Epoxy Flooring in Southern View, IL

We install epoxy flooring in Southern View for homeowners who have lived with the same garage floor for a long time. The village is small and settled. It covers 398 acres on the south side of Springfield, it was incorporated in 1939, and its population has hovered around 1,600 for years. The 2020 census put the median age at 44.7, up from 40 in 2000. Many of the people asking us about floors here are planning to stay in the house for the next stretch of life, and they want a garage and basement that are easier and safer to use.

A village that filled in decades ago

Southern View had 433 residents in 1940. The count climbed to a peak of 1,906 in 1990 and has eased down since, to 1,596 in 2020. Today the village counts 819 housing units on about two-thirds of a square mile. There is little open land left to build on, so the garages here are the ones that went up during that long climb. A slab that has carried cars since then often has a few habits we see again and again:

• Hairline and shrinkage cracks that have opened a little wider each winter
• A dip or scaled patch right inside the door where slush sat for years
• Old paint or a store-bought kit coating that now peels under tires
• Oil that has soaked deep enough to darken the concrete for good

Grip matters more as the years go on

A smooth, painted garage floor gets slick the moment snowmelt drips off a car. For owners who carry groceries in from the garage or use it as the main door to the house, a fall on wet concrete is the real worry. A flake broadcast floor has a textured finish, and we can add a fine anti-slip aggregate to the topcoat for more grip on the walking path between the car door and the steps. The flakes also hide the salt film and tire marks that build up between cleanings, so the floor looks clean with less scrubbing.

What we usually recommend here

• Crack and floor repair first: we fill cracks and rebuild pitted spots so the new floor sits on a sound, even surface with no trip edges.
• Epoxy flake floors: a forgiving finish for a two-car garage that sees daily use and winter slush.
• Polyaspartic floor coating: a faster cure, which suits owners who would rather not park in the driveway for several days.
• Basement floor epoxy: a brighter, sealed floor for a laundry corner or workroom, installed only after we check the slab for moisture.

Small shops in the commercial district

The village has a commercial district as well as its residential streets, and several local businesses have operated there for many years. Back rooms, storage areas and service bays in older commercial buildings usually have tired concrete that has been patched more than once. Our commercial and shop floor epoxy is a thicker system that stands up to carts, dropped tools and regular mopping. We can schedule that work around business hours.

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Before your estimate

It helps to clear a path along the walls so we can see the edges of the slab, where cracks and old coatings tend to hide. Point out any spot where water collects or where the floor has sunk. We will take moisture readings, measure the space and leave you a written price that lists the prep, each coat and the total. Call (217) 360-7450 to set a time.