Warehouse Floor Striping

Preparation helps improve durability, so if you are operating a very busy facility or moving items which are heavy, you will likely need a preparation method.

There are several options to consider:

• Heavy traffic areas – consider embedded striping,
• High traffic – consider shot blasted,
• General and low-level traffic – it may be possible to use an epoxy directly on a cleaned surface, butthis has a low durability rating as with tape.

It is typically more cost effective to have a preparation method when compared to several years of recoating and touch-ups which will be needed.

OSHA recommends the following:

• Yellow. – Yellow shall be the basic color for designating caution and for marking physical hazards such as: Striking against, stumbling, falling, tripping, and “caught in between.”
• “DANGER” – Red, or predominantly red, with lettering or symbols in a contrasting color.
• “CAUTION” – Yellow, or predominantly yellow, with lettering or symbols in a contrasting color.
• “WARNING” – Orange, or predominantly orange, with lettering or symbols in a contrasting color.
• “BIOLOGICAL HAZARD” – Fluorescent orange or orange-red, or predominantly so, with lettering or symbols in a contrasting color.

Most work carried out by ASG Services is done with yellow and/or white. Occasionally we will be asked to use red, green, blue and grey. If in doubt ask what we can provide, almost any color is available.

For the most accurate price and planning, it is best to give us as much as possible, having a drawing helps you visualize and us to plan and quote.  CAD are easiest as we can use them to pull measurements from, while PDF with measurements added is another great way to provide us with the information.

This is not essential, we can help with basic depictions or arrange for a partner firm to visit site and create a much more detailed drawing, contact us for pricing.

Our project teams can forecast, with a good level of accuracy, installation times of all products we produce and the floor markings we create.

Many factors come into the calculation as you might expect, such as quantities, dimensions, etc., so a detailed discussion will be needed to develop the time frame.  We use this framework for all our project planning as we know our speedy completion is often the last in the larger process.

Line widths are not critical, but there are several considerations to make, some are as follows:

• OSHA considers lines of 2 inches and greater to be acceptable to provide floor markings for aisles and passageways.
• Narrow lines become more difficult to see inside buildings.
• Four-inch-wide lines are standard through the logistics and distribution industry.
• Narrow lines wear out quicker as there is less paint on the floor.
• Very wide lines may need an anti-slip aggregate finish applied where moisture is present.

Other considerations:

• A more visible marking on the floor draws more attention and so heightens safety.
• The layout measurements must include line widths to ensure a pallet fits within the markings.  Pallets on markings can damage the line.
• A narrow line needs less material, so it is cheaper.