Epoxy Flooring in Athens, IL

Athens households put a lot of miles on their cars, and that shows up on the garage floor. That is where most of our epoxy flooring work in Athens begins. The city sits in southeastern Menard County, where Illinois Routes 29 and 123 run together through the northeast side of town. Route 29 runs 14 miles south to Springfield. Plenty of residents drive that road every day, and in winter the slush and salt come home with them.

Young families and full garages

Athens is one of the younger towns in our area. The 2020 census put the median age at 37.1, and 40.6% of households had children under 18. The town's sports complex hosts baseball, softball, football, track and cross country, and Athens Community Park has more ball diamonds. Families like these fill the garage with bats, bags, bikes and coolers, and the floor takes the wear. For that kind of use we usually recommend:

• Epoxy flake floors, which hide dirt and grass clippings and give good footing
• Polyaspartic floor coating when the family cannot spare the garage for more than a day or two
• Concrete crack and floor repair for the tire lanes and apron where salt has done its damage

Every resident counted as rural

The census counts Athens as 100% rural. Many properties in and around town come with a pole building, machine shed or detached shop. Those floors take heavier abuse: tractors and trailers, fuel and fertilizer, and mud on everything in spring. Our commercial and shop floor epoxy is a thicker build that holds up to that kind of use. We grind away grease and old residue first, because no coating bonds to contaminated concrete.

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Water near Town Branch

Town Branch crosses the southwest corner of Athens and flows about two miles west to the Sangamon River. Homes on lower ground near a creek can deal with a high water table and damp basements after heavy rains. Across the county, May averages about 4.1 inches of precipitation, the wettest month of the year. Before we coat any basement in Athens, we take moisture readings. If the slab is pushing up water, we either use a primer built for those conditions or tell you to handle the water first.

What to expect on the day

We protect walls and doors, grind the slab, vacuum the dust and repair cracks before the first coat goes down. Most garages are finished in one to two days, depending on the system. You get written times for when you can walk on the floor, when you can move things back and when you can park.

Call (217) 360-7450 for a free estimate on an Athens garage, basement or shop floor.