Epoxy Flooring in Monroe, WI

Monroe is a city where people stay put, and that shapes the epoxy flooring work we do here. The city had 939 residents in 1860, grew to 10,827 by 2010, and counted 10,661 in 2020. With little new building over the past decade, most garages and basements in Monroe are on slabs that have already been through many winters. Our job here is usually to repair a floor that has seen a lot of use and then seal it so it lasts.

Reading an old slab

When we walk into an older Monroe garage, we look for a few things before we quote:

• Scaling near the door, where salt and freeze-thaw have flaked off the top layer
• Cracks and whether they are hairline, wide or uneven across the two sides
• Old coatings, including paint and sealers that need to come off
• Oil soaked deep into the concrete under where cars have parked for years
• Low spots where water pools and has slowly worn the surface

Each of these adds a step. We list them in the quote so you can see what the prep costs and why.

How we bring an old floor back

First we grind the whole slab to remove paint, sealer and the weak top layer. Deep oil stains get degreased, and sometimes we grind them out further. Cracks are cut open and filled. Scaled areas and pits are patched with a repair mortar and ground flush. Then the base coat goes on. On a floor with a lot of patching, a full flake broadcast does a good job of blending the repaired areas into one even look.

When we say no

Some slabs are past saving with a coating. If a section has sunk, a crack is still opening, or the concrete crumbles when we scrape it, we will tell you. Concrete replacement is outside our work, and coating over a failing slab only wastes your money.

Detached garages and outbuildings

Many older lots in and around Monroe have a detached garage or a small shed out back, and some owners use them as workshops. These buildings are often unheated, which matters for timing. Resin needs a warm enough slab to cure. We schedule unheated buildings for late spring through early fall, or we use a polyaspartic system that tolerates cooler temperatures.

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Floors for food and dairy work

Monroe calls itself the Cheese Capital of the USA, and Cheese Days has been held on the Square since 1914. It now runs the third weekend of September in even-numbered years and draws more than 100,000 people over three days. Food and dairy work leaves floors wet, greasy and in need of daily washing. For back rooms, prep areas and storage spaces, we install seamless shop and commercial floor epoxy with a non-slip texture and a coved edge where needed, so water does not soak into the concrete or collect at the walls.

Basements in older homes

Basement slabs in older homes can be thin and may have taken on moisture for decades. We test before we coat. If the test shows high moisture, we will explain the options, from a moisture-tolerant primer to holding off until drainage is fixed.

Services we bring to Monroe

• Concrete crack and floor repair as the first step on most older slabs
• Garage floor epoxy and epoxy flake floors after repairs
• Basement floor epoxy where moisture tests allow it
• Shop and commercial floor epoxy for food, retail and service businesses
• Polyaspartic floor coating for faster turnaround

Call (608) 351-0386 to book a free estimate in Monroe.