Painting garage walls & floor

[Dippy]

I bought a new house with an integral garage and want to smarten it up. Although it has a better condition garage floor than my last house, last time I just used a PVA sealant and one-part floor paint which then lifted under the tyres. So I think I'll use a 2-part epoxy floor paint this time.

Can anyone recommend a brand/source? I guess I need to go mail-order.

The walls are cemented block, so are prone to crumbling a bit. What's the recommended sealant? I intend to paint them after.

[PhilT]

In a similar position... Was considering tiling the floor.

[Dippy]

From what I have read on t'internet, tiling is probably the best, but that's overkill for me.

Anyone else comment? Surely there are others who have done up their garage?

[DuncS3]

I just used garage floor paint from Homebase - quite expensive, about 50 quid for 5 litres, but seals the floor nicely so no dust.

Dunc

[ChipHazzard]

You could always get a cheap off cut of lino or carpet for the floor

[david7m]

You could always get a cheap off cut of lino or carpet for the floor

I did ours with the old carpet from the house and sealed/joined/overlaps with duck tape.

Dave

[DuncS3]

problem with carpet is you cant wipe of stains (coolant/oils etc)