How Much Does Polished Concrete Flooring Cost?

EpoxyFloorIndex compiled this table from 7 named Canadian sources; where they disagreed, we widened the range rather than pick one.

Not every quote is the same job. These are the variables that move polished concrete flooring pricing most in Toronto, so you can read a quote and see where the money goes.

• Existing concrete versus new concrete pour: polishing an existing slab in good condition runs $3-$12/sq ft, while a new pour before polishing runs $10-$25+/sq ft (Armour Guard)
• Grinding and polish level: basic grind-and-seal runs $3-6/sq ft while high-gloss finishes reach $8-15/sq ft (Armour Guard)
• Decorative elements (staining, scoring, aggregate exposure) add $2-10/sq ft (Armour Guard)
• Moisture barrier for below-grade installations adds $2-4/sq ft, and sound-control underlayment for condos adds $1-3/sq ft (Armour Guard)
• Integrating hydronic radiant heating with a polished concrete floor adds $6-12/sq ft (Armour Guard)
• Existing concrete condition: cracks and surface damage from Toronto's freeze-thaw cycles can add $1-5/sq ft in extra prep (Armour Guard)

Ontario rules and Toronto's climate change the math in ways national price guides miss. Here is what applies locally, from HST to permits to freeze-thaw.

• Older Toronto homes in neighbourhoods like Leslieville, Riverdale, or East York often have concrete that needs substantial repair from freeze-thaw cracking before polishing (Armour Guard)
• Below-grade installations (basements) in Toronto commonly need a moisture barrier system, adding $2-4/sq ft (Armour Guard)
• Toronto's building codes and permit requirements can add cost for new-pour projects, particularly in heritage properties or areas with specific construction regulations (Armour Guard)
• HST applies at 13% on residential coating and polishing work in Ontario

You can keep polished concrete flooring costs down without cutting the parts that matter. These are the levers GTA homeowners actually use, each tied to a real number above.

• Confirm whether your existing slab is polishable before budgeting for a new pour; polishing existing concrete costs roughly a third of a new-pour-plus-polish job ($3-$12/sq ft versus $10-$25+/sq ft, per Armour Guard)
• A basic grind-and-seal finish costs about half of a high-gloss finish ($3-6/sq ft versus $8-15/sq ft, per Armour Guard) and can be a reasonable starting point in lower-traffic areas

Every price on this page comes from a named Canadian source, and where sources disagreed we widened the range rather than pick a favourite. Here is how EpoxyFloorIndex reconciled the numbers.

• All figures above are in Canadian dollars, fetched and confirmed directly on each contractor's page, published 2025-2026.
• Sources broadly agree on a $3-$12/sq ft band for polishing existing concrete, widening to $10-$25+/sq ft when a new concrete pour is required first (Armour Guard). We kept every source's own figure rather than blending them into one number, since scope (residential vs commercial vs industrial, existing slab vs new pour) changes the real answer.
• Toronto Concrete Repairs and ConcreteYourWay both split residential/commercial/industrial pricing and land in a very similar range ($3-$12/sq ft), which is the strongest cross-source agreement we found for this topic.
• Armour Guard's two real Toronto case studies ($28,600 for a 2,200 sq ft Riverdale home, $72,200 for a 3,800 sq ft Liberty Village retail space) are named, dated project examples rather than generic estimates, so we included them as-is with the per-square-foot figure the source itself calculated.

Sources

• Armour Guard: How Much Does Polished Concrete Flooring Cost in Toronto?
• VMB Group (Underpinnings.ca): Concrete Floors Polishing and Pouring Foundation
• Toronto Concrete Repairs: Polished Concrete Toronto
• ConcreteYourWay: Concrete Polishing
• Ontario Specialty Coatings: The Cost to Polish a Concrete Floor
• The Art of Concrete: Unveiling the Unseen: Exploring the Costs of Polished Concrete, Epoxy, and Polyaspartic Floors
• Epoxy Flooring Toronto: Epoxy Flooring Toronto (Garage, Basement & Commercial Coating)

EpoxyFloorIndex tracks 40 polished concrete floor contractors across the Greater Toronto Area, rated 4.83★ on average. The three below rank highest on our review-weighted score, based on EpoxyFloorIndex's analysis of 40 GTA businesses, August 2026.

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  Epoxyguys | Epoxy & Polyurethane Flooring Toronto

  5.0(99 Google reviews)

  Lawrence Park · Polished & Sealed Concrete Floors · 6 of 6 details on file

  Epoxyguys | Epoxy & Polyurethane Flooring Toronto is one of the polished concrete floor contractors we track in Lawrence Park.

  (416) 638-7100View profile
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  True Concrete Solutions

  5.0(83 Google reviews)

  Mississauga · Polished & Sealed Concrete Floors · 6 of 6 details on file

  True Concrete Solutions is a polished concrete floor contractor in Mississauga.

  (416) 779-7215View profile
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  COAT Systems

  5.0(26 Google reviews)

  Brampton · Polished & Sealed Concrete Floors · 6 of 6 details on file

  COAT Systems is a polished concrete floor contractor in Brampton.

  (647) 363-7798View profile