Epoxy Flooring in Fort Atkinson, WI

Epoxy flooring in Fort Atkinson has a river to think about. The city sits on the Rock River a few miles upstream of Lake Koshkonong, and the Bark River joins the Rock just east of town. In some seasons the Bark adds a lot of water, and downtown occasionally floods when the Rock goes over its banks. For a coating, that means moisture testing is the first step on any basement or low-lying slab.

Basements near the water

A coating is only as good as its bond. When water vapor pushes up through a slab, it can lift epoxy off the concrete in bubbles or peeling patches. So on every basement job we: 1. Test the slab for moisture in several spots, including near walls and drains 2. Look for efflorescence, the white powder that shows water has been moving through the concrete 3. Pick a system based on the readings, or tell you to deal with the water source before coating

If your basement has taken on river water in the past, tell us. We do not fix leaks or foundations, and we will be clear about what a coating can and cannot do.

Garages for a long winter

Normals from the city's wastewater plant put the average January low at 10.7°F and yearly snowfall around 36.4 inches. The record low is -39°F. Fort Atkinson residents drive Highways 12, 26, 89 and 106, and the slush from those roads ends up on garage floors. Garage floor epoxy and epoxy flake floors seal the slab so salt water stays on top. Many households here have lived in their homes a long time; the 2020 homeowner vacancy rate was just 1.1% and the median age was 40.7. Those long-owned garages often have years of oil staining and patched cracks, so concrete crack and floor repair is a common first step.

Older downtown buildings

Fort Atkinson's Main Street and Merchants Avenue historic districts hold buildings from the 1800s and early 1900s. Ground-floor shops and back rooms in older commercial buildings often have concrete that was added or patched over many decades. Before coating one of these floors, we look for changes in level, old tile adhesive and soft spots, and we explain what prep the floor needs in the quote. Upper-floor and wood-framed areas are not something we coat. We work only on concrete.

Floors for local businesses

Fort Atkinson has a working economy. Fort HealthCare is the largest employer, and companies like Spacesaver, NASCO and Jones Dairy Farm are based here. The smaller shops, garages, storage rooms and service bays around a city like this need floors that clean up easily and take carts, forklifts and foot traffic. Shop and commercial floor epoxy is built thicker for that use. Polyaspartic floor coating helps when a business can only close for a short time.

What the quote covers

We measure the floor, check moisture and cracks, and write out the system, prep steps, each coat and the total. Call (608) 351-0386 or

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