Epoxy Flooring in Spaulding, IL

Most of the epoxy flooring we put down in Spaulding goes on garage slabs from the village's big growth years. For most of the 1900s Spaulding was tiny. The census counted 211 people in 1950 and 220 in 1970. Then the count roughly doubled to 428 by 1980 and kept climbing, reaching 873 in 2010. The village sits about a mile and a half east of Springfield, and the houses that came with that growth are now old enough that their garage floors are showing it.

Family homes, family garages

The 2000 census paints a picture of the kind of households that settled here. About 69.8% of households were married couples, 41.3% had children under 18, and the average household had close to three people. A garage in a house like that does a lot more than hold cars. It stores bikes, sports gear, a second fridge and the lawn equipment, and it doubles as the way everyone comes and goes. Floors in that kind of garage take scuffs, spills and dropped tools along with winter slush.

What a 25 to 45 year old slab needs

A garage poured during the village's growth decades is now old enough to show a familiar list of wear: 1. Tire tracks and salt scaling. Winters of brine soaking into bare concrete leave pitted lanes where the tires sit. 2. Cracks across the slab. Most are normal shrinkage cracks that have opened over time. We fill and level them during prep. 3. Stains. Oil, fertilizer and rust marks that cleaning will not lift. Grinding removes what it can, and a flake finish covers the rest. 4. Old sealers. A clear sealer from years ago can stop a new coating from bonding. We grind it off.

Systems that suit a busy household

Epoxy flake floors are the most common choice for Spaulding garages. The chips hide dirt between sweeps, and the texture gives kids and pets better footing on a wet day. Polyaspartic floor coating is the one to ask about if you cannot spare the garage for long, since it cures faster than standard epoxy. If the house has a basement used as a playroom or gym, basement floor epoxy gives you a sealed floor that wipes clean, once a moisture test says the slab is ready for it.

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Storm season and the county hazard plan

The village links to the Sangamon County Hazard Mitigation Plan on its website, the county's plan for storms, flooding and other hazards. After a spring storm, homeowners sometimes find water has come under the garage door or into a basement. If that has happened to you, mention it at the estimate. We check for staining and soft spots, test moisture, and choose a primer that suits what we find. A coating will not stop water from getting in, but a sealed floor dries and cleans up much faster than bare concrete after it does.

How we price a Spaulding floor

We measure the space, test moisture, note every crack and stain, and write down the system we recommend with each coat listed. You get one total price on paper before any work is scheduled. Call (217) 360-7450 to book a visit.