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Professionally done Brewery Floors
Urethane cement made for Massachusetts craft breweries
Brewery flooring is a heavy-duty resinous flooring system designed for the thermal, chemical, and san‐
itary demands of beer, cider, wine, and spirits production. The industry-standard solution is urethane
cement mortar installed at 1/4″ to 3/8″ thickness and finished with a polyaspartic or urethane topcoat. Cape Cod Coatings installs the ProREZ ProKrete urethane cement system in craft breweries, cideries, distilleries, taprooms, and beverage plants across Massachusetts. The system withstands boiling wort spills, glycol leaks, caustic
CIP chemicals, lactic and acetic acid, and the 180–200 °F hot-water washdown that destroys ordinary
epoxy floors, while delivering a USDA-acceptable, seamless, sloped-to-drain surface that brewers
and health inspectors both approve of.
Why Breweries Need Urethane Cement, Not Epoxy
Standard epoxy floors crack and delaminate the first time a brewer dumps a 200 °F hot-liquor tank on them. The failure mode is called thermal shock, the concrete and the resin expand at different rates, and the bond line shears. Urethane cement mortar is engineered for this exact problem: its thermal expansion coefficient is close to concrete, so it tolerates repeated cycles from –40 °F to 250°F. It also resists the chemistries breweries actually use, caustic (sodium hydroxide), PAA (peracetic acid), phosphoric acid, lactic acid from wild fermentation, and the sugars that feed bacterial growth on porous floors. The result is a sanitary, monolithic surface that protects your slab and passes inspection.
The ProKrete Brewery System
Build-up (typical):
1. CSP 3–5 mechanical surface profile (diamond grind or shot blast).
2. Crack and joint repair with semi-rigid filler.
3. ProKrete urethane cement mortar - 1/4″ to 3/8″ trowel-applied body coat.
4. Integral cove base up the wall (typically 4–6″).
5. Slope-to-drain shaping at trench drains and floor sinks.
6. Polyaspartic or urethane topcoat with optional aluminum oxide or quartz broadcast for slip resistance.
Performance properties:
- Service temperature: –40 °F to 250 °F.
- Compressive strength: ~9,000+ psi.
- USDA-acceptable for incidental food contact
- Resists caustic, PAA, phosphoric acid, lactic/acetic acid, beer, wort, glycol.
- Seamless, with no grout lines or substrate exposure.
9 Reasons MA Breweries Choose Cape Cod Coatings
- Thermal-shock proof to 250 °F, survives hot-side spills and steam.
- USDA-acceptable, FDA-friendly chemistry for beverage production.
- Seamless integral cove base, no harborage points.
- Slope-to-drain built into the install, not chipped in afterward.
- Slip resistance engineered to OSHA, with broadcast profile options.
- 15-year written guarantee.
- Phased install, so you can keep brewing through the project.
- Local crew, Hyannis-based, fast response across Cape Cod and the South Coast.
- 5.0 stars / 230+ Google reviews.
Where We Install in the Brewery
We provide concrete polishing for:
- Brewhouse / Hot Side - boiling spills, steam, sugar
- Cellar / Fermentation - glycol leaks, yeast, CO₂ off-gassing.
- Packaging Lines - bottle/can drop impact, lubricants, broken glass
- Cold Storage & Walk-Ins - Thermal cycling, condensation.
- Taproom & Customer Areas - decorative polyaspartic with brewery branding.
- Walk-In Coolers, Keg Wash, and CIP Rooms.
Brewery Floor Installation Process
- Production-Schedule Planning phased install around your brew calendar.
- Diamond Grinding to CSP 3–5 with full dust containment.
- Drain and Trench Detailing mechanical key-cuts around every drain.
- Crack & Joint Repair with semi-rigid polyurea filler.
- ProKrete Urethane Cement Body Coat — trowel-applied at 1/4″–3/8″.
- Integral Cove Base formed up the wall in the same pour.
- Polyaspartic or Urethane Topcoat with aggregate broadcast.
- Drain Reinstatement & Slope Verification.
- Walk-Through, Care Binder, and 15-Year Guarantee Issued.
Service Area & Past Projects
Our company installs brewery floors across Cape Cod, the South Shore, New Bedford, Fall River, Plymouth, Wareham, Bourne, Falmouth, Hyannis, Sandwich, Mashpee, Brockton, and Taunton, anywhere within ~1.5 hours of our Hyannis shop
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FAQs
Why can’t we just use epoxy on our brewhouse floor?
Epoxy is rigid and chemically vulnerable to caustic and hot water. The thermal expansion mismatch with concrete causes delamination the first time hot wort or steam hits it. Urethane cement is the industry standard because it flexes with the slab and tolerates 250 °F.
How thick is a brewery floor system?
The ProKrete body coat is installed at 1/4″ (6 mm) for standard cellar and packaging zones and 3/8″ (9mm) for hot-side brewhouse areas with severe thermal cycling.
Is the floor USDA / FDA compliant?
Yes. ProKrete urethane cement meets USDA-acceptable criteria for incidental food contact and is widely specified in breweries, dairies, and food plants
How long does the brewery be down for installation?
A typical 2,000–4,000 sq ft zone is offline for 48–72 hours. Most breweries install in phases so production never fully stops.
Can you slope the floor to existing trench drains?
Yes. Slope-to-drain is built into the ProKrete pour. We can also re-pitch out-of-spec slabs during the installation
What about the integral cove base?
We form a 4–6″ seamless cove up the wall in the same pour. There is no caulk joint at the floor-wall transition, that’s how you eliminate bacterial harborage and pass inspection.
Is the surface slippery when wet?
No, we broadcast aluminum oxide or quartz aggregate into the topcoat and tune the profile to your
wet/dry exposure. Hot-side floors get a more aggressive profile than taproom floors.
Do you work with GCs and brewery design-build firms?
Yes. We provide full submittal packages, mock-ups, and SDS/data sheets, and we coordinate directly with your GC, MEP, and drain installer.
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Providing concrete coating services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the Cape Cod area. From Falmouth to Chatham and all places in between.
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