Epoxy Flooring in McFarland, WI

Lake Waubesa borders McFarland on the west and Mud Lake lies to the south, so a lot of the epoxy flooring we do in the village is for people who live close to the water. A lake-area garage holds more than cars. It holds kayaks, fishing gear, life jackets and the trailer that comes home wet every weekend in summer. In winter it holds the same slush and salt as every other garage in Dane County. A coated floor handles both seasons.

A village that grew in waves

McFarland was established in 1856. For a long time it was small, with 463 people in 1940. After World War II it became a residential community for Madison, and the population went from 1,272 in 1960 to 5,232 in 1990. A 1989 project on the Madison Beltline set off another round of fast home building, and the village reached 8,991 people in 2020. Each wave left its own kind of garage floor:

• 1960s and 1970s homes often have one- or two-car garages with decades of stains and old sealer
• 1990s and 2000s subdivisions usually have wider attached garages with flatter floors and a smooth trowel finish
• Newer homes may have slabs that are only a few years old and have never been sealed

Smooth new concrete needs grinding just like old concrete, because a coating cannot grip a polished trowel surface.

Water from the lake side

Early McFarland harvested ice and fish from Lake Waubesa and shipped them by rail to Chicago, and resorts once lined the lake's eastern shore. Today the water shows up on garage floors in a simpler way. Boats and trailers drip. Wet waders and coolers get set down on the slab. Summer air near the lake is humid, and a cool concrete floor can collect condensation. Bare concrete soaks all of that up and can start to smell musty. A sealed floor wipes dry.

Boat and trailer storage

If you park a boat or a trailer inside, the floor sees more than a car's worth of weight in one spot. Trailer jacks and stands press hard on a small area. We suggest a full epoxy build with a flake broadcast, plus a pad or plate under the jack foot so it does not dig into the topcoat. Flake also adds grip for walking on a wet floor in water shoes.

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Basements near the water

Homes close to a lake can have damp basement slabs, especially after heavy spring rain. Before we quote a basement floor epoxy job in McFarland, we test the slab for moisture. If the reading is high, we tell you, and we may recommend a moisture-tolerant primer or advise fixing drainage first. We will not put a coating on a floor that is likely to push it off from below.

Systems that fit the village

• Garage floor epoxy with flake for lake gear, trailers and winter cars
• Polyaspartic floor coating when you want to park again sooner
• Basement floor epoxy after moisture testing
• Concrete crack and floor repair for older 1960s and 1970s slabs

Call (608) 351-0386 to book a free estimate and we will measure your floor and give you a written price.