Epoxy Flooring in Allen Park, MI

Allen Park is a city of owners, which shapes the epoxy flooring work we do here. Census estimates put the owner-occupied rate at 87.3%, higher than in Dearborn, Lincoln Park or Wyandotte. Wikipedia describes the city as known for its tree-lined streets and brick houses, and most of those houses are of one generation: 53.4% of the housing went up in the 1950s, and 92.1% is single-family detached.

A 1950s floor, cared for

People who have owned a house for a long time tend to have tried things on the garage floor. We often find a coat of porch paint from one decade, a hardware-store epoxy kit from another and a clear sealer on top. Each layer bonded a little less well than the one under it. The fix is the same every time: grind everything off, look at the bare concrete and repair what we find before the new coating goes down.

The slabs themselves are usually in fair shape. A 1950s ranch or bungalow floor in Allen Park is typically flat enough for a flake or solid-color system after grinding, with crack repair at the control joints and along the garage door edge.

Which coating for which room

• The garage: a flake system with a polyaspartic topcoat. The flake hides grit and gives grip on wet days, and the topcoat stands up to salt and hot tires.
• The basement workshop: a solid-color epoxy that does not mind spilled stain or dropped tools.
• The finished basement: a metallic epoxy for a seamless floor in a family room or bar area.
• Cracks and pitting: filled and ground flat first, priced as its own item.

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Work floors as well as house floors

Allen Park is not only houses. Ford has many offices and facilities inside the city limits, and the Detroit Lions have offices and a training facility here. Around them are service businesses, storage spaces and shops with concrete floors. I-94 crosses the north end and Southfield Road (M-39) runs through the city as an eight-lane boulevard, which keeps trucks and vans moving through local businesses. For commercial floors we use thicker 100% solids epoxy and schedule around your hours.

Before and after the install

We ask you to clear the garage or basement and park on the street for the cure period. On the day, we tape off walls, grind with dust collection running, repair the slab and lay down the coats. You get a written schedule for foot traffic, shelves and cars. Afterward, a squeegee, a soft mop and a mild cleaner are all the floor needs. In winter, push slush out the door instead of letting it sit, and rinse the floor in spring once the salt season ends.

What the median value tells us

The median owner-occupied home in Allen Park is valued at $183,700. Owners here usually ask what a floor will cost against what it adds. Our answer is a written quote with every step listed, so you can see where the money goes. Call (313) 217-4617 to set up the estimate.