Epoxy Flooring in Depew, NY

Epoxy flooring in Depew covers a wide range of concrete. The village was laid out around railroad shops that opened on April 1, 1893, and about 500 houses stood here by May 1895. Later decades filled in the rest. Today a single street can mix a century-old home with a basement that has been patched many times and a newer ranch with a smooth slab. We look at each floor on its own terms.

Older basements come first

In the oldest parts of the village, the basement is usually where we start. Floors in older homes were often poured thin, patched over the years and painted more than once. Some have low spots near the floor drain or old outlines where a furnace or oil tank once stood. Here is what we check before we coat:

• Moisture coming up through the slab, measured with a meter or a test patch
• Loose patches and paint that will not hold a new coating
• Cracks that are still moving versus old cracks that have stopped
• Drain areas that need sloping so water does not pool

If the floor passes, a moisture-tolerant primer and a light-colored epoxy can make a dark basement much brighter. If it does not, we tell you what to fix first.

A village split by Transit Road

Depew lies on both sides of Transit Road, with the western half in the Town of Cheektowaga and the eastern half in the Town of Lancaster. That does not change how we coat a floor, but it helps to know which town you are in when you call about anything beyond the floor itself. Either way, our estimate and schedule are the same.

Shop floors with a working history

Depew's early economy ran on rail manufacturing. The Gould Coupler Company, the National Car Wheel Works and the Union Car Company were all here by 1893. That tradition of shops and small industry still shows up in garages and outbuildings around the village. For a workshop floor we usually suggest:

• A full diamond grind to open the concrete
• Crack and joint filling flush with the surface
• A 100% solids epoxy base for impact and chemical resistance
• A textured topcoat where oil or water lands on the floor

Garages and the train station traffic

The Buffalo-Depew Amtrak station sits on the village's western edge, and Broadway, Walden Avenue and Transit Road all run through. Many households here commute, and that means cars coming into the garage wet every winter day. A flake floor is a good fit for a commuter garage. The chips hide tire marks and salt film between cleanings, and the texture helps when the floor is wet.

Cold weather timing

Many people call us after the first snow, once they notice the garage floor again. Coating in cold weather is possible when the slab and the air are warm enough for the product. Polyaspartic systems can go down in a wider temperature range than standard epoxy. We measure slab temperature on the day and will move the date rather than install on a floor that is too cold or wet.

A typical Depew job

Most garage and basement jobs in the village take one to two days. Day one covers grinding, repair and the base coat. Day two covers flakes and the topcoat, or the whole thing can be finished in one day with a polyaspartic system. We give you the cure times in writing so you know when to walk on it and when to park on it. Call (716) 576-3587 to set up a visit.