Epoxy Flooring in McKenzie, ND

Epoxy flooring in McKenzie goes where the equipment lives. McKenzie is an unincorporated community in McKenzie Township, Burleigh County, about 20 miles east of Bismarck along I-94. It had a post office from 1887 to 1965 and is named for Alexander McKenzie, an early North Dakota political figure. The township covers about 35.9 square miles and had 83 residents in 2000. Farmsteads and rural homes spread across that ground, and most have a shop or pole barn that works harder than the house garage.

What a farm shop floor goes through

A pole barn or machine shed floor near McKenzie might see all of this in one year:

• Tractors, combines heads and grain trucks pulled in for repairs
• Mud and grit from field roads and gravel driveways
• Grease, gear oil, hydraulic fluid and diesel
• Fertilizer or chemical drips from sprayers
• Long cold spells with doors opened and closed all day

Bare concrete soaks all of that up and starts to dust. A thick epoxy system seals the surface, and a textured topcoat keeps it from getting slick when wet.

Our heavy-duty build

For working ag buildings we use our Shop & Pole Barn Floor Epoxy. The slab is diamond ground, cracks and spalls are repaired, and a high-solids epoxy base goes down at a heavier build than a home garage gets. We broadcast flake or aggregate for grip and finish with a chemical-resistant topcoat. Where you park a loader or set down heavy implements, we can thicken the system in those lanes.

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The floating slab under your shop

Burleigh County requires most accessory buildings to sit on a floating slab, and buildings over 120 square feet need a permit. A floating slab is fine to coat. It does tend to show settlement cracks near doors and posts, especially where heavy equipment turns. We map those cracks during the estimate and repair them before coating, so the new floor does not split along the same lines.

The house garage, too

Once the shop is done, many McKenzie owners ask about the attached garage. That floor gets I-94 slush on every winter trip into Bismarck. An Epoxy Flake Floor with a polyaspartic topcoat is our usual answer. It hides sand film and cleans up with a squeegee. For the lower level of the house, Basement Floor Epoxy goes in after a moisture test.

Cleaning a coated shop floor

A coated floor is easier on a farm shop because dirt stays on top. A push broom and a floor squeegee handle most days. For grease, use a degreaser that is safe for coatings and rinse it off. Do not drag steel blades or bucket edges across the floor, since even a hard topcoat can scratch under heavy steel. Rubber mats under jack stands and at the main work bay add protection where the heaviest wear happens.

When to schedule

Farm work runs on its own calendar. Many McKenzie owners book shop floors in late summer between harvest jobs, or in early spring before field work starts. We plan around that and give you a written time frame, so equipment is not stuck outside when you need it.

Light and visibility

Many machine sheds are dim, with a few overhead fixtures and big doors. A light gray or tan coating reflects more light than bare concrete, so it is easier to find a dropped bolt or spot a leak under a tractor. We bring color chips to the estimate so you can see them in your own building's light.