I'm shortly about to move house, and wondering should I paint the inside walls on the garage white before I fill it.
I currently have a brick garage and never bothered when I moved in, but soon got to the stage were it would be an almost impossible task.
I'm just wondering if I should paint the new one before I get all my shelves / gear in there.
I'm thinking I should, but the only thing putting me off is that when it gets dirty in the future, it would look worse than if I hadn't
bothered in the first place.
What have people done? if you have painted the walls have you regreted it?
Yes, do it. Keeps dust down, brightens it up no end, helps reflect light from overheard fluorescent tubes.
I bought 100 x 1 meters of silver foil insulation (£24) and used spray adhesive straight to the walls white side facing in.
I did paint the walls before hand but decided I like warm than a pretty wall.
If you do paint the walls pva them first should stop it pealing as much.
Dj
Mine got lashed with white paint before it all went in - most of the walls are covered now but it does look better than brick.
Mine was already painted white (integral garage boarded out and skimmed) and it does improve the environment considerably. I'd like to paint the bare concrete floor with light grey floor paint as well to further brighten it up, but that would mean emptying it, which is very unlikely to happen!
Do it.
I was going to before I moved all my stuff in, but never got round to it. I really regret it now.
As Balidey said, it keeps dust down and really brightens things!
I painted the floor and walls. Bought the proper floor paint then got a load of free white paint (probably with wee in it) from the tip. Still looks
bright and nice after years....do it.
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Makes a huge difference, need to finish mine off still, plasterboard the exposed joists and paint the ceiling. more light the better.
Thanks
looks like I'm painting the walls then, fortunately I can do the work before I need to move.
I think it's gonna take longer to move everything out of the garage than the house.
Andy
im a plasterer if i had a decent size garage it would be all plasterborded out walls and ceilings plastered then painted but unfortunatley i only have a small pre-fab just big enough for the car fits like a glove
I went with pale yellow which looks warmer than white and apollo blue floor, painted in sections looks very cheerful. Used Lelyland trade paint and
pleased with result
Atb
Mike
Most rewarding job in the world for any clean & neat freak... not to mention the dust aspect as mentioned above.
Keep the colours light, reflects lots of light 
Cut into strips, to place in between the concrete ribs of the garage
Done... nice and cosy - already reduced / eliminated echo
finally finished... feels like it's took forever
So after building some work benches, we decided to clear out because it'd be rude not to have a little photoshoot in the studio lol
I did mine and used masonery paint cause its, err, masonery.
made a huge difference and id recommend it.
Wish I'd done the walls, but have done the floor a number of times. Dulux trade centre have probably the best value floor paint. Need to give it at least 12 hours between coats.
Ive painted the garage floor grey,
Well I actually did not paint the floor, I poured a load of paint on the floor and let it flow/run away and then used a squeegee on a broom handle to
pull the paint around
sooo much easier than rollers or paint brush, it also self levels and dents
Steve
Paint it at a minimum. I put a layer of bubble foil, battens and plaster board before painting, made it much warmer in winter.
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And a lot brighter.
proper light grey floor paint for me too - reflects the light and makes a huge difference to the amount of dust 
for the walls I just used 2 coats of the cheapest white emulsion I could find, but mixed the first coat ~10:1 with PVA
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I moved into a new house with double garage 3 years ago and the first job before the garage got filled was to paint the floor and walls.
Trade floor paint and masonry white wall paint made a huge difference.
My one regret was not levelling the floor before painting it. With all new builds the builders don't care much about the state of the floor in
the garages and usually leave it full or ridges. Now trying to move the heavy trolley jack around is difficult, and the paint is starting to chip up.
I think the plan for next summer is to get everything out and get it levelled. It's a lot more difficult when it's full than when it's
empty.
Not painting a garage or workshop is a daft idea to me. What ever the walls and ceiling are, painting them a nice light colour makes such a
difference. When mine went from bare wood to white trade paint it made such a huge difference and it's really bright in there.
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It's really bright in there.
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Wouldn't happen to have anything to do with the number of fluorescent lights you have in there, would it ?
I need to paint mine and plasterboard the ceiling etc but 3 years later I've still not sorted it :-/
Mainly due to lack of money cos i can't stop buying new toys lol.
Daz.
I haven't painted my floor, preferring off cuts of carpet around the car, my old knick knacky knees prefer padding on a deep pile....
Painted floors do look good, but I'm often grinding/cutting so there's crap everywhere anyway.
I think we have all been there with bits of old carpet etc
But as winter approaches, I like to think that going out into a coldish garage is as pleasant as possible
and having good lighting and a clean environment, really does help
I have had a monster throw out of crap I will never need, and its amazing how much space that can generate
My pathetic small garage on the side of my house (no way of expanding it) is just adequate for my 7 to live/work on
But Oh how I wish to have a garage like some off the pics above !! you bastards
Steve
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I haven't painted my floor, preferring off cuts of carpet around the car, my old knick knacky knees prefer padding on a deep pile....
but I'm often grinding/cutting
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walls colour matched to tyre treads, very neat
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I haven't painted my floor, preferring off cuts of carpet around the car, my old knick knacky knees prefer padding on a deep pile....
but I'm often grinding/cutting
Had many carpet fires?
Don't be tempted to use cheap paint either, far less pigment in it, go for Dulux.
I used the cheapest shittest masonary paint I could find, which was £15 for 2x 10litre tubs of Wickes own brand white.
That was a year ago - still looks alreeeeet
LOL @ my treads
Like wise for my paint, although having wooden walls makes a difference. Wall and ceiling paint can be cheap, but cheap floor paint is a waste of
time. Thankfully Watco have a discount part of their website so I managed to get a £140 pot of epoxy paint delivered for £40. And it makes the floor
waterproof.
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Wouldn't happen to have anything to do with the number of fluorescent lights you have in there, would it ?
but think how many lights he'd need if the walls/floor/ceiling wasn't painted
I haven't painted the inside of my house yet!
Stu
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I haven't painted the inside of my house yet!
Stu
My garage is in the lower floor of our 3 storey town-house so is toasty warm most of the year The walls are concrete blocks on the outer and back
wall with thermite blocks on the inner wall.
I painted all the walls in white (cheapest paint I could find from BnQ) using an electric spray gun from Machine Mart. First 2 coats were 50/50 paint
and water and the last coat just paint.
I did a 12inch high 'skirting board' in dark grey around the edges to stop dirt showing, then added a foam floor that I bought from Costco
(just £80 all in!).
I did think of doing the painted skirting board effect as it's something I'd seen before and really liked the look and idea behind it. But I
decided to just used treated timber for the lower part of my stud walls and leave a 1" gap under the ply lining instead as I'm lazy.
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My garage is in the lower floor of our 3 storey town-house so is toasty warm most of the year
I painted all the walls in white (cheapest paint I could find from BnQ) using an electric spray gun from Machine Mart. First 2 coats were 50/50 paint and water and the last coat just paint.
I did a 12inch high 'skirting board' in dark grey around the edges to stop dirt showing, then added a foam floor that I bought from Costco (just £80 all in!).
Just to add a bit of diversity, i painted my garage walls pastel yellow as I was given buckets of it for free, used screwfix floornpaint, 6 years
later still looks great but I did cover alot of the floor in rubber mondo tiles, free from work :-)
And yes, I live in a 3 storey townhouse with a toasty warm integral garage too - nice !
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Just to add a bit of diversity, i painted my garage walls pastel yellow as I was given buckets of it for free, used screwfix floornpaint, 6 years later still looks great but I did cover alot of the floor in rubber mondo tiles, free from work :-)
And yes, I live in a 3 storey townhouse with a toasty warm integral garage too - nice !
The best thing I fitted to my garage was a double radiator the central heating boilers in there so it was easy to fit a rad , I put a new roof and
ceiling on , painted the floor with 2 pack paint , painted the ceiling white and fitted a double 6 foot florecent light with a socket on the ceiling
for an inspection lamp 
..... Been a nice place to be whilst peeling the mini shell of under seal.