Epoxy Flooring in Clinton, MT

A lot of the calls we get about epoxy flooring in Clinton start with a crack. Clinton's population nearly doubled between 2000 and 2010, rising 91.6% from 549 to 1,052, then held fairly steady at 1,018 in 2020. Homes and garages built for that wave of families have now been through many winters. Hairline cracks open wider, the edge by the garage door starts to flake, and oil spots spread. That is the right time to repair the concrete and seal it.

Fix the concrete first

Our concrete crack and floor repair is the first step on most Clinton jobs. Here is how it goes:

• We grind the full floor to open the surface and expose every crack and weak spot
• Cracks are cut open and filled with a repair material that bonds to the slab
• Spalled and pitted areas near the door are rebuilt flush with the rest of the floor
• Control joints are cleaned out and either filled or honored, depending on the slab

Only then does the coating go down. A coating laid over unrepaired damage tends to crack in the same place.

Young households, busy floors

Clinton skews young. The 2010 census put the median age at 33, with 30.4% of residents under 18 and an average household of 2.69 people. Garages in a house like that see strollers, bikes, sleds and muddy boots along with the vehicles. We usually suggest an epoxy flake floor for these spaces. It hides grit between cleanings and the textured finish gives better footing when snowmelt pools near the door. A polyaspartic topcoat shortens the time you are locked out of the garage. Clinton families also tend to want the garage back quickly. We tell you up front how many days each system needs and when you can park on it again, so you can plan around school and work.

Along the river and the creeks

The Clark Fork forms Clinton's southwestern edge, and Starvation Creek, Wallace Creek and Dirty Ike Creek all join it from the east inside the CDP. Lower-level slabs on any property near water deserve a moisture check before coating. We look for damp concrete, white mineral residue and lifting paint. For basement floor epoxy, the test result decides the primer, and sometimes it tells us the floor should wait until a water problem is solved.

A short drive up I-90

Clinton is about 17 miles southeast of Missoula, reached from Exit 120. It sits at 3,458 feet, a bit higher up the valley. We come out to measure, check the slab and write up a price. If you have a shop or outbuilding as well, we can quote shop floor epoxy for that space at the same visit.

Choosing a finish

Flake is the most common pick, but it is not the only one. A solid-color garage floor coating costs less and still seals the slab. A full polyaspartic system cures fastest and resists UV, which helps if the garage door stays open on summer days. For a shop, a thicker epoxy build with a chemical-resistant topcoat makes more sense. We lay out the options and price them in writing, so you can choose based on how you use the space.

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