Question 1

Why would an Ottawa contractor suggest MMA over epoxy?

Accepted Answer

A contractor may raise MMA (methyl methacrylate) when a facility cannot stay closed long enough for epoxy to cure, or when the job has to go ahead in the cold. One MMA brochure (2010) lists cure to service in about one hour, and the same source says it cures down to approximately -29 degrees C. One epoxy data sheet lists foot traffic at 24 hours, light vehicles at 72 hours, and heavy traffic at 7 days, and sets a minimum application temperature of about 10 degrees C.

Question 2

Can a freezer stay cold while an MMA floor is installed in Ottawa?

Accepted Answer

One MMA (methyl methacrylate) brochure from 2010 says the system cures in about one hour and cures at temperatures down to about -29 degrees C, which is why MMA comes up for cold-storage work. Whether the freezer can stay cold during installation, however, depends on several factors that the contractor must confirm before you sign anything. The cure-time figure comes from one brochure and the product data sheet for your specific MMA product governs.

Question 3

What is polyurea and is it used on Ottawa commercial floors?

Accepted Answer

Polyurea and polyaspartic coatings are sold as fast-curing floor systems, and published contractor prices group them together. Ask which product a quote actually specifies, and request its data sheet so you can compare cure times, application temperatures and surface-profile requirements directly. Published 2025-2026 contractor ranges put polyaspartic and polyurea commercial work at about $6 to $15 per square foot installed.

Question 4

Polyaspartic or epoxy for a Kanata showroom that can close one night?

Accepted Answer

Neither data sheet we read reopens a floor to traffic within a single night. One polyaspartic data sheet lists dry to touch at two to four hours, light traffic at 24 hours and vehicles at 7 days; one 100%-solids epoxy data sheet lists foot traffic at 24 hours, light vehicles at 72 hours and heavy traffic at 7 days. The only system we found with a figure of about one hour is MMA, in a brochure from 2010.

Polyaspartic & MMA

Why would an Ottawa contractor suggest MMA over epoxy?

Can a freezer stay cold while an MMA floor is installed in Ottawa?

What is polyurea and is it used on Ottawa commercial floors?

Polyaspartic or epoxy for a Kanata showroom that can close one night?