Budget for coating an auto repair bay in Stittsville?

Budget about $8 to $15 per square foot installed for commercial and industrial-grade epoxy in a Stittsville repair bay, going by published 2025-2026 contractor ranges; lighter commercial systems start from about $5 per square foot. Polyaspartic and polyurea systems for commercial work run about $6 to $15 per square foot installed. Standard surface prep, if not already included in the quote, is about $1 to $3 per square foot extra; check whether your quote bundles it.

Several things will move a quote for an auto repair bay specifically. Slab condition shows up in the price: ask the contractor how they will assess oil and fluid in the concrete and what prep they propose before any coating goes down. Surface profile is set by the data sheet for the chosen system; one resinous system data sheet asks for CSP 3 to 4, one polyaspartic for about CSP 2 and above. Moisture test results will also affect the price if a moisture-mitigation primer is needed. Other factors include crack and joint repair, the linear footage of cove base if you want it at the wall base, anti-slip aggregate broadcast, floor line striping for bays and safety zones, job size, and whether work needs to happen after hours or in phases to keep the shop running.

A fair quote for an auto repair bay should itemize prep method and the surface profile it will achieve, moisture testing and what happens if the slab fails the threshold on the product's data sheet, the coating system with its product data sheets and safety data sheets, number of coats or thickness, anti-slip broadcast, cove base if applicable, line striping, and the closure window taken directly from the data sheet. Ask for proof of liability insurance and references on similar commercial or industrial floors.

Before you commit to a system, ask the contractor exactly how they plan to assess and address oil contamination in the slab, and what prep method they will use to achieve the surface profile the data sheet requires.