Here’s how Chagrin Home Improvements can transform your garage or basement space into something fabulously functional

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Chagrin Home Improvements prepares your unfinished garage or basement concrete floor and then uses a polyaspartic coating process to transform it into durable, decorative flooring in the pattern and colors of your choice

By Mary Malik

Upgrade Your Space

What are your home improvement resolutions for 2020? If they have anything to do with upgrading the neglected spaces in your home, like the basement or garage, Chagrin Home Improvements in Chagrin Falls can help you with that.

“The New Year often triggers thoughts of clearing out and cleaning up,” says Joe Jacobs, owner of Chagrin Home Improvements. “We offer a process that will transform your dull, damaged garage or basement cement floor into a durable, low maintenance, beautiful and versatile surface in no time.”

“Before” (left) shows a plain concrete floor and “after” (right) shows the same floor with the polyaspartic coating

Chagrin Home Improvements prepares your unfinished concrete floor and then uses a polyaspartic coating process to transform it into durable, decorative flooring in the pattern and colors of your choice. This process has been reserved for garage flooring, but Joe’s specially designed machinery allows his team to also easily access your basement.

“This process offers unlimited options in terms of color and design from the sophisticated look of granite with a shiny or matte finish to a more industrial look of multi-colored chips,” says Joe. “Your options are endless, but the real beauty lies in the durability and low maintenance of your new floor.”

The polyaspartic coating is non-porous and impermeable to water, salt and any solutions and spills that will damage traditional flooring and unfinished concrete. The surface can also be textured, making it non-slip.

“There are other processes available for these areas of your home, and even do-it-yourself systems, but none offer the durability and longevity of our method,” says Joe. “And our unique preparation of the concrete surface is the key to a successful and lasting outcome.”

Joe and his crew prepare the concrete floor with a diamond grinder. This is comparable to sanding the concrete in order to make the surface initially porous so it can absorb the polyaspartic coating. This is a better, stronger, faster curing product than epoxy.

“At this preparation phase, most companies use an acid wash, which creates moisture—the enemy of any surface,” says Joe. “An acid wash takes days to dry before any coating can be put down, and you’re never certain moisture didn’t seep in causing future cracks. When dealing with concrete, no matter what you put on top of it, your floor is only as stable as the surface underneath. Our diamond grinding is the best way to prepare your concrete.”

Joe’s process is efficient, clean and fast, and many jobs can be done in one day.

“The first thing we do is remove everything from your garage or basement and store it right on site in our trailer,” says Joe. “Everyone on the crew has been extensively trained and the diamond grind process utilizes a special dust containment extraction unit complete with a HEPA filter that sucks any dust from the area. The process is very residential friendly, with virtually no dust or odors.”

Whether it’s a workshop, a play area for the kids, or you’ve simply always wanted a clean and maintenance free garage or family-friendly basement, Chagrin Home Improvements can help you cross this 2020 resolution off your list.

Chagrin Home Improvements’ process offers unlimited options in terms of color and design

“Stop by our showroom in Chagrin Falls to see some samples of what we can do,” says Joe. “Whether it’s interior painting, deck restoration, or finally getting that basement or garage floor of your dreams, we’ll get the job done right.”

Chagrin Home Improvements is located at 300 Industrial Parkway, Suite C, in Chagrin Falls. For more information or to schedule a consultation, call Joe Jacobs at 440-247-6700 or check the website ChagrinHomeImprovements.com.