THE SHORT ANSWER
Estimate a garage floor coating from slab area, preparation needs and selected system. Keep crack treatment and moisture concerns separate from coating application so the finish promise is properly bounded.
This guide follows a fictional 400 sq. ft. garage slab coating in Regina, Saskatchewan. The linked garage floor coating PDF example shows the scope and 7 separate costs in Canadian dollars. Treat it as a worked document, then use measurements, supplier quotes and labour inputs from your own project.
1. Measure the slab to coat
Record the garage floor footprint and any excluded utility pads or steps. Use 400 square feet for this example rather than property or garage exterior area.
2. Assess concrete condition
Existing coatings, oil staining, cracking and moisture can change preparation. The limited crack-treatment allowance covers cosmetic surface preparation only; movement, structural cracks and slab repair require a separate assessment.
3. Specify the coating system
Product components, finish and application requirements should follow the selected manufacturer information. The material allowance is fictional, not a coverage benchmark.
4. Define access and curing
Agree when the garage will be cleared and when vehicles may return under the selected system requirements. Include cleanup and customer handoff.
Review the Canadian project address
For the 400 sq. ft. garage slab coating in Regina, Saskatchewan, the example uses the measured trade units shown in its PDF. Residential jobs may mix square feet, linear feet, counts and supplier units; keep each line’s measurement basis visible. Inspect substrate moisture and condition, product availability and the chosen finish. Write down the preparation level and any work needed before the selected product can be installed. The figures are fictional CAD inputs, not a local price survey.
Describe which products the customer supplies and which the contractor supplies. State how any site condition outside the visible scope will be assessed and priced. Do not copy an allowance from another city or assume a sample’s tax entry establishes the treatment for this client.
Work through the garage floor coating quantities
The matching PDF lets the client check each extension of quantity and unit rate. For this example, two useful checks are:
- Cleaning and protection: 400 sq. ft. × C$0.75 = C$300.00.
- Mechanical preparation allowance: 400 sq. ft. × C$3.05 = C$1,220.00.
Adding all 7 lines gives a C$4,665.00 illustrative subtotal. The PDF records 0% tax and C$4,665.00 as its total, before any markup. These are chosen sample inputs, not prices observed in Regina, Saskatchewan. The measurement basis matters as much as the rate: a material purchase allowance may be larger than the installed area, while a fixture count is not interchangeable with hours of labour.
Check the scope before sending
- Measure coating area.
- Inspect moisture and existing coatings.
- Select system and finish.
- Agree clearing and return-to-use assumptions.
Outside the illustrated scope: No moisture mitigation, slab leveling, structural crack or other slab repair, old-coating removal beyond stated preparation or vehicle-storage service.
Check the business and client names, property location, dates, quantities, unit rates and notes. Confirm tax, markup and any required approvals for the actual job. If selections or site conditions are unresolved, label the line as an allowance and explain how it will be updated.
Common questions
Can coating price be based only on floor area?
Area is one quantity. Surface condition and preparation can change the work substantially.
Are cracks included?
Only the defined limited allowance is included here. Measure and price larger repairs separately.
Open the itemized garage floor coating example and its app-exported PDF to see these decisions presented to a client. You can adapt the structure while replacing every fictional project input with your own.
