EPU flooring in Amritsar, Punjab

Amritsar has one of the widest temperature ranges of any major city in north India. Summer days get very hot, winter nights drop close to freezing, and even within a single day the gap between morning and afternoon can be large. Concrete slabs expand and contract with those changes, especially near big doors, skylights and in unheated buildings. Rigid epoxy floors often show fine cracks after a couple of seasons. EPU flooring, an epoxy-polyurethane hybrid, was designed to cope with that kind of movement.

Why temperature swings matter

A concrete floor is never completely still. When it warms up, it expands slightly, and when it cools, it contracts. A coating bonded to it has to move too. Standard epoxy is hard and rigid, so it resists that movement, and over many cycles fine cracks form, often along existing joints or shrinkage cracks in the slab.

The polyurethane content in an EPU hybrid gives the coating some elasticity. It stretches and relaxes with the slab rather than cracking, while keeping most of epoxy's hardness and resistance to wear and chemicals.

Where it helps in Amritsar

• Textile and woollen units, including processing halls and stores with big doors that open to the weather
• Food and packaging units with stores that stay cold in winter
• Warehouses and godowns without climate control
• Workshops with skylights that heat parts of the floor
• Commercial spaces with glass fronts facing the sun

Winter installation

Amritsar's winter is the trickiest time to lay any resin floor. Cold slabs slow curing a lot, and a floor that hasn't cured properly stays soft and wears quickly. We:

1. check slab and air temperature before starting
2. warm and enclose the area where needed
3. schedule coats for the warmer part of the day
4. extend the time before allowing heavy traffic

The floor still performs well. It just needs more patience in December and January.

EPU or other systems?

Installation steps

After a survey of the slab and its use, the surface is ground or shot blasted, cracks and joints are repaired, and primer goes down. The EPU body coat is applied at a thickness suited to the traffic, followed by a topcoat with anti-slip texture where needed. Line marking can be added at the same time.

FAQs

Our epoxy floor cracked after the first winter. Will EPU be better?

In most cases, yes, because it is more flexible. We also check whether the cracks come from the slab itself, which would need repair first.

Can EPU be installed in winter?

Yes, with temperature checks, warming where needed and longer curing times.

Is EPU suitable for a textile godown?

Yes. It keeps dust off fabric, handles trolleys, and copes with the building's temperature changes.

Call +91-8755475716 or fill in the form below to book a visit in Amritsar. More details are on our EPU flooring page.