Garage Floor Coating in Burgaw, NC

Where the river comes into town

The Northeast Cape Fear River and the creeks that feed it run close to Burgaw, and parts of town flood in ordinary heavy rain. Before Florence in 2018, forecasters expected a crest about 3 feet above Hurricane Floyd's in 1999; rescue boats were out before dawn, and water got into homes. A long stretch of NC 53 can go under when the river runs high.

Garage floors in a place like this need two things: concrete that is dry and sound before it is coated, and a finish that cleans up after water. The crew grinds and tests the slab, and the moisture vapor barrier base goes down first. A sealed floor will not stop floodwater, but silt and mud come off it with a hose.

Growth heading north from Wilmington

Pender County has more than doubled in population over 30 years and has permitted more than 5,100 housing units since 2020, a little over half of them single family homes. Growth is spreading west of US 17 toward places like Rocky Point and Burgaw, and the town has been working to fill its downtown with shops and cafes. New homes mean new slabs that still need grinding; see new build garage floor coating.

Inland heat and working garages

Burgaw is roughly 25 miles from the ocean, far enough that summer heat builds without much sea breeze to cut it. That heat, plus pickups and farm equipment, is hard on a floor, and hot tires are what lift a coating that was never properly bonded. See hot tire pickup. Detached shops and barns on concrete slabs take the same system as a garage.

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