Basement Epoxy Flooring In Guelph, Ontario

Moisture Comes First In An Old Basement

Ground moisture is the top reason a basement coating lets go. About one Guelph home in five was built before 1960, and plenty of those cellar floors went in without a plastic sheet below. Vapour pushes up through that concrete and can lift a product that was not picked with it in mind.

That is why basement epoxy flooring here starts with a moisture meter. A wet reading means a vapour-tolerant primer is rolled out first, and the epoxy rides on top of it.

Softener Salt And Hard Water On The Slab

Guelph's water comes almost entirely from wells and is very hard, so most houses run a softener. Salt bags, a brine tank and the odd leak all end up on the basement floor, and bare concrete soaks up the salty water and leaves a white crust.

Basement epoxy flooring keeps that salt on top, so a drip near the softener or laundry tub wipes up. We carry the coating right to the floor drain and around the furnace room, so the wettest corner is covered.

Basement Epoxy Flooring For Rental Units

Guelph has a busy rental market near the university, and many owners have added basement apartments. Basement epoxy flooring handles heavy traffic, cleans up fast between tenants and costs less to keep up than carpet on a damp slab.

For a finished family room, metallic epoxy flooring gives the basement a decorative look.

Basement Epoxy Flooring Prices

Basement epoxy flooring in Guelph usually falls between $5 and $9 a square foot. Primers, crack work and stairs add to that figure, and each is listed separately on your estimate.