We were contacted by a dog kennel outside of Philadelphia, PA that was looking for a solution for their failing floor. They had a 10+ year old epoxy coating, that was delaminating and failing, due to excessive moisture, urine, and cleaning. In addition to the new floor, the also opted to have their walls repainted with a solvent epoxy. The first step, as will every flooring project, is to remove the failed coating. The owner took it upon himself to remove all the cages, which was nice. But after removing the cages, additional joints were revealed, where were not included in the original estimate. So right away, we were concerned about being short on joint material. The area was too tight for a planetary grinder, so we brought in our hand grinders to remove the failed floor. We estimated about 18 hours to remove all of the coating.The owner was looking for a stronger solution than what he had previously. Urethane cement would hvae been the ideal solution, but the owner was looking for something more cost effective. So we installed a 2 coat, 28mil epoxy floor system with an aliphatic urethane top coat. The aliphatic urethane topcoat has excellent chemical resistance, and will hold up longer to urine and cleaners than just an epoxy floor. Total time estimate to install the floor was 33 hours.We then saw cut the joints, and installed polyurea into the joints. Due to the extra joints, we were short on polyurea cartridges, and had to order more. Once the floor was completed, the owner requested that we paint an 8" cove onto the interior walls using the same epoxy that was used on the floor. And, then the owner request that we paint the walls as well. Due to the nature of the room, we chose a solvent epoxy to coat the walls. The solvent epoxy has a strong adhesion to the walls, and will be more likely to last longer.PennCoat, IncIndustrial Painting & Epoxy Flooringwww.PennCoatInc.com