Epoxy Flooring in Cumru Township, PA

Epoxy flooring in Cumru Township means working across a lot of ground. The township covers about 21 square miles south and west of Reading, and its 15,638 residents (2020 census) live in a long list of neighborhoods: Flying Hills, Pennwyn, Montrose Manor, Colonial Hills, Ridgewood, Gouglersville, Grill, Angelica and more. A garage in one of them can look nothing like a garage two miles away. We treat each floor as its own job.

Where Cumru's floors come from

The township kept growing into this century. Census counts went from 13,816 in 2000 to 15,147 in 2010, a jump of 9.6%, and then to 15,638 in 2020. That means we see a range of slabs here:

• Older homes near the Reading, Shillington and Kenhorst lines, with basements and detached garages that have been painted or patched before
• Postwar and later subdivisions with attached one- and two-car garages
• Newer construction with smooth, hard-troweled concrete that coatings cannot grip until it is ground open

Each of those needs different prep. A painted floor needs the paint ground off. A new slab needs its slick surface opened up. An old slab may need crack and spall repair before anything else goes down.

River on one side, forest in the middle

The Schuylkill River drains the township and forms its northeastern boundary, and Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center sits near the middle, on the west side of Route 625. Low ground near the river and the creeks that feed it can hold water in the soil. For a basement, that matters more than anything else on this page. We test every basement slab for moisture before we quote it. If it reads damp, we price a moisture-tolerant primer. If water is coming in, we tell you to fix that first.

Roads, salt and the garage door

Cumru has about 100 miles of public roads, and the township maintains roughly 71 of them. I-176, US 222, US 422, PA 10, PA 625 and PA 724 all pass through. Winter road treatment rides home on tires and melts on the garage floor. Bare concrete soaks up that brine. A coated floor keeps it on top, where you can squeegee it out the door.

For most Cumru garages we suggest an epoxy flake floor with a durable topcoat. The chips hide grit and road film between cleanings, and the texture gives some grip when the floor is wet.

Floors for people staying put

In the 2000 census the township's median age was 43, and nearly one in five residents (19.7%) was 65 or older. Many owners here are planning to stay in their homes a long time. For them we talk about slip resistance first. We can add more texture to a flake floor or an anti-slip additive to the topcoat in a basement laundry area or a garage step-down. A smooth, glossy finish looks great but is the wrong pick for a floor someone crosses with a laundry basket every day.

What we coat here

• Garage floor coating for attached and detached garages
• Basement floor epoxy after a moisture test
• Metallic epoxy for finished lower levels and bars
• Concrete crack and floor repair on older slabs near the city line
• Commercial floor epoxy for shops and businesses along the township's main roads

Call (610) 510-7956 or

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and we will come measure, test and write up the floor.