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Painting garage walls & floor

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:49 pm
by 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.

RE: Painting garage walls & floor

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:39 pm
by PhilT
In a similar position... Was considering tiling the floor.

RE: Painting garage walls & floor

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:39 pm
by 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?

RE: Painting garage walls & floor

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:23 pm
by 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

RE: Painting garage walls & floor

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:38 pm
by ChipHazzard
You could always get a cheap off cut of lino or carpet for the floor

Re: RE: Painting garage walls & floor

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:34 pm
by david7m
ChipHazzard wrote: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

RE: Re: RE: Painting garage walls & floor

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:52 pm
by DuncS3
problem with carpet is you cant wipe of stains (coolant/oils etc)