Epoxy Flooring in Lafayette, CO

Epoxy flooring in Lafayette is often a basement project. The city's fastest growth rate came in the 1970s, when the population climbed from 3,498 to 8,985. Houses from that era tend to have unfinished or partly finished basements with bare concrete that is cold underfoot, dusty and marked with old stains.

Making a basement slab livable

A coated basement floor seals concrete dust, wipes clean and brightens a room that gets little daylight. Metallic epoxy can give a finished-room look for a home gym or family room, while a flake system handles laundry and storage areas. Before any product is mixed, we check vapor levels, since many older basement slabs were poured without a plastic barrier underneath and can push vapor up through the concrete.

Radon and coatings

Colorado's average indoor radon level is about 6.4 pCi/L, roughly five times the national average of about 1.3, with around half of homes statewide testing at or above the EPA action level. A basement project is a good reminder to have the home checked. A coating is not a radon fix. Test with a certified professional, and if a mitigation system is installed, we work around the suction pipe and seal neatly up to it. The slab cracks and gaps that a mitigation contractor seals are part of the same floor we prep, so it makes sense to coordinate the timing of the two jobs.

Coal under the streets

Lafayette was built on mining. The first Simpson Mine shaft went down in 1887, the town was founded the next year, and the last mine, the Black Diamond, closed in 1956. Some of those old tunnels still lie under parts of the city; a shaft into the Simpson workings opened up under a road in early 2015. Add the swelling clays found across Colorado's plains, and it is no surprise that older garage slabs here can have long cracks or slight heaves.

How we handle cracked concrete

• Static hairline cracks get filled and ground flat so they vanish under the coating
• Wider or moving cracks get a flexible filler so the floor can flex without peeling
• Heaved edges get ground down for a smoother transition
• Anything that looks structural gets flagged so you can call an engineer first

Old Town cottages and small garages

Around Public Road and the streets near Festival Plaza, many houses date back to the mining years, with narrow single-car garages, sheds or converted outbuildings. These spaces are often used as workshops, studios or bike rooms rather than for parking. A coating seals the old concrete so sawdust and grime sweep up easily, and a light color makes a dim, small room feel larger. Older floors may need more grinding to reach clean concrete, and we factor that into the estimate up front.