Epoxy Flooring in Covington, IN

Epoxy flooring in Covington is often about footing as much as looks. The 2020 census put the city's median age at 46.0. Many homeowners here want a garage or basement floor that will not get slick when slush melts or the washer leaks. A textured coating gives you grip and still cleans up with a mop. That is the main thing we plan around on Covington jobs.

Ways we add grip

• Epoxy Flake Floors. Vinyl chips broadcast into the base coat leave a slightly textured surface under the topcoat.
• Grit in the topcoat. A fine aggregate mixed into the final coat adds traction on a solid-color floor.
• Heavier texture at entries. We can put extra grit near the garage door and the step into the house, where water collects first.

Tell us who uses the floor and how. We will match the texture to it. More texture means more grip but a little more effort to clean.

Cold winters on the Wabash

Covington sits in the west part of Fountain County along the Wabash. The county's climate figures for Covington put the average January low at 15°F. US 136 crosses the river in the city and Interstate 74 passes about half a mile south, and both get salted all winter. Salt brine on bare concrete leads to pitting and flaking over time. A bonded Garage Floor Epoxy or Polyaspartic Floor Coating keeps the brine on top, where you can push it out the door.

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Older homes around the square

Covington has been the county seat since 1826. The Covington Courthouse Square Historic District and the Covington Residential Historic District are both on the National Register. The current courthouse was built in 1936 and 1937, and its murals cover 2,500 square feet of wall. Homes in the older parts of town may have basement and garage floors with old patches, paint and settlement cracks. We repair those with our Concrete Crack & Floor Repair work before coating, so the new floor sits on a sound base.

Basements for daily use

When a basement holds the laundry room or a hobby space, the floor matters. Basement Floor Epoxy brightens the room and seals dusty concrete. We test the slab for moisture first and choose the primer from that reading. In June, the county's wettest month at about 4.53 inches, we pay extra attention to how damp the slab is on install day.

Garage floors that see daily use

In a two-car garage used every day, we usually suggest an Epoxy Flake Floor with a clear topcoat. The flakes add texture and hide the light film that salt and road grime leave behind. A solid-color floor with grit in the topcoat is another good choice for owners who like a simpler look. Either way, the slab is diamond ground first, cracks are filled, and the edges along the walls are hand ground so the coating bonds everywhere.

Timing your project

Spring and fall are comfortable seasons for coating an unheated garage. The Apple Festival fills the town square each autumn, so if you are hosting family that weekend, plan to finish the floor a few days before. We will give you written times for walking, moving items back and parking.