Final Coat
Fuddruckers installs Sikafloor PurCem
One of the most recent Fuddruckers to be established is in
Denton, TX. Being new construction, owner Dal-Tex
Restaurant Management, Inc. was able to specify the exact
materials it required for the building. When it came to the
flooring system for its new 1,425 square foot kitchen, Dal-Tex chose Sikafloor PurCem urethane cement, cove mortar
and coating from Sika Industrial Flooring.
“Restaurants have installed tile floors in kitchens for
decades,” explained Lysa Young, marketing communications
manager for Sika Industrial Flooring. “However, these floors
are prone to failure due to cracked tiles and grout line
joints, especially at the wall/floor interface. Water and
grease penetrate the failures resulting in a pungent odor
and bacteria issues. Fixing such problems can typically only
be accomplished after-hours, potentially resulting in substantial labor costs.”
For Fudrecukers’ new flooring, contractor Southwest
Industrial Surfaces, Inc. of Grand Prairie, TX, first installed
Sikafloor PurCem 22N urethane cement on the green concrete
to provide a front line of defense against abrasions, impact,
aggressive chemical degreasers and thermal shock.
According to the company, Sikafloor Purcem systems have
also scored the best possible ratings in standardized tests for
resistance of mold and fungus growth. “These performance
When it came to the flooring system for its new
1,425 square foot kitchen, Dal-Tex chose Sikafloor
PurCem urethane cement, cove mortar and coating
from Sika Industrial Flooring.
benefits,” noted Young, “coupled with the systems’ odorless
installation and quick turnaround make Purcem a natural
choice for food and beverage facilities.” The self-leveling, heavy-duty surfacer had a quartz aggregate broadcast over it to
increase the surface structure and assure slip resistance.
Next, Southwest installed 350 linear feet of four-inch
PurCem Cove Mortar. To provide a stronger, more durable
substrate for the integral cove base, the contractor used
Durock hardy board as the base substrate on the walls
instead of traditional drywall.
Finally, Southwest sealed the flooring and cove with
Sikafloor PurCem 31N, a three-component, solvent-free
matte finish coating.
For the restaurant’s 500-square-foot entrance and queue
lines—both subject to heavy foot traffic and daily cleaning—
Dal-Tex went with the same low-maintenance approach and
opted for a decorative resinous floor system. With the availability of custom color resins and vinyl flakes, the
Fuddruckers company colors and logo were incorporated into
the floor system.
“The logo and decorative flake system was recommended by Sika and Southwest Industrial Surfaces, Inc., so we
decided to give it a try and we love it,” commented Ernest
Crawford of Dal-Tex. CW
The entrance of the Denton, TX Fuddruckers has a nine-foot
Fuddruckers logo in the middle of a solid yellow flake floor.
Sika’s custom color Sikafloor 261 was used as the basecoat,
and then broadcast to refusal with yellow vinyl flakes. The
queue line also used Sikafloor 261 custom yellow epoxy system
broadcast with a multi-colored flake blend done in equal parts
of Fuddruckers red, blue and yellow. Both floors were sealed
with Sikafloor 2002 clear UV resistant epoxy topcoat and
Sikafloor Polythane UV clear aliphatic urethane.
