Epoxy Flooring in Prospect Heights, IL

Prospect Heights is compact. Wikipedia lists the city at 4.29 square miles with 16,058 residents at the 2020 census. Epoxy flooring in Prospect Heights covers two very different jobs. One is the family garage that doubles as storage, gym and bike shop. The other is the work floor near Chicago Executive Airport, where fuel, oil and equipment wheels are part of the day.

Households here are bigger than average

The 2020 census counted 6,303 households in the city with an average size of 3.09 people, and 29.6% of households had children under 18. In practice that means garages carry a lot: two cars, strollers, sports gear, a freezer, maybe a weight bench. Every one of those things scuffs, drips or drags across bare concrete. A coated floor sweeps clean, does not hold dust, and wipes up spills before they soak in.

What a busy garage needs from a coating

• Grip: a broadcast flake or anti-slip additive so wet boots and bare feet do not slide.
• Toughness: a full system over a ground slab, so dropped tools and kickstands do not chip it.
• Fast return: a polyaspartic topcoat when you cannot be without the garage for long.
• Easy cleaning: a sealed surface that a mop or squeegee can handle.

We also look at the crack pattern and the drain or door slope. If water runs the wrong way, we tell you before we coat over it.

Floors around the airfield

Chicago Executive Airport sits on 411 acres and is owned jointly by Prospect Heights and the Village of Wheeling, which bought it in 1986. It opened in 1926 as a grass flying field and was renamed from Palwaukee in 2006. It had 259 based aircraft for the year ending March 31, 2022. Aircraft, ground equipment and service vehicles all need somewhere to park and be worked on, and bare concrete under them stains quickly. For hangars, maintenance bays and shop spaces we look at:

• How much fuel, hydraulic fluid and oil the floor sees
• Whether tugs or carts make tight turns that scuff thin coatings
• Where line striping or walkway markings are needed
• How long the space can be shut down for install and cure

Then we recommend a thicker commercial epoxy build or a urethane-topped system to match.

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Before we price anything

We measure the floor and take a moisture reading. We note cracks, old coatings, oil-soaked areas and any spalling at the door. Oil that has soaked deep into a slab can stop a coating from bonding, so heavily stained spots get extra cleaning or are cut out and patched. All of that is listed on a written quote, so you can see what you are paying for.

Basements too

Many Prospect Heights homes have basements that serve as play rooms or storage. A basement epoxy floor brightens the space and makes cleanup easier. If a slab shows signs of water coming in, we will point it out. A coating does not stop leaks, so that gets fixed first.

Timing your project

Spring and fall are the easiest seasons to coat an unheated garage, since the slab is warm enough to cure without the summer heat that shortens working time. For a heated garage or basement, winter installs are possible. For a business near the airport, we plan around your busiest days and give you a written timeline before any work starts.