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Thermal-Shock Proof · Licensed & Insured · Savannah, GA

Cementitious
Overlays

Self-leveling urethane cement with a quartz broadcast — a brand-new 3/16-inch floor over your existing slab, built for kitchens, breweries, and the hardest rooms in the building.

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What Is a Cementitious Overlay?

A self-leveling urethane cement system that builds a brand-new, 3/16-inch wear surface on top of tired or hard-used concrete — the toughest floor we install.

When a Coating Isn't Enough, Resurface

Some floors are past the point where a coating alone is honest medicine — spalled from years of thermal shock, rutted at the wash-down lane, or scarred from decades of duty. And some environments are simply too brutal for conventional coatings: commercial kitchens hitting a 40°F walk-in floor with 180°F wash water, breweries dumping hot caustic, processing rooms that get steam-cleaned nightly. That's overlay territory.

Our system is a self-leveling urethane cement — a hybrid of urethane resin and cementitious filler that pours out at a nominal 1/8 inch and cures into a surface with concrete-like thermal behavior and resin-like chemical resistance. While it's wet, we broadcast colored quartz to rejection, building the finished floor to roughly 3/16 inch with a dense, slip-resistant texture made for wet work. A polyaspartic topcoat locks in the quartz and dials the final grip.

Two properties make urethane cement special. First, thermal shock resistance: it expands and contracts at nearly the same rate as concrete, so hot-water wash-downs and steam cleaning don't pop it loose the way they eventually pop rigid coatings. Second, moisture tolerance: it handles vapor transmission up to 12 pounds per 1,000 square feet per day, so it goes down confidently on damp, on-grade slabs that would disqualify many systems.

Also in the Family: Leveling Overlays

Beyond heavy-duty urethane cement, we install cementitious self-leveling overlays to flatten wavy, worn, or patched slabs — creating a fresh, uniform canvas that can then be coated, polished, or stained. If your slab is too rough for the finish you want, an overlay is how we get you there.

  • 3/16" finished build — a new floor, not a touch-up
  • Thermal shock proof — hot wash-downs, steam, walk-in transitions
  • Integral cove base — seamless floor-to-wall transition for sanitation
  • Slip-resistant quartz texture — engineered for greasy, wet work zones

Urethane Cement Overlay — Layer by Layer

Polyaspartic TopcoatLocks the broadcast, sets slip resistance
Quartz BroadcastBroadcast to rejection into the wet overlay
Self-Leveling Urethane Cement1/8" heavy-duty overlay body
Prepared ConcreteGround to CSP 3–5 with keyed edges

Built for the Hardest Rooms in the Building

If the floor gets hot water, harsh chemistry, or relentless wet traffic — urethane cement is the industry answer.

Commercial Kitchens Breweries & Distilleries Food & Beverage Processing Dish Pits & Wash-Down Zones Walk-In Cooler Surrounds Seafood & Meat Rooms Dairy & Bottling Laboratories Loading Docks Damaged Slab Resurfacing
Photo: Commercial kitchen overlay floor
Photo: Brewery floor with trench drain
Photo: Cove base detail at wall

Integral Cove Base

In wash-down environments, the seam where floor meets wall is where trouble lives — water wicks in, grime collects, and health inspectors go looking. An integral cove base eliminates it: we trowel the same urethane cement up the wall in a smooth 4-inch radius, so the floor and wall become one continuous, cleanable surface.

Combined with proper slope-to-drain work and keyed terminations at doorways and trenches, the result is a room you can hose from the ceiling down — and a floor system that inspectors sign off on the first visit.

Photo: Troweled cove base — close-up
Photo: Finished wash-down room

Got a Floor That Eats Coatings for Breakfast?

Kitchens, breweries, processing rooms — we install the system built for exactly that abuse. Straight answers, free site visit.

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The Materials That Make It Work

A short list of serious products — each chosen for wet, hot, hard-duty service.

Self-Leveling Urethane Cement

The overlay itself: a three-component blend of urethane resin, activator, and cementitious aggregate filler, mixed on site and raked out at 1/8 inch. It bonds at over 300 PSI to properly prepared concrete, carries 8,500+ PSI compressive strength, resists fungal growth, and — its party trick — moves thermally with the slab, so temperature swings that destroy rigid coatings just roll off it. It even installs in cool conditions down to 40°F, which keeps cold-room projects on schedule.

Colored Quartz Broadcast

Kiln-dried colored quartz broadcast to rejection into the wet overlay. It builds the wear surface to 3/16 inch, defines the floor's color, and creates the aggressive-yet-cleanable texture that keeps crews upright on a greasy Friday night.

Polyaspartic Topcoat

The clear lock-coat over the quartz: UV-stable, chemical-resistant, and fast-curing to keep your shutdown window tight. Texture is tunable — more grip for wet process areas, smoother for squeegee-and-mop zones.

Cove & Patch Mortars

Matching urethane cement cove-base mortar for wall transitions, plus skim-coat and patch material for filling ruts and spalls before the overlay goes down.

Prep Is Everything

Ninety percent of coating failures trace back to poor preparation. That's why we never skip it — and never rush it.

Overlays demand the most aggressive prep we do. The slab is ground to a CSP 3–5 profile with our 20–30 inch propane diamond grinders — coarser than coating prep, because the overlay needs real tooth to grip. We saw-cut keyways at every edge, doorway, and drain so the overlay locks in mechanically and can never curl or lift at a termination. HEPA vacuums keep even kitchen and food-plant sites clean throughout.

Photo: Diamond grinder in action
Photo: Dust-free vacuum setup
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Propane Diamond Grinders

Our 20–30 inch propane planetary diamond grinders profile the entire slab evenly — no cords, no missed spots, no shortcuts. Every floor is mechanically ground to the correct concrete surface profile (CSP) for the system going down on top of it.

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HEPA Dust Extraction

Our SVX-series industrial HEPA vacuums connect directly to the grinders, capturing dust at the source. Your home or business stays clean, and the slab is left spotless and ready to bond.

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Moisture Testing

Coastal Georgia slabs carry moisture. We test every floor for moisture vapor transmission before a drop of product goes down — and apply a dedicated moisture vapor barrier when the readings call for it.

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Crack & Joint Repair

Cracks, spalls, and pitting get patched with fast-setting repair mortars and ground flush. Expansion joints are honored so slab movement never telegraphs through your new floor.

Installed Around Your Shutdown

Urethane cement moves fast — most rooms are back in service within two to three days, and we plan the pour around your production schedule.

1

Site Survey

Slab condition, drains, cove heights, and your shutdown window mapped up front.

2

Aggressive Grind & Key Cuts

CSP 3–5 profile with keyed terminations at every edge and drain.

3

Cove Base

Urethane cement cove troweled up the walls for a seamless transition.

4

Overlay & Broadcast

Self-leveling urethane cement raked at 1/8", quartz broadcast to rejection.

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Topcoat & Detail

Polyaspartic lock coat, joint honoring, and final inspection.

Cementitious Overlay FAQ

What makes urethane cement different from epoxy?+
Thermal behavior and toughness. Epoxy is rigid — big temperature swings (a 180°F wash-down on a cool slab, say) stress the bond line until it lets go. Urethane cement expands and contracts at nearly the same rate as the concrete under it, so thermal shock passes through harmlessly. It also tolerates far more slab moisture. For hot, wet, hard-used rooms, it's the correct tool.
Can it fix my damaged or rutted slab?+
That's one of its best uses. Because the system is a true 3/16-inch resurfacing, it buries spalls, ruts, pitting, and surface damage that no coating could hide — and areas deeper than a quarter inch get patched before the pour. You end up with a genuinely new wear surface.
How fast can our kitchen or production floor be back in service?+
Urethane cement takes foot traffic in roughly 6–8 hours per pour, and most rooms complete in two to three days including prep, cove work, and topcoat. We schedule around your production calendar — nights, weekends, or holiday shutdowns.
Does it meet health-inspection and food-safety expectations?+
Yes — this system class is the standard in food and beverage facilities. Seamless surface, integral cove base, slope-to-drain compatibility, fungal-growth resistance, and wash-down durability are exactly what inspectors and auditors want to see.
What is a keyed termination and why do you saw-cut edges?+
At every doorway, drain, and edge we saw-cut a groove and fill it with the overlay, locking the system into the slab mechanically. It prevents the one failure overlays are known for — edges lifting under wheel traffic — and it's a step cut-rate installers routinely skip.
How cold can the room be during installation?+
Down to 40°F — colder than nearly any resin system tolerates. That matters for coolers, winter shutdowns, and facilities that can't warm a space just to floor it.
What's the texture like — can we adjust the grip?+
The quartz broadcast creates a confident, slip-resistant texture, and the topcoat pass tunes it: more aggressive for greasy process zones, smoother where squeegees and floor scrubbers need to glide. We'll match it to how each area actually gets cleaned.

What Our Customers Say

"Frog Splash coated our entire auto shop — over 3,200 sq ft. They worked over a weekend so we lost zero business days. The floor has held up perfectly under daily vehicle and forklift traffic for over a year."

JT
James T.
Pooler, GA — Auto Shop, 3,200 sq ft

"We needed a USDA-compliant floor for our commercial kitchen. Frog Splash handled the spec, the coved base, and the whole installation without disrupting our lunch service. Health inspector approved on the first visit."

RL
Rachel L.
Savannah, GA — Restaurant Kitchen

"Our warehouse had over 8,000 sq ft of damaged concrete. Frog Splash phased the work over two weekends — we never shut down. The floor is now completely transformed and we haven't had a maintenance issue since."

DK
David K.
Savannah, GA — Distribution Warehouse

Serving Savannah & The Coastal Empire

Frog Splash Coatings installs urethane cement and cementitious overlay systems for kitchens, breweries, and industry across Savannah, Pooler, Richmond Hill, Statesboro, Hinesville, and Brunswick, Georgia — plus Bluffton and Hilton Head, South Carolina.

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