Epoxy Flooring in Epworth, IA

Epoxy flooring in Epworth covers a town with two sides to it. Epworth was platted in 1855 and named for John Wesley's birthplace in England. It became a city in 1879. For more than a century it stayed small. Then it started growing again, from 1,428 residents in 2000 to 2,023 in 2020. Housing went from 500 units to 717 in that time. So an Epworth estimate can mean a century-old basement near the center of town or a garage slab poured a few years ago at the edge.

Older homes near the center

Homes in the original part of town were built over a long stretch of years. Their garages and basements often show it. We see floors that were painted more than once, patched with mismatched concrete, or poured without much slope. Basement slabs in older homes can be thin and uneven. Before we price one, we check for moisture, old coatings and loose patches.

• Old paint and sealer get ground off down to sound concrete
• Low spots and spalls are filled and leveled
• Cracks are opened, filled and ground flush
• A moisture reading decides the primer and system

Newer homes on the growing edges

The homes built since 2000 tend to have attached garages with smoother, younger concrete. These floors need grinding too, because the dense troweled surface does not hold a coating well. They rarely need much repair. Most owners choose a flake floor or a polyaspartic system and get the garage back in a day or two.

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Commuting on U.S. 20

Epworth sits about 12 miles west of Dubuque along U.S. 20. Many residents work in Dubuque or elsewhere outside town, so most households log a lot of highway miles. In winter that means salt brine on the tires every night. Over a season it soaks into bare concrete near the overhead door, and that is where scaling and pitting start. A sealed, textured floor keeps the brine on top, where you can squeegee it out.

Sheds, shops and outbuildings

The land around Epworth is open farm country, and plenty of properties have a detached shop or machine building. Those slabs see tractors, trailers, mowers and fuel. We use heavier systems with a chemical-resistant topcoat for those floors, and we can add texture where the floor gets wet.

Basements made usable

In growing towns, families often finish part of the basement for a playroom, gym or guest space. A coated floor is a good base for those rooms. It is easy to clean, brighter than bare concrete, and it holds up under rubber gym mats and rolling storage. Rugs and furniture can go right on top. We check moisture first, since a finish that goes over a damp slab will not last.

A note on campus and church buildings

Epworth is home to Divine Word College, a Catholic seminary. Larger buildings like schools, churches and campus facilities often have mechanical rooms, kitchens and storage areas with bare concrete. If you manage one of those spaces, we can look at the rooms and give you a written scope by area.

How long will my Epworth garage be out of use?

Most garages take one to two days of work, then a cure period. We give you written times for walking on the floor and parking on it, based on the system you choose and the temperature that week. A polyaspartic system usually gets you back in sooner.