Chagrin Home Improvements can upgrade your basement floor and give you more room to roam

By Mary Malik

The fall weather will soon bring us back indoors, where the focus turns to inside projects. Thoughts of the lawn and deck switch to paint and flooring. And another thought, where are the kids going to play?

Chagrin Home Improvements offers a practical and attractive solution you may not have thought possible. What if I said you can turn that drab, cement basement floor into a stunning, durable and fashionable statement in just one day?

“We can prepare your unfinished concrete floor and then use a polyaspartic coating process to transform it into a decorative floor with the design of your choice in one day,” says Chagrin Home Improvements owner Joe Jacobs.

“This is something usually reserved for the garage floor, but we have specially designed machinery that can easily access your basement.”

As with any type of coating for your walls or floors, the preparation of the surface is the key to a successful and lasting outcome.

“Prep is everything,” says Joe. “If you don’t prep concrete the right way, your final product won’t last long and will chip and break down.”

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

“Most companies use an acid wash to prepare the surface creating moisture, the enemy of any surface,” says Joe. “An acid wash takes days to dry before a coating can be put down, and you’re never certain moisture didn’t seep in, causing future cracks. Diamond grinding is the best way to prepare your concrete.”

I know what you’re thinking. Dust. Joe has it covered.

“Our process is efficient and everyone on the crew has been extensively trained,” says Joe.

“We can remove everything from your basement first and store it in our trailer right in your driveway. We diamond grind the floor using a special dust containment extraction unit, complete with a HEPA filter that sucks any dust from the room. The process is very residential friendly with virtually no dust or odors. In most cases, we can replace your furniture and leave you to enjoy your new floor by the end of the day.”

Joe hasn’t even described the decorative colors and designs that can be created on your concrete.

“Your options are unlimited,” says Joe. “We create any color or color combination, the look of granite, any design or logo, a shiny or more matte finish…whatever you want. And our top industrial grade products ensure your floor should last for the life of your home.”

The process begins by meeting with Joe to view samples and catalogs, choosing your color and design and then leaving it to the experts.

“At Chagrin Home Improvements, we can give you a beautiful basement floor in one day,” says Joe. “The polyaspartic coating cures in minutes with essentially no odor or VOCs.”

Cleaning is a breeze, no matter what your kids throw at it, your floor will wear like, well, concrete. So, if you’re thinking about transitioning the family from the outside to the inside this winter, think about letting Chagrin Home Improvements give you the coolest, most kid-friendly, and extremely durable basement in the neighborhood.

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.