Epoxy Flooring in Vernon Hills, IL

Epoxy flooring in Vernon Hills usually goes over younger concrete than in nearby towns. The village was incorporated in 1958 with 123 residents and 125 houses in a single subdivision. It had only 1,056 people in 1970. Then it took off: 9,827 in 1980, 15,319 in 1990, 20,120 in 2000 and 25,113 in 2010. Most garages here were built in the last fifty years, and many in the last thirty.

Why a smooth floor can be a problem

Newer garage slabs are often finished with a steel trowel. That leaves a tight, glassy surface. It looks good, but resin has trouble gripping it. If a coating is rolled straight onto that surface, it can peel in sheets, often starting where hot tires sit. We diamond grind every slab, new or old, to open the surface to a profile the coating can bite into. Then we vacuum the dust, fill any cracks and coat.

What we usually find

• Hairline shrinkage cracks, even in floors that are only a few years old
• Factory sealers or clear cure-and-seal products that block adhesion
• Tire marks and light oil staining near where the cars park
• Salt etching along the garage door

None of these is unusual, and all of them get handled in prep.

Choosing a finish

Because the slab is usually in decent shape, Vernon Hills owners can focus on the look. A full broadcast flake floor is the most popular choice for garages. It hides dirt and gives texture underfoot. Owners who want the fastest return to use often choose a polyaspartic topcoat. For basements in newer homes, a solid-color epoxy with a light flake is a clean, simple option.

A tight housing market

The 2020 census counted 10,996 housing units with a homeowner vacancy rate of just 1.2%. Homes here do not sit empty long. Some owners coat a garage before listing because a finished floor shows well in photos. Others do it right after moving in, before boxes and cars fill the space. Either timing works. Just tell us your schedule.

Shop and commercial floors

The village has a strong commercial base. Hawthorn Mall is the top employer, and companies like CDW, American Hotel Register, Cole-Parmer and Mitsubishi Electric Automation have operations here. Warehouses, service rooms and stock areas behind retail all have concrete floors that see carts, pallet jacks and spills. We install commercial and warehouse epoxy with joint and crack repair so the floor stays smooth and easy to clean.

Hot tire pickup

A problem people ask about in newer garages is hot tire pickup. After a summer drive, hot tires can soften a weak or poorly bonded coating and pull it off the floor. Vernon Hills summers are warm, with July averaging a high around 83°F on the village's Wikipedia climate table, and road surfaces get much hotter. The fix is good prep and the right product. A ground surface gives the coating a mechanical bond, and a quality polyaspartic or high-solids epoxy topcoat resists softening. Thin, store-bought kits rolled on a smooth slab are the usual cause of peeling we see.

Stem walls, steps and drains

Many newer garages have a short concrete stem wall around the edges and a step up into the house. We can carry the coating up the stem wall for a finished look and coat the step, too. We work the edges by hand so the coating meets the walls cleanly.

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