases.
- 6Radiused cove to walls
Coved skirting installed at wall junctions to support particulate control.
- 7Seal, test and handback
ESD systems tested to spec resistance; controlled-environment areas particle-tested pre-handback.
Maintenance
- Daily damp-mop with lab-approved neutral detergent
- Weekly decontamination wipe with sector-appropriate agent
- Annual ESD resistance test on conductive systems, records logged
- Prompt spot-repair of any chemical burn or impact damage
Relevant regulations & standards
- Particulate and environmental control requirements for controlled laboratory areas
- ESD control for electronics assembly and R&D, verified through an appropriate third party where required
- Regulatory requirements for pharmaceutical QC laboratories
- COSHH handling for on-site install
Laboratory FAQs
Can you install for controlled-environment areas?
Yes — low-VOC PU self-smoothing systems with coved walls can be specified for controlled-environment areas, with particle-count testing arranged through an appropriate third party where required.
How do you provide ESD earthing?
A copper earthing grid is bonded into the primer coat and connected to the building earth. Specialist testing and verification can be arranged through an appropriate third party where required by the project specification.
Which chemicals will the floor resist?
Standard epoxy handles dilute acids, alkalis and most solvents. Vinyl-ester systems are specified for aggressive oxidisers and concentrated acids.
Can you cove up walls and around instrument bases?
Yes — radiused cove is installed at every wall junction, plus dressed around fume-cupboard plinths and instrument-base anchors.
How long does the lab need to be shut down?
Programme length depends on the system and zone size. Where environmental verification is required, this is arranged through an appropriate third party and adds time to the programme.
Are the installs low-VOC?
Yes — we specify low-VOC resin systems for occupied-building labs with active extraction during install.
Can autoclaves and centrifuges sit on the floor?
A correctly specified epoxy system can take typical lab instrument loading; vibration-heavy centrifuges are set on isolator pads to protect the coating.
Do you install for pharmaceutical QC environments?
Yes. Pharmaceutical QC labs and clean production areas are installed with full install records, batch numbers and product data sheets, and systems are selected using manufacturer technical guidance.
What lifespan should we expect?
We don't quote a fixed figure — it depends on the system, substrate, environment, loading, use and cleaning. Lab floors are maintained with periodic environmental re-verification and localised spot repairs at high-wear points.
Can you work within university procurement processes?
Yes — we can work within your procurement requirements, providing full RAMS, COSHH and insurance documentation.
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New lab fitout or refurbishment?
Send us the reagent inventory, environmental control requirements and instrument list. We'll spec a floor built for your protocols.