Metallic Epoxy Flooring in Hinsdale, IL

Metallic epoxy flooring for Hinsdale homes and renovations: a hand-worked resin floor with the pigment mixed for your room, so it sits with the stone, cabinetry and paint already chosen, poured and finished in high gloss by our own crew.
Metallic marble epoxy floor coating

What a metallic epoxy floor is made of

A metallic epoxy floor is a self-leveling resin with metallic mica pigments mixed into it, poured over concrete that has been ground, repaired and primed. The installer works the wet resin by hand so the pigment moves as it cures, and the floor is finished under a clear, glossy topcoat. The result is a single seamless layer with depth in it.

It is a floor for houses where the rest of the finishes have been chosen with care: a finished lower level, a kitchen, a family room, a home office or a wine room, often as part of a wider renovation. It is an interior floor, and it suits a homeowner who wants the floor to belong to the room rather than be picked from a range.

When it is done the floor reads like polished stone or liquid metal, glossy enough to hold the light fittings in its surface and seamless from wall to wall. Metallic floors we have poured in homes and businesses are on our gallery.

Room with a glossy black and white marbled epoxy floor and gray walls
Metallic epoxy flooring in an interior room

Why choose a poured finish over stone or tile

Natural stone and porcelain are chosen from a range and cut to a module, so the floor arrives with joints and a pattern set by the factory. A metallic floor is mixed for the job: the base color and the pigments are chosen against the counters, the cabinetry and the paint already in the room, and the result is one continuous surface with no grout to darken.

It is poured onto the existing slab, so a lower level or a ground-floor room on concrete needs no demolition and no new subfloor. The resin is self-leveling and one of the thickest epoxy systems, so it also takes out small irregularities in the slab as it goes down.

And it adds to the house. A metallic floor enhances property value, and in a renovation where everything else has been chosen carefully it is a worthwhile investment in the one surface every other finish sits on.

What you gain from a seamless metallic floor

Low maintenance. With no grout lines, no joints and no waxing, the floor is kept with a sweep and a damp mop, and spills sit on the surface rather than soaking in. The finish is seamless, non-porous and hypoallergenic, which suits a kitchen or a family room with children and pets in it.

Durability you do not see. Metallic systems resist impact, abrasion, scratches, chips and chemicals, so the floor keeps its gloss under stools, chairs and everyday traffic rather than dulling where people walk. It is built so you can look back in 15 to 20 years and still have an amazing floor.

Protection underneath. Professional grinding, repair and moisture control come first on every floor to prevent peeling or bubbles, and the topcoat is UV resistant, so a floor beside a window does not yellow. It is low odor and low VOC going in, which matters when the rest of the house is still lived in during the work.

Mixing the metallic color for your room

The base color sets the tone. It is chosen against what is already in the room: a warm base next to wood and brass, a cool one next to marble and steel, a dark one under light walls. It is the decision that does most to make the floor look as if it belongs.

The pigments build the movement. Pearl, bronze, graphite and custom blends are mixed for the job and worked into the base, and the pattern can lean toward marble, granite, stone, wood or water. In a room that already has a lot in it, a quieter pattern with a pigment close to the base is often the better floor.

The topcoat finishes it. Every metallic floor is sealed under a clear, glossy topcoat that is UV resistant and resists yellowing and wear, and an anti-slip agent can be added to it where the floor meets a sink or an exterior door. The gloss suits rooms lit artificially, where it takes the fittings and reflects them back.

How the slab is prepared under a decorative floor

Diamond grinding comes first. It takes off old paint, tile adhesive, carpet glue, stains and dirt, and opens the pores of the concrete so the primer can bond into it. In a renovation the slab often comes out from under an old floor covering, and the grind is what removes everything that covering left behind.

Cracks, holes and divots are then opened out, filled and ground flush, so the base is smooth before any resin goes down. A reflective finish shows what is underneath it, so this repair is done with the finished floor in mind.

Moisture control, joint treatment and the edges complete the preparation. Edges along cabinetry, thresholds and stair nosings are ground to the same profile as the middle of the room, and the height where the new floor meets an existing one is looked at before the pour so the join is clean.

White and black metallic epoxy flooring

Installing the metallic coat, layer by layer

The primer is rolled into the ground concrete, where it fuses into the slab and forms the bond that stops the floor from peeling. When it has cured, the metallic base coat is poured: industrial resin tinted with the pigment mixed for your room.

The installers then work the pigment by hand while the base coat is wet, drawing out the veining or the drift you chose, and they keep working it until the movement sits evenly from one wall to the other.

A clear, UV-resistant topcoat goes on last. It is durable and glossy, it resists yellowing and wear, and it is what keeps the floor looking the way it did on the day it was poured.

Diamond grinding a slab flat before a metallic pour

Hinsdale homes and renovations we pour for

In Hinsdale a metallic floor usually sits inside a wider renovation, specified late against materials that are already fixed, which suits a finish that is mixed for the room rather than bought from a range. We pour metallic epoxy in lower levels, kitchens, family rooms, home offices and wine rooms across Hinsdale and the neighboring DuPage and Cook suburbs.

We are based at our shop in Roselle and install with our own crew, not subcontractors. The business is veteran owned and locally operated, licensed and insured, and every floor carries an extended warranty on craftsmanship.

Plan a metallic floor for your Hinsdale home

The visit is free and there is no obligation. We come out, look at the slab, the room and what is already in it, recommend a base and pigments, and quote the job. Call (630) 206-5602 or email info@evolveconcretecoating.com to arrange a visit. We answer Monday to Sunday, 9 AM to 6 PM.

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