Commercial Epoxy Flooring in Naperville, IL
We put epoxy floors down in shops, offices, showrooms and other businesses across Naperville, Illinois.
- Quotes in writing
- 21 areas covered
Naperville Epoxy Flooring puts epoxy floors down in businesses across Naperville. We walk the space with you, look at the concrete, and send you a written quote before any work starts.
What a commercial 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 put on business floors is the same kind of coat we use in garages, laid over a bigger area. We pick the coats to suit how your staff and customers use the room.
Floors we coat for businesses
We coat floors in shops, showrooms, offices, gyms and back rooms. For a big storage space with forklifts, see our industrial and warehouse epoxy page, and for a food business, our restaurant and kitchen epoxy page. If you want bare concrete with a shine instead of a coat, our polished concrete page covers that work.
We can lay a plain color, a speckled flake epoxy floor, or a metallic epoxy floor for a front room your customers see. We can also finish with a polyaspartic floor coating on top. In plain terms, polyaspartic is the other liquid plastic coat we use besides epoxy.
Keeping the floor safe to walk on
OSHA says falls on the same level, on a working surface, are among the leading causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths. Its rule for floors at work says the floor of each room where people work has to be kept clean and, as far as it can be, dry. Where work uses water, OSHA says drainage has to be kept up and, as far as it can be, dry places to stand such as platforms or mats have to be provided.
So before we quote, we ask where your floor gets wet. On wet floors, we can mix a fine grit into the top coat so it gives more grip.
Working around your business
We plan the job with you so it gets in the way of your business as little as we can manage. We can coat one area at a time, so part of the space stays open while we work on the rest. We tell you in writing when each area can be walked on again.
Grinding dust and fumes
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 away from your staff and stock.
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. We follow the label on each product we use, and we ask you to keep staff and customers out of the area 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.
- How the concrete will be ground, and how the dust will be handled.
- Which areas get done on which days.
- Whether crack repair and taking off any old flooring or coating are in the price.
- Whether grit in the top coat is included.
- When staff can walk on each area, and when carts or heavy equipment can go back on it.
Questions about commercial epoxy flooring in Naperville
Can you coat the floor after we close for the day?
Yes, we can talk about evening or weekend work when we walk the space, and we put the times we agree in your quote.
What does OSHA expect once the floor is in?
OSHA's rule says floors at work have to be kept free of hazards such as leaks and spills. It also says floors have to be checked regularly and kept safe, and that a hazard has to be fixed before staff use that floor again. If it can't be fixed right away, OSHA says it has to be blocked off until it is.
Do you bring safety data sheets for the products?
Yes, we can give you the safety data sheet for each product we use. OSHA says all employers with hazardous chemicals in the workplace must have labels and safety data sheets for the workers exposed to them, and train them to handle those chemicals.
Is the floor safe for staff once it has cured?
NIOSH says cured epoxies are usually safer to handle than their uncured parts, and that as epoxies cure they generally turn into much less toxic materials. We tell you when each area is ready for your staff.
Can a business take leftover epoxy to the Naperville hazardous waste drop-off?
The Illinois EPA says one of its long-term household hazardous waste drop-off sites is in Naperville. It says its collections take items such as paints and thinners, but business wastes are not accepted. So we take our leftover epoxy and empty cans away with us when we go.
How do you keep epoxy and dust out of the drains?
The City of Naperville says not to flush or pour paint, harsh chemicals and similar products down the drain, because its wastewater plant has a hard time treating them and they can end up in local waterways. So we bag the dust and never rinse our tools in a sink or floor drain.
Can you fix cracks or an old coating first?
Yes, we can. Our concrete crack repair page covers cracks, and our epoxy floor repair page covers an old coating that has failed in spots.
How much does commercial epoxy flooring cost?
We price your floor once we've walked the space, and you get that quote in writing.
Get a quote for commercial epoxy flooring
Call us, or send the quote form with your ZIP code and a note about your business floor. We'll walk the space, 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.
Ready to talk about your epoxy flooring job?
Send the quote form with your ZIP code and what you need. We will get back to you with a written quote.