Cost guide · Omaha metro · 2026 prices

What a garage floor coating
costs in Omaha

Most full-flake garage floors we install run about $5 to $6 per square foot, grinding, repair, base coat, flake, topcoat and a 10-year warranty included. Here is what that means for your garage, and what moves the number.

The short answer

A full-flake polyaspartic garage floor from Omaha Concrete Polishing & Coatings runs about $5 to $6 per square foot in the Omaha metro in 2026. That price is the whole job: diamond grinding, crack and pit repair, a pigmented polyaspartic base coat, Torginol flake broadcast to refusal, a clear polyaspartic topcoat, the edges and stem walls, cleanup, and a 10-year warranty. It is not a base price with the important parts sold separately.

Garages are not all the same size, so here is what that works out to for the garages we see most:

GarageTypical sizeTypical price
One-car garage250 to 300 sq ft$1,250 to $1,800
Two-car garage400 to 500 sq ft$2,000 to $3,000
Three-car garage600 to 750 sq ft$3,000 to $4,500
Four-car garage or shop900 to 1,200 sq ft$4,500 to $7,200

Every slab is different, which is why we would rather come look at yours, walk you through what is involved and give you an exact number than promise a price from a chart. Quotes are free and take a few minutes: send a rough size and a couple of photos through the quote page or call (531) 239-7575.

What is in that price

  • Diamond grinding of the whole slab, edges included, with dust extraction. Not acid etching, not a rented buffer.
  • Crack, pit and spall repair ground flush so nothing shows through the finished floor.
  • A pigmented polyaspartic base coat rolled wet into the ground profile. Rough or badly pitted slabs get a polyurea or epoxy base first.
  • Torginol vinyl flake broadcast to refusal, so the color runs edge to edge with no thin spots. Stock blends, quartz-sand blends or a custom blend you design.
  • A clear polyaspartic topcoat, UV-stable and hot-tire proof, with an anti-slip additive if you want it.
  • Stem walls, cove and steps coated to match, and the garage left clean.
  • A 10-year warranty, in writing.

What moves the price up or down

The condition of the concrete

A clean, bare, sound slab is the simplest job we do. A slab with failed box-store epoxy, old paint or a sealer has to be ground down to clean concrete first, and that takes time. Deep pitting, wide cracks and spalled control joints add repair. Most garages fall in the range above; a badly damaged floor can run past it, and we will tell you that on the walk-through, not on the invoice.

Size and shape

Big open floors cost less per square foot than small, cut-up ones, because setup is the same either way and the grinder spends its time in straight lines. A four-car garage is usually cheaper per foot than a one-car garage.

Edges, stem walls and steps

Coating up the stem wall or a step into the house is hand work. It looks right and it keeps the floor sealed at the wall, so most people want it. It is part of the quote, not a surprise.

Flake choice

Stock Torginol blends are included. Quartz-sand blends and custom blends you design yourself can add a little for material. Matching a paint code, a team color or the car is something we do from the sample fan in your driveway.

Joint caulking

Filling the control joints so they do not collect water and dirt runs about $3.75 per linear foot. A two-car garage usually has two or three joints.

Moisture

A slab that tests wet needs a moisture-mitigating base before anything else goes down, or the coating will lift. It is rare in Omaha garages and common in basements. We test when a slab looks suspect and price it before we start.

Why the box-store kit costs more in the end

A kit is a couple of hundred dollars in materials and a weekend of your time, and it usually looks fine until the first hot July tire or the first salty winter. When it peels, the fix is not another kit: the failed coating has to be ground off before a real floor can go down, which is more work than coating bare concrete in the first place. A professionally ground, layered polyaspartic floor with a 10-year warranty is the cheaper floor over the decade you will own it.

Basements, shops, patios and polished concrete

Basement floors price like garages per square foot, with more hand work around stairs, furnaces and finished walls, and a moisture test first. Shop and commercial floors are usually cheaper per square foot because they are big and open, unless the work has to be phased around your hours. A 1,000 square foot shop floor at garage pricing is roughly $5,000 to $6,000. Patios, porches and pool decks need a UV-stable exterior system and a slip-resistant texture, and outdoor concrete often needs more repair. Polished concrete is quoted per job after we test a spot, because slab hardness, the amount of repair and the finish level change the number more than size does. Quotes for all of it are free.

How to get an exact number

Send a rough size and a few photos of the floor through the quote page, or call or text (531) 239-7575. We will come measure, look at the concrete, lay the flake samples on your slab in your light, and explain what is involved before you decide anything. No pressure, no sales presentation.

Papillion crew, Nebraska-registered. Free quotes across the Omaha metro. Nebraska Contractor Registration #76807-26.

The numbers

  • Garage floors$5 to $6 per sq ft
  • Two-car garageabout $2,000 to $3,000
  • Joint caulkingabout $3.75 per lin ft
  • Warranty10 years
  • QuotesFree, in person or from photos
  • Phone(531) 239-7575
Questions

Straight answers

Is $5 to $6 per square foot a good price for a garage floor in Omaha?

For a diamond-ground, repaired, full-flake polyaspartic floor with a clear polyaspartic topcoat and a 10-year warranty, yes. Cheaper quotes usually mean acid etching instead of grinding, a thinner build, an epoxy topcoat that yellows, or no warranty. Ask any bidder what the prep is and what the topcoat is.

Do you charge extra to remove old epoxy or paint?

Removing a failed coating adds grinding time, so a floor with old epoxy or paint costs more than a bare slab. We tell you the number on the walk-through. Coating over a failing coating is not something we do, because it fails twice.

How much would it cost to coat 1,000 square feet?

At $5 to $6 per square foot, a 1,000 square foot shop or four-car garage runs about $5,000 to $6,000, less if it is a wide-open slab in good shape, more if an old coating has to come off first.

Are concrete coatings worth the money?

If you use the garage, yes. Bare concrete dusts, stains and pits, and it never looks clean. A coated floor wipes up, takes salt and oil, brightens the whole garage, and it is the one upgrade every buyer notices. With a 10-year warranty, the cost works out to a few hundred dollars a year for a floor that looks new the whole time.

Can I save money by doing the prep myself?

No, and please do not acid etch it. Coatings fail at the prep, and a diamond-ground profile is the reason our floors stay down. The grinding is included in the price.

How long does the job take?

Most garages are ground, repaired, coated and flaked in one day. Put shelves and toys back after 48 hours and park on it after three days.

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ResidentialGarages, basements, patios, porches, pool decks
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CommercialPolished concrete, coatings, grinding and repair
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