Hammond Indiana Epoxy Flooring After Road Salt

Hammond sits on the south shore of Lake Michigan. So drivers on the Borman Expressway bring road salt home on the car. Then that salt melts off the underbody and onto the garage slab. Epoxy Flooring in Hammond is how we keep that brine out of a bare floor. Many older garages in town still have an open slab under the tires.

When we walk those garages, the tire tracks have gone pale and rough. The surface had flaked in thin patches. White salt film sat in the low spots. Later, the top paste has flaked off and the stone shows. Sweeping does not fix that. Because the brine already soaked into the pores, new flakes show up after the next thaw.

The same pattern shows up near the door, where boots drop clumps of slush. When the garage warms up, that slush turns to water and the salt stays behind. Then the slab is wet when the temperature drops again. So we see the damage in a band along the tires. Both tire paths show pits. But the pitted band is where the car sits every night.

Epoxy Flooring in Hammond, Indiana After the Drive Home

Salt water cannot soak through a sound coating. We grind the slab and fill the pits. Then we roll the epoxy on. The brine sits on the coating after that. You can rinse it toward the door. The tire tracks stay smooth. And the color stays the one you picked.

People call us about garage floors after they notice a white crust where the car parks. Sometimes the floor dusts their shoes on the way into the house. We have pulled a putty knife across those spots and watched the paste lift. When we can grind back to sound concrete, a coating still makes sense. When the damage runs deeper, we say so before we price the coat.

We also stain and color concrete when the garage should sit with the rest of the house. We will work with you on that look before we order material. Because we source the products ourselves, we know what goes on the slab. When winter traffic is running, wet tires roll into Hammond garages.

Slab Prep for Epoxy Flooring in Hammond, Indiana

Prep is most of the job on these floors. So we check cracks and oil stains before we talk about color. Oil from a leaking car will keep a coating from sticking, so we cut that out or treat it. For example, a dark spot that beads water is still holding oil. We do not coat over it and hope. After the grind, the slab should look evenly dull, with no shiny patches left.

Some garage slabs in Hammond are too soft for a coat alone. Epoxy Flooring in Hammond still starts with a sound base. We offer concrete repair from patch work up through concrete removal. Our epoxy flooring work comes after that repair when the slab needs it. Then a bad tire path can mean a tear out and replace before the coating day.

We are a family owned and operated company, and we have been at it since 2006. The about us page covers how we run a job from the first meeting. You can see finished garage coats in our photo gallery after the coat has cured. We take pride in the time a job takes. Our goal is to finish and leave a professional job. The crew has a wealth of experience with grinders and coatings, so we do not rush the prep.

Winter Upkeep for Epoxy Flooring in Hammond, Indiana

Residential concrete around the garage picks up the same salt, especially on the service walks. When those walks are breaking up, we can fold the repair into the garage visit. Epoxy Flooring in Hammond covers the slab. A heaved service walk needs its own line on the quote. So we write quotes out line by line. We do not inflate the price of material to pick up a few extra dollars.

If we lose a bid, it is because we valued our hours on the job. A hose or a bucket takes the white film off the coating once the car is warm. Then the salt goes out the door with the water. But do not let a pile of slush sit in the corner for a week. Move it outside when you can. We have come back and found a melt ring on the drywall from a snow pile.