What Chicago-area installers actually charge, from their own published prices, and what Chicago winters do to a garage floor. Price your floor below, then see it coated in a photo of your own garage.
Pick your space and finish, upload a photo, and see it coated, with a price range built from what Chicago-area installers publish. If you want quotes, leave your details and we'll pass them to a local installer. Serving Chicago, Naperville, Wheaton, Lombard & area.
Honest answers here make the estimate accurate — prep is the biggest cost variable in any coating job. Not sure? Leave the defaults and we'll confirm on site.
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| Installer | System | Published price | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| TORQ CoatingsLombard | Polyaspartic / polyurea | $7–$13 per sq ft; 2-car (500 sq ft) $3,500–$6,500 | Feb 2026 |
| TORQ CoatingsLombard | Epoxy (400 sq ft) | $4–$7 per sq ft; $1,600–$2,800 | Jan 2026 |
| Concrete Shield CoatingsMundelein | Polyurea flake | $5.50–$7 per sq ft; 2-car $2,200–$3,500 | not dated |
| Concrete Shield CoatingsMundelein | Epoxy flake or solid | $5–$7 per sq ft; 2-car $2,000–$3,500 | not dated |
| CustomCreteCary | Solid / flake / quartz / metallic | $5–$8 / $7–$10 / $9–$13 / $10–$15 per sq ft | Apr 2025 |
| Pro Chicago PaintersChicago | Epoxy | $3–$12 per sq ft; 2-car $1,200–$3,500 | not dated |
Prices as published on each installer's own site, checked October 1, 2026. They change, and none of them is a quote. Pictimate is not affiliated with these businesses.
Salt and de-icer come in on your tires all winter. Combined with repeated freezing and thawing, it opens micro-cracks and makes the surface pit and flake, which installers call salt scaling. That is why many Chicago installers recommend polyurea and polyaspartic systems here, and why salt has to be neutralised and rinsed out of the slab before anything goes down. A pitted floor needs repair first, which adds to the price.
Epoxy needs a slab of about 55°F or warmer to cure properly, so most epoxy jobs here run from April to October. Some installers rate their polyurea systems for much colder slabs, which is why those systems show up for fall and early-winter jobs.
Many older bungalows and two-flats sit on slabs that stay damp. Moisture coming up through the concrete can make a coating lift, so careful installers test for it and use a moisture-mitigating primer where needed. Ask whether your quote includes a moisture test.
A Chicago-area 2-car garage is usually 20 to 24 feet on each side, so roughly 400 to 575 sq ft. Installers price it as 400 to 500 sq ft, and the calculator above starts at 450. Measure yours for a closer number.
TORQ puts prep at 30 to 50 percent of the total. Heavy cracking can add $500 to $1,000, and removing an old coating runs about $2 to $3 per sq ft. A quote that is far below the others usually skips some of this.
From installers' own published prices, most 2-car garages come in between $2,000 and $3,500 for an epoxy or polyurea flake system. A full polyaspartic system from a premium installer runs $3,500 to $6,500. Cracks, salt damage and old coatings add to that.
Both work when the prep is right. Chicago installers favour polyaspartic and polyurea for salt and cold, and some install them in cooler weather. They cost more. A common middle ground is an epoxy base with a polyaspartic topcoat. Whatever you choose, the slab has to be ground and the salt cleaned out first.
Epoxy needs a slab around 55°F or warmer, so most epoxy installs here happen April to October. Some installers put down polyurea or polyaspartic in colder months. Ask what slab temperature their system is rated for.
One-day systems are polyaspartic or polyurea, not epoxy, and one day means one day of work. You usually wait 24 to 72 hours before parking on it. Ask when you can drive on it, not just how long the install takes.
Generally, Illinois treats a contractor installing materials into your home as the end user of those materials, so they pay tax on what they buy and you are not charged sales tax on the installation. Check how your installer bills it.
No. It is a range built from what local installers publish. An installer confirms the real price after seeing your floor, usually with a free visit. If you want quotes, leave your details and we will pass them to a local installer.
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