How to Bid Epoxy Garage Floors! A Detailed Guide to Everything you Need to Know to Win More Bids. 

Absolutely 💯

He's an in and out painter, he'll never grind.

Grinding is an option. Been doing my method for 20 years with success

@@Idahopainter might start trying that out since grinding is a-lot of work and dust

Grinding the floors is a better option, but takes more work and usually ups the cost.

Why didn’t you rent a 60$ walk behind grinder?

@@nottag8896 you can rent a walk behind grinder for 60 bucks? I thought they cost like 15-30k to buy. Not to mention the diamond blades. Even if it's a few hundred a day I'd give my garage a makeover.

@@glengarbera7367 sunbelt rentals. 60 a day

good tip

I'm to Old. Actually working on my "Last" House.

Me too in my area! I wish you the best brother 🙏🏽

How’s it working out?

How’s it going?

it depends on the area and state.

Cost of living in Idaho is super affordable

@@lexandersantana8089 so I can bet you there someone charging $7 there

bottom? east coast of canada youd never get a job bidding 4$ sqft... i can believe 7$ would fly in southern ontario though

yes

Not in idaho

No necessarily

Yes

thanks

@@Idahopainter hey man when you say you charge 4.25/sq does that include materials? I'm about to quote my first garage tomorrow. I'm low balling because it's only my 4th one, but just need some insight. Thank you and have a good 4th

Oh wow! thats cheap

You did the Labor?

@@613kc Yes bro only labor the customer brought the epoxy materials i just charge labor all materials/tools all out of my pocket

i get that for just a garage door lol

@@doomslayerforever2858 Dahm where do you live

Interesting

Interesting you say it HAS to. Been doing garage floors for 20 years and not one failure and I did not grind it. So it has to?

@@Idahopainter The Acid etch makes a great bond. Grind if it needs leveling.

it doesn’t, we offer both they both last the same.

@@Idahopainter So not a single problem with a garage floor job in 20 years?

What you are missing is being licensed, bonded, and insured; plus taxes, plus material costs, plus a guarantee of quality with no subsequent charge attached to repair if the epoxy fails to adhere, plus the missed opportunity costs of not spending that time doing more lucrative projects or just spending time with family. We have a fixed amount of hours in our lives that no amount of money can increase. How much is your time here in this realm worth?

@@phineusphineas no, im not missing any of that. Business license, insurance, and any extra bonds a business carries post insurance is minimal overhead. You cant cite basic business necessities as a reason to charge this much money. Plus I dont think you speak for Chris. Every other pricing video I have watched from Chris made sense to me. In fact, I just won a bid using Chris’s pricing model for cleaning and staining a fence (35 a side). In closing I have done an epoxy floor. It was in a brand new garage that was clean and had just been acid etched. Cutting, rolling, and adding the flakes took less than half a day. It was a garage of this size. Id really like to know what product Chris is using. I have a feeling it was something better than what my customer chose.

You should try doing one sometime. I bet you change your mind on that price. Tons of prep to get it right.

@@MikeWitmerNatureJournal thats the thing, I have. Chris's base price was over 1800. I believe that is labor and material cost. All the prep you speak of , he charges extra. Acid etching, caulking, etc

If it’s so easy, the customer can do it themselves. You can do it for half the price if you’d like. 🤷🏻‍♂️, ain’t nothing stopping you