Epoxy Flooring in Mount Penn, PA

Epoxy flooring in Mount Penn usually goes down in an older basement. The borough is tiny, about 0.42 square miles, and it is packed: the 2020 census counted 3,240 people, close to 7,900 per square mile, in 1,366 housing units. Most of those homes are not new. Mount Penn had 1,370 residents in 1920 and 3,017 by 1930, a jump of 120% in ten years. Much of the housing stock dates from that boom, and so do many of the basement slabs we are asked to coat.

What a 1920s basement floor looks like

Concrete poured a century ago was mixed and finished differently from today's slabs. In Mount Penn basements we expect to find some of these:

• Thin or uneven concrete with low spots where water has pooled
• Cracks running along the foundation walls
• Patched trenches from old plumbing or drain work
• Several layers of floor paint, or old tile glue
• A dusty, soft surface that has worn down over the years

None of that rules out a coating. It does mean the job starts with concrete crack and floor repair and diamond grinding before any epoxy is mixed.

Living between two ridges

The borough sits in a saddle, with the 1,120-foot peak of Mount Penn to the north and Neversink Mountain, about 900 feet, to the south. Homes built on and below slopes can take runoff toward the foundation after heavy rain, and a basement slab may carry moisture even when it looks dry. We test before we quote. A damp reading changes the primer we use. Standing water or active seepage means the leak needs attention before we coat.

Getting equipment into a hillside home

Many Mount Penn houses have narrow basement stairs, rear entrances off small lots and parking on the street along Perkiomen Avenue and the side streets. We plan for that at the estimate. We use grinders and vacuums sized to move through tight doorways, and we will talk with you about where our vehicle can sit while we work. Tell us about steps, gates and low ceilings when you call so we bring the right gear.

Basements that work as rooms

About one in three Mount Penn households had children under 18 in 2020. In a small house, the basement often becomes the playroom, laundry, workout corner and storage all at once. A sealed epoxy floor is easier to keep clean than bare concrete and reflects more light, which helps in a low basement. For a finished lower level, metallic epoxy gives a poured, swirled look. For a working basement, a solid color or light flake is the practical pick.

Garages, where there are some

Where a property has a garage, it is often a one-car building at the back of the lot. Those floors tend to be thin and pitted near the door from years of winter slush. We grind, fill the pits and install a garage floor coating that sheds salt water instead of soaking it up.

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