Floor Recoating
& Refurbishment
A floor can be worn without being finished. Where the existing system is still bonded and the slab is dry, the surface is prepared and recoated rather than removed, which returns the floor to service in a fraction of the time a replacement takes.
When a recoat is the right answer
Recoating renews the wear layer of a floor that is tired but structurally sound. It works when the existing system is still bonded to the slab, when there is no moisture driving up from below, and when the problem is wear, dullness or loss of finish rather than delamination. Where those conditions are not met, a new coat simply traps the failure underneath and buys a few months at best, which is why adhesion and moisture are checked before recoating is offered as an option at all.
The recoat, layer by layer
A recoat is only as good as what happens before the new film goes down. The build runs from the check upwards.
New Topcoat
The new topcoat is laid across the full defined area in one continuous operation, so the finish is uniform rather than patched bay by bay with visible boundaries.
Delivered as a POLYZEN Applied System
Refurbishment is delivered as a POLYZEN Applied System, surveyed, specified and installed turnkey by trained applicators. The topcoat family, the build and the finish are selected to suit the existing system, the exposure and the traffic the floor carries.
How a recoat is decided
Recoating is a decision before it is a process. Adhesion and moisture are measured first, and where the existing system cannot hold a new coat, POLYZEN says so and quotes removal instead. Finished values are confirmed on the product technical data sheet, and POLYZEN does not publish fabricated figures.
Topcoat family, build thickness and finish are specified per area, exposure and the condition established on site. Where adhesion or moisture readings fail, recoating is not recommended and replacement is quoted instead. POLYZEN confirms finished values on the product technical data sheet.
Four steps on site
Check
Adhesion and in-slab moisture are checked before a recoat is offered as an option at all.
Prepare
The area is cleaned, degreased and abraded or ground to a sound mechanical key.
Make Good
Damaged bays, joints and worn patches are repaired and levelled before coating.
Recoat
The new topcoat is laid across the full area and cured to the stated schedule.
What the condition decides
| Condition | Recoat or replace |
|---|---|
| Worn topcoat, system bonded | Recoat after abrasion and making good |
| Loss of gloss or colour | Recoat in the matching topcoat family |
| Light chemical staining | Recoat in a system suited to the exposure |
| Isolated damaged bays | Repair the bays first, then recoat the area |
| Failing adhesion | Replace; a new coat will lift with the old film |
| Moisture rising in the slab | Treat the moisture first, or replace |
| Widespread delamination | Replace; recoating traps the failure underneath |
| Structural cracking | Refer to audit before any coating decision |
Sectors we refurbish
Method statements and tools
Warranty on recoated areas
Recoated areas carried out by POLYZEN are covered by a written warranty issued with the completion documents. It covers the new coat and its bond to the prepared surface. Where the existing system underneath is retained, the limits of what that warranty can cover are stated in writing before the work begins. The standard period on resin flooring systems is 12 months from handover, extendable to 24 months by written agreement, and applied waterproofing carries 5 years as standard. Read the full warranty terms.
Recoating and refurbishment questions
Related maintenance services
Floor worn but still sound?
Send the area, the sector and how the floor is used. We will check whether it can be recoated before anyone talks about replacing it.