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[maccers]

House extension finished, lovely garage for me car and bike etc. Problem is the concrete floor is as dusty as hell..! I know it's something to do with it drying/curing and will probably be dusty for some time.

Without going mad I was looking at floor covering. I bought some International Garage floor paint that I'll probably be taking back unopened....

Does anyone out there use any floor covering and what are they..?

Cheers!

[CityEPete]

I'd sweep it out then pour a mix of PVA glue and warm water over it, it will create a nice dust tight seal but allow any moisture out as it's all water based.

[Jordie]

Yup, PVA it. If your walls arent plastered etc either, brush some PVA/water mix into any exposed breeze blocks.

 

I painted mine with screwfix branded floor paint, its been fine for most things, but if i kick the jack sideways, the edges of the metal wheels peels it off dead easy. I guess most paint would suffer from that though.

[maccers]

Yep, got some exposed grey "Thermalite" blocks in there, was going to paint them white to enhance the light.

Was thinking about getting these :

https://www.speedysh...CFSsz0wodAToBVA

Everything is covered in fine dust! Doing me head in :-(

[jsor26]

I recently did mini with epoxy, should have done years ago. Expensive but well worth it, used 10 gallons and 2 gallons clear.
No more dust!

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[jamesmpi]

Oh I need to do this to my garage.

We use Silka floor paint at work but this is probably overkill for a domestic garage and its pricey. (But I have seen people selling off the odd unopened barrel they they no longer need on eBay or Gumtree) There is a company called Zircon Flooring and they have some good info on epoxy or polyurethane floor paints if you're interested

[jsor26]

I used epoxytech after much research. Applied with a rubber squeegee and back rolled. Needed 2 coats and had to sand the bubbles after the first coat.

[Spider]

If you're going to coat the floor with anything, you should leave it for a minimum of 4 weeks, preferably a little longer. I'm no concreter, but I think the concrete expels gas for some time after pouring. It's what our local concrete suppliers suggest.

[jsor26]

If you're going to coat the floor with anything, you should leave it for a minimum of 4 weeks, preferably a little longer. I'm no concreter, but I think the concrete expels gas for some time after pouring. It's what our local concrete suppliers suggest.

Correct and it will need to be etched.

[maccers]

Anything to surpress the dust! Just seen in home base some plastic sheeting, might try that for now, just need to stop the dust :-(

[Alice Dooper]

I had same problem. Still having dust off the block walls years later.

Give it a good chance to dry out, the deeper the concrete the longer you'll have to leave it.

Epoxy looks like a good job, haven seen it myself.

Buy some floorpaint and prime / size the floor with a diluted down coat first.

[Ethel]

Second the curing time. I cast a new edge onto a slab. The slab's painted beautifully but the step eventually blistered a month or so later even though it had a few weeks before painting.

 

If you're going to paint blocks, brush on cement wash (just very runny mortar) as undercoat. You'll get a better finish and save paying for gallons of emulsion.

[GraemeC]

Those tiles look OK but for a garage will be expensive at £18/m2

At that price I'd be looking into Safety flooring on ebay - like a very heavy duty lino with 'grit' embedded in it to make it non slip.

[nicklouse]

Yep, got some exposed grey "Thermalite" blocks in there, was going to paint them white to enhance the light.

Was thinking about getting these :

https://www.speedysh...CFSsz0wodAToBVA

Everything is covered in fine dust! Doing me head in :-(

get a carcoon for now then. if the dust is too much.

 

or just wait a few weeks.

[16vmini]

always just had bare concrete floor , and when screwfix grey floor paint.

 

did two coats (first coat took LOADS ) , yea might not be as hard wearing as epoxy stuff , but for the price really helps keeping it less dusty ,

i just get Air line and blow crap away / sweeping is easier as well.

 

might need to do fresh coat soon though , as just down a few months of welding over it ..