Epoxy Flooring in Berwyn, IL

Epoxy flooring in Berwyn fits a city that takes its buildings and its cars seriously. Wikipedia credits Berwyn with what is called the most significant collection of Chicago-style bungalows in the nation, built block upon block in the 1920s. Ogden Avenue, part of Historic Route 66, once had more than a dozen car dealerships, and a vintage car show has run every September since 1990. Both traditions show up in the floors we are asked to coat.

Six in ten homes are prewar

ACS figures summarized by Point2Homes show 60.5% of Berwyn housing was built in 1939 or earlier. Only about 2.2% dates from the 1980s, and about 4.3% from 1990 or later. That means nearly every basement slab here is old concrete with a history: coal-era patches, old drains, layers of paint. We remove what is loose, open the surface and then coat. When a basement floor peels, skipped prep is usually why.

Floors for collector cars

A garage that houses a restored car on show weekend needs a different floor than a daily parking pad.

• Metallic or solid color epoxy looks clean behind a polished car in photos.
• A urethane or polyaspartic topcoat resists hot tire marks and fluids.
• Light colors make it easier to spot a drip under an old engine.

We ask how often the car is driven in winter. If it comes in wet and salty, a flake floor with texture is the safer choice.

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Two-flats and three-unit buildings

About 15.1% of Berwyn units are in two-unit buildings and 13.3% in buildings with three or four units, per the same ACS summary. Owners of those buildings often want the shared basement coated so laundry areas are easier to clean and storage stays dry. We can plan the work so each tenant loses access for as short a time as possible, and we leave a simple care sheet behind.

Small work floors on the corridors

Berwyn has four business corridors, including Ogden, Cermak and Roosevelt, plus the Depot District. Auto shops, bakeries and small storefront kitchens along those streets need floors that handle oil or flour and frequent mopping. Campagna-Turano Baking Company alone employs about 300 people in the city, per Wikipedia. For food and service spaces we focus on texture, easy cleaning and coatings that tolerate washdowns.

Keeping the bungalow character

A coating goes on the concrete, not on the brick, art glass or terra cotta that give these homes their charm. Most owners pick a neutral flake for the basement and something a bit bolder for the garage.