Epoxy Flooring in Rolling Meadows, IL

Rolling Meadows grew out of a single development. Builder Kimball Hill bought the land in the early 1950s, and the first residents moved in in 1953. By 1955 about 700 homes had sold, and the city incorporated that year. Epoxy flooring in Rolling Meadows starts with that history, because some of the concrete we coat here is about seventy years old.

Built for working families

Wikipedia notes that the first homes sold mostly to blue-collar families. These were practical houses, and many have been added onto, re-sided and updated since. The concrete underneath has usually been left alone. A floor that old has seen a lot of freeze-thaw cycles, salt and patching. Before we talk about colors, we look at what the slab needs.

Repair comes first

On older Rolling Meadows floors we most often find:

• Wide cracks with edges that have broken down
• Patches from past repairs that sit higher or lower than the slab
• Surface scaling where salt water froze in the concrete
• Settled sections near the door or along a wall

We fill cracks with a rigid repair material and grind them flush. Scaled areas get a patching mortar. If a section has heaved or sunk badly, a coating will not fix it, and we will say so. Sometimes the right answer is concrete crack and floor repair now and a coating later.

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Which coating suits an older slab

• Epoxy base with flake: the chips add texture and hide the small surface flaws that remain on old concrete after repair.
• Moisture-tolerant primer: for slabs where our meter shows vapor coming through.
• Polyaspartic topcoat: good for a garage you need back fast.

Thin, roll-on kits are a poor match for floors this age. They do not hide much and tend to peel where the concrete is weak.

Basements in the older blocks

Not every early home here has a basement, but where one exists, the floor is often the original pour. Old basement slabs can have efflorescence, the white powder left when water moves through concrete and evaporates. That powder is a sign of moisture. We test those floors before recommending anything, and we use a moisture-tolerant primer when readings are borderline. If water is actively coming in, the coating waits until that is fixed.

Salt Creek and drainage

Salt Creek runs through the area. Wikipedia records that settlers had dammed it by the early 1840s, long before the subdivisions came. If your garage or basement floor slopes toward a wall or holds water after rain, we check that before coating. Water that sits under or against a coating is the most common reason it fails.

Business floors on Hicks Road

Rolling Meadows also has an industrial park on North Hicks Road that opened in 1958, along with office and corporate space. For shops, light industrial units and service bays we install thicker commercial systems with chemical-resistant topcoats and safety markings. We can work after hours so the business keeps running.

What the estimate covers

We measure the floor, take moisture readings and mark every crack, patch and scaled area. Then you get a written price that lists the repair work separately from the coating. That way you can choose to do repairs only, or repairs and a coating, and you know exactly what each part costs. Call (224) 501-9895 to set a time.