Epoxy flooring is known for its durability, low maintenance and good looks, which is why it's a popular choice for homes and businesses. The Pocono Mountains climate brings its own challenges, though, and they're worth understanding before you pick a floor.
Understanding the Pocono climate
The Poconos have a temperate continental climate:
- Cold winters. Average temperatures run from about 15°F to 37°F, with heavy snow, ice storms and nor'easters.
- Warm summers. Temperatures run from the mid-50s into the 80s, and occasionally above 90°F in a heat wave.
- Year-round precipitation. Steady rain and snow, high humidity in summer and freezing conditions in winter.
Together, these are hard on bare concrete and on any floor coating, especially in winter.
How epoxy holds up here
Winter
- Freeze-thaw: a coating that wasn't installed and cured properly can crack or lift as the slab moves with the temperature.
- Snow, ice and road salt: salt and slush wear down bare concrete. A properly sealed flake or quartz floor resists them and cleans up with a squeegee.
- Moisture: humidity and condensation during installation can cause bubbling or peeling, which is why we check the slab and the weather first.
Summer
- Heat: Pocono summers are well within what a garage floor handles.
- Sun: a UV-stable topcoat keeps floors in sunny garages and outdoor areas from yellowing.
- Humidity: once cured, a sealed floor isn't bothered by summer humidity.
Installed with the right prep and the right system, an epoxy or flake floor lasts for many years in the Pocono climate.
Key things we do for Pocono floors
- Install in the right conditions. Coatings go down when the slab and air temperatures are in the range the product needs, not during extreme cold or heavy humidity.
- Use UV-stable topcoats where the floor gets sun.
- Check and manage moisture so condensation and slab moisture don't cause clouding or bubbling.
- Plan for salt. In winter, hose or squeegee out road salt and slush regularly. See our care tips.
Cold-weather install? Our 1-Day Polyaspartic floor uses a fast-curing base that's a good fit for fall and spring. See also Epoxy Flooring in the Poconos.
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