Workshop floor paint

[JandK]

Hi everyone
I am new to the forum regarding posting, but have been reading lots of posts by a large number of very knowledgeable people on here.( called lurking in the background) I have recently built my workshop, shed , man cave. It has a concrete floor and I would like to paint it, can anyone recommend a suitable paint and any other preparation to the concrete prior to painting. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you
Jan

 

[porker]

I wish I had painted the floor of my workshop before I moved all the gear in. The dust has been a problem ever since. Now I am moving house so I'll know better next time. You don't say if the concrete is old / new, whether it is stained or clean? If it is new, it is important that it dries thoroughly. This can take weeks if fairly fresh.

When I looked into this there were basically two options. Use concrete floor paint which may well lift after moderate use and then looks patchy but is relatively cheap or go for an epoxy floor which if done right will last but costs a fair bit.

Usually it is worth etching the floor with acid if it is dirty. If the concrete is new it needs the top layer abrading off as this is usually powdery and not a good key. Plenty of videos on youtube showing various applications.

Another option I have heard about is to seal with PVA/water mix if it is the dust that is the main concern. I know a lot of people on here have covered theirs with wood which helps with the insulation and fatigue on the feet.

HTH
Matt

 

[doctor Bob]

as above PVA and water mix prior to painting.

 

[hansonread]

The absolute best solution for you is to do away with the paint all together, and put in a floating floor. This has 3 main advantages over a concrete floor, all of which you will greatly appreciate if your planning on spending any amount of time in there.

Firstly and in my opinion, spending most of my days on a uninsulated concrete floor is the the lack of any give that it has, which when your on your feet all day can really take it out on your knees and feet. although adding a floating floor doesn't make it into a trampoline, that little bit of give really does help over the whole day!

Concrete floors are cold, adding insulation stops your feet getting cold. Again, you might not think that your feet will get that cold, and think I'm exaggerating, but after 12 hours standing on it then come and tell me otherwise!!

Sound absorbing. This one maybe not the greatest advantage, but it helps a little.

Easy to sweep.

It all sounds expensive, but it really doesn't have to be, and quite often will work out cheaper than an epoxy system.

All you need is some Cabfloor chipboard, 25 mm *** light, and a roll of DPM

Roll the DPM down on the floor coming up the walls by around 300mm to form a tub, then lay your *** light down trying to avoid all the joints lining up, then over the top of that lay your cabfloor staggering the joints where possible with the *** light applying D4 wood glue to the joints. Remember to leave a gap around the outside for expansion and contraction.

 

[Peter Sefton]

Welcome to the forum
I have an insulated floating floor in my workshop with concrete in the timber store both painted with http://www.coo-var.co.uk/floor-sports-l ... aint-g136/
Cheers Peter

 

[RobinBHM]

Ive used Regal paint, which is available mailorder. There are various options including 2 pack epoxy.

Quite a few years ago some 'man with a van' sold me some floor paint, it was cheap, nice colour...........just one problem it never set! On the plus side there was never any danger of slipping over!

 

[Doug B]

I used a 2 part paint on my screed floor from a company called Dacrylate, not cheap but 9 years later it still looks like the day I painted it.

http://www.dacrylate.co.uk/Products/Floor/index.html