Epoxy Flooring in Ozawkie, KS

Epoxy flooring in Ozawkie gets a different kind of use than in most towns, because Perry Lake is right next door. Ozawkie sits on the western shore at the lake's north end. A lot of garages here hold more than cars. They hold a boat on a trailer, a side-by-side, life jackets, coolers and fishing gear. All of it comes home wet, sandy and sometimes muddy.

The whole town moved in 1966

Ozawkie is an unusual case. The original town, once called Osawkee, was Jefferson County's first county seat in 1855. When the Perry Dam project was approved in 1954, the old site lay in the way. Because the town was unincorporated, the federal government would not relocate it, so residents formed a nonprofit and moved it themselves. In 1966 they rebuilt on higher ground to the west, with a water tower, a school and 26 homes. The town incorporated in 1967.

That history means almost every slab in Ozawkie was poured in 1966 or later. Census counts show 137 people in 1970 and 472 by 1980, so much of the town went up in those first fifteen years. Concrete from that era is usually sound. By now it also tends to carry old paint, patched cracks and a smooth, dense top layer that a coating will not grip until it is ground.

What lake use does to a garage floor

• Sand and grit off trailer tires and boots act like sandpaper on a soft surface
• Lake water drips off hulls and pools under the trailer for days
• Fuel, oil and lower unit fluid drip from outboards and small engines
• Trailer jacks and stands put heavy point loads on one small spot

For this kind of garage we suggest a full flake broadcast with a polyaspartic topcoat. The chips hide sand and water spots, the texture gives grip on a wet floor, and the topcoat resists fuel and oil. Where a trailer jack sits, we can add a thicker build.

Families and their floors

Ozawkie's median household income was $83,295 in the 2016 to 2020 survey, and 37.4% of households had children under 18. Many families here finish basements or turn part of the garage into a gym or play space. For those rooms we offer basement floor epoxy on slabs that pass a moisture test, and metallic epoxy for a finished look in a rec room or bar.

Before you book

It helps to tell us what lives in the garage the rest of the year. A floor that holds a pontoon on a tandem trailer is planned differently from one that holds kayaks on a wall rack. We also ask whether you wash the boat or gear inside. If you do, we can slope the topcoat finish toward the door with texture and talk about where the water will run.

Our services in Ozawkie

• Garage Floor Coating
• Epoxy Flake Floors
• Polyaspartic Floor Coating
• Basement Floor Epoxy
• Metallic Epoxy Floors
• Commercial & Shop Floor Epoxy for detached shops and boat barns

We can schedule your install for the off-season so the boat is out of the garage anyway. Call (785) 508-1522 to set up a free estimate.