Trade Epoxy Guides
Pricing and Estimating Guides
Every worked example in this section is an output of a calculator on this site, not a market rate. These guides show how a quote is built up and which decisions move the number most.
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What Actually Drives Epoxy Flooring Cost per Square Foot?
Three jobs, the same rates, one calculator. Quadrupling the floor moved the quoted rate by 1.8%. Taking one coat of topcoat off moved it by 17.1%.
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What Does Concrete Grinding Really Cost per Sq Ft?
Diamond tooling, power, and equipment depreciation add up to a direct cost per square foot, before labor or margin.
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How to Price an Epoxy Flooring Job for a Real Profit Margin
Margin and markup are never the same number for the same job. Here is how to turn a job cost into a sell price that actually protects your target margin.
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What Does a Garage Floor Coating Job Actually Cost?
Labor, materials, overhead, and profit all stack into one quoted price: a full cost breakdown worked through on a real 430 ft² job.
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How to Price Polished Concrete by Grit Pass
Polished concrete has almost no material to price, so the money is in the hours. How to turn a pass sequence into labour hours, a schedule, and a direct cost you can quote from.
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What It Really Costs You to Win a Job
Every quote costs real hours, and most quotes are lost. Here is how your hours per quote, hourly rate, and win rate combine into the one number that pays for the jobs you did not win.