Chicago Garage Flooring and Hot Tire Marks – Change the Tires or Renovate the Floor?

In Chicago, garage flooring that has seen better days are often visibly marred by hot tire tracks, in spite of the coating that was applied to protect the concrete surface. Most homeowners aren’t too interested on why the tire tracks appear, since they’re more interested on how to make the unsightly marks disappear. Anyway, it might interest them to know that the problem lies in the tire’s composition and how it reacts to the heat build-up once the tires go rolling. This means that unless the garage floor has a better type of flooring system, the car tires will continue to leave such marks on the garage floor.

For a tire to be considered as high-quality, a polymer substance must be added to its composition, in order to increase resistance against wear and tear; and in some cases, make the tire flat-proof. Most car owners today prefer these types of tires, since this gives them peace of mind that they won’t be saddled with a flat tire while on the road. The tire’s polymer substance, however, gets heated while in motion and when it gets in contact with the concrete pavement. Once the car goes through the concrete garage flooring, hot tire impressions will be noticeable. Now if a Chicago homeowner is not too keen on having his garage flooring renovated, he can simply replace his car’s high quality flat-proof tires, with the low quality tires that have very little polymer content.

Consider Epoxy Flooring

If a Chicago car owner would rather have his garage flooring replaced, it would be best to choose the epoxy flooring system. This type of flooring is well-liked for its strong resistance to hot tire marks and other elements that abrade, corrode, stain, and deface an otherwise smooth and sleek surface. However, there are certain concerns that the contractor must address before installing and applying the epoxy flooring and coating.

Inasmuch as the concrete floors also contain certain curatives that enabled it to dry quickly, it’s a must for the flooring contractor to first prepare the old concrete floor. The top layer of the concrete must be blasted to remove the curatives. Doing so will allow the substrate concrete to bond or adhere properly to the epoxy flooring. Only a less knowledgeable contractor will skip the preparation procedure, and go straight to the process of installing the epoxy flooring.

Another important procedure that a flooring contractor must perform before applying the new flooring is to check the concrete for potential vapor migration. The contractor can detect any water vaporization by using a vapor gauge. If the result is positive, the contractor must first install vapor barriers, such as polyethylene insulating sheets, before the epoxy flooring is applied. Again, if the contractor has no idea what a vapor gauge is, and is puzzled by your request to check the substrate for vapor migration; chances are you’re dealing with a fly-by-night installer.

In fact, be wary of these contractors since epoxy flooring is a costly option to consider. Still, it’s highly favored because the benefits that can be derived from its durability and high-resistance to various elements are realized through the years. Owners of Chicago homes, who have replaced their garage flooring with the epoxy flooring system, are quite satisfied with the results.

Testimonials

My garage was so cluttered and a total mess, I was always embarrassed to have the door open! Not anymore!! Floorguard® helped me design a perfect system for my family, it’s amazing!! Now I keep my garage door open for all to see, it’s organized, and absolutely beautiful!!!

- Pam Orland Park, IL

Really Pleased! Our garage needed some major help – not only was it a mess but the floor was just ugly with all the stains and such. I will agree with the reviewer below – do not go with the cheap imitators! Floorguard not only has a great product, but their installers and service is well worth any extra cost, which is minimal anyway. Our neighbors have commented on how good our garage looks and we’ve recommended them to Floorguard without hesitation.

- Nathan

The garage looks so good! A+ company on every level. Wish I had another garage to resurface!

- Chelsea

My neighbor had a floor done by another company that was new to the industry, boy were they sorry. I went with the experts, Floorguard did an incredible job!!

- Tom T., Orland Park

When it comes to adding value to your business, you can’t go wrong with the superior technology and materials from Floorguard

- Jenny P.

Covering our old, gray garage floor was a great aesthetic and functional improvement. This project requires 2 days: first day preparing the surface (major job requiring right equipment), putting down first coating and sprinkling the flakes. This requires about 4 hours. After this dries, they come back next day and apply the topcoat. They notified us when they would start the work and arrived as promised. They worked diligently, completed the work efficiently, left the work areas and our driveway clean. The owner Steve is a great guy to deal with.

- Bob H.

It was a pleasure dealing with the company’s owner Steve Chaloult. When we called him to give us an estimate, he arranged to come within a few days. We have a very large two car garage. His estimate was a bit more than the first company we called but he seemed very well prepared in showing us samples and very knowledgeable about his product and we just liked him. For personal reasons , we had to delay installation for about a month and he could not be more accommodating. we finally we able to have it done this past week and it was worth the wait. The garage floor is just beautiful and I never would have thought I would say that about a garage floor! We also had the lower walls around the floor done and very glad we did. At one time we were thinking we could do this ourselves using a kit. WHAT were we thinking? This is a job for a professional and we are so glad we used Steve.

- Moira J.

The owner Steve Chaloult was easy to work with and he’s very good at what he does. I highly recommend Floorguard as your contractor if you’re wanting to have a garage floor finished with a durable epoxy like colored finish. Floorguard came when they said they would and cleaned up after they were finished. Floorguard also installs garage storage cabinets.

- Andrew A.

Very responsive, good communicator. Was on time and did a top quality job. Very happy with the outcome.

- Anonymous Homeowner

Great eexperience. Quick and dependable service. High quality. Fair cost.

- John H.