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Browse the latest commercial floor questions from Ottawa businesses.
Should moisture testing be a line item on my Ottawa floor quote?
Yes, moisture testing should appear as a named line item, and if it is buried in a general "prep" charge or missing...
Urethane cement for a Centretown kitchen, what price range?
Published 2025-2026 contractor ranges put urethane cement at or above premium epoxy, which runs about $8 to $15 per...
Polished concrete for an Ottawa warehouse: what does it cost?
Polished concrete on an existing warehouse slab runs about $3 to $15 per square foot installed, with most commercial...
Is $12 per square foot fair for a shop floor in Nepean?
At $12 per square foot, your quote sits in the middle of the about $8 to $15 per square foot installed that published...
What should a warehouse epoxy floor cost per square foot in Kanata?
About $8 to $15 per square foot installed: that is the published 2025-2026 contractor range for commercial and...
How much does a commercial epoxy floor cost in Ottawa?
Published 2025-2026 contractor ranges put commercial epoxy floors in Ottawa at about $8 to $15 per square foot...
Who handles used rags and waste after a coating job in Ontario?
Who handles used rags and waste should be written into your contract with the floor contractor, and Ontario law places...
Is a notice of project needed for a big Kanata floor job?
A notice of project is required under O. Reg. 213/91 s.6(1) when the total expected cost of labour and materials...
Who pays the coating supplier on a commercial floor job in Ontario?
Who pays the coating supplier depends on who buys the materials under your contract: if the contractor buys them, the...
Can a floor coating trigger allergies in an Orleans office?
Whether a floor coating product can cause a reaction depends on the product: some are classed as skin or respiratory...
Does a polished floor need a guard coat in an Ottawa mall?
A polished concrete floor does not automatically require a guard coat, but whether one belongs in a mall depends on the...
Can epoxy be patched in one aisle of a Nepean warehouse?
Whether one aisle of an existing epoxy floor in a Nepean warehouse can be patched, and whether the patch will hold and...
Do federal food rules cover my Kanata food plant floor?
Whether federal food rules govern your Kanata plant's floor depends on one question: does your establishment hold a...
Is it a bad sign if a contractor skips the moisture test in Kanata?
Skipping a moisture test before applying a resinous floor coating is a meaningful gap in the process, and it is worth...
What does Section 2 of a coating SDS tell an Ottawa manager?
Section 2 of a Safety Data Sheet sets out the product's hazards. For a floor coating job in an Ottawa commercial...
Why would an Ottawa contractor suggest MMA over epoxy?
A contractor may raise MMA (methyl methacrylate) when a facility cannot stay closed long enough for epoxy to cure, or...
Is a floor coating part of a change of use permit in Ottawa?
A floor coating on its own does not trigger a change of use permit. The Building Code Act s.10(1) requires a permit...
Weekend versus weekday floor work in an Orleans clinic?
Scheduling a floor coating in an occupied Orleans clinic comes down to two things: how long the data sheet says the...
Is polished concrete a good choice for an Ottawa church hall?
Whether polished concrete suits a church hall depends on how the hall is used and the slab you already have. Published...
Uneven slab in an Alta Vista clinic, levelling before coating?
Whether an uneven slab in your clinic can be levelled before coating, and with what, depends on how uneven it is, the...
Brewery floors in Hintonburg, which food rules matter?
For a Hintonburg brewery, the Ontario food premises rule is the one to check first, and a few workplace and building...
A tenant in Ottawa wants a new floor, what should the landlord ask?
A landlord whose commercial tenant is having a floor coating installed should treat the job as likely construction work...
What happens if old tile has asbestos in our Hunt Club unit?
If old tile or its black mastic adhesive in your Hunt Club unit may contain asbestos, have it tested before any...
Urethane cement over old quarry tile in a Centretown kitchen?
Whether urethane cement can go over quarry tile in a commercial kitchen depends on whether the tile is still firmly...
Is polished concrete a good floor for an Ottawa warehouse?
Whether polished concrete suits an Ottawa warehouse depends on the slab you already have and how the space is used....
Does grinding and prep add much to an Ottawa floor quote?
Surface preparation is a real cost line, not a formality. Published 2025-2026 contractor ranges put standard prep at...
Our Orleans clinic got a $15 per sq ft quote, is that high?
$15 per square foot sits at the top of the published 2025-2026 contractor range for commercial epoxy (about $8 to $15...
What drives the price of a restaurant kitchen floor in the Glebe?
Commercial epoxy for a kitchen runs roughly $8 to $15 per square foot installed in published 2025-2026 contractor...
Is polyaspartic more expensive than epoxy for Ottawa businesses?
Commercial epoxy runs about $8 to $15 per square foot installed and polyaspartic or polyurea commercial work about $6...
Why do two epoxy quotes for my Gloucester shop differ so much?
Two quotes for the same floor can be far apart even when both say "epoxy", because that word covers different systems,...
Roughly what would it cost to coat a 2,000 sq ft Westboro store?
For a 2,000 sq ft Westboro retail store, published 2025-2026 contractor ranges put a commercial epoxy system at roughly...
Change orders on a Kanata floor job, how should they work?
How change orders work on a commercial floor job in Kanata is set mostly by your contract, so get every scope change in...
Does urethane cement work in a freezer in Ottawa?
Urethane cement is marketed for freezers and cold storage, so whether it suits yours depends on the product's data...
Can a freezer stay cold while an MMA floor is installed in Ottawa?
One MMA (methyl methacrylate) brochure from 2010 says the system cures in about one hour and cures at temperatures down...
Our Barrhaven kitchen is closed Sunday to Tuesday, is that enough for a floor?
Whether three days is enough depends on the system chosen and what the data sheets say, not on the calendar alone. One...
Which grit level should an Ottawa restaurant ask for?
O. Reg. 493/17, s.7(1)(c) requires that a food premises floor be "tight, smooth and non-absorbent." The regulation does...
What surface profile does epoxy need on an Ottawa slab?
ICRI concrete surface profiles (CSP) are the scale contractors and data sheets use to describe how rough a slab needs...
Pharmacy floor in Alta Vista, is epoxy easy to clean?
Whether an epoxy floor will be easy to clean in your pharmacy depends on the system chosen, its finish and what it has...
Do Ontario food rules say anything about floor colour?
O. Reg. 493/17 (Food Premises) does not mention floor colour anywhere in its text. The regulation requires that floors...
Should I hire a flooring company or an epoxy specialist near Ottawa?
For a commercial floor coating job in Ottawa, the contractor type matters less than whether the person doing the work...
Can a contractor quote my Ottawa floor price without seeing the slab?
Without seeing the slab, a contractor can only estimate. Published 2025-2026 contractor ranges put commercial epoxy at...
Why is urethane cement rough compared to epoxy in Ontario kitchens?
How rough a urethane cement floor feels depends on the product and how it is finished, and the data sheet for the...
What is polyurea and is it used on Ottawa commercial floors?
Polyurea and polyaspartic coatings are sold as fast-curing floor systems, and published contractor prices group them...
Is a floor coating considered construction under Ontario law?
Floor coating work is likely construction under Ontario law. The Occupational Health and Safety Act defines...
When can forklifts drive on a new epoxy floor in Nepean?
One manufacturer's data sheet lists heavy traffic return at 7 days for a 100%-solids epoxy at around 21 to 25 degrees...
Oil-soaked shop floor in Gloucester, can it be coated?
Whether an oil-soaked concrete floor can be coated depends on how deeply the oil has penetrated and whether the...
Can a small Barrhaven bakery afford a seamless floor?
For a small Barrhaven bakery, here is what published prices say about a seamless resinous floor. Published 2025-2026...
How long does a contractor have to preserve a lien in Ontario?
Under the Construction Act, a contractor's lien expires 60 days after the earlier of the date a certificate of...
Hot water washdown at our Barrhaven meat shop, which floor?
For hot water washdown, one coatings maker's article recommends cementitious urethane for commercial kitchens because...
For an Ottawa shop, what separates a thin coat from a broadcast epoxy floor?
A thin-coat epoxy is a coating rolled onto the prepared slab. A broadcast system adds aggregate, such as aluminium...