Epoxy flooring in Singapore, specified from the duty—not the colour.

Epoxy resin flooring is the same family of floors as epoxy flooring — the phrase simply names the binder. In Singapore it is used most often for poured, seamless finishes such as a self-levelling epoxy floor, but it is also applied to roller-applied epoxy coatings. Because the phrase says nothing about applied thickness, confirm the product, the build and the preparation scope before comparing two epoxy resin floor quotations.

Not quite. Epoxy flooring is the umbrella term for any epoxy-bound floor. Epoxy floor coating usually means the thin-film end of that range: a roller- or squeegee-applied film of a few tenths of a millimetre over a primer, such as Rayson FloorGuard R50. A self-levelling epoxy floor or an epoxy screed is a thicker, different system with different preparation and cost.

An epoxy screed — more precisely an epoxy mortar — is epoxy resin mixed with graded aggregate and laid with a trowel to a set depth, rather than rolled on as a film. Rayson MortarBond EM90 is a three-pack epoxy mortar that reaches 80 N/mm² compressive strength at 7 days and is used to rebuild damaged concrete before the floor system goes down. Note that in Singapore the word screed is also used loosely for PU-cement screeds such as PurScreed PC70, which are not epoxy at all.

The finish is the last layer of the system — the one that decides gloss, colour, cleanability and slip profile. FloorGuard R50 cures to a smooth gloss, or to a slip-resistant surface when aggregate is broadcast between coats. Epoxy is not a UV-stable finish: where sunlight reaches the floor, an aliphatic polyurethane is specified as the finish over the epoxy build.

Rayson formulates and specifies its epoxy floor systems in Singapore and has them made to that specification by its production partners, with every batch tested and released in Singapore, across several families: FloorGuard roller-applied epoxy coatings, LevelShield self-levelling epoxy floors, StaticGuard conductive epoxy flooring, PrimeBond epoxy primers, HydroShield water-based epoxy and MortarBond epoxy mortar. Every product has an open technical data sheet published on this site — no form and no email address required.

A conductive epoxy floor carries static charge to earth through the cured coating body rather than through a surface treatment that wears away. Rayson StaticGuard CX90 is a solvent-free, self-smoothing conductive epoxy measuring on average in the 10⁴–10⁶ ohm range, installed at a target 1.0–1.5 mm over an earthing layer and grounding points. Applying more than the stated thickness reduces conductivity, and floor resistance must be verified on site after cure.

Film build follows the duty, not a default thickness. A roller-applied epoxy coating is a film measured in tenths of a millimetre; a self-levelling epoxy floor is a poured build; an epoxy screed is trowelled to a set depth. These are different systems, so confirm the selected build, substrate preparation and coverage against the relevant product TDS.

Singapore guides quote 5 to 10 years for commercial epoxy floors, and a 2–3 mm self-levelling floor indoors commonly serves 10 years or more. Thin roller-applied coatings in busy aisles need recoating in about 3 to 5 years. Lifespan is set by preparation and by matching the build to the traffic: most short-lived epoxy floors failed at the bond line, not in the resin.

Singapore price guides checked on 26 September 2026 put a roller-applied epoxy floor coating at S$3–6 per sq ft (about S$32–65 per m²), a self-levelling epoxy floor at S$6–12 per sq ft and anti-slip or ESD systems at S$8–15 per sq ft, supplied and applied. Home floors run S$4–12 per sq ft, and a single HDB toilet is priced as a minimum-charge job at roughly S$650–1,200. Preparation, repairs and removal of an old finish are often extra. These are market ranges, not Rayson quotations; the applicator sets the installed price.

Epoxy is commonly used for hard, economical interior primers and body coats. Polyurethane provides UV stability and flexibility as a finish. Many floors use both: an epoxy build under a PU topcoat. For hot wash-down and thermal shock, review a PU-cement screed instead.

Water-based epoxy is useful where low odour matters and ventilation is limited. Solvent-free systems can provide greater film build for heavier-duty floor applications. Confirm the selected product build in its TDS.

Only with a suitable damp-tolerant primer and after checking the substrate. PrimeBond E20 is formulated for dry or damp substrates with moisture content up to 5%, but standing water and active water ingress must be resolved first.

The slab needs to be sound, mechanically prepared — captive shot blasting, milling or diamond grinding — and dust-free before priming, with prepared pull-off strength above 1.5 N/mm² and moisture content no higher than 5%. Weak concrete, local defects, standing water and active moisture ingress must be addressed before the epoxy system is selected.

Peeling almost always traces to the bond line rather than the resin: insufficient mechanical preparation, laitance or contamination left on the slab, moisture driving up through the concrete, or a recoat window that was missed. Diagnose the mechanism before recoating — a new coat over the same fault fails the same way.

Standard epoxy chalks and yellows under UV. Exposed areas normally need a UV-stable polyurethane finish; select the full build-up for the exposure rather than using indoor epoxy alone.

Standard epoxy yellows and chalks under sunlight, so sunlit rooms and exteriors need a UV-stable polyurethane topcoat. A smooth gloss finish is slippery when wet unless aggregate is broadcast into it. Gloss and dark colours show scratches and dust. The floor is only as good as the preparation and the dryness of the slab beneath it, repairs show, and it cannot bridge a moving crack. The hardener has an odour during application, less so with solvent-free and water-based systems.

Where you need a seamless, cleanable, hard-wearing floor, yes: warehouses, production floors, garages, plant rooms and wet-process areas get a surface with no grout lines to trap dirt, and a 2–3 mm self-levelling floor commonly serves 10 years or more indoors. In a living room it is a style choice whose value depends on the thickness laid and the preparation done. It is not worth it over a damp or unsound slab, or on a sunlit balcony without a UV-stable finish.

Yes, on a concrete or cement-screed floor: living areas after the old tiles are hacked out, garages, store rooms, car porches and shophouse floors. Choose a low-odour water-based epoxy and a water-based PU topcoat for an occupied home, a non-yellowing polyurethane finish where the sun reaches, and an anti-slip broadcast in wet areas. Rayson publishes no system for coating over glazed tiles without hacking, and no metallic finish; ask the applicator about those jobs.

A smooth gloss epoxy is slippery when wet or soapy. Broadcasting aggregate between coats, or using a textured topcoat, gives the floor grip at some cost to easy cleaning. Singapore measures slip resistance under SS 485:2022; BCA requires slip-resistant floors on accessible routes, and NEA recommends an R10 rating for public toilet floors. Ask for the wet slip rating of the finish rather than the word anti-slip.

A cured epoxy floor is a dense film that resists water and seals the surface, but it is not a waterproofing membrane. It can crack at wall junctions and drains, and it cannot stop water already in the slab or the pipes. Toilets and bathrooms need a membrane beneath the screed and tiles; see toilet and bathroom waterproofing in Singapore. Epoxy above it keeps the surface cleanable.

Epoxy gives a seamless floor with no grout lines, laid in days, at about S$4–12 per sq ft on a prepared screed; tiles give a harder, cooler, scratch-resistant surface with a longer track record and easier local repair. Epoxy suits garages, porches and living areas on a sound screed. Where the old tiles must come out, hacking and disposal add about S$3–8 per sq ft to either route, and the job needs an HDB permit and a registered renovation contractor.

A roller-applied epoxy floor coating is two coats over a primer, usually two days on site and walkable the next morning. A self-levelling floor with LevelShield SL120 takes foot traffic in 18–24 hours, light traffic in 2–4 days and cures fully in 5–7 days at Singapore temperatures. The UraForce WB52 topcoat is trafficable three hours after application. Add preparation days for grinding, repairs and any hacking, and keep the recoat windows on the data sheet.

It depends on the system. A 20 kg set of FloorGuard R50 at 0.3–0.5 kg/m² per coat covers about 40–66 m² per coat, so roughly 20–33 m² in two coats. A 20 kg set of LevelShield SL120 at 1.6–2.0 kg/m² covers about 10–12.5 m² as a self-smoothing wearing coat. A 20 kg set of PrimeBond E20 primer at 6–8 m² per kg covers 120–160 m². These are theoretical figures; substrate porosity, texture and wastage set the real quantity.

Rayson formulates the material in Singapore, releases every batch here, and publishes a technical data sheet for every product. Rayson quotes and contracts the job, and an applicator in the Rayson network inspects the floor and installs it; the workmanship warranty is set out in Rayson's quotation, and Singapore contractors commonly offer one to two years on home jobs and longer terms on commercial contracts by agreement. Rayson supplies the material against its published data sheet. Ask for both warranties in writing before you order. In an HDB flat, HDB's rules let only a contractor on its Directory of Renovation Contractors take on renovation work, so there a listed applicator quotes and contracts with you directly.

SFA licensing conditions require food-premises floors to be impervious, non-absorbent, crack-resistant, non-slip, easy to clean, coved at the walls and graded to floor traps. Slip resistance is measured under SS 485:2022, which BCA's accessibility code and NEA's code of practice both reference. Workplace safety regulations require wet floors to be drained and a safety data sheet to be supplied with hazardous products, and Green Mark awards points for low-VOC floor finishes.