Epoxy Flooring in Wheat Ridge, CO

Epoxy flooring in Wheat Ridge is mostly a renovation project. According to the city's housing reports, the bulk of single-family homes here were built between 1940 and 1979, which makes Wheat Ridge's housing noticeably older than that of its neighbors. A garage or basement from that period has often been painted, glued down or tiled at least once, and every one of those layers has to be dealt with before a coating can bond. History runs deep here: the James H. Baugh House, an 1860 log cabin later wrapped inside a farmhouse, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Peeling back the layers

An old slab may carry several past treatments stacked on top of one another: a coat of porch paint, a strip of carpet pad adhesive, maybe a run of vinyl tile. Grinding takes all of that off and exposes sound concrete. One caution for houses of this age: older floor tile and the black mastic beneath it can contain asbestos. Have it checked by an accredited lab before any tile is removed, and we will not grind it until it has been cleared.

Detached and unheated garages

If your garage is a separate building, it likely sits cold all winter and bakes all summer. Concrete in that setting expands and contracts more than a slab inside the house. We fill and bridge the cracks first, then choose a system rated for the temperature range so the floor does not turn brittle in January or soft in July.

Remodels add up

Residential addition and remodel permits in Wheat Ridge topped $85 million in valuation between 2010 and 2020, according to the city. A coated floor often fits into that kind of project: a basement finished as a guest suite, a garage turned into a workshop, a laundry room that finally gets a surface you can hose off.

Spaces that suit a coating in an older home

• Basements with patched or uneven concrete, cleaned up and sealed
• One-car garages used more for tools and storage than for cars
• Mudrooms and back entries that take the brunt of snow and dirt
• Metallic epoxy in a remodeled basement for a finished look without carpet

Low-upkeep surfaces

A sealed concrete floor never needs waxing, does not trap pet hair or dust the way carpet does, and comes clean with a damp mop. In a basement laundry or a back entry off the yard, that ease of care matters more than appearance. We can mix a fine grit into the topcoat for better traction near floor drains and at the bottom of basement stairs, where wet feet and slick surfaces meet.