Plating shops, chemical processors, and manufacturing plants need floors that survive the acids, caustics, and solvents they handle daily. Laval Concrete builds urethane cement and epoxy systems engineered to your exact chemical exposure. Free written estimate.
A concrete floor rated for dilute caustic will fail under hydrochloric acid. A system that handles hydrocarbons dissolves under chlorinated solvents. The floor you need is the one that matches your actual chemical exposure, down to concentration, contact time, and temperature.
We start by collecting the full chemical inventory from your operations or safety team. That list includes process chemicals, cleaning agents, and occasional spill scenarios. We cross-reference each chemical against manufacturer resistance data and recommend the system that handles the full profile. Severe exposure (concentrated acids, hot caustic, broad solvent mix) calls for urethane cement. Moderate exposure with a narrower chemical range works with specialty chemical-resistant epoxy.
We work with your operations and safety teams to document every chemical the floor will encounter, including concentration, temperature, contact time, and frequency. Occasional spill scenarios and cleaning chemicals are part of the spec.
Match system to exposure
Using manufacturer chemical-resistance charts, we identify the system that handles your full chemical profile. Urethane cement for severe exposure; specialty epoxy for moderate exposure. The spec is documented in the quote.
Prepare slab to spec
The concrete is diamond-ground to the prep profile the system requires. Old coatings, contaminants, and cracks are removed. The surface is cleaned and primed according to the manufacturer's protocol.
Install and cure
Urethane cement is hand-troweled at the engineered thickness with cove base up the walls; epoxy is applied with topcoat at the specified thickness. Full cure is documented before the floor returns to service.
Why floors fail
The Spec Mismatch Problem
Most chemical floor failures happen because the system was not specified for the full range of chemicals in the plant. A floor handles 90% of the exposure perfectly, then fails against one chemical that was not on the original spec sheet. We prevent this by getting the complete chemical inventory up front, including occasional-use chemicals and cleaning agents that operations teams sometimes overlook.
Coordinate with dust-proof sealing if your plant also needs to control concrete dust, and with ESD flooring if static control is required in certain zones. The right system handles both the chemical exposure and any secondary requirements. Wrong combinations compromise durability or compliance.
Chemical profiles, urethane vs epoxy, cove base and compliance documentation.
List every chemical that touches the floor, including in cleaning processes and emergency spill scenarios. Concentration, contact time, and temperature all matter. Your safety team or chemical supplier can usually provide the data; we work from that profile.
Urethane cement for severe exposure (concentrated acid, hot caustic, broad chemical spectrum); specialty epoxy for moderate exposure with specific chemical mix. Cost difference reflects the spec difference; the right answer is the matched one.
For severe exposure, yes. The wall-floor junction is where spills accumulate; a cove base eliminates the seam where a spill could attack the wall material. Standard installs include cove base where the chemical profile requires it.
Yes; that is part of the design. The system is rated for the cleaning chemicals as well as the process chemicals. We document the cleaning protocol that maintains the system's rating; deviating from it can shorten lifespan.
Per zone, a week or so including cure for severe-exposure urethane installs; faster for moderate-exposure epoxy. The full timeline is in the quote, sequenced around your operations.
Client reviews
What Laval Manufacturers Say About Their Acid-Resistant Floors
They specced for chemicals our previous contractor had not considered including occasional spill scenarios. Three years of process operations, zero floor failures. Real chemistry expertise.
Z. W4
Process Engineer, Laval
★★★★★
Urethane cement install with cove base in our plating area. Holds against the acid and caustic we use, cleanups happen without floor damage. Best floor we have had in that zone.
Y. W4
Plant Manager, Montreal
★★★★★
They got the chemical profile from our safety team and matched the system. Documentation supported our internal compliance audit. No improvisation, just engineering.
Q. W4
Manufacturing Director, Terrebonne
★★★★★
Different systems for different zones based on actual exposure. Cost-effective and durable. The system match is what we needed; one floor everywhere would have failed or overspent.
X. W4
Operations Lead, Longueuil
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