Meat & Poultry · Cut & Debone
Cutting & Deboning Room Floors That Install Cold
Fabrication and debone rooms run cold, wet and greasy for two shifts, then get a hot washdown. Fat builds up underfoot, knives and hooks hit the floor, and combo bins and pallet jacks roll constantly. Most floor systems can’t even be installed in a cold room. PumaCRETE urethane concrete flooring cures down to 35°F, so the room stays cold while the new floor goes in.
35°F
Minimum cure temperature
0.06 g
Abrasion loss (ASTM C501)
0.6–0.9
Wet coefficient of friction
5-yr
Written warranty
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What a cut room does to a floor
Fat buildup and slip risk
Trim and fat collect at workstations and make floors slick. Slip-grade texture keeps footing secure, and the sealed surface releases fat during washdown.
Cold rooms that can’t shut down
Fabrication rooms are held cold to protect product. Epoxy needs temperatures well above 60°F to cure; PumaCRETE cures down to 35°F.
Dropped knives, hooks and trim
Steel tools and frozen product land on the floor all shift. The troweled system resists the impact and abrasion that chip thin coatings.
Combo bins and pallet jacks
Loaded bins and jacks roll the same lanes daily. Abrasion loss of 0.06 g (ASTM C501) means the floor wears slowly under wheels.
Cold-to-hot washdown
Rooms go from the 30s and 40s °F to hot sanitation water every night. Thermal expansion matched to concrete prevents cracking and delamination.
Packaging next door
Vacuum packing and boxing sit right beside wet cutting lines. One system covers both, with texture adjusted for each.
Recommended system by zone
One urethane concrete system, configured for the room you’re standing in. Thickness, texture and cove are set zone by zone. Add 1/8 in for integral cove.
| Zone | Recommended system | Key exposures |
|---|---|---|
| Primal breaking and fabrication | 401-HF, 1/4 in, slip-grade | Fat, impact, cold, nightly hot washdown |
| Deboning and trim lines | 401-HF, 1/4 in, slip-grade | Fat buildup, foot traffic, knives |
| Grinding and portioning | 401-HF, 1/4 in + cove | Fat, equipment washdown, cold |
| Vacuum packing and boxing | 401-HF, 1/4 in | Cart and pallet traffic, light wet |
| Combo bin and pallet aisles | 401-HF, 1/4 in | Wheel wear, forklift turns |
| Coolers and holding rooms | 401-HF, 1/4 in (cold cure) | 35°F install, condensation |
Installing without warming the room
Installed at room temperature
No warm-up needed. PumaCRETE cures at 35°F, with an optimal range of 40–50°F, which matches most fabrication rooms.
Weekend changeovers
Lines are phased so a section can be prepped Friday night and back in production after a 24-hour cure.
HEPA-contained prep
Dust is captured at the grinder so it doesn’t reach packaging or neighboring product areas.
Sanitation and safety
- Meets 9 CFR Part 416 sanitation performance standards
- Seamless, non-porous surface supports HACCP and Sanitation SOPs
- Aligned with SQF, BRC, IFS and FSSC 22000 audit expectations
- OSHA-compliant slip resistance (wet coefficient of friction 0.6–0.9)
Performance data
| Property | PumaCRETE 401-HF |
|---|---|
| Compressive strength | 9,500 psi (ASTM C579) |
| Tensile strength | 1,450 psi (ASTM C307) |
| Flexural strength | 3,200 psi (ASTM C580) |
| Bond to concrete | Exceeds substrate (ASTM D7234) |
| Abrasion resistance | 0.06 g loss (ASTM C501) |
| Impact resistance | >160 in-lb (ASTM D2794) |
| Service temperature | -40°F to 248°F |
| Thermal shock | Pass, boiling-to-ambient cycles |
| Wet coefficient of friction | 0.6–0.9 (tunable) |
| Vapor pressure tolerance | Up to 25 lbs through the slab |
| Minimum install temperature | 35°F (operating coolers) |
| Standard thickness | 1/4 in (3/8 in in thermal zones) |
Standard 1/4-inch PumaCRETE 401-HF system. Full test data is on the technical data sheets.
Three ways to buy, direct from the manufacturer
Every system on this page is made by PumaCRETE and sold direct, with no distributor markup.
Buy the materials
Urethane concrete, primers, topcoats and cove kits shipped direct from the manufacturer to your plant. No distributor markup.
Buy it installed
Turnkey installation by factory-trained crews, with material and workmanship warranties from a single source.
Train your own crew
A factory-employed PumaCRETE trainer certifies your maintenance team or local contractor on your slab: prep, mixing, troweling, cove and testing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cutting & Deboning Room Floors FAQ's
Yes. PumaCRETE cures down to 35°F, so the room can stay cold during installation. The optimal install range is 40–50°F.
We broadcast aggregate into the surface for a wet coefficient of friction in the 0.6–0.9 range, and the sealed surface lets fat release under normal washdown instead of soaking in.
Abrasion testing shows 0.06 g loss (ASTM C501). The texture is retained as the floor wears, unlike coatings that polish smooth.
Installed cost typically runs $8–$15 per square foot depending on thickness, prep and drainage work. We provide a written spec and budget after a site assessment.
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