Epoxy Flooring in Emmaus, PA

Epoxy flooring in Emmaus is mostly a renovation job. The borough covers just 2.9 square miles, and it is nearly built out, so new growth in the area happens next door in Lower Macungie Township. Inside the borough, people improve the 5,306 homes that already stand. A worn basement floor or a cramped, stained garage is often the next project. We work around the age and quirks of those buildings.

A long building history in a small space

Emmaus was founded by Moravians in 1759 and incorporated as a borough in 1859. Its population was 1,488 in 1900, 6,731 in 1940 and 10,262 in 1960, and it has stayed near 11,000 to 11,700 ever since. That timeline means the borough's houses cluster in a few eras: older homes near the center, then rapid growth between 1940 and 1960, when the population rose by more than half. Few floors here are new. Most have been painted, patched or covered at least once.

Basements first

In an older Emmaus house, the basement is usually where people gain space. A coated floor turns a dim storage area into a laundry room, home gym or playroom. Before we coat one, we check:

• Moisture: older basements were often poured with no vapor barrier, so we test before choosing a primer.
• Old finishes: paint and tile adhesive come off by grinding.
• Low spots and cracks: we fill them so the floor drains toward the drain.
• Access: a narrow stairway changes which equipment we bring.

If you have water coming through the walls, we will tell you to fix that before any coating goes down.

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Small garages, tight driveways

Many borough lots have a single-car garage, sometimes detached and sometimes reached from a narrow drive. A small floor still benefits from a full system. Flake hides the grit that tracks in from the street, and a sealed surface stops salt from eating away the concrete near the door. We bring compact grinders for tight spaces.

Shops and storefronts

The borough has a downtown along Main Street and businesses around Lehigh Street. Back rooms, storage areas and small shop floors in these buildings often have tired concrete. We coat them with commercial epoxy and plan the work around business hours where we can.

Winter on the mountain edge

The borough sits against South Mountain, and its average monthly temperature drops to 28.9°F in January. Slabs in unheated garages freeze and thaw many times between December and March. Salt from Chestnut Street, Lehigh Street and Cedar Crest Boulevard comes in on tires. A sealed floor stops that cycle from breaking down the surface, and a quick rinse in spring clears what is left.

We schedule most garage work from spring through fall. Heated basements can often be done in colder months, after we check the slab temperature on the day.

Rentals and resale

The borough's rental vacancy rate was 4.7% in the 2020 census, and its homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%. Homes here do not sit empty long. Owners getting a house ready to rent or sell often coat the basement so it shows clean and bright. Landlords like a sealed floor because it wipes clean between tenants.

Right for Emmaus homes

• Basement floor epoxy over moisture-tested older slabs
• Concrete crack and floor repair before any coating
• Garage floor coatings for single-car garages
• Epoxy flake floors that hide street grit