Epoxy Flooring Kincumber

Kincumber sits between Erina and the Brisbane Water, with Kincumber Mountain behind it and the Broadwater in front. Most of the housing went up between the 1970s and the 1990s: brick homes on decent blocks, often with a double garage and a slab that has had thirty years of cars, oil and the occasional coat of hardware-store floor paint. Further up Avoca Drive and out toward Picketts Valley the blocks turn to acreage, and almost every one has a shed.

Older slabs are where preparation matters most. We diamond-grind every floor rather than acid-etching it, because grinding removes the old paint, opens the concrete and gives the epoxy something to bond to. Cracks and spalls get filled before the first coat goes down, so the finished floor is flat and seamless rather than a coating stretched over old damage.

Lower parts of Kincumber and Kincumber South sit close to the water table, and we take moisture readings on every slab before we quote. If a reading is high we use a moisture-tolerant primer so vapour from below can't lift the coating. It adds a little to the job and saves a lot in the long run.