The Challenge
"The cars get clean, but the floors can't handle the water and salt"
KA Floors is Denmark's undisputed master in car wash bay floors, with extensive experience: renovating or constructing one to two car wash bays per week.
- The floor in a car wash bay lives a tough life, says Kim Andersen from KA Floors. Cars come in a steady stream, and most are, to put it mildly, filthy. Especially in winter, when they bring in slushy saltwater. While the car is happy to shed the salt and other chemicals, the floor can't handle it.
According to Kim Andersen, this is the main reason why concrete and tiled floors don't last. The primary issue is salt, which degrades the concrete and the grout between the tiles, causing them to loosen.

The Project
"The foundation has to be right. We chip off the tiles and grind down the concrete"
- The solution is always to lay down a DENCRYL floor or replace the concrete or tiles with DENCRYL. It's a material that's practically made for soaking in saltwater, and it lasts, says Kim Andersen.
A DENCRYL floor from DENCOAT is applied as a liquid floor, without seams or joints where water can seep through. DENCRYL is completely resistant to both saltwater and other chemicals that cars bring in.
- If the tiles are already loose, we remove them. Even if they seem secure, we almost always find water on the concrete underneath. If we find a degraded concrete floor, all loose concrete is removed, the floor is ground down, leveled, and polished.

 DenCoat’s Solution
"DENCRYL floor's fast curing makes the floor drive-ready by the weekend"
Once the foundation is prepared for the next phase, it's treated with an acrylic primer, followed by a 5mm acrylic coating. Kim Andersen, being old school, does things properly:
- Most people roll out the liquid acrylic and then sprinkle quartz on top to make the surface non-slip. I mix the quartz directly into the acrylic and spread it over the floor, smoothing it out. This makes the floor much stronger and thicker. Finally, the floor gets two topcoat layers, says the master.
Including the floor preparation, where KA Floors removes tiles and degraded concrete, the work takes from Friday evening to Sunday evening to create a drive-ready floor. After that, the wash bay can have its various washing brushes and foam systems reinstalled, ensuring clean cars for customers.

 Meet Our Customer
"Thorough preparation and quick, meticulous installation of a durable, wear-resistant floor"
KA Floors has rightfully earned a reputation as Denmark’s undisputed master in car wash bay floors, working for all the major fuel companies like Shell, Circle K, Q8, Inco, and F24.
Kim Andersen's extensive experience, his attention to detail, and the quality of the products he uses mean that we proudly welcome our customers to a clean and well-maintained car wash bay.

 Meet Our Installation Partner
"KA Floors has 25 years of experience with various types of high-quality flooring and operates throughout Denmark"
- My background includes installing floors all over the world and participating in several international projects in places like Russia, Hong Kong, and Dubai. The preparation is the most important part, both to ensure a level floor and especially to create a solid base for adhesion. The most important thing for us is customer satisfaction. That’s why we work carefully and meticulously inspect the finished work. If we spot the slightest flaw, we fix it. We've actually never had to redo a job, concludes Kim Andersen.