Floor Coating Basics
Level: Basic
2 Days/16 Hours (Includes Course Exam)
Cost: SSPC Member $595 / Non-member $795
Class Time: 8:00-5:00
Credits: 1.5 CEU’s
Written Exam Retake Fee - $100
Contact Dee Boyle to schedule
412.281.2331, Ext 2202 • boyle@sspc.org
Course Description
This course is designed to meet the practical training requirements of SSPC-QP 8 Section 4.4, which require
that each job crew chief and each QC manager complete a minimum two-day overview of concrete components,
coating and surfacing types, and surface preparation and substrate repair techniques based on SSPC consensus
standards TU-10, “Procedures for Applying Thick Film Coatings and Surfacings Over Concrete Floors.”
Course Content
– Concrete Composition
– Coating and Surfacing Concrete
– Condition Assessment
– Planning and Documenting Work
– Concrete Repair and Surface Preparation
– Treatment of Concrete Joints
– Readiness Prior to Installation
– General Installation Guidelines
– Concrete Sealers
– Concrete Primers
– Coatings/Topcoats
– Spray Application
– Installation of Self-Leveling Systems
– Installation of Slurry Coats
– Installation of Broadcast Flooring Systems
– Troweled Polymer Flooring Systems
– Coving
– Incorporating Reinforcement into Coatings and Surfacings
– Post-Installation Quality Assurance
Benefits of Attending
After attending this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize the basic properties of concrete.
- Identify the procedures involved in inspecting,
documenting, and preparing for an installation.
Detect substrate defects that must be repaired before
coating/surfacing.
- Employ surface preparation techniques based upon the
requirements of the system to be installed.
- Describe how to apply/install coatings/surfacings to
concrete floors.
- Evaluate contractor quality control of work.
Course Format
Each participant will receive a comprehensive manual that includes a glossary of terms, references for
additional reading, and copies of relevant handouts, standards, and regulations. Day one is devoted to a
brief overview of the basic properties of concrete, condition assessment, planning, surface repair, and joint
treatment. Sealers, primers, topcoats and application procedures and post-job quality control are covered
during day two.
The unit material is reinforced by five quizzes prior to the 50-question multiple choice final exam. The course
also features six interactive exercises addressing ambient conditions, use of technical and material safety data
sheets, selecting coating systems, adhesion, and calculating thickness and volumes. A project planning exercise
assists students in applying lecture topics to a job scenario.
To receive a certificate and CEU’s you must attend all 16 hours of the course and attain a 70% or better score on
the exam.
Who Should Attend
Concrete contractor coating and surfacing managers and related personnel. |
