Both Sides of the Ohio River
The Ohio towns fall in Hamilton, Butler and Warren counties, with a slice of Loveland in Clermont; the Kentucky four are in Boone, Kenton and Campbell. The floors change as much as the towns do.
Hamilton County, Ohio
Cincinnati itself has some of the oldest housing we work on: the city’s median home dates to 1952, and about 42% were built before 1940, so garage and basement slabs are often worn, stained or patched. All 52 official neighborhoods are in range, from Hyde Park, Mount Lookout and Oakley on the East Side to Westwood and East and West Price Hill on the West Side. Vine Street is the official east–west divider, though plenty of locals put the line at I-75.
North of the city, Blue Ash did much of its building in the 1970s and ’80s and now has Summit Park on its old airport land. Sharonville, just off I-75 and I-275, and neighboring Springdale are largely 1960s-to-’80s suburbs.
Butler County, Ohio
Fairfield sits on the east bank of the Great Miami River and did most of its building between 1960 and 1989, with the 1970s its busiest decade, so many garage floors there are 40-plus years old. The city of Hamilton, Butler County’s seat and not to be confused with Hamilton County, is older still: its median home was built in 1956, and more than a quarter date from before 1940.
Warren County, Ohio
Mason is the newest of the 13 towns, with about two-thirds of its homes built in 1990 or later, and I-71 runs right through it. Lebanon, the county seat, is the farthest town on the list and one of the fastest growing. Loveland spills across three counties, Hamilton, Clermont and Warren, with the Little Miami River and its scenic trail passing its historic downtown.
Northern Kentucky
Newport, where the Licking River meets the Ohio in Campbell County, has the oldest homes on the list, nearly half built before 1940. Fort Thomas, also in Campbell County, sits on the south bank of the Ohio with a median home from 1955. Erlanger in Kenton County, along I-71/75 and Dixie Highway (US 25/42), saw its biggest building decade in the 1970s, and Florence in Boone County, home of the “Florence Y’all” water tower, is the fastest-growing town we cover. Kentucky’s District 6 crews stockpile salt and brine for Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties, and the slush from I-75 and the Cut in the Hill ends up in garages here too. Our garage floor coating guide explains how each type of coating copes with it.
Close to One of These Towns?
Town limits are smaller than the areas people call home. Loveland’s ZIP code, for example, covers far more households than the city itself. If you live near one of the 13 towns and aren’t sure, call (513) 434-8103 and ask.