Epoxy Flooring in Kenhorst, PA

Epoxy flooring in Kenhorst fits a borough with a clear building history. Kenhorst was incorporated on August 25, 1931, and its population climbed steadily from 2,227 in 1940 to a peak of 3,482 in 1970. In other words, most of the borough filled in during the Depression, the war years and the postwar decades. Today about 3,001 people live in 1,248 housing units on just over half a square mile, bordered by Reading on the north and east and Cumru Township on the south and west.

What that means for floors: many Kenhorst homes have concrete that is 50 to 90 years old. Those slabs are usually solid, but they have had time to collect stains, cracks and coats of paint.

Mid-century garages

Homes from the 1940s through the 1960s often have a one-car garage, attached or set back on the lot, and some have a basement garage under the house. Over the decades those floors pick up: 1. Oil and transmission fluid stains that have soaked deep into the surface 2. Hairline and settlement cracks 3. Scaling near the door where winter slush sat on bare concrete 4. A coat or two of garage paint that has started to lift

We grind all of that down, pull what oil we can, fill the cracks and scaled areas, and then lay the new floor. For a one-car garage, an epoxy flake floor is the most common pick here. It looks clean, hides dust and holds up to a car parked on it every night.

Three state routes on the borough's edges

PA 625 runs right through the middle on New Holland Road. US 222 Business follows Lancaster Avenue on the northwest edge, and PA 724 runs along Philadelphia Avenue on the south edge. Those are busy winter roads, and the slush thrown up from them ends up in driveways and garages. A sealed floor keeps salty water on the surface so it can be squeegeed out instead of working into the concrete.

Basements for everyday use

In 2020, about 31.5% of Kenhorst households had children under 18 and 16.7% of residents were 65 or older. That is a mix of young families and long-time owners. The young families tend to want a bright, easy-clean basement for play and laundry. Long-time owners usually want a floor that is safe underfoot. Basement floor epoxy with a light color and a textured topcoat covers both. We test for moisture first, because damp slabs are the main reason basement coatings fail.

A tight housing market

In the 2020 count only 3.8% of Kenhorst's housing units were vacant, and the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%. Homes here do not sit empty long. Owners who plan to sell often ask us to coat a stained garage or a dingy basement before listing, since a clean, sealed floor makes a better first impression than bare concrete. We can schedule around a listing date if you tell us when you need the floor ready.

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