Epoxy flooring in Cork
Epoxy flooring in Cork costs €30 to €120 a m² for most floors: €30 to €50 a m² for a roller coat, €60 to €100 a m² for flake or metallic.
Send it in four taps and it goes to one epoxy flooring installer that covers Co. Cork.
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- 2,347manufacturing businesses in Co. Cork, 2024 (CSO)
- 2,245transport and storage businesses
- 44%of homes are detached (Census 2022)
- 1,755heating degree days a year at Cork
Factory, lab and food floors in Cork
2,347 manufacturing businesses were registered in Co. Cork in 2024, 2nd of 26 counties, many of them in food, drink and pharmaceuticals around the harbour. Those floors need chemical resistance, washdown and slip resistance: self-levelling epoxy in labs, polyurethane cement where it's hot and wet. See industrial floors and food floors.
Add 2,341 accommodation and food businesses and 2,245 transport and storage firms.
Garages and homes in Cork
44% of Cork homes are detached, against 41% nationally: 93,094 detached houses in all, the most of any county, and many with a garage or a shed. 685 one-off houses were finished in the county in 2025. The towns: Cork city, Carrigaline, Cobh, Midleton, Mallow, Youghal.
Laying epoxy in a Cork winter
Cork has about 1,755 heating degree days a year, our calculation from Met Éireann's 1991 to 2020 averages: the 2nd mildest of the 26 county towns we compared. Even so, most epoxies need the floor at 10°C or more to cure, and an unheated Cork garage is colder than that for much of the winter. Installers heat the space, use a cold-cure system or wait for milder weeks. See cure times.
| Floor temperature | Walk on it | Light use | Full cure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10°C | about 2 days | about 6 days | about 10 days |
| 20°C | about 1 day | about 4 days | about 7 days |
| 30°C | under a day | about 2 days | about 5 days |
What it costs in Cork
| Job | Typical price | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Epoxy flooring, most jobs | €30 to €120 a m² | The system, the state of the slab, the finish and the size of the floor. |
| Roller coat, solid colour (two coats) | €30 to €50 a m² | A thinner coating on a sound slab. Fine for a home garage or a store room. |
| Full system: grind, primer, body coat, top coat | €50 to €120 a m² | Thicker build, diamond-ground prep, repairs and a hard-wearing top coat. |
| Flake or metallic finish | €60 to €100 a m² | The decorative layer and the clear coats over it. |
| Industrial, heavy-duty systems | €50 to €100 a m² | Forklifts, chemicals, line marking and how much of the site stays open. |
| Anti-slip finishes | €20 to €120 a m² | From a grit in the top coat to a trowelled, textured system. |
Ask how the price splits between the grinding, repairs, the system and the finish, so you compare the same job.
What your floor costs
Two taps: the size of the floor and the finish.
Your floor area × our guide rate
€2,160 to €3,600
36 m² at €60 to €100 a m², our guide for this finish. Our multiplication, not a quote. Small floors often cost more a m²: the grinder, the set-up and the travel are the same.
- The prep decides the price: a sound, bare slab costs least. Old paint, oil, cracks and damp add to it.
- Ask for VAT to be stated on every written price.
How this is worked out
The floor area you pick, times our price guide for the finish: €30 to €50 a m² for a roller coat, €50 to €120 a m² for a full system, €60 to €100 a m² for flake or metallic, €50 to €100 a m² for heavy-duty industrial. The multiplication is ours. Grinding, repairs, damp, steps, edges, coving, access and travel all move the price. It's an estimate, never a quote.
Your floor, coated
Take a photo of the garage or the room, pick a finish and a colour, and see it before anyone quotes. Free, in under a minute.
- Upload a photo, or answer four quick questions.
- We pass it to one installer that covers your county.
- They ring you with a written price.
Preview of your photo, not a guarantee. Your photo goes to Google's Gemini service to make the picture.
A photo that works
- Daylight, or every light on.
- From the doorway, so most of the floor is in the shot.
- Cars, bikes and boxes can stay where they are.
- Hold the phone at chest height, level, not pointed at your feet.
Get a price for your floor
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Cork questions
How much does epoxy flooring cost in Cork?
€30 to €120 a m² for most floors: €30 to €50 a m² for a roller coat, €60 to €100 a m² for flake or metallic, €50 to €100 a m² for heavy-duty industrial.
Do you cover all of Co. Cork?
Yes: the city and the county, including Carrigaline, Cobh, Midleton. Requests go to one epoxy flooring installer that covers your county.
Can I get my garage floor done in Cork in winter?
Yes, if the garage is heated for the job or the installer uses a system made for the cold. Most epoxies need 10°C or more in the floor.
Do you do commercial and industrial floors in Cork?
Yes: shops, units, warehouses, workshops, labs and food premises. Pick the space on the form and say what drives on it.
Epoxy flooring & epoxy floor paint across all 26 counties
Requests from all 26 counties go to one local specialist who covers your county — from Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick to Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, Waterford and Donegal. Pick your county below for local prices, specifications and advice. Compare all areas covered →
Get a free quote for your floor
Four taps and your number. One epoxy flooring installer that covers your county rings you with a price. Nothing is agreed until you accept it.