Epoxy Flooring in Lackawanna, NY

In Lackawanna, epoxy flooring often means bringing an older floor back into use. The city split off from West Seneca in 1909, a few years after the Lackawanna Steel Company opened its plant on the Lake Erie shore. Bethlehem Steel bought the company in 1922, and at its peak the plant employed 20,000 people. Homes went up fast to house those workers.

A city that is growing again

Lackawanna reached 29,564 people in 1960. After the steel plant closed in 1983, the population fell to 18,141 by 2010. Then it turned around. The 2020 census counted 19,949 residents, a 10.0% increase in ten years. A lot of that new life is happening in older houses. People are buying, fixing up and renting homes that have basements and garages decades old.

Basements in older city homes

Basement floors in these homes have usually seen a lot: old oil tanks, coal bins, laundry tubs, patched drains and a few rounds of paint. Many owners want to turn that space into a laundry room, storage area or rec room. Basement floor epoxy gives you a bright, sealed floor that is easy to mop. Our process: 1. Check for damp spots, leaks and moisture in the slab 2. Grind off paint and loose concrete 3. Fill cracks, pits and old pipe chases 4. Apply a base coat and a finish coat sized to how you use the room

For landlords and rehab projects

The 2020 census counted 9,256 housing units here, and 8.9% were vacant. Many of the homes coming back on the market need floors that look clean and stay that way. A coated basement or garage is easier to clean between tenants and does not hold stains or smells the way bare concrete does. We give you an itemized written quote, so you can plan the floor as one line in a larger renovation budget.

Garages near the lake

Lackawanna sits right on Lake Erie, and Smokes Creek runs through the city to the lake. Winter here brings plenty of snow and salted roads, and the garage slab takes the runoff. A garage floor coating with a flake broadcast keeps brine on the surface and gives tires and feet some grip.

Small shops and light industrial space

The old steel property has new uses now. Eight wind turbines went up there in 2007. Around the city, small businesses use garages, bays and back rooms as working space. Commercial and shop floor epoxy seals those slabs against oil and chemicals and makes daily cleanup quicker.

What the quote covers

Every Lackawanna estimate is written and itemized. It names the system, the grinding and repair steps, the number of coats and the total. If we find something during prep that changes the scope, such as a hidden crack under old carpet glue or a soft patch near a drain, we stop and write it up for your approval before going further. You will not get a surprise on the final bill.

Signs a Lackawanna floor is due

• Paint peeling in sheets on the basement floor
• Concrete dust that settles on everything stored down there
• Rust or oil stains from old equipment or a furnace
• A garage threshold that has gone rough and pitted
• Hairline cracks running from the corners of the floor drain

Any of these is worth a look. Most can be ground out, repaired and coated in a day or two.

Call (716) 576-3587 to book a free estimate for your Lackawanna home or building.