Buying-stage answer

Food-safe epoxy flooring should create a sealed, easy-clean, slip-resistant surface with appropriate coving, drain detailing, and chemical resistance.
Typical budgets range from $80 to $180 per sqm depending on coving, falls, drains, anti-slip texture, and existing floor removal.
Preparation, coving, and drain edges are critical because failures often start where water, grease, and cleaning chemicals enter unsealed joints.

Illustrative finish example

Commercial epoxy — Food premises

Food-Safe Epoxy Flooring Sydney

Food-safe epoxy flooring for Sydney kitchens, food production, hospitality, and washdown areas needing sealed, cleanable, slip-resistant surfaces.

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Service explanation

Surface Master installs sealed epoxy and polyurethane-style systems for commercial kitchens, food prep rooms, cool rooms, production areas, and washdown zones. Scopes can include grinding, coating removal, coving interfaces, anti-slip broadcasts, and topcoats selected for cleaning chemicals.

Pricing factors

Cost factors include floor size, drain quantity, coving length, existing tile or coating removal, grease contamination, required slip rating, out-of-hours access, moisture issues, and how quickly the kitchen or production area must reopen.

Food-area preparation requirements

Remove grease, friable toppings, failed coatings, adhesives, and any surface that prevents bonding.
Detail around drains, thresholds, plinths, cool-room doors, and wall-floor junctions.
Confirm falls to drains and identify ponding before applying a sealed coating system.
Coordinate shutdown, ventilation, cleaning, and food-area isolation before installation.

Food floor failure prevention

Avoid smooth coatings in wet or greasy zones; specify appropriate aggregate texture.
Do not leave open joints, pinholes, drain edges, or wall-floor junctions unsealed.
Confirm cleaning chemical compatibility before choosing the topcoat.
Respect cure windows before hot washdown, harsh chemicals, and trolley traffic return.

Commercial FAQs

Is epoxy suitable for commercial kitchens?

Yes, when the correct sealed, slip-resistant, chemical-resistant system is used and details around coving, drains, and thresholds are handled properly.

Can epoxy go over kitchen tiles?

Failed or unsuitable tile systems usually need removal or mechanical preparation. The substrate must be stable, clean, and profiled before coating.

How soon can a kitchen reopen after epoxy flooring?

Timing depends on the selected system and site conditions. Many projects need a planned shutdown window plus cure time before washdown and full service.