The Basement Flooding Solution
Pat loves her 100+ year-old Prairie Style home in River Forest. However, she has always had a problem with water seeping (or pouring) into her basement during rainstorms. While she has solved some of her problems with a back-up sump pump and a basement wall sealer, there are still times when water finds its way into her basement.
Because her one-story older home had only one very tiny bathroom, she recently decided to add a bathroom to the basement. The result is a large, modern room with an easily accessible shower stall (missing from her main bathroom). However, to get to her bathroom, she had to traverse her dusty, cracked basement floor.
After a recent rainstorm, she again noticed a small amount of seepage, and because of the dusty floor, this small amount of water turned into a muddy mess. This made the floor difficult to clean – and made it less enjoyable to get to her new bathroom. Even when there was no water seepage, the concrete never looked “clean.”
Pat decided it was time to find a solution to her basement floor problem.
Garage Store offers epoxy concrete coating systems for basements. (These coatings are also great for garage floors, exterior areas and even commercial spaces.) Because the epoxy permanently bonds to the concrete flooring, the result is a flood-proof system. Any water that does enter the basement can easily be pushed to the floor drain or mopped up with no muddy residue. Moisture that can be emitted through “raw” concrete floors is eliminated, preventing mold and mildew problems. Because Garage Store uses only commercial grade epoxy products, and employs top-notch installers, the floors have a 30+ year life expectancy.
Once Pat had the floor installed, she noticed less moisture in her basement and the unpleasant odor she had gotten used to was gone. She now enjoys going to her basement. She looks forward showering in her new space, and doing her laundry on a beautiful floor.
She is considering adding cabinetry and other storage units from Garage Store, which will make her basement more functional and attractive – a place she will enjoy for years to come.