What actually goes on a garage floor
Most Calgary garages sit on bare, ground concrete — poured once, never sealed, and slowly wearing from tire tracks, road salt, and hot-tire pickup over the years. A proper garage floor system fixes that in three layers: a 100% solids epoxy base coat bonded to diamond-ground concrete, a full broadcast of colour flake for texture and hiding dirt, and a UV-stable polyaspartic top coat that seals the whole thing and resists chemicals, salt, and abrasion.
The difference between that and a cheaper roll-on kit from a hardware store is mostly in the prep and the solids content — a real system is ground, not just cleaned, and the topcoat is a professional-grade polyaspartic, not a thin DIY epoxy paint that peels within a season.
What's included
- Diamond-grinding the existing concrete — no shortcuts, no acid etching
- Crack and moisture check before anything is quoted
- 100% solids epoxy base coat
- Full broadcast flake in your choice of Chemtec/Torginol colour blend
- 87%-solids polyaspartic top coat — UV-stable, won't yellow in a sunny garage
- Written flat-rate quote before any deposit
Exact pricing depends on square footage, existing floor condition, and flake system — confirmed in writing at your on-site quote, not guessed over the phone.
Why owner-installed matters
Magpie Epoxy Co. is one installer — the same person who measures your garage, quotes it, and installs it. No sales rep handing the job to a rotating crew. That means the person who made you a promise is the same person standing on your floor with a trowel, and if something needs fixing, there's no chain of people to go through.
Garage floor FAQ
How much does a garage floor epoxy coating cost in Calgary? +
Most single garages run roughly $1,500–$2,200 and double garages roughly $2,700–$4,000, depending on prep work, flake system, and square footage. Every quote is flat-rate and given in writing after an on-site measurement.
How long does it take? +
Most single or double garages are done in 1–2 days on site. The floor is typically walkable within hours of the final coat and ready for light vehicle traffic in 24–72 hours.
Can this be done in a Calgary winter? +
Coatings need a minimum surface and air temperature to cure properly. Unheated garages in deep winter can push a job into spring — we check the forecast and your garage's heating before booking a date.
Do you grind or just clean the existing floor? +
We diamond-grind almost every floor. It's what makes the coating actually bond instead of peeling within a year — a clean-and-coat job on bare concrete just doesn't hold up.