How To Select The Right Veterinary Clinic Flooring For Your Operation

Running a business is one of the toughest things a person can do. But not all industries are equal when it comes to health regulations or liability lawsuits.

When it comes to a running a veterinary clinic… it’s not all kittens and puppies.

You need to keep your customers coming in and attract more to sustain your operation.

You need to manage staff and make sure everyone knows how to perform their job.

You need to meet all health and safety regulations to avoid any legal issues.

For Doctor Shannon Brown and her husband Jim Brown, owners of the Little Creek Veterinary Hospital in Mandeville, Louisiana, they had a monumental project ahead of them back in 2016… to open up their own veterinary clinic.

Since opening up in January of 2017, Dr. Shannon is already seeing great success. After being in the industry for 18 years, her vast experience and large network of past clients has allowed her clinic to prosper right after opening the doors for the first time.

But prior to taking her first furry patient, she needed to make sure her clinic met all health regulations and one of the biggest problem areas of any busy clinic is their veterinary floor.

For the Little Creek Veterinary Clinic, the Browns wanted to avoid common flooring for veterinary hospitals and find one that was both durable and easy to keep sanitized.


There Are Many Veterinary Clinic Flooring Options
On The Market Today

Between ceramic and vinyl tile, epoxy paint, concrete sealing agents, and epoxy aggregate floors… there’s a lot to choose from for your animal flooring needs.

Many veterinary clinics have tile, which are hard to clean and keep sanitary due to tile being porous and grout lines breaking and creating gaps for dirt to accumulate in.

Vinyl tile are presented as an alternative solution but they have a very short lifespan. They also get dirty and dingy fast.
A trending method today is to seal your bare concrete floor with a sealant material. The problem with this approach is that concrete will have cracks in it and the sealant will not close those cracks.
Epoxy paint is an easy option to put on your floor. But, unfortunately, it is simply a thin coat of paint on your floor. It’s easy to wear off the paint and expose the substrate below to bacteria. But just be aware, it will require time to dry and for the fumes to evaporate, making the area unsafe for sick animals in the meantime.

Faced with many flooring options, they didn’t want to get stuck in a constant battle with having to fix or replace their floor every couple of years or months. They wanted a durable floor that was easy to clean.

After reading many reviews, they chose the Everlast® Epoxy system primarily because of its durability.

With the Everlast® Epoxy floor, you can easily remove any liquids or stains from the floor by using a simple, safe cleaner. It also keeps the floor sanitized, so odor and bacteria cannot form.

So they called up Vance, who had worked with them before and who’s been installing Everlast® Epoxy products for over 5 years.

Prior to discovering Everlast® Epoxy products, he installed ceramic tile for the longest time, handling many projects.

But there was always an issue with tile when it came to wet environments like kennels or surgery areas. Because tile are porous, they tend to absorb liquids… which include blood and urine, requiring some serious scrubbing to clean the floors.

But even then, it’s not enough. The odor and bacteria can still remain because mopping a floor isn’t that effective at cleaning and sanitizing it. You’re mostly just pushing dirt around when you mop.

The beauty of an Everlast® Epoxy floor is that it removes all of the weaknesses associated with tile and other flooring material.

You can also easily trowel the epoxy material up walls, sealing the entire area off from potential damage.

Another important feature of an Everlast® Epoxy floor is that it has a non-slip surface. It’s not rough enough to hurt animal feet walking on it. It’s just the right amount to prevent a person from sliding on a wet surface.

To top it off, they are urine and scratch resistant.
It's The Easiest Flooring To Maintain

Whether you’re running a veterinary hospital or a dog kennel...

We here at Everlast® firmly believe that we have the right solution for your needs. We can confidently say this because many of our past clients have been veterinary clinics, dog kennels, and other animal facilities, i.e. businesses that require their floors meet strict regulatory standards and kept clean at all times.

However, we understand you have many questions before making your decision. Why not give us a call and talk to one of our friendly floor experts today?

Find out how you can have a sake, healthy and attractive vet clinic floor at https://www.everlastepoxy.com/pet-care-veterinary-epoxy-flooring

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