Why do coatings fail on older Willow Grove floors?

Usually moisture. A slab poured in the late forties or fifties almost certainly went down without a vapor barrier under it, so ground moisture has had seventy years to work up through the concrete. That's what lifts a coating. A moisture-vapor barrier is standard on every floor we build, which matters more in this town than almost anywhere else we work.

Can you do the patio and the front steps at the same time?

Yes, and around here it usually makes sense. When the house is from 1958 the garage floor isn't the only tired concrete on the property. Doing it while the crew and equipment are already in the driveway costs less than bringing us back.

Do you come to Willow Grove from New Jersey?

Regularly. We work through Upper Moreland and the townships around it, including Horsham, Hatboro, Abington, Jenkintown, Huntingdon Valley, Glenside and Ambler.

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Garage Baby / Garage Floors / Willow Grove, PA

Garage floor coating in Willow Grove, PA.

We cross the bridge for Willow Grove regularly. Garage, patio and steps on the last one, and the photos are further down this page.

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A garage in Willow Grove, plus the patio and the steps.

Basalt-colored flake on the garage floor, and while we were there we did the back patio and the front steps too. Same crew, same week, one driveway. Both garage photos were taken from the same spot. This one is on Red Barn Road.

BEFORE

AFTER

“We had both the garage and back patio and steps done. The gentlemen who worked on it were so professional, keeping everything cleaned up at the end of the day.”
J. Sheroke, Willow Grove PA

What we usually find in Willow Grove garages.

This is the oldest housing we work in, and that changes what a garage floor job actually is here.

Your slab probably has no vapor barrier under it.A garage floor poured in the late forties or fifties went down before that was standard. Ground moisture has had seventy years to work up through the concrete, and that is the number one reason coatings lift off older floors in this town. Ours is standard on every floor. It's the question worth asking on any quote you get here, including ours.
Cape Cods and brick ranches around Easton and Davisville.Late forties and fifties, so the garages run smaller, often detached, sometimes one car.
Split-levels and colonials nearer the parks and schools.Sixties and early seventies, more often built in under the house. Different access, different prep, worth knowing before we quote.
The patio and the front steps are the same age as the floor.When the house is from 1958 the garage isn't the only tired concrete on the property. Doing it while the crew and equipment are already in the driveway costs less than bringing us back.

Garage, patio, steps, or all three.

The floor is where most people start. Around here it often doesn't end there, and that's usually a good thing.

Garage floors

Coated floors and modular tile. Nine layers of prep and system on the coated side, and we'll tell you which one your slab actually wants.

See both options

Storage

Cabinets, slatwall and overhead, designed around what's actually in your garage rather than out of a catalog.

See how it works

The whole garage

Floor, storage, walls and lighting planned together in one conversation. Most complete transformations run $10,000 to $25,000.

See a full transformation

Questions we get in Willow Grove.

Why do coatings fail on older Willow Grove floors?: Usually moisture. A slab poured in the late forties or fifties almost certainly went down without a vapor barrier under it, so ground moisture has had seventy years to work up through the concrete. That's what lifts a coating. A moisture-vapor barrier is standard on every floor we build, which matters more in this town than almost anywhere else we work.
Can you do the patio and the front steps at the same time?: Yes, and around here it usually makes sense. When the house is from 1958 the garage floor isn't the only tired concrete on the property. Doing it while the crew and equipment are already in the driveway costs less than bringing us back.
Do you come to Willow Grove from New Jersey?: Regularly. We work through Upper Moreland and the townships around it, including Horsham, Hatboro, Abington, Jenkintown, Huntingdon Valley, Glenside and Ambler.

We work through Upper Moreland and the townships around it.

Upper Moreland
Horsham
Hatboro
Abington
Jenkintown
Huntingdon Valley
Glenside
Ambler
Warminster
Philadelphia

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Send photos of the concrete.

Three or four shots of the slab as it is right now, and throw in the patio and the steps while you're out there. We'll tell you what shape the concrete's in, what it needs, and roughly what it runs, before anybody drives out.