Epoxy Flooring in Attica, IN

Epoxy flooring in Attica often starts in the basement of an older house. Attica was founded in 1825, and the Wabash and Erie Canal reached it in 1847. The canal brought a burst of growth, and a lot of the town's housing grew up around that era and the decades after it. Old basements and garages in a river town like this have usually seen many repairs. We plan for that from the first visit.

Five places on the National Register

Attica has five listings on the National Register of Historic Places:

• Attica Downtown Historic District
• Attica Main Street Historic District
• Brady Street Historic District
• Old East Historic District
• Marshall M. Milford House

If your home is in one of those districts, its basement floor may be old, uneven and patched in several eras. A floor coating is interior work. Anything you change on the outside of the building is a separate question for the town.

What we find under old basement paint

When we grind an older Attica floor, we often uncover several problems at once. 1. Layers of paint that have lost their bond. 2. Hairline and settlement cracks that run across the room. 3. Low spots where water once pooled. 4. Spalled patches near drains and old stairs.

We fix these with our Concrete Crack & Floor Repair service. Then we test for moisture. Only after that do we choose a Basement Floor Epoxy system.

River valley ground and basement moisture

Attica sits along the Wabash River at about 640 feet. Fountain County's land is covered with loess, a fine wind-blown silt, from a few inches to more than 7 feet thick. Ground near a river can hold water, and that moisture can rise into a slab. Our moisture test tells us which primer to use. If the reading is too high, or water is visibly coming through, we will tell you to address it before coating. A floor coating does not stop leaks.

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Fixing up a house to live in or rent

The 2020 census counted 1,477 housing units in Attica, and 12.5% were vacant. When a house is being cleaned up for a new owner or tenant, the basement and garage floors are easy places to make a big change. An Epoxy Flake Floor covers stains that will not scrub out and gives a uniform look. In the garage, Garage Floor Epoxy with a clear topcoat stands up to winter salt from US 41 and State Roads 28 and 55, which all meet in town.

Garage floors on older lots

Detached garages behind older Attica homes were often built later than the house, sometimes on thin slabs poured without much base. They can crack, tip toward the door or hold puddles. We fill and grind those slabs and can feather shallow low spots. A slab that has dropped badly may need new concrete. We will tell you which one you have before you spend money on a coating.

A written plan before we start

We give every Attica customer an itemized quote. It lists grinding, each repair, each coat, the square footage and the total. If we find something new once the old paint is off, we stop and write a change order for you to approve.