In industrial, commercial, and residential buildings, ground cover is important for reasons such as beauty, penetration of water and contaminants into the ground, surface vulnerability to impact, accumulation of contamination in surface pores, the difficulty of cleaning, and various applications. Be.
Stone, ceramic, epoxy, hard concrete, etc., are items that are used to cover and improve the surface, but each has its drawbacks. These defects could be more visible in wide spaces. Betumex new technology is a new method applied to raw concrete and has eliminated many of its shortcomings.
Betumex is more applicable in tower lobbies, commercial spaces, industrial and manufacturing areas, busy places, health centers, warehouses, and parking lots.
Properties that Betumex adds to concrete
The concrete surface is tough, rough, and very simple. With Betumex technology, this rough surface becomes shiny and beautiful. Painting on the surface to mark or beautify it is also possible. Unlike ordinary painting, this method has a long life and doesn’t remove easily by washing, abrasion, or impact.
Since the concrete surfaces are seamless, Betumex creates a smooth and even surface that contributes to large areas’ beauty. One of such surfaces’ problems is repair and reconstruction, but one of the advantages of this technology is the possibility of the repair without damaging the surface.
The advantage of Betumex over other floorings
In general, new concrete improvement technology has several significant advantages over other floorings:
- It has a longer lifespan due to its high resistance to abrasion and impact.
- has a unique beauty for large halls
- It can be applied matte or glossy.
- It is impermeable to water, oil, and acid. It is also non-flammable.
- Easy to clean.
- It does not require a mortar substructure and insulation to run.
- In case of any problems, it can easily repair and does not need to be replaced.
Finally, Betumex is more Efficient than most flooring due to its low cost compared to its advantages and long life.
The most important applications
Betumex technology is utterly appropriate in industrial halls due to impact resistance, anti-wear, ease of cleaning, and durability make it possible to have always clean and flawless floors in factories at the lowest cost.
Due to trucks’ traffic and the possibility of collisions with heavy objects, industrial warehouses’ floors are at risk of breakdowns. Betumex technology makes a clean and flawless warehouse at the lowest cost, as well.
One of the best applications of Betumex is in parking lots. Cleaning and beauty usually have less attention in these areas. But in many buildings, reputable commercial and office centers, and even some public parks, the parking lot’s cleanliness and appearance add to the building’s prestige and is very important. In some parking lots, epoxy is used to prepare cars for arrival and location.
The common problems of epoxy and other floorings in parking floors do not occur in this new technology. Problems include the effect of car tires, difficulty in washing the surface, especially car oils, and the short life of epoxy due to wear. In addition to the fact that you do not see these problems in Betumex, you can use long-life car guides and patterns.
Another important application of this technology is its use in crowded places, especially commercial buildings, and sports clubs. Creating a vast and seamless surface that increases its beauty and makes it easier to clean, and have high strength and durability are essential features of these places’ cladding.
Use of Betumex technology in medical centers
The outbreak of Covid-19 has led to more public attention to public health. Hospital surfaces are most likely to contain the coronavirus, and permanent cleaning is both impossible and costly.
This technology can use silver ions on the surface of concrete and thus, due to the antibacterial properties of silver ions, eliminates viruses and bacteria on the surface. This feature makes Betumex one of the most attractive hospital surface coatings.
To antibacterialize the concrete surface, lithium silicate-based hardeners are used, which contain silver ions and give the surface antibacterial properties. ISO22196 and ISO11021 standards have been provided to concrete to create this property.
Tests on Betomex have shown that 99.999% of microbial contamination is eliminated within 24 hours. The process of killing bacteria, viruses, fungi, and mold is as follows: Bacteria and fungi absorb silver ions when they contact the surface. Silver ions kill fungi and bacteria by penetrating their membranes. This is the process by which disinfectants are made against the coronavirus.
Disadvantages of Betumex Surface Improvement Technology
Rain and snow on a surface that has used this technology can cause it to slip. Therefore, it is recommended not to use Betumex for outdoor concrete surfaces. In roof spaces, the use of this new technology is not limited and can be an excellent alternative to floorings such as epoxy, ceramic, stone, and laminate.
