Flooring for Education

The flooring installed in any kind of education environment—from kindergarten to college—needs to withstand constant foot traffic and abuse from hundreds of students.

Epoxy flooring for education establishments is designed to be hard-wearing, easy to clean and maintain, and helps to provide a safe, hygienic flooring system throughout your facility.

Here are 6 important reasons why choosing an epoxy flooring system for schools and universities will ensure your facility is always top of the class!

Hygienic and sanitary flooring

Epoxy flooring keeps the floors of your school or college protected from a broad spectrum of bacteria, yeast, fungi, and mildew, but it will also help to safeguard the health and well-being of students and faculty staff.
Our Epoxy Flooring Systems for the Education sector contains an integral EPA-registered antimicrobial component that penetrates every layer of the resin to restrict the growth of microorganisms. On a busy campus, it’s impossible to ensure that your facility will be microbe-free, but by installing our epoxy resin flooring, you can be certain that your floors are as protected as possible.

Durable epoxy flooring

It’s very unlikely that students will give any thought to the flooring under their feet unlike facility managers whose job it is to source a durable and hard-wearing flooring solution that can cope with repeated foot traffic day after day.

All flooring solutions, including tiles, rubberized flooring, and carpets will look great for a period after installation, but after just a few years of use, unsightly wear patterns can develop.

Even some resinous flooring will crack or lose its protective coating, leading to damage to the substrate and creating a haven for bacteria to inhabit.

ArmourGuard’s Epoxy Flooring Systems are engineered different. Our unique formula is a troweled-on system that forms a physical bond with the substrate and vulcanizes them together for a long-lasting, great-looking floor that will serve your facility for decades.

Education establishments are not just classrooms. They also house gymnasiums, cafeterias, locker rooms, and bathrooms—all of which invite spills and resultant water damage.

Epoxy flooring provides a seamless, continuous surface of waterproofed flooring, which means that spillages can simply be wiped away with no danger to the underlying substrate. In contrast, other flooring surfaces are often permeable, which means spills can seep through the floors and cause damp and bad odors, ArmourGuard’s nonporous seamless surfaces make cleaning and protecting your floors a breeze.

Our Epoxy Systems aren’t just for floors, though! We have Epoxy Systems for Shower walls and toilet areas where waterproofing and, antimicrobial qualities are a must to help to keep these areas hygienic.
Resistant to chemicals, fats, and grease.

From kindergarten where youngsters still enjoy messy play to university labs where chemicals are used every day, ArmourGuard has an established record of success when floors are exposed to harsh chemicals and detergents.

We’ve tested our flooring by subjecting it to full immersion for seven days in a range of chemicals, and in the end, the surface shows no sign of pitting, deterioration, or staining.

Similarly, our flooring system has an excellent track record against fats and grease, making it the ideal choice for installation in dining halls or school kitchens.

Safe for students and staff

ArmourGuard has a textured finish which creates an anti-slip that can help prevent accidents and falls.
The slip-resistant surface can also be installed in areas that are frequently wet, such as beside the school pool, to provide grip for barefoot students as they take part in water-based activities.

Staff working in the school kitchens will also benefit from a safer working environment as any spills from pans that have boiled over will not cause the floor to become slippery, unlike tiles in a kitchen floor.
Enhance learning and impress parents.

Design is an important part of any flooring installation, and epoxy flooring can be used to transform a dull classroom into stimulating surroundings.

Our resin flooring provides design flexibility—and with over 50 shades to choose from, there is sure to be a hue that matches your school colors.

Our expert installers can even create bespoke flooring finishes that integrate your logo to create a truly customized educational environment that promotes team spirit or provides a stunning welcome in the school reception for students, visitors, and prospective parents.

INFLUENCING COLOUR

Palettes and design play a critical role in the right floor for the right environment.
ArmourGuard can help guide you to the right system to meet your needs. Planners can choose from bold to soothing colours, shades, and tones, including custom designs, along with wayfinding patterns for easy identification of departments and areas.

Fire Safe and Comply with OH&S

 Our floor finishes comply with all regulations related to fire safety and Occupational Health and Safety Practices.

Ergonomics

• A next level of design and engineering.
• For planners, and decision makers.
• ergonomics is about comfort. Our Flooring Systems offer flexibility underfoot providing a far more comfortable environment than many other common options.
• Our flooring systems ensure students and staff who spend long hours on their feet experience a more comfortable and productive day. With less fatigue.

Excellent Acoustic Properties

Our Floors not only minimize noise generation, they also dampen the noise generated by other sources. (eg. Outside class rooms where a great deal of noise can be generated.)

Manoeuvrability

ArmourGuard Flooring Systems for Educational environments make the movement of objects such as trolleys, and wheelchairs sufficiently easy to minimize the potential for injury to students and staff.

Reduced Cost of Ownership

Our Flooring systems are engineered for the long haul and keep maintenance to a minimal.

Slip resistant

When anti slip flooring has to be considered,
ArmourGuard provides durable wear and stain resistant floor finishes that are also anti slip, decorative, able to withstand chemical cleaning, have an integral base, and are comfortable under the feet.

A clean and safe flooring system makes a noticeable difference to your educational facility, so get in touch with our professional flooring experts to request a sample or a free, no-obligation epoxy flooring quote.