Epoxy Flooring in Hortonville, WI

Epoxy flooring in Hortonville often goes into a garage that does double duty as a boathouse. Black Otter Lake, the 75-acre lake at the center of the village, is Outagamie County's only public-access lake. The village keeps two public boat launches, a kayak launch, a fishing pier and three lakeshore parks. Boats, trailers, waders, minnow buckets and ice fishing sleds all come home to the garage, and they bring water, mud and sand with them.

What lake gear does to concrete

• Trailers drip lake water and road brine onto the slab
• Wet waders and life jackets leave puddles that sit for days
• Outboard motors and trolling gear can drip fuel and oil
• Sand and grit get ground into the surface by tires and boots

Bare concrete soaks all of it up. A coated floor keeps it on top. Flake epoxy with a textured topcoat is our usual pick for a Hortonville garage that stores lake gear, because it adds grip and hides dirt.

An old village with old slabs

Hortonville has a long history. Alonzo Horton dammed Black Otter Creek to form the lake and platted the community in 1849, and the village incorporated on August 11, 1894. Homes near Main Street and the older blocks can have garages and basements that have been patched, painted and repaired many times. We grind those floors down to sound concrete, fill cracks and level low spots where we can before coating. If a slab has heaved or has water coming through a crack, we will tell you that a coating will not fix it.

Newer homes on the edges

The village grew from 2,357 people in 2000 to 2,711 in 2010 and 3,028 in 2020. Newer homes on the outskirts usually have bigger attached garages with smoother slabs. Those still get ground. A smooth, hard surface gives a coating very little to hold on to.

Basements near the water

Hortonville sits about two miles south of the Wolf River, and Black Otter Creek runs through town. Low-lying lots near water can have damp basements. We moisture test every basement slab before we price a coating. If the readings allow it, a sealed basement floor is brighter and easier to clean. If not, we explain why and what would need to change first.

Ice fishing season and the garage floor

Black Otter Lake is used mainly by anglers, and for anyone who also fishes through the ice, winter brings its own mess. Augers, shanties, sleds and heaters come off the ice wet and often coated in slush and road salt from the drive home. They sit on the garage floor and melt. Over a season that is a lot of salty water in one corner. A coated floor handles it well. Water stays on top and can be pushed out the door with a squeegee. We often suggest a slightly coarser grit in the topcoat for anglers, because a wet coated floor with no texture can get slick under boots. Rinse the floor down in spring once the ice season ends, and the salt film comes right off.

Floors we install in Hortonville

• Garage floor epoxy and flake floors
• Polyaspartic floor coatings for a faster turnaround
• Basement floor coatings after a moisture check
• Shop floors for detached garages and outbuildings

Call (920) 587-7291 to book a free visit.