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 square foot installed. We found too few published Canadian prices to give a range for urethane cement itself, so expect quotes to vary with the factors below.

For a commercial kitchen in Centretown, several things will move the number. Slab condition and the prep required to reach the surface profile the data sheet calls for are one factor. Crack and joint repair, removal of old coatings or grease-saturated concrete, and moisture test results each affect the scope. Urethane cement data sheets we reviewed ask for a moisture vapour emission rate test (ASTM F1869) and an in-situ relative humidity test (ASTM F2170); one self-levelling urethane cement data sheet lists a tolerance up to 99% RH and 20 lbs per 1,000 sq ft per 24 hours, but the data sheet for your specific product governs. Cove base linear footage, anti-slip aggregate broadcast, and whether the work runs after hours or in phases to keep the kitchen operating will all affect the final number. Standard surface prep, when it is not already included, runs about $1 to $3 per square foot extra; confirm what is in the quote.

Rules that apply to this kitchen

O. Reg. 493/17 (Food Premises), s.7(1)(c), requires that the floor in a food preparation area be tight, smooth and non-absorbent. A seamless resinous urethane cement floor is one way to meet that standard; the regulation does not mandate it specifically, nor does it require floor drains, coving or slope. Ottawa Public Health enforces O. Reg. 493/17 and asks to be notified when a food premises is being significantly renovated. We found nothing that says definitively whether re-coating an existing kitchen floor counts as a significant renovation, so ask OPH before booking the work.

A complete quote for this job should include the product name with its data sheet and SDS, the prep method and target surface profile, moisture test results and what happens if the slab fails, the number of coats or system thickness, cove base scope if included, anti-slip aggregate specification, the closure window from the data sheet, and proof of liability insurance.

After the job is done, keep the written contract, the product data sheets and SDSs, any written warranty the contractor provides, and photographs of the slab before and after prep: those documents are your record of what was installed and the condition it was installed over.