01 · Define the work zones
Confirm room availability, equipment moves, material routes, adjacent activities and the site’s requirements for dust, odour and ventilation control.
Research facilities · Innovation centres · Technical buildings
Science & Technology Flooring in Vancouver, BC
One facility. A considered floor for every space.
Priority One Epoxy Flooring installs epoxy and resin flooring for research facilities and technology buildings across Metro Vancouver. We plan instrument rooms, prototype areas, corridors and support spaces around your equipment, cleaning routines and operating schedule.
Explore your facility’s flooring needs
- Defined by room
- Traffic, equipment, cleaning and exposure reviewed together.
- Connected by detail
- Thresholds, coves and floor transitions included in the scope.
- Planned around work
- Preparation, access and reopening considered from the start.
Research facility flooring
Start with the building.
Specify each space.
A research building’s daily work extends well beyond the laboratory.
Equipment moves through corridors. Prototype rooms handle tools and rolling loads. Instrument rooms need a surface that suits their cleaning and equipment requirements. Shared support areas bring their own wear, moisture and access challenges.
Our research facility flooring service brings these areas into a coordinated scope: the resin build, preparation, room boundaries, transitions and installation sequence. It suits upgrades to occupied technical buildings as well as new research and innovation spaces.
Have a specialist room? Explore the optionsInstrument & technical workrooms
Review cleaning agents, stools and cart wheels, equipment feet and access for servicing. Coordinate flatness, vibration and other equipment requirements with the equipment supplier and project team.
Prototype & development areas
Account for tool drops, trolley routes, point loads, oils and the work performed at each station. Confirm local protection and any chemical-resistance requirements before choosing the floor assembly.
Corridors & shared circulation
Plan rolling traffic, turning points, entrances and thresholds. Review cleaning methods, wet entry conditions, appearance and texture where staff and equipment share a route.
Equipment, storage & utility rooms
Check existing coatings, slab moisture, possible leaks, service clearances and maintenance access. Identify drain, penetration and joint details where the room needs them.
Compare the complete flooring build
Choose the surface
around the service conditions.
The primer, resin body, aggregate and finish must work together. The room schedule determines which assembly is appropriate.
| System approach | Where to consider it | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| High-build or self-smoothing epoxy | Dry technical workrooms, instrument support areas and equipment rooms requiring a continuous, cleanable finish. | Required build thickness, substrate profile, rolling loads, cleaning chemistry and finish texture. |
| Quartz broadcast resin | Selected corridors and support areas where textured traction and wear performance matter. | Aggregate, sealing coats and a texture sample assessed against footwear, cleaning equipment and wet conditions. |
| Decorative flake resin | Shared support rooms and circulation spaces where appearance and everyday maintenance are priorities. | Colour, gloss, texture and the full system’s suitability for the room’s traffic and exposure. |
| Specialist resin assembly | Areas with defined chemical, static-control, controlled-environment or demanding wet-service requirements. | Named products, compatible details, manufacturer data and project-specific verification or acceptance criteria. |
Polyurethane or polyaspartic topcoats and moisture-mitigation primers are selected as compatible components of the proposed assembly. A faster-curing finish does not remove preparation, environmental or full-service cure requirements.
Have a room list or finishes schedule? Send it with your floor photos so we can discuss the appropriate systems and scope.
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The detail connects the rooms
Cleanable surfaces.
Considered edges.
A continuous finish is only part of the scope. The floor must also meet walls, doors, adjoining finishes and service interfaces appropriately.
- Coves: agree the height, radius and wall termination where integral coving is required.
- Thresholds: coordinate build heights, door clearances and transitions along cart routes.
- Joints: identify movement joints and retain the required movement detail through the finished floor.
- Wet areas: review drain connections, falls and penetrations; identify waterproofing or containment requirements separately.
Chemical suitability depends on the actual substance, concentration, temperature and contact time. We review cleaning products and exposure information against the proposed manufacturer’s system data.
Occupied facilities & staged renovations
Plan the work.
Protect the working schedule.
Phasing starts with access and operational requirements. We review practical work boundaries with your facility team before proposing an installation sequence.
02 · Keep routes coordinated
Agree barriers, temporary access and how staff and deliveries move around the work. Include threshold tie-ins and the sequence between adjoining rooms.
03 · Agree release milestones
Separate foot traffic, equipment loading, cleaning and chemical service. Allow for the selected system’s cure conditions and the facility’s inspection or release process.
Off-hour or faster-cure options can be assessed against the project conditions. Confirm the complete sequence before committing to a shutdown window.
Preparation & installation
The floor starts
with the concrete.
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Assess the existing floor
Review coating history, concrete condition, contamination, moisture concerns and access. Identify testing and repairs needed to define the scope.
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Prepare and detail the substrate
Remove unsuitable material, mechanically prepare the concrete and complete agreed repairs, coves and joint details. Select compatible primers from the findings.
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Install the specified assembly
Apply the agreed resin build and finish under the manufacturer’s required site conditions. Coordinate room boundaries and changes in texture or system.
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Review the finish and return to use
Complete the agreed inspections and any specified testing. Confirm cure milestones, cleaning guidance and the maintenance requirements for each area.
Budget & project scope
What does research
facility flooring cost?
A useful budget starts with the rooms and the existing concrete. Equal floor areas can need very different preparation, detailing, resin builds and installation sequences.
- Existing conditions: removal, contamination, moisture investigation, repairs and levelling.
- Flooring assembly: products, thickness, finish, texture and any specialist performance requirements.
- Measured details: cove lengths, joints, thresholds, penetrations and drain interfaces.
- Access and phasing: equipment moves, work zones, mobilisation and agreed verification.
Ask for a quote that separates preparation, repairs, flooring and detailing, with assumptions and return-to-use conditions clearly stated.
Specialist spaces within your facility
Bring the room’s requirements
into the flooring plan.
Some rooms need a more detailed specification. Explore the relevant service, then include those requirements in your facility review.
Laboratories & testing rooms
Chemical exposure, disinfection, coving and laboratory-specific service conditions.
Laboratory epoxy flooringControlled environments
Surface details, cleaning processes and the facility’s defined acceptance requirements.
Cleanroom flooringElectronics & static control
A specified ESD assembly, grounding, verification and compatible maintenance.
ESD epoxy flooringServer & telecom rooms
Exposed-concrete coatings coordinated with equipment access and technical-room requirements.
Server room floor coatingsPharmaceutical operations
Production, packaging and process-support areas with room-specific service conditions.
Pharmaceutical flooringFrequent wet cleaning
Assess cleaning temperature, chemical contact, traction and drainage details together.
Washdown area flooringPlanning your project
Research facility flooring.
Clearer decisions.
Discuss the building’s use, room requirements and installation constraints before selecting the finish.
Can one resin flooring system cover the entire facility?
It can suit areas with similar conditions, but adjacent rooms may have different loads, cleaning routines, wet exposure or technical requirements. We review the room schedule before deciding where the system can remain consistent and where it needs to change.
Is ordinary epoxy suitable for ESD or cleanroom requirements?
The room’s specification must establish the required performance. ESD flooring needs an appropriate complete system and verification; controlled environments need compatible surface details and cleaning arrangements. A general epoxy finish alone does not establish either performance.
Can you work in an operating research building?
Phased work may be possible where access, isolation and the selected materials suit the facility. We review adjacent activities, equipment moves, ventilation, preparation and cure requirements with your team before agreeing the sequence.
Can existing concrete or old coatings be reused?
That depends on their condition and compatibility with the proposed assembly. Assessment may identify weak coatings, contamination, moisture or repairs that need attention before installation. A coating cannot resolve an active leak or structural movement.
When can equipment and cleaning return?
Foot traffic, equipment loading, wet cleaning and chemical exposure can require different cure stages. The named products, site temperature and humidity, installed build and facility acceptance requirements determine the return-to-use plan.
Do you serve research facilities outside Vancouver?
We serve Vancouver and Metro Vancouver, with selected projects elsewhere in British Columbia. Send the location and scope so we can review mobilisation, access and scheduling with you.
Vancouver · Metro Vancouver · Selected BC projects
Your facility.
A flooring plan built around it.
Start with the rooms, the concrete and the way your team works. We’ll review the flooring systems, details and practical installation scope with you.