Epoxy Flooring in Laureldale, PA

Epoxy flooring in Laureldale is often about making a house work harder. The borough grew 9.4% between 2010 and 2020, from 3,911 to 4,277 residents, on just 0.81 square miles. Housing is tight. The 2020 census put the homeowner vacancy rate at 0.6%, which means almost every owner-occupied home was filled. When moving up is hard, people improve the house they have, and the basement and garage are the cheapest square feet to put to use.

Basements turned into living space

One in three Laureldale households (33.6%) had children under 18 in 2020. In a modest home, the basement ends up as the playroom, the laundry, the home gym and the storage room. Bare concrete does a poor job at all of those. It sheds dust, holds stains and feels cold and dim.

A coated floor changes that. Basement floor epoxy in a light color brightens the room, wipes clean after spills and does not shed dust onto stored boxes. For a basement that is becoming a real room, metallic epoxy gives a finished, poured look without carpet or tile that can be ruined by a little water.

How the borough grew

Laureldale's population rose from 3,397 in 1940 to 4,519 in 1970, then fell back through the 1980s and has been climbing again since 2000. The Rosedale United Church dates to 1928. So the housing runs from pre-war homes through postwar construction. Older slabs here tend to need crack repair and paint removal. Postwar slabs are usually sound but stained. We sort that out at the estimate and put every repair item in writing.

Garages on the local grid

No numbered highway runs through the borough. Kutztown Road and Elizabeth Avenue meet near the center, and US 222 Business passes just to the west. The borough maintains about 13 of its 15 miles of public road. That makes for a lot of residential streets and a lot of driveways that end at a one-car or two-car garage.

For those garages we usually recommend an epoxy flake floor. The broadcast chips hide the dirt and grit of daily use, and the topcoat stands up to tires, salt and the occasional dropped tool.

Floors that suit renters and owners

Laureldale has both owners and renters, and we coat floors for both. Landlords tend to want a durable solid-color coating that cleans quickly between tenants. Owners lean toward flake or metallic finishes they like the look of. Either way, the prep is the same: grind, repair, then coat.

Before we start

We check every slab for moisture and look for old sealers, adhesive or paint. Those all have to come off for a coating to bond. Then you get a written price with the system, the prep and each coat listed.

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