How much does a metallic epoxy floor cost in Utah?
Two national cost guides list a metallic epoxy floor at $5 to $12 per square foot. This Old House files it under customizations that add to the cost of an epoxy install. Bob Vila’s add-on table labels the same range materials only. HomeGuide puts installed epoxy at $4 to $10 per square foot.
Complete Concrete Coatings has coated concrete along the Wasatch Front since 2005, from our shop in Centerville. The figures below come from national cost guides, and every table row names its source. None of them is a quote from us, and a real number needs an on-site look. How our crew builds a metallic floor, coat by coat, is on our metallic epoxy flooring service page.
What do the national guides say a metallic epoxy floor costs?
This Old House and Bob Vila both give $5 to $12 per square foot for metallic epoxy. This Old House lists it among customizations that add to the cost of epoxy installation. Bob Vila’s prose says metallic costs about $5 to $12, and its add-on table marks the figure materials only. Neither guide labels it an installed price.
| What the guide prices | Published figure | How the guide frames it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metallic epoxy floor | $5 to $12 per sq ft | A customization that adds to the cost of an epoxy install | This Old House |
| Metallic epoxy | About $5 to $12 per sq ft | Add-on table labeled materials only | Bob Vila |
| Pebbles, flakes, metallic tint or custom images | No figure given | Costs extra | HomeGuide |
| Metallic covering | No figure given | Named with stone and decorative flakes as a way to customize epoxy | Angi |
| Metallic looks | No separate figure | Possible with epoxy, which Fixr prices at $10 to $15 per sq ft installed | Fixr |
This Old House says the prices above its customization table apply to basic epoxy coatings. It adds that metallic pigments can be used to create patterns within the epoxy. HomeAdvisor says decorative options raise the overall price. Angi says the best way to keep the cost down is a basic, clear coating rather than a decorative one.
What does an installed epoxy floor cost per square foot?
Installed epoxy runs $2 to $15 per square foot across the guides we checked. HomeGuide says $4 to $10. This Old House and Bob Vila say $3 to $12, and Angi says $2 to $12. Fixr puts installed epoxy at $10 to $15. These rates cover epoxy floors in general, with no finish named.
| What the guide prices | Published range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Epoxy flooring, installed | $4 to $10 per sq ft | HomeGuide |
| Professional epoxy, materials and labor | $3 to $12 per sq ft | This Old House |
| Epoxy flooring, including installation fees | $3 to $12 per sq ft | Bob Vila |
| Professional epoxy, materials and labor | $2 to $12 per sq ft | Angi |
| Epoxy, labor included | $10 to $15 per sq ft | Fixr |
| Two car garage, 400 to 576 sq ft, installed | $1,600 to $5,800 | HomeGuide |
| Basement, 300 to 2,000 sq ft, installed | $1,200 to $20,000 | HomeGuide |
| Labor share of an epoxy floor | 33 to 60 percent of the total | HomeAdvisor |
| Labor on an epoxy garage floor | $4 to $7 per sq ft, up to 65 percent of the job | Bob Vila |
These are national market ranges, and labor is a big share of every one. On the same slab, metallic runs above solid color, because the metallic coat takes more hand work.
Why does a metallic epoxy floor cost more than a solid color floor?
Metallic takes more hand work than a solid color, and more days than a flake floor. Our crew spreads the metallic coat, then works it with tools and air while it is wet. Each coat has to cure before the next one. HomeGuide says metallic tint costs extra, and labor is a big share of any epoxy floor.
| Step | What our crew does | How it moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Slab check | Look for moisture, old sealer and coatings that would block the epoxy | Moisture can call for a vapor barrier coat, which adds a layer |
| Diamond grinding | Open the pores in the concrete so the epoxy grips | Heavy grinding adds labor before any coating starts |
| Repair | Fix cracks and spalling before color goes down | The metallic layer follows the shape of the floor, so repair comes first |
| Primer | Roll a primer coat that bonds to the ground concrete | On a damp slab, this first coat can be a vapor barrier product |
| Metallic body coat | Mix resin, hardener and pigment, spread it, then work it while wet | More colors and more hand work take longer than a simple 2 color pour |
| Clear top coat | Put a clear coat over the cured metallic layer | It takes the scratches and the traffic |
Square footage sets the base. After that, the condition of the slab moves the number the most. Access counts too, such as stairs and tight doorways.
Old sealer and failed coatings come off at the grinding stage. Cracks and spalling get the same crack and spall repair we do on any slab.
What does a metallic floor come to by floor size?
Multiply the floor area by the rate. At This Old House’s $5 to $12 per square foot, a 500 square foot floor comes to $2,500 to $6,000. A 1,000 square foot floor comes to $5,000 to $12,000. That math is ours, on a figure the guide lists as a customization.
| Floor size | HomeGuide installed epoxy, $4 to $10 per sq ft | This Old House metallic line, $5 to $12 per sq ft | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 250 sq ft | $1,000 to $2,500 | $1,250 to $3,000 | Our math from both rates |
| 500 sq ft | $2,000 to $5,000 | $2,500 to $6,000 | Our math from both rates |
| 750 sq ft | $3,000 to $7,500 | $3,750 to $9,000 | Our math from both rates |
| 1,000 sq ft | $4,000 to $10,000 | $5,000 to $12,000 | Our math from both rates |
| 1,500 sq ft | $6,000 to $15,000 | $7,500 to $18,000 | Our math from both rates |
The first column is epoxy in general. The second is This Old House’s metallic figure. The guide lists it among customizations that add to the cost of an install. Neither guide prices a finished metallic floor by size, so read these as starting points.
For scale, Angi sizes a two car garage at 500 square feet and a three car garage at 750. HomeGuide’s own totals line up with its $4 to $10 rate. It lists $1,600 to $5,800 for a two car garage and $1,200 to $20,000 for a basement. A real number needs an on-site look.
What does a marble epoxy floor cost?
A marble epoxy floor is a metallic epoxy floor, so the metallic figures apply. This Old House lists metallic at $5 to $12 per square foot, as a customization. This Old House, Bob Vila and HomeGuide give no separate price for a marble look. The colors you pick and the hand work move the price.
The marble look comes from the method. We mix metallic pigments into clear epoxy, then spread that mix across the floor. While it is wet, we move the pigment with tools and air. Some floors read like polished marble, and others look closer to cooled lava or moving water.
This Old House notes that some epoxy styles mimic natural stone. A white metallic epoxy floor reads like marble.
People show us a photo of a marble epoxy floor and want that exact floor. The pigment moves on its own as the epoxy levels and cures, so the pattern lands differently every time. We match the colors and the general style.
Light changes the look as well. The same color looks flat under one dim fixture and deep under bright light. We check your windows and lighting before you pick. The colors and finishes we run are on our marble look metallic epoxy floors page.
Does a metallic floor cost more in a garage or a basement?
HomeGuide and Fixr price garages and basements at the same per square foot rates. HomeGuide’s two car garage and basement totals both sit on its $4 to $10 rate. Fixr uses $10 to $15 for a thick coat on both. What changes is the work around the coating, such as a moisture test below grade.
A basement slab gets a moisture test before we pick a product. On a damp slab, the first coat can be a vapor barrier product, which adds a layer. Everything also comes down a stairway instead of through a garage door.
A white metallic floor makes a dark basement feel bigger. Basement numbers, with the moisture test explained, are in our guide to basement epoxy floor cost in Utah.
A metallic epoxy garage floor handles hot tires and road salt once the slab is ground and primed. The clear top coat takes the wear. Garage numbers by size and system are in what an epoxy garage floor costs in Utah. How we prep each room is on our basement floor coating and garage floor coating pages.
Metallic belongs indoors. Direct sun breaks down the clear coat and shifts the color, and Utah slabs move with freeze and thaw. We keep metallic off exposed patios and driveways.
How do you get a real price for a metallic floor?
A real number needs an on-site look. Every metallic floor gets priced after we see it, and the estimate is free. On the visit we measure the room and check the slab for moisture and damage. We talk through colors and finishes, and you get a written price before anything is booked.
We also look at the light in the space and tell you what the schedule looks like. Estimates are free anywhere we work, from Davis County down to Salt Lake City.
Call (801) 347-4518 Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, or ask for a free on-site estimate.