Epoxy Flooring in Petersburg, IL

Petersburg is one of the oldest towns we serve, and its concrete shows it. That is why our epoxy flooring work in Petersburg starts with a careful look at the slab. The town was founded in 1833 as a planned community, and Abraham Lincoln surveyed and divided its lots. Many Victorian-era homes built by early wealthy residents still stand on the bluffs above the Sangamon River, and some of the original cobblestone streets have been preserved. Garages, carriage houses and basements behind those homes were poured, patched and repoured over generations.

Old houses, older basements

A basement under a 19th-century house was not built with a modern vapor barrier. A garage added decades later may sit on a thin slab over fill. Here is what we commonly find on Petersburg's oldest properties:

• Concrete patched in several places with different mixes and textures
• Floors that slope or dip where the ground below has settled
• Basement slabs that stay damp, with white mineral deposits on the surface
• Paint or sealers applied over the years, often failing in patches

None of that rules out a coating. It does mean prep and testing come first, and we explain what we find before we price anything.

Living on the bluffs and the floodplain

Part of Petersburg sits on the bluffs and part on the Sangamon River floodplain. Severe flooding in 1993 led to a buyout campaign, and the bought-out land became riverside parks. Homes on lower ground can still see high groundwater in wet seasons. On any Petersburg basement we take moisture readings before choosing a system. A slab with moisture moving up through it needs a moisture-tolerant primer, and a slab with water actively coming in needs that fixed first. A coating cannot stop a flood. What it does is make a basement floor easier to clean and dry after one.

Storms and quakes in the record

On December 31, 2010, a tornado damaged about 40 homes in Petersburg, and 22 were left uninhabitable. Earlier, a July 18, 1909 earthquake caused the most widespread damage the town has recorded. Old cracks from settling are common in Petersburg slabs. We grind and fill them, and we will tell you if one looks like it is still moving.

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Inns, shops and service spaces

Petersburg draws visitors to Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site, two miles south, and several bed and breakfast inns operate in restored Victorian homes. Behind the guest rooms there are laundry rooms, storage areas and back entries with concrete floors that see constant use. Our commercial floor epoxy gives those spaces a sealed surface that mops clean and handles carts and foot traffic. We can plan the work around bookings.

What we recommend most here

Concrete crack and floor repair is the starting point on most older Petersburg slabs. After that, a basement floor epoxy system suits damp, aging basements once readings allow it. Epoxy flake floors work well in detached garages, where they hide uneven color left over from old patches. Call (217) 360-7450 to set up an estimate.