Hello all, now I hve been reading about it a fair bit but my garage floor is very dusty, and when brushing it it brings up more dust from the concrete itself. So, is sealing it the way ahead, and what selant do people recommend (locost solution if possible please), as tiles would be too expensive for the size of the garage, although are an option at a later stage.

Thanks

Lee

Paint it with Epoxy.
I tried waterbased and it sucks now 4 years after.

Soren S2

PVA bonding? Seals well but i dont know about durability. I did ours with water based and its a mess now too lol.

how about this.




i have used that red paint for the garage floor but i didnt clean it as well as i shoudl have.

i would firstly clean up soooooooo much and make sure there is no dust........


dave j

PVA will seal in the dust 1 part 10 parts water. Locost and effective

Dont think the giant chess board tiles would be very Locost though! Try ebay for some concrete and tile paint.

Concrete floor paint? Thin the first coat down and it'll soak in. Second coat once it's dried. Thin the second coat as well but only a bit will give best result.
It's not as durable as epoxy coatings but it's closer to locost. We renew about every 2 years on average (top coat only) and thats with a commercial workshop. Should last you longer than that.

adrian

I bought these, Foam Tiles from this lot. Did about 5m x 3m of the yard. It's soft and cheap enough to chuck if it gets ruined.

Garage floor paint is what I used, and I was given a 3/4 full tin for free, so that was locost
But I would say proper floor or concrete paint is the best way.
Also white wash the walls, that keeps dust down too and really brightens up the garage. I mean brightens up in a useful adding light way, not gives it a happier feel

I used a tub of screwfix concrete floor paint. Cheap and works well. Stinks to high heaven until all the vapours have gone and probably kills quite a few polar bears due to ice caps melting but works....

I bought this from ebay,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Light-Grey-HEAVY-DUTY-Garage-Floor-Paint-10-litres-/260638793077?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Paint_Varnish_MJ&hash=item3caf485d75 />
10ltrs for £ 20 delivered is a very good price

I only used about 3ltrs and that was with two heavy coats, but it did take about a week to go off, and that was in July

Steve

linky - Epoxy garage floor paint

i used this and its very good

Best garage floor covering I ever had was made up of 8x2 t&g sheets of moisture resistant mdf laid over a sheep of dpm. Made a huge difference to the warmth and dryness of the garage, and it was easy to slide engines and stuff around on it. I bought it from Wickes, something like £5.50 a sheet. Using that you get a lot of insulation value as well as no dust.

Only trouble was the 18mm high edge at the door of the garage, though as I wasn't wheeling stuff in and out all the time didn't really matter.

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Only trouble was the 18mm high edge at the door of the garage

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i used a old carpet froma freinds hows it was in good condition and there is no more dust. its cumfy to lie on and any messy jobs get done outside any way.

so ask every body if they are getting new carpets fitted or ask a carpet fitter if you can have the old stuiff he takes up. that will save him a trip to the tip as well.

Thanks all, can anyone confirm if I should seal the floor then paint it, or just paint it (after it has been swept etc)?

Thanks

Lee

I did mine with PVA diluted before I painted it and it is lasting well.

I jetwashed my integral garage when we moved in, gave it a couple of days to dry out fully & then painted the floor with screwfix non slip floor paint, its still like new 3 years down the line. It only cost £20 for two tins.

If i did it again though, i wouldnt go for the non slip stuff because its like sandpaper ! Still, ive never slipped over on it

First new build garage i used - Machine mart £6.99 epoxy floor paint in grey, then covered it with grey squiggy floor tiles and it was brill, although if oil got below the floor tiles near exit they slipped so.

This time i used JTF £2.99 epoxy in blue it covered the whole floor and i blew some silver sand into it to stop the grey tiles slipping when oil gets between the two. its totally none slip and very water proof.

Can anyone confirm of you have to seal the floor first before using 2 part epoxy paint? Only getting conflicting advice through google!

Lee