Epoxy Flooring in Dickeyville, WI

Epoxy flooring in Dickeyville is mostly about the garage. The village sits at the junction of U.S. 151 and U.S. 61, about ten miles from both Dubuque and Platteville, and the village itself says many residents commute to jobs in those two cities. There is no large industry or shopping in town. That means most households have at least one car making the round trip every workday, all winter long, on salted highways.

A population that jumped in two decades

Dickeyville's census counts tell a clear building story. The village had 269 people in 1950, 671 in 1960 and 1,057 by 1970. It was incorporated in 1947, right at the start of that run. So a large share of the homes here went up in the 1950s and 1960s. Many of those houses have attached or detached garages with slabs that are now 55 to 75 years old.

Slabs from that era tend to share a few traits:

• Thinner pours with no vapor barrier under them
• Control joints that have chipped or widened over time
• Surface scaling at the door from decades of salt
• One or more layers of floor paint or sealer from past owners

None of that rules out a coating. It just means prep is the bigger part of the job. We diamond grind the entire floor, grind the old paint off, fill joints and cracks, and patch scaled spots before the first coat goes on.

Concrete with a long local history

The Dickeyville Grotto stands at the center of the village. Father Mathias Wernerus of Holy Ghost Parish built it between 1920 and 1930, and most of its concrete forms are covered with stone, shell, glass, tile and geodes that parishioners donated. The shrine was restored from 1995 to 1997, and it still draws tens of thousands of visitors a year. We bring it up because it shows something real about concrete. It lasts when the surface is cared for. A garage slab is plainer, but the same rule holds.

Which floor fits a commuter garage

For a daily driver, we usually suggest one of these:

• Flake chip floor: the most forgiving choice when slush, sand and salt film come in five days a week. The chips hide it and give your boots some grip.
• Polyaspartic topcoat: cures fast, so a weekday commuter is back in the garage sooner. It also goes down in a wider range of temperatures than epoxy.
• Solid epoxy with a clear coat: a clean, bright look for a garage that doubles as a workshop or home gym.

Basements in Dickeyville get a moisture test first. A dry slab can take a solid-color epoxy that makes a storage room or laundry area easier to clean. A damp one needs a different plan, and we will tell you what that is before anything is quoted.

Keeping it clean through winter

A coated floor still needs a little care in salt season. Push standing slush out the door with a squeegee every few days, and rinse the floor on a warm day in spring. A rubber mat under each tire helps too. Those simple habits keep the topcoat looking good for years.

Timing your install

Most two-car garages are done in one or two days. We will give you written times for walking on the floor, moving shelves back and parking. Call (563) 281-6018 or

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