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How Much Does Decorative Floor Coating Cost?

Last updated: By EpoxyFloorIndex Research Team

Metallic and flake floor coatings are priced above a standard solid colour because of the extra broadcast, layering and topcoat work the look takes. The table below sources the current GTA range by design complexity, from named Toronto applicators, so you know what a decorative finish adds to the base job.

What does a metallic or flake floor coating add to the price?

The 13 prices below rest on 8 independent published sources, each named on its own row with the condition that source attaches to it. Every figure was re-checked against the page it is quoted from in August 2026; where a source could not be read, or did not carry the figure attributed to it, the row was removed rather than re-attributed.

Researched August 2026. CAD, sources named per row. Add 13% HST unless noted.

How far apart are the published decorative floor coating prices?

Decorative pricing is where the sources fall out with each other hardest, and drawing the bands makes the argument visible in a second: one source's metallic band is wider than every other source's put together, because its page groups plain solid-colour work into the same line. The research notes below name that disagreement rather than averaging it away.

Published bands, per sq ft (CAD)

7 rows on one scale. Each bar starts at the floor that source published and ends at its ceiling, so an overlap is agreement and a gap is not.

  • Metallic and solid-colour coating, Oakville/GTA

    $6–$25

    Surface Coating Experts: Floor Coating Services in Oakville and the GTA

  • Flake/chip epoxy system, Toronto

    $7–$10

    GLI Epoxy Flooring: Epoxy Flooring Cost Toronto (Pricing Guide)

  • Metallic epoxy, Toronto (garage)

    $8–$12

    Monarch Epoxy Coatings: Epoxy Garage Floor Cost Toronto (2026 Pricing Guide)

  • Metallic epoxy flooring, GTA

    $8–$15

    Canada Chemicals and Coatings: Metallic Epoxy Flooring in Canada: Pros and Cons

  • Metallic epoxy floor, Toronto

    $9–$12

    GLI Epoxy Flooring: Epoxy Flooring Cost Toronto (Pricing Guide)

  • Quartz epoxy system, Toronto

    $9–$13

    GLI Epoxy Flooring: Epoxy Flooring Cost Toronto (Pricing Guide)

  • Quartz coating, Oakville/GTA

    $11–$16

    Surface Coating Experts: Floor Coating Services in Oakville and the GTA

$6lowest floorhighest ceiling$25

6 rows are in the table but not on the chart

Nothing was rounded, reformatted or filled in to make a bar fit. A row that could not be drawn honestly is named here instead, and its figures are still in the table.

  • Flake coating, starting price, Oakville/GTA – the published ceiling is open ended, so it has no top to draw.
  • Metallic epoxy system, complex designs – the published ceiling is open ended, so it has no top to draw.
  • Full flake epoxy system, 400 sq ft double garage, GTA – the published ceiling is open ended, so it has no top to draw.
  • 2-car garage with metallic finish, premium tier, Toronto, starting price – the published ceiling is open ended, so it has no top to draw.
  • Flake system add-on over a base epoxy coat – only 2 rows on this page is priced per sq ft, add-on (CAD), which is too few to read as a spread.
  • Decorative colour flakes or metallic finish add-on, Toronto – only 2 rows on this page is priced per sq ft, add-on (CAD), which is too few to read as a spread.

What does a decorative finish add on top of a base coat?

Metallic and flake floors are priced above a plain solid colour because of the broadcast, the layering and the topcoat work the look takes. Read from the slab upward, this is what those extra steps are.

  1. Clear topcoat, aliphatic where daylight reaches itStandard epoxy ambers in sunlight, so a decorative floor near a window or a glazed door is normally sold with an aliphatic topcoat over the pattern. The pattern is the thing being protected here, not the slab.
  2. Scrape back and sealA full broadcast is scraped back flat before it is sealed. That is labour on top of material, and it is the step a light scatter does not need.
  3. Or metallic pigment worked into the wet resinonly when it appliesA reflective additive that moves in the wet resin and leaves a three-dimensional swirl. No two floors come out the same, which is why it is quoted on the installer's skill rather than by the square foot alone.
  4. Flake broadcast, to a scatter or to refusalVinyl flake thrown into the wet base. Broadcast to refusal means until none of the colour beneath shows through, which hides slab imperfections a light scatter leaves visible and uses several times the flake.$0.50–$1.50 per sq ft, add-on (CAD), Toroo Epoxy Coatings: Epoxy Flooring Cost in Toronto (2026 Pricing Guide)
  5. Prepared slab and base coatThe starting point every price on this page is quoted against. Everything above this line is what the look adds, which is why a decorative quote and a plain one are not comparable per square foot.

Each layer is named from one of the three terms this guide defines at its foot, or from a cost driver above. The single figure shown is reproduced from the price row named beside it.

What drives the price?

Surface preparation, system thickness and slab condition move a decorative floor coating quote more than the coating brand does. Each factor below is one a Toronto quote is actually priced on, so you can read two bids and see where they diverge.

  • Finish tier: solid colour costs the least, followed by flake, then metallic, then quartz, each step adding materials and application time (GLI Epoxy Flooring, Toroo Epoxy Coatings)
  • Custom logo integration into a flake floor adds cost and design time (Surface Coating Experts)
  • Metallic pigment and pattern complexity drives the wide $6-$25/sq ft spread some contractors quote for metallic and solid coatings (Surface Coating Experts)
  • Flake density and topcoat thickness: heavier flake coverage and a thicker clear coat push cost toward the top of the range (GLI Epoxy Flooring's Ontario garage guide)
  • Chip colour, size, and density can be custom-matched to a space, affecting material cost (GLI Epoxy Flooring)

What's specific to Ontario and Toronto?

Ontario adds 13% HST to every figure on this page, and Toronto's freeze-thaw cycle and road salt decide which systems survive here at all. These are the local conditions a national price guide leaves out.

  • Flake and quartz systems add slip resistance that matters when floors get wet from snow melt tracked in during Toronto winters (GLI Epoxy Flooring, Surface Coating Experts)
  • Heavier flake coverage is sometimes specified for GTA garages precisely because concrete condition and salt exposure push contractors toward more durable, thicker decorative systems (GLI Epoxy Flooring's Ontario garage guide)
  • HST applies at 13% on residential decorative coating work in Ontario

How can I pay less?

The reliable savings are in timing, scope and slab preparation, not in a thinner coating. Each lever below is one GTA homeowners actually use, and each ties back to a figure in the table above.

  • A flake system typically costs $2-5/sq ft less than a full metallic floor for a comparable decorative effect, based on GLI Epoxy Flooring's Toronto pricing table ($7-$10 flake versus $9-$12 metallic)
  • Ask whether flake density can be reduced in lower-visibility areas to control cost, since heavier flake coverage pushes pricing toward the top of the range (GLI Epoxy Flooring)

How did we research these numbers?

Every price on this page was read out of a named Canadian source and re-checked against that source in August 2026. Ranges are not blended: each row keeps the band its own source published, with that source's caveat beside it, so two rows that disagree stay visibly disagreeing rather than being averaged into one tidy number nobody was ever quoted.

  • All figures above are in Canadian dollars, fetched and confirmed directly on each contractor's page, published 2025-2026.
  • Metallic epoxy pricing disagrees across sources: Canada Chemicals and Coatings quotes $8-$15/sq ft, GLI Epoxy Flooring quotes $9-$12/sq ft, and Surface Coating Experts quotes a much wider $6-$25/sq ft that appears to bundle plain solid-colour work into the same line item at the low end. We show all three rather than pick a single number; treat $8-$15/sq ft as the realistic band for a true metallic finish.
  • GLI Epoxy Flooring's table (flake $7-$10, metallic $9-$12, quartz $9-$13) is internally consistent and gives the clearest step-by-step price ladder we found for the GTA.

What did the sources actually say?

A source name and a link is what every price page prints. Below is what those sources actually said. Each sentence is reproduced exactly as it appears on the page it was read from, with the row it supports named beside it, so you can check the wording rather than take our word for the number. These are 6 different publishers, one sentence each.

  • Expect to pay $7 to $10 per square foot.

    GLI Epoxy Flooring: Epoxy Flooring Cost Toronto (Pricing Guide), read for the row “Flake/chip epoxy system, Toronto”

  • In Toronto and the GTA, metallic epoxy flooring may range between $8–$15 per square foot depending on floor condition and design complexity.

    Canada Chemicals and Coatings: Metallic Epoxy Flooring in Canada: Pros and Cons, read for the row “Metallic epoxy flooring, GTA”

  • Metallic epoxy, priced at $8–$12 per sq.

    Monarch Epoxy Coatings: Epoxy Garage Floor Cost Toronto (2026 Pricing Guide), read for the row “Metallic epoxy, Toronto (garage)”

  • Flake Epoxy Metallic & Solid Quartz Polished Concrete Garage Storage Industrial & Commercial VubaStone Colours & Samples Industrial Pricing Gallery Contact (905) 876-6957 Book a Free Quote Home / Services Our Services Floor Coating Services in Oakville & the GTA From a single garage to a full warehouse, Surface Coating Experts installs every major floor-coating system in-house - epoxy, polyaspartic, flake, metallic, quartz, polished concrete, industrial and VubaStone. Flake Epoxy Flake coating combines the durability of epoxy or polyaspartic with the decorative charm of multicoloured flakes. The result is a seamless, smooth surface that resists heavy traffic, impacts and chemicals - quick to install, easy to maintain, and fully customizable with unlimited flake blends - we can even inlay your logo into the floor. Ideal for garages, basements and commercial spaces. From $7/sq ft

    Surface Coating Experts: Floor Coating Services in Oakville and the GTA, read for the row “Flake coating, starting price, Oakville/GTA”

  • Flake systems typically add $0.50–$1.50/sq ft to the base price

    Toroo Epoxy Coatings: Epoxy Flooring Cost in Toronto (2026 Pricing Guide), read for the row “Flake system add-on over a base epoxy coat”

  • Decorative Systems with color flakes, metallic finishes, or custom designs command premium pricing, typically adding $5 to $12 per square foot to your base cost.

    Armour Guard: How Much Does Epoxy Flooring Cost in Toronto?, read for the row “Decorative colour flakes or metallic finish add-on, Toronto”

Sources

What does finished decorative floor coating work look like?

Six decorative floors by companies this site lists for flake and metallic work, in their own photographs. Broadcast density and pigment movement are what the money buys at this end of the market, and both are easier to judge by eye than by the foot.

Who can do the work?

EpoxyFloorIndex tracks 18 decorative floor coating contractors across the Greater Toronto Area, rated 4.87★ on average. The three below rank highest on the published EpoxyFloorIndex Score, based on EpoxyFloorIndex's analysis of 18 GTA businesses, August 2026.

  • 3C Epoxy - Epoxy Flooring Canada

    3C Epoxy - Epoxy Flooring Canada

    79/100 EpoxyFloorIndex Score

    • Says it is licensed
    • Says it is insured

    Service area not recorded · Decorative Flake & Metallic Floors · 6 of 6 details on file

    Also under epoxy & garage floor coating, 4 profile photos and five stars on all 43 Google reviews.

    Request a quoteView profile
  • GLI Epoxy Flooring

    GLI Epoxy Flooring

    68/100 EpoxyFloorIndex Score

    • Says it has been going since 2019

    Willowdale · Decorative Flake & Metallic Floors · 6 of 6 details on file

    12 km from central Willowdale, its website describes coating work and 17 of 17 reviews at five stars.

    Request a quoteView profile
  • Prime Epoxy

    Prime Epoxy

    67/100 EpoxyFloorIndex Score

    • Says it is licensed
    • Says it is insured

    Queen West · Decorative Flake & Metallic Floors · 6 of 6 details on file

    Five stars on all 5 Google reviews, 4 profile photos and hours posted all 7 days.

    Request a quoteView profile
See all 18 decorative floor coating contractors on EpoxyFloorIndex

What do these terms mean?

Three words do most of the work in a decorative floor coating quote, and a bid that looks cheap usually differs from an expensive one on exactly these. Each is defined here as this trade uses it.

Full broadcast
Vinyl flake thrown into the wet base until none of the colour beneath shows through, then scraped back and sealed. It hides slab imperfections that a partial scatter leaves visible, and it uses several times the flake.
Metallic pigment
A reflective additive that moves in the wet resin to leave a three-dimensional swirl. No two floors come out the same, which is why it is quoted on the installer's skill rather than by the square foot alone.
UV stability
Whether a finish holds its colour in sunlight. Standard epoxy ambers where daylight reaches it, so a decorative floor near a window or a glazed door is normally sold with an aliphatic topcoat over the pattern.

Where should I look next?

A price only means something next to the alternative. These are the guides, comparisons and calculators on EpoxyFloorIndex that answer the question this page leaves open.

What else do people ask about decorative floor coating pricing?

How much more does a flake floor cost than a solid colour floor in Toronto?

GLI Epoxy Flooring prices solid colour at $5-$7/sq ft and flake systems at $7-$10/sq ft; Toroo Epoxy Coatings separately notes flake systems typically add $0.50-$1.50/sq ft on top of a base epoxy coat.

What does a metallic epoxy floor cost in the GTA?

Sources disagree somewhat: Canada Chemicals and Coatings quotes $8-$15/sq ft, GLI Epoxy Flooring quotes $9-$12/sq ft, and Monarch Epoxy Coatings quotes $8-$12/sq ft for a garage. Expect roughly $8-$15/sq ft depending on pigment complexity and design.

Can I get a custom logo inlaid in a decorative epoxy floor?

Yes. Surface Coating Experts says its flake systems can inlay a customer's logo into the floor, with unlimited flake blends available.

What's the price range for quartz flooring in Toronto?

GLI Epoxy Flooring prices quartz systems at $9-$13/sq ft; Surface Coating Experts quotes $11-$16/sq ft. Quartz systems mix coloured quartz aggregate into epoxy or polyaspartic for extra slip resistance.

Questions to ask your contractor

  • Is this a flake broadcast or a metallic epoxy system?
  • Can I see a completed floor in person, not just a sample chip?
  • What total mil thickness and how many topcoats are included? Compare decorative coating pricing
  • Is the topcoat UV-stable if the floor gets direct sunlight?
  • What's the plan if I want to match or extend this floor later?