Painting garage floor- what do I use?

Pique

I'm in the process of getting a garage built and want to avoid the dusty concrete floor that will inevitably ensue.

What kind of paint do I need to paint and seal it?
I don't want it to be too slippery when wet either so is there a gritty type that will give some grip?

Cheers guys.

101sean

Floor paint strangely enough!

You may have to seal the floor first and there's different types of paint inc non slip but I doubt if you'll need that on a concrete floor. Do a google, I'm sure you'll find plenty of suppliers.

Mr Benevolent

Floor paint or epoxy and floor paint.

staker

I mixed plastering sand through floor paint I bought off a local supplier to give it a bit of grip. Not really standing the wear and tear all that well tbh. Most important thing is seal the floor straight after hoovering with a sealant,dust under the paint will just lift it in the future

michael999999

If its only to keep the dust down, use pva and water!

Fishtits

Been there done that...

Make sure the floor has completly cured. Any oil spots etc are a serious problem.

Take the glaze off a poured concrete floor. Use a grinder if needed.

Floor paint is two pack, mix it up and apply with a scraper.

Leave it for ar least 48 hrs to cure.

Cheers,

Nissan doctor

IMO if the floor is finished properly with a smooth enough concrete you shouldn;t have a dust problem.

I haven't got the floor in my garage at home painted but its perfectly flat and smooth and I've never had a concrete dust issue.

CiniO

What about putting tiles on the floor?

michael999999

CiniO wrote: »

What about putting tiles on the floor?

A bit of overkill to keep a bit of dust down!

Pique

staker wrote: »

I mixed plastering sand through floor paint I bought off a local supplier to give it a bit of grip. Not really standing the wear and tear all that well tbh. Most important thing is seal the floor straight after hoovering with a sealant,dust under the paint will just lift it in the future

Was thinking of doing the exact same sand thing. Maybe not now though.

Pique

Fishtits wrote: »

Take the glaze off a poured concrete floor. Use a grinder if needed.

Floor paint is two pack, mix it up and apply with a scraper.

Dude now you're just making stuff up.
Angle grinder on the entire floor?

2 pack applied with scraper? It ain't filler it's paint. I intend doing what was mentioned earlier, vacuum and paint (with roller) anti-slip paint.

vetstu

A floor grinder, takes a wee layer off. Not cutting it all up with an angle grinder.:D

pred racer

Tell the guy whos putting down the floor you want a steel trowel finish ( instead of just floated) .

Pique

vetstu wrote: »

A floor grinder, takes a wee layer off. Not cutting it all up with an angle grinder.:D

ah ok that makes more sense. :-)

Pique

Sorry for bumping this but I just got the (screed) floor done last week so more questions.

How long do I need to let the screed dry out for before I can safely seal and paint it? I see anything from 28 days to 6 months mentioned but that seems to refer to poured concrete. Is screed quicker to fully dry?

Halfords have International Floor Paint and Sealer. I will go that route instead of epoxy for convenience sake.

CiniO

michael999999 wrote: »

A bit of overkill to keep a bit of dust down!

I wouldn't call it overkill.
Tiles on garage floor are very handy and perfectly easy to clean.
You don't need fancy shiny bathroom-like tiles.
Just a basic cheap ones will do.

That's mine garage:

-Corkie-

Very nice Cinio, did u tile it yourself???

CiniO

-Corkie- wrote: »

Very nice Cinio, did u tile it yourself???

No. I'm not good at building jobs, but acutally you were close, as my father-in-law did. He's a builder