Epoxy Flooring in Shillington, PA

Epoxy flooring in Shillington covers a wide range of houses for a borough of about one square mile. Settlement began in 1860, when Samuel Shilling sold lots out of what was then Cumru Township, and the borough was incorporated in 1908 with 450 residents. The 2020 census counted 5,475. John Updike grew up here, and many of his early stories take place in Olinger, his fictional version of the town.

Point2Homes, using Census data for 2019 to 2023, puts Shillington's median build year at 1970. The spread is wide: 18.1% of homes date from 1939 or earlier, 23.5% from the 1970s, and 8.6% from 2000 to 2009. About 51.7% are detached single-family homes and 23.8% are attached. In a single walk around town you can pass a pre-war twin with a basement, a 1950s house with a detached garage and a newer home with an attached two-car bay. Each of those floors needs a different plan.

By era

Pre-1940 homes. Expect a thin basement slab with paint, patches and cracks along the foundation. We grind, fill and moisture-test before coating. A solid color basement floor is the usual choice here.

1950s to 1970s homes. These often have a one-car detached garage or a carport that was closed in. The slab is usually thicker, but salt has often scaled it near the door. We repair the surface and install a flake system that hides wear.

Newer homes. Attached garages built since the 1990s usually have a smooth, dense finish. We grind it to open the pores so the coating bonds, then lay flake or solid color. Finished basements in these homes are good candidates for metallic.

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Near the creek

Wyomissing Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill, runs along Shillington's western border. If your home is on the low side of town near the creek and your basement has ever taken water, mention it when you call. We test the slab for moisture before we quote and choose the primer to match the reading. If water is still getting in, that has to be fixed first.

Prep is most of the job

In a typical Shillington garage, more than half our time goes into getting the concrete ready. That means grinding, edge work by hand around the walls and the door track, filling cracks, patching spalls and vacuuming every bit of dust. The coats go on quickly after that. If a quote leaves out prep, the floor is likely to peel. Ours lists every prep step so you can see what you are paying for.

Floors for town lots

Many Shillington homes sit on narrow town lots with a driveway along the side and a garage at the back. On those properties the garage is often a workshop, a storage barn and a parking spot at once. We can coat the whole floor in one system, or use a heavier coat under the workbench and a flake finish where the car parks.

Schools and garages

Governor Mifflin's senior high and middle schools sit inside the borough on the old almshouse land. That makes Shillington a family town, and family garages hold bikes, sports gear, a second fridge and often a workbench. A coated floor makes that space easier to sweep and hose out. A textured finish also gives better footing when the floor is wet.