Startup cost calculator
What will it cost to start a coating business? Grinder rented or bought, dust extractor, tools, training, insurance, LLC fees, first marketing and first materials, in one total.
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Tools
Free tools for epoxy flooring contractors
Six calculators and four templates for starting, pricing, quoting and running coating jobs. Each calculator asks a few quick questions, fills in typical values for the rest and lets you fine-tune every number.
Calculators
Six calculators, one question each
Each one answers a decision you will face in your first year, with the method explained under it.
Grinder rent vs buy calculator
Should I rent or buy the grinder and extractor? Monthly cost each way, the break-even number of grinding days and how long a purchase takes to pay back.
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Job pricing calculator
How much should I charge for this floor? Floor size, crew, days and materials in; a job price and a price per sq ft out, checked against the typical range.
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Epoxy flake calculator
How many boxes of flake do I need? Floor size, broadcast and flake size in; boxes, pounds and cost per sq ft out, from typical coverage rates.
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Epoxy coverage calculator
How many gallons and kits for each coat? Floor size and system in; kits, gallons and cost for each coat out, with mils and solids to fine-tune.
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Lead cost calculator
What does a booked job cost me in leads? Cost per lead and how many leads book a job in; cost per booked job and what is left of the job out.
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Templates
Four templates for quoting and running jobs
Each one is on the page in full, printable, with notes on how to fill it in. Adapt the contract and warranty wording with a local attorney.
Estimate template
A written quote with measurements, system, prep, price, deposit and terms.
Scope of work
What is and is not included, site conditions, schedule and change orders.
Warranty template
Plain-English warranty terms: coverage, exclusions, care and claims.
Job-day checklist
Moisture, profile, repairs, mix log, dew point, cure times, photos, walkthrough.
How they fit together
From first estimate to booked job
Set up
Run the startup cost calculator, then decide on the grinder with the rent-vs-buy calculator.
Material list
Work out gallons and kits with the coverage calculator and boxes of flake with the flake calculator.
Price
Turn materials, crew hours and overhead into a price with the job pricing calculator.
Quote and install
Write it up with the estimate and scope of work, run the job with the checklist and hand over the warranty.
Grow
Check what each booked job costs in leads with the lead cost calculator.
Glossary of coating terms
Mils, volume solids, CSP, dew point and 90-odd other terms in plain English.
Start an epoxy flooring business
The whole start-up, step by step, with the typical prices these tools use.
How to price epoxy flooring
The thinking behind the numbers in the pricing calculator.
Questions
About the tools
Are the tools free?
Yes. Every calculator and template on this page is free to use. The startup cost calculator asks for your mobile number before it shows the total; the other calculators show results right away and offer to text them to you if you want.
Where do the default numbers come from?
Each calculator has a “How we set the defaults” table under it. Defaults are typical values for the trade, or assumptions labelled as such, and you can change every one of them under “Fine-tune the numbers”.
Do the calculators work on a phone?
Yes. They run in your browser, work on any screen size and update as you type. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere unless you submit one of the phone forms.
Which tool should I start with?
If you are starting a business, the startup cost calculator, then the grinder rent-vs-buy calculator. If you are pricing a job, the coverage and flake calculators for materials and then the job pricing calculator.
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.