Epoxy Flooring in Washburn, ND

In Washburn, epoxy flooring often goes into a garage that has to hold more than a car. The city sits on the upper Missouri River, and the city's own site points to fishing and boating as part of everyday life here. A Washburn garage might store a boat on a trailer all winter, life jackets and coolers, a snowblower, and the family vehicles. Each of those leaves something on the floor: lake water, trailer grease, gas, and road salt.

Trailers, tongue jacks and wet gear

A boat trailer is hard on concrete. The tongue jack and stands press into one small spot for months. Water drips off the hull and gear and sits on the slab. A coated floor sheds that water and keeps grease from soaking in. For storage garages we suggest:

• A thick epoxy base that takes point loads from jacks and stands
• A flake broadcast so drips and dust are less visible
• A polyaspartic topcoat for abrasion resistance where the trailer rolls in and out

Old lots and boom-era homes

Washburn is the oldest city in McLean County. It was founded in 1882 near the site of Fort Mandan, where Lewis and Clark wintered in 1804 and 1805, and became the county seat in 1883. Then came the mid-1970s, when, as the city describes it, energy development on both sides of the Missouri River changed the local economy. Census counts show the population rising from 993 in 1960 to a peak of 1,767 in 1980.

So Washburn has two broad kinds of slabs. Older town lots can have small, aged garages with worn or painted floors. Houses from the 1970s and 1980s growth are now 40 years old or more, and their garages often show cracks across the stalls and scaling by the door. Both can be coated once the surface is ground and repaired.

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Shops tied to the energy economy

Coal Creek Station, which the city calls North Dakota's largest coal-fired generating plant, is nearby, and the Falkirk mine supplies it with lignite. Many local families have work vehicles and shops. For those floors we use our heavier shop epoxy, built for fluids, heavy tires and frequent washing.

Winter on the Missouri

Wikipedia's climate figures put Washburn's average snowfall at about 43.1 inches a year. Winter brings slush and brine into the garage, and the river setting brings humid summers. We test the slab for moisture before any basement or garage job, and we schedule unheated spaces for the warmer months.

Basement upgrades

River-area homes sometimes have basements that run cool and damp. If the slab tests dry enough, a basement epoxy or metallic floor makes a rec room or storage area brighter and easier to clean. If it does not pass, we explain why and what would need to change first.

Cleaning up after a season on the water

At the end of boating season, drain and wipe the boat and trailer before parking it for the winter. Spilled gas and oil wipe off a coated floor. Standing water can be pushed out with a squeegee. In spring, a rinse clears dried salt and sand before the trailer goes back out.