Basement Epoxy Floors in Naperville, IL

Naperville Epoxy Flooring coats basement floors with epoxy in homes across Naperville. We look at your concrete first, check it for damp and cracks, and send you a written quote before any work starts.

What a basement epoxy floor is

NIOSH, which is part of the CDC, says epoxies and resins are chemicals that can combine to form a hard, strong surface when they cure, or dry. It says they are often used in two-part glues or surface coatings. The epoxy we use on basement floors is mixed on site just before it goes down, and spread while it is still wet.

Damp comes first

The EPA says the key to mold control is moisture control. It says that if wet or damp areas are dried 24 to 48 hours after a leak or spill, in most cases mold will not grow. The EPA also says to make sure the ground slopes away from the foundation, so that water does not enter or collect around it.

So when we visit, we look for signs of water on the floor and walls. If we find a water problem, we tell you before we quote. We won't coat a floor that keeps getting wet.

Cracks and radon

The EPA says radon is a radioactive gas that comes from uranium found in nearly all soils. It says radon typically moves up through the ground and into your home through cracks and other holes in the foundation. It says sealing those cracks is a basic part of most ways to lower radon, but that it does not recommend sealing alone to limit radon.

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency says you can't see, smell or taste radon, and that testing is the only way to know whether you are at risk. We fill the cracks in your floor before we coat it, but we never sell that as a radon fix.

How we coat a basement floor

We start once the basement is cleared. Then we grind the top of the concrete so the epoxy has a rough surface to grip, and we fill the cracks. If a crack needs more than a fill, our concrete crack repair page covers that work. Then we roll on the epoxy.

If you want a speckled look, we toss colored vinyl flakes onto the wet coat, as on our flake epoxy floors. For swirls of color, see our metallic epoxy floors. We finish with a clear top coat, and we can make that top layer a polyaspartic floor coating instead. In plain terms, polyaspartic is the other liquid plastic coat we use besides epoxy.

Grinding dust

OSHA says concrete contains crystalline silica. It says grinding concrete creates very small particles of it, at least 100 times smaller than ordinary sand you might find on beaches and playgrounds. OSHA says workers who breathe those particles in are at higher risk of serious diseases, including lung cancer and silicosis, an incurable lung disease. So before we grind, we tell you how we'll keep the dust down and out of the rooms upstairs.

Fresh air on coating day

The EPA says that if a label says to use a product in a well-ventilated area, use it outdoors or where there is an exhaust fan, or else open windows to let in as much outdoor air as you can. If your basement has few windows, we bring in fans, and we follow the label on each product we use and keep the door to the stairs shut while the coat goes down.

What to get in writing

Ask for these in writing, whoever you hire:

• The name of each product, and how many coats.
• What was found when the floor was checked for damp.
• How the concrete will be ground, and how the dust will be handled.
• Whether crack repair is in the price.
• Whether taking off old carpet, tile glue or an old coating is in the price.
• Whether flakes and a top coat are included.
• When you can walk on the floor, and when you can move furniture back.

Questions about basement epoxy floors in Naperville

Get a quote for a basement epoxy floor

Call us, or send the quote form with your ZIP code and a note about your basement. We'll look at the concrete, go through the options with you, and give you a written quote. To see the other floors we coat, go to the Naperville Epoxy Flooring home page.