Garage floor painting

[darve]

yes do feel like a plum when the neighbour's see me hoverng the garage

[Mooch]

Late to this thread but.....

 

What you need, Darve, is concrete sealant.  It's a clear liquid (just like expensive water, really!) easy to apply that stops the dust rising.  Once that has dried, you can cover with standard floor paint if you wish which typically comes in red or grey.  Both available from DIY sheds.

[ALLADDIN]

Don't get that garage floor paint from b&q. I pva'd my floor and gave it 2 coats and 2 years later it comes off in big flakes just with the Hoover.

That's the Pva.

It stops the paint getting a grip .

Pva seals , leaving a skin on surface.

[BEN99W]

I think the stuff I used to paint mine was called epilac. Still good 4 years on with occasional touch ups.

Ben

[Dommo]

When I was going to paint my garage floor I'm sure I was going to get something from here:

 

http://www.vubasupplies.co.uk/paints-coatings/interior-floor.html

 

 

Might have been the industrial floor paint. Acid etching beforehand rings a bell too.

 

In the end I didn't do it - the bare concrete floor has the advantage of soaking up spills. I just threw buckets of water down and swept it out to clear the dust periodically.

[User0083]

My floor's painted. Probably in 1940 when the house was built or post war... I'm in Birmingham and it looks like spitefire green!!! But coming away all over the place and I just put bucket of soapy water down, scrub with stiff bristle brush and sweep it out when dust settles.

[TAFKARM]

Carpet for me, the neighbours think im odd anyway. 

[OrmusKnight]

Light blue, garage floor paint and white emulsion on the walls. 

 

Nice and light, so I can find all the stuff i inevitably drop. 

[iain m]

We moved to a house with a large ground floor Granny extension including the garage which was a kitchen. We knocked it all into one house and reistated the garage, so with a bit of imagination, black and white tiled floor, plaster and part tiled walls, artex ceiling with mood concealed spot lights, sink and cupboards far end with work bench, the CEO twigged the radiatior would be an expensive novelty ( her words not mine) so I removed it ( but not the pipework).  Most important I blocked up the internal door into the house. Garage heaven   :d . 

[Wile E. Coyote]

I looked into floor painting when I bought my new house.

Consensus from those I spoke to was that it was only worth doing if I was going to take the time to use 2 pack epoxy - the cheap stuff having a tendency to lift (especially under hot tyres).  Was advised to consider tiling as an alternative.

 

Having looked into it in more detail, I'm pretty much sold on the idea of using plastic floor tiles - I like the Motortile ones the best - by the time the prep costs for painting are taken into account they're not much more expensive, and have the advantage of letting me complete the job in stages, offering some insulation, and being able to swap out damaged ones later.

[Tom Frankland (T3OMF)]

This is what I have on my garage floor

http://www.horsematsplus.co.uk/bubble-top-mats/?gclid=CPyZjZ7fsLcCFRMftAodGT8Aog

[TAFKARM]

This is what I have on my garage floor

http://www.horsematsplus.co.uk/bubble-top-mats/?gclid=CPyZjZ7fsLcCFRMftAodGT8Aog

 

Its possible to use a jack on top of that?

[Tom Frankland (T3OMF)]

Yes you can and also jack stands (jack stands leave a little indentation be not much tho)

[Tom Frankland (T3OMF)]

Should have said the other side is flat with shallow groves 

[ivormole]

Epoxy floor paint, expensive but 5 years later is looking good, no flaking or sticking to tyres etc. Being epoxy, didn't rely on the weather too much and dried hard overnight. (Smelt gooood too)