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Brown Marble Lobby Floor

A Major Marble Tile Problem….

Sports Complex and Hotel Lancaster, PA   Problem: The owner’s design team picked a very high end marble tile for the entry lobby of the new hotel. The tile shipped from over-seas and after a 16 week lead time, the tile arrived with manufacturing defects. The entire lot of tile was unusable. The hotel was […]

Car Dealership Garage

Keep us open for business…PLEASE!

Hershey, PA Problem: This Auto Dealership remodeled their showroom, drop-off and office areas. We needed to come up with a way to install all of these areas without the owner losing service income since they remained open during the entire remodel.  Solution: Durex recommended a decorative system to dress up the floor in their drop-off […]

Kitchen Floor

Large University Kitchen

Large University Kitchen Newark, DE PROBLEM: A new dining facility required a floor system that was seamless and also resistant to live steam and boiling water, hot cooking grease, and heavy cart traffic.  Quarry Tile has been problematic in kitchen environments for the University due to loose tiles and the unhygienic condition of grout joints. […]

Red Flooring Near Industrial Mixer

Poured Flooring over Brick!

Food Processing Plant Cambridge, MD PROBLEM: The facilities manufacturing area had old dairy brick as the flooring substrate. Over time the grout joints failed. As a result the production/manufacturing lines became impossible to clean. Bacteria and mildew built up making the production lines unsanitary and unable to produce products. Due to the fact that all […]

A Blast From the Past Blue and White Sign

Durex wins Oldest Blastrac Contest!

Blastrac Search for Oldest Shot Blaster…has a Winner! Oldest Blastrac Award – see PDF version Blastrac launched a widespread search for the oldest operating 1-10 shot blaster still used for surface prep today. Submissions were received and combed through to find Blastrac’s 1-10D shot blaster that has stood the test of time.  The winner is…Durex Coverings, […]

Cure-All For Clinical Concrete Sign

SAIC – Vaccine Pilot Plant – CASE STUDY

Job at a Glance VACCINE PILOT PLANT – FREDERICK, MD – Read full PDF Project Details Provide seamless decorative pharmaceutical flooring using urethane slurry flooring system for 85,000 sq. ft. during construction of a vaccine pilot plant. Flooring Service Contractor Durex Coverings 7395 Washington Blvd., Ste. 105 Elkridge, MD 21075 (410) 579-8770 durex.dev.confluencecorp.com Prime Client National Institute of […]

Mosaix Floor Color Chart

Durex Releases NEW Color Charts!

Durex has spent time with designers and architects to create standard color charts for all Durex systems. These standard color options were created to help maximize the efficiency of the installation process. Durex also has the capability to create custom colors with all aggregate blends, as well as color matching. Mosaix Floor Color Chart DymaFlake […]

General Polymers Problem Solution Sign

MedImmune – CASE STUDY

Durex was involved with the construction of MedImmune’s manufacturing facility in Frederick, MD. The project consisted of two phases and was completed in 2002. Durex provided General Polymer’s floor and wall systems for the installation. MedImmune – Case Study