Epoxy Flooring in Cicero, IL

Epoxy flooring in Cicero starts with industry. The town describes itself as a factory town, and Wikipedia notes that more than 150 factories once operated within 1.7 miles, making communications equipment, steel castings, forgings, printing presses and rubber goods. The Hawthorne Works tower still stands near Cermak and Cicero. Plenty of that industrial concrete is still in use, and much of it has never been properly coated.

Old plant floors need real prep

A factory slab that has carried machines for decades usually has oil soaked deep into it, old anchor holes, expansion joints that have broken down and patches of different ages. Coating over that without prep wastes money. On a commercial walk-through we look at:

• How much oil and chemical contamination is in the slab.
• Whether joints need to be rebuilt or honored with a flexible filler.
• Forklift routes, wash areas and spots that need extra thickness.
• Whether safety striping or marked walkways are needed.

Homes average more than 66 years old

Wikipedia notes the average age of home properties in Cicero is greater than 66 years. ACS figures summarized by Point2Homes show 61.8% of units were built in 1939 or earlier. Those basements and garages carry the same wear as the plants: cracking, dusting concrete and old stains. Grinding is the first step on almost every floor we see here.

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Nearly three in ten homes are two-unit buildings

The same ACS summary shows 29% of Cicero housing units are in two-unit buildings and 13.4% in buildings with three or four units. With 45.4% of occupied homes rented, many owners are landlords who want a basement floor that holds up between tenants and is easy to clean. A gray or tan flake floor with a textured topcoat is a sensible, low-fuss choice for a shared laundry or storage room.

Beverage and distribution space

On the former Sportsman's Park site, Wikipedia lists Wirtz Beverage Group facilities on the western half. Warehouse and distribution floors take pallet jacks, sticky spills and constant traffic. Thicker coatings and urethane topcoats are built for that kind of use, and we can phase the job or schedule it for a weekend.

Straight answers on scope

In an older town, the biggest question is often whether a floor needs coating at all, or first needs crack repair or patching. We give you that answer in writing before you commit to anything.