Protecting the Concrete from Day One in Lancaster, PA
This 900+ square feet floor took only 1 1/2 days for our crew to complete. Day one did not provide any challenges. The concrete was easy to profile with our planetary diamond grinders (which weigh between 250 and 700 pounds depending up the model used). The homeowners didn't want us to fill the saw cuts (joints). They also did not want us to coat the aprons (concrete beyond the garage doors).
The only challenge for this garage was coating around the drainage system. This home has a trench style drain running the greater length of the garage near the 3 bay doors (see image below).
- Coatings weren't applied to the drain grids, as they were constructed of a type of plastic which coatings will not properly bond.
- Trench drains typically have drain grids that cannot be coated.
- Small, round drains with a PVC frame and drain cap can be coated after the PVC is scuffed.
- While metal drain frames and caps can be coated, the metal will often rust below the coatings and discolor (and later disbond) due to the rust buildup.
This garage received our Lehigh 1/4″ decorative chip, garage coating system.
Lancaster – One of Our Hotspots for Garage Floor Coatings
Lancaster County is one of our greatest concentrations of Pennsylvania residential customers. Several communities in Lancaster and Lititz contain dozens of STRONGHOLD FLOORS customers. As early as 2005 (when we were the PremierGarage of Central Pennsylvania dealership), we applied coatings in two Lancaster Parade of Homes entries and coated several homes belonging to Lancaster area homebuilders.
The Bent Creek community in Lititz has featured Parade of Homes entries that featured our garage & basement coatings. Bent Creek community has over 3 dozen homes with our decorative chip floor coatings.
