Flooring Contractor in Monticello, IN - Garage and Basement Floors That Stay Put

You apply through White County's Building Inspector's Office, which posts its residential and commercial permit applications on the county's building and floodplain page. The county's Area Plan page also links online building permits and inspection requests, and the office itself is on the second floor of the White County Government Center at 110 N Main Street, open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and closed holidays. For a floor job, we find out which office handles your address and check with them before we start, and if a permit is needed, we take care of the paperwork with you.

Yes, White County's residential permit form says a project that includes a new driveway also needs a driveway permit. Inside city or town limits that permit comes from the city or town road department, and elsewhere in the county it comes from the White County Highway Department at (219) 984-5851. We resurface, seal and coat existing concrete, so if your plans add a new driveway, count on that permit as part of the project.

The state lists the 2020 Indiana Residential Code as currently in effect for one- and two-family homes, and it builds on the 2018 International Residential Code. You can check what's in effect on the state's building rules page. Before we start a floor job, we check with the office that handles your address, so any code question gets settled with them instead of guessed at.

It comes down to your slab and the system you pick, so I give you a real number only after I've seen the floor. Cracks, oil, old sealer or a peeling coating all add grinding and repair, and a slab that pushes moisture may need a different system altogether. Size matters too, and a flake or metallic finish costs more than a plain solid coat.

Most peeling starts in the slab, not the coating, because of concrete that was never ground, oil or old sealer left in it, or moisture pushing up from underneath. Hot tires can then lift a weak coating, and winter salt works into any crack. We grind, clean and check the slab first so the coating bonds to sound concrete.

Start by testing the slab for moisture, because a basement floor that pushes water vapor up will lift most coatings no matter how well they're put down. If the test comes back good, we grind and coat. If it doesn't, I'll tell you to wait or pick a system made for damp concrete instead of putting down something I don't trust.