Workshop floor – advice welcome

nick 56

I have a steel shed. I intend to use it as a general work shop doing carpentry, metal work and general messing.

It is 3m x 5m. It has a dry but dusty concrete floor on top of 125mm of kingspan insulation.
I have read old boards posts on the subject of flooring. The options seem to be

Plywood, plus a second layer of something.

Bare plywood

Lino paint on plywood
.
Lino paint on the concrete.

Has anybody here dealt with this situation and what worked best?

Thanks Nick

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polybond & water? Is it just to keep the dust down or what are you looking to do with it?

my3cents

I'd do the antidust polybond acrylic glue and water mix first. Then I'd put down a liner they use for modern wood flooring then the wood flooring of your choice. If the surface isn't that good I'd put down full plywood sheets next so as to give a good level for the wood flooring.

nick 56

thanks for the advice i think i will try the anti dust coat followed by red lino paint.

If that proves to be a mistake i will go to plan b of floor lining and plywood.

Thanks Nick

my3cents

nick 56 wrote: »

thanks for the advice i think i will try the anti dust coat followed by red lino paint.

If that proves to be a mistake i will go to plan b of floor lining and plywood.

Thanks Nick

Check what it says on the line paint tin first just in case it doesn't play well with an acrylic (polybond) undercoat. The lino paint is sealing the dust anyway.