The Epoxy Playbook
What it covers, module by module, and the founding list.
Compare training
Online epoxy flooring courses, compared
Seven online courses and memberships for epoxy and concrete coatings, side by side: what they cost, what they teach, how much of the business they cover, and whether there's a hands-on class behind them.
What online can teach, and what it can't
Application technique is the most-filmed part of the trade, and much of it is free. What a course adds is order and depth: why the slab is ground to a given profile, why the moisture test comes first, how a broadcast is timed, and, in the better courses, how the job is priced and sold.
What no video can give you is the feel of the work: how a grinder pulls on soft concrete, when a base coat is ready for flake, how fast a polyaspartic sets on a warm afternoon. That is why the courses below either sell a hands-on class alongside, or leave it to you.
Check two things first: how much of the course is the business (pricing, quoting, selling, warranties), and what happens when you need hands-on time.
Published price range
- $199 one-time, the lowest published price we found
- $497–797 for single courses and bundles
- $49–99.99 a month for memberships, most with a 7-day trial
- Two providers don't show a price before their sales page
Side by side
Seven online courses and memberships
Listed to help you compare, not as endorsements. Prices change, so confirm before you buy.
| Course | Price | Format | Business side | Hands-on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Epoxy Playbook Epoxy Business School | Shared when enrollment opens (founding list first) | Full installations recorded start to finish (prep, repairs, base coats, flake, top coats), ready to replay any time | Pricing, quoting, the sales call, warranties, hiring, job systems and leads | Two-day classes with partner trainers, state by state; the Playbook comes first |
| Concrete & Coatings School Jeremy Redig (FloorRescue) | $49 a month or $497 a year; 7-day free trial | Course library: surface prep, flake, metallic, polished, stained and decorative, repairs; training archive; community | Business training included in the membership | A 5-day advanced class in Garland, Texas, by application |
| Decorative Concrete University The Concrete Protector | $49.99 a month (installer track) or $99.99 a month (installer + business tracks); 7-day free trial | Short self-paced lessons; certificates of completion; remote training kits sold separately Systems taught are largely the company’s own product lines | The "Suits" track: leadership, marketing, sales, operations, finance | Supplier classes through The Concrete Protector |
| Decorative Concrete Pro Decorative Concrete School (Tim Seay) | $797 one-time for the bundle, or $497 per course; 30-day money-back guarantee | 5 courses, 80+ videos (flake, metallic, stained concrete, overlays), private community | A business startup course with proposal and contract templates, in the bundle only | None listed |
| Online Epoxy Course The Idaho Painter (Paint Life) | $199 one-time | 4 chapters, 24 video lessons, 5 quizzes, a final exam and a certificate; 180 days to finish Written with painters and contractors in mind; beginners welcome | Marketing, bidding and material estimating are part of the course | None listed |
| Epoxy School The Complete Epoxy Installer | Monthly membership; price not shown on the home page | Walkthrough videos and structured courses, a forum, no contract | Installation-focused; product knowledge for salespeople | None listed |
| Evergreen Epoxy Training Evergreen Epoxy Flooring | Not shown before the sales page; 60-day money-back guarantee | Online course | Business setup, pricing and estimating, marketing, contracts and invoices, crew management | None listed |
The Epoxy Playbook opens to its founding list first.
How to choose
Questions to ask before you pay
About the course
- Who teaches it, and do they still run jobs?
- Which systems are covered: flake, metallic, quartz, polyaspartic, polished?
- Is it tied to one brand's products?
- How long do you keep access, and what gets added over time?
- How do you cancel, and is there a refund window?
About the business
- Does it teach pricing from your costs, not just "what others charge"?
- Are there estimate, scope-of-work and warranty templates?
- Does it cover the in-home sales call and the DIY-kit objection?
- Does it cover leads, reviews and what a booked job costs?
- Does it cover hiring and paying a crew?
Where we fit
The Epoxy Playbook: the whole installation, on replay
The Playbook is recorded hands-on training. Full installations are filmed start to finish (grinding, repairs, base coats, flake broadcast, top coats), so you can watch each step, pause it, and replay it before your first job and before every job after. On top of that sits the part most courses skip: pricing, quoting, the sales call, warranties and hiring, organized around the Seven Systems of a coating business.
It's the required first step before our hands-on class: you arrive having seen every step, so your two days with a partner trainer go to doing the work, not watching it. A live class can't be replayed; the Playbook can.
Supplier classes vs independent schools
Hands-on classes compared, with price per day.
How the school works
From the free tools to a class near you.
Questions
Online epoxy courses: frequently asked questions
Can you learn epoxy flooring online?
You can learn the theory, the order of operations and the business side online. Grinding a slab, judging a broadcast and working a squeegee before the pot life runs out are learned on real concrete, so most people pair an online course with a short hands-on class.
How much does an online epoxy course cost?
From $199 one-time (the Idaho Painter course) to $797 for a bundle (Decorative Concrete School), and from $49 to $99.99 a month for memberships (Concrete & Coatings School, Decorative Concrete University). Some providers don’t show a price before their sales page.
Which online course covers the business side?
Most courses stop at installation. Decorative Concrete University sells a separate business track, Decorative Concrete School includes a business course in its bundle, and the Idaho Painter course covers bidding and marketing. The Epoxy Playbook pairs full installation recordings with pricing, quoting, the sales call, warranties, hiring and job systems.
Do online courses come with a certificate?
Some do: the Idaho Painter course ends with an exam and a certificate, and Decorative Concrete University gives certificates of completion. A course certificate is not a contractor license; licensing is set by each state.
Is a monthly membership better than a one-time course?
A one-time course is cheaper if you only need the basics once. A membership makes sense if it keeps adding value you use: updated pricing, templates, new lessons, a community or live Q&A. Check what is added over time and how to cancel before you join.
Watch every step before you do it
The Epoxy Playbook: full installations recorded start to finish, which you can replay as often as you need, plus pricing, quoting and selling the job.