Epoxy Flooring in Independence, MO

Independence is one of the oldest cities in the Kansas City area, and its epoxy flooring needs are as varied as its history. It was founded in 1827 and became known as the Queen City of the Trails. It was a starting point for the California, Oregon and Santa Fe Trails. Harry and Bess Truman lived there, and the Truman Library and Museum is there today. With 123,011 residents in the 2020 census, it is Missouri's fifth-most populous city.

A city of every housing age

Independence had 54,120 housing units in 2020 across about 78 square miles. That covers a lot of ground and a lot of decades. Near the historic square you find older homes with small garages and basements. Farther out you find postwar ranches and newer subdivisions. We see all of these:

• Old basements with rough or patched floors and no vapor barrier
• Single detached garages with thin, cracked slabs
• Attached two-car garages from later decades with oil-stained, pitted floors
• Newer three-car garages with smooth slabs that need grinding to bond

We price each one after we see it, because prep can vary widely.

Rain, snow and basement floors

Independence averages 44.66 inches of precipitation a year and 13.2 inches of snow, based on 1991 to 2020 normals. That is a lot more rain than snow. In a basement, wet seasons can mean damp slabs or water along the wall joint. Before we coat a basement, we: 1. Test the slab for moisture in several spots 2. Look for efflorescence, the white powder that shows water moving through concrete 3. Check cracks and the wall joint for signs of active leaks 4. Choose a primer that suits the readings

If there is an active leak, a coating will not fix it, and we tell you that first.

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Temperature swings in the garage

The city has seen a record high of 109°F in August and a record low of minus 16°F. A garage floor rides through that range year after year. Slush and deicer come in on the tires in winter. Hot tires come in off the pavement in summer. A diamond-ground floor with a bonded base coat and a tough topcoat handles both. Store kits that sit on an acid-etched surface often peel in the tire paths.

Work floors for local employers

Independence has a large working base. The Independence School District, Northrop Grumman and Centerpoint Medical Center are listed among its top employers. Around those are many smaller shops, garages, storage buildings and service businesses. For those spaces, we install commercial and warehouse floor epoxy with crack repair and joint work first. We can phase the job so you keep running.

The services that fit most Independence homes

• Garage floor epoxy with a full flake broadcast
• Polyaspartic topcoats for quick return to use
• Basement floor epoxy over a moisture-tested slab
• Concrete crack and floor repair for older, worn slabs

Getting an estimate

We come out, measure the floor and look at it with you. We test moisture, note cracks and stains and check for old coatings. Then you get a written quote that names the system, the number of coats, the prep work and the total. There is no charge for the visit. If you want to compare two systems, such as solid color and full flake, we can price both on the same quote so you can choose.