Sealed concrete is a versatile flooring variety that can serve home and business owners well across various capacities. But as always, there are places where the use of sealed concrete would yield the most benefit. Today, we’ll share some of the best places in your home to convert to sealed concrete.
Basements
One of the places in your home that makes the most sense to convert to epoxy or sealed concrete is your basement. Anyone who’s ever had a flooded crawlspace or basement understands why!
Cleaning up after a flood is expensive and challenging! Frequently, walls, floors, and anything stored in a space is ruined. You may need to replace or rebuild if you have carpet or wood flooring.
Sealed concrete won’t give you that problem.
In addition, even without a significant flood, your basement may collect moisture. Over time, that moisture can lead to mold growth, harming your home and your health!
A sealed floor, coupled with a drain, can prevent moisture absorption or water buildup.
Garages
Frequently, people don’t fully seal around their garages, making them another spot subject to a flood, especially if it’s low-lying. But that’s not the only benefit of converting the floor of your garage to sealed concrete.
Professional garages typically use some kind of coating to make their lives easier. They can create anti-slip surfaces and make clean-up easier with the right flooring.
Even if you don’t do any repairs in your garages, having sealed concrete will make cleaning up after a leak much more manageable and prevent any oil or other car fluid from getting into the groundwater.
And modern sealants don’t just make clean-up easier and prevent staining. They also offer chemical resistance.
Laundry Rooms
Your laundry room is one spot that is constantly subject to water. Chances are the water from your washing machine doesn’t pour out onto your floor, but if you do spring a leak, it can create a costly mess!
That’s why homeowners sometimes request we create sealed concrete floors in their laundry rooms.
Outdoor Spaces
Of course, a significant portion of our concrete work is outdoors. And just like the indoor projects we already mentioned, one of the reasons for that is easy clean-up. Sealed concrete is far less likely to stain!
The right sealants also protect your patio, walkway, driveway, or other outdoor space from the elements and accidents. Who hasn’t accidentally chipped a chunk from their patio and hat to look at it for you afterward?
Mudrooms and Entrances
Some homes have a transition space between the outdoors and the inside of the house. Frequently, these are called mudrooms or foyers. It’s a spot where people can change their shoes and shake off any water (hence mudroom).
Sealed concrete is one of the best ways to protect the flooring in your home’s front and rear entrances.
Sealed Concrete Can Go In Any High-Traffic Area
While we’ve listed some of the most popular spots in the home to apply sealed concrete to protect from spills, flooding, wear, and tear, your home may have another, less conventional spot. Blue Ridge Coatings is happy to provide you with the right product in the right place, no matter where that might be in your house!