Epoxy Flooring in Oskaloosa, KS

Epoxy flooring in Oskaloosa has to be planned around the weather more than most jobs. The town's climate record runs from a high of 110°F to a low of -24°F. That is a 134 degree spread. Resin coatings are sensitive to temperature while they cure. Too cold and they stay soft or cloud. Too hot and they set before they level. We plan each Oskaloosa job around the slab temperature on the day we install.

Hot months

Oskaloosa's mean daily high for the year is 65.6°F, and summer afternoons run much hotter. In a closed garage, the air can climb well above the outdoor reading. When it is hot we:

• Start early in the morning while the slab is cooler
• Mix smaller batches so the coating does not set in the bucket
• Keep the door closed against direct sun on the fresh coat
• Choose a UV-stable topcoat if the floor gets afternoon sun through an open door

Cold months

The town averages 16.4 inches of snow a year. Winter work is possible in an attached or heated garage, but we measure the slab first. Standard epoxy needs a warmer floor than polyaspartic, which cures in a much wider range. If the slab is too cold for the product, we heat the space or move the date. We will not install on a floor we expect to fail.

Spring and fall

These are the easiest seasons for a coating. They are also when Oskaloosa gets much of its 38.34 inches of yearly precipitation. A damp slab can trap moisture under a coating, so we test moisture on every job. In a basement that test decides which primer we use.

Which system fits

• Garage floor coating with flake: our usual choice for an attached garage that sees snow and mud
• Polyaspartic: when you need the garage back fast or want to work in cooler months
• Commercial and shop floor epoxy: for work bays, storage buildings and offices near the square
• Basement floor epoxy: for laundry rooms and storage, after a moisture test

What the day looks like

On a typical garage job we grind and repair the slab in the morning and lay the base and flake once the dust is cleared. The topcoat follows when the base is ready. We write down the slab and air temperature that day, because those numbers set your walk-on and parking times. You get those times in writing before we leave.

A county seat with a long memory

Oskaloosa was founded in 1856 and became the Jefferson County seat. In 1888 its voters elected Mary D. Lowman mayor along with a council made up entirely of women, the first all-woman city government in Kansas. Its weekly paper, the Oskaloosa Independent, carries an 1860 date on its masthead. We would like to help keep the town's garages and shops in good shape too. Call (785) 508-1522 or

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