
Farm Toy Capital of the World
Epoxy Flooring in Dyersville, IA
Coatings for the plants, shops and garages of a town that has made things for generations.
- Free on-site estimate with a slab moisture reading
- Itemized written quote: prep, coats and total
- Floors ground with diamond tooling, never just acid-washed
A Manufacturing Town on the Maquoketa
Epoxy flooring in Dyersville gets a lot of its work on production floors. Dyersville calls itself the Farm Toy Capital of the World. The Ertl Company, maker of die-cast farm toys, has long been based here, and the National Farm Toy Museum is in town. Employers listed for the city include FarmTek, Modernfold, Lumber Specialties, Dyersville Die-Cast and BARD Materials. Factories, truss plants and shops like these all run on concrete floors.
Floors inside working plants
Each type of operation is hard on concrete in its own way.
- Machining and die-casting: cutting fluids and oils that soak into bare concrete
- Truss and panel shops: heavy lumber, forklifts and constant sawdust
- Distribution floors: pallet jacks, racking and long forklift runs
- Assembly areas: carts and steady foot traffic, where dust control matters
We start by looking at what touches your floor every day. Then we build the system around it, with a thicker epoxy base, a topcoat matched to the fluids, rebuilt joint edges and texture where people walk.
Phased work for busy buildings
We can coat a plant floor one area at a time, so production keeps moving. Some jobs can be done over weekends or planned shutdowns. Polyaspartic topcoats can shorten the time a section stays roped off. The schedule and the order of areas go into the written quote.
Farm shops around town
Dyersville sits in farm country in both Delaware and Dubuque counties. Many properties around it have a machine shed or shop with a concrete floor. Those slabs see tractors, grain trucks, fuel, hydraulic oil and mud. A ground and coated floor is easier to sweep, shows leaks right away, and keeps fluids from soaking in. We use heavier builds and chemical-resistant topcoats on these floors.
Home garages and basements
The town has about 1,956 housing units, a mix of older homes near the center and newer ones on the edges. The median age of residents in 2020 was 40.4. Plenty of households want a garage that is easy to clean and safe to walk on in winter. For most homes we suggest a full flake floor with a textured topcoat. Older basements get a moisture reading first, since the town sits along the North Fork of the Maquoketa River and some lower ground stays damp.
Repairing concrete in older buildings
Dyersville was laid out in 1851, and some commercial and shop buildings in town have been in use for a long time. Older floors there often have cracks, uneven joints and patches from equipment that came and went. We fill and rebuild those areas before coating so the finish lies flat and does not crack along old lines. If a slab has sunk or heaved badly, we will tell you it needs concrete work first.
Display and collection rooms
Collecting is a big deal in a town that hosts the National Farm Toy Show every November and another farm toy show each June. Some collectors keep displays in basements or finished garages. A metallic or solid-color epoxy floor gives those rooms a clean look and cuts down on concrete dust, which helps keep shelves and models clean.
Can you add safety striping and walkways to a plant floor?
Yes. We can coat walkways, forklift lanes and staging areas in different colors and add line striping. Texture can go into walk zones and near wash areas for better footing.
Dyersville Facts for Floor Planning
- Farm Toy Capital of the World. The Ertl Company has long been based in Dyersville, the National Farm Toy Museum is in town, and the city hosts the National Farm Toy Show the first weekend in November.
- A manufacturing base. Employers listed for the city include FarmTek, Modernfold, Lumber Specialties, Dyersville Die-Cast, TOMY, BARD Materials and Mercy Medical Center.
- On the North Fork of the Maquoketa. Dyersville lies along the North Fork of the Maquoketa River in Delaware and Dubuque counties, and it had 4,477 residents and 1,956 housing units in 2020.

Dyersville Questions
Can you coat a production floor that has oil soaked into it?
Often, yes. We degrease and grind the slab to remove as much contaminated surface as we can. Heavily soaked areas may need extra cleaning or a patch. We look at the floor before we quote so the prep is written into the price.
Do you work on farm machine sheds outside Dyersville?
Yes. If the shed has a sound concrete slab, we can grind, repair and coat it with a system built for equipment, fuel and hydraulic fluid.
What finish works for a collection or display room?
A metallic or solid-color epoxy with a clear topcoat. It looks clean, wipes up easily and keeps concrete dust off your shelves.
Free Estimates in Dyersville, IA
Free on-site estimates for Dyersville plants, farm shops and homes.
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