What is a concrete floor with topping?
Topping floor is a concrete floor reinforced with topping, so that the surface becomes more durable, wear–resistant, durable and waterproof. Depending on the filler, there are quartz and concrete topping floors.
Where are toppings used?
Topping for concrete is used both outside and indoors.
The main objects of application of toppings are:
- premises with heavy traffic of people, for example, exhibition centers, shopping centers, hospitals, etc.
premises in which it is necessary to ensure the resistance of the floor covering to the effects of chemicals, for example, factories, factories, production workshops and other industrial buildings- warehouses where loaders drive and racks with products weighing several tens of tons are located
- mechanical repair shops
- hangars
- covered parking lots and garages, underground passages and metro stations
- gas stations.
Topping should be chosen depending on the operational loads. Topping with quartz filler strengthens the surface by 1.5 times, and with corundum crumbs – by 2 times. An excellent quartz topping is the Teknoser 100 material, whose compressive strength is 55 MPa, and the corundum topping is Teknoser 300 with a strength of 75 MPa.
How much does topping cost?
The cost of topping may differ depending on the manufacturer. For example, 1 bag with Teknoser 100 topping costs 222 UAH. The material is supplied in bags of 25 kg. With a topping consumption of 2-4 kg / m2, the average cost of one square meter is 22 UAH.
Taking into account the high quality of the material and its cost, we conclude that the Teknoser 100 hardener is a very competitive material on the Ukrainian market today.
Are floors with topping and curing the same thing?
No, topping is a dry hardener, which includes chemical additives, polymer additives and quartz or corundum filler. And curing is a liquid material for finishing the concrete surface, which can be applied both to bare concrete and to concrete reinforced with topping. Curing is applied in order to prevent premature evaporation of moisture from freshly laid concrete.
