As the inside of my house is almost finished, i am starting on the outside, garden etc, and plan to re-roof my garage, and seen this for the floor

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1
any one ever done this? is it good and is it worth it for a garage floor?

 

i painted my garage floor last year, makes it great for wiping up spillages, cos they dont soak into the concrete

 

I have been looking at the floor paint for my garage

Just can't be arsed to move all the crap out down the sides to paint it

 

Got carpet down in mine

Nice and warm when working in there!

 

floor paint isgood

got it in my arage but apain when oil or anti frezze gets on it
makes it very sleepy

 

Would deffo reccommend painting the garage floor, if anything it'll keep the dust down. You'd get floor paint cheaper than 38quid too. Looks a good finish in that picture but so do Big Macs at Mc Donalds !

 

Yes.

Helps when you drop something as you can see it easily.

 

do it mate its worth it

 

Make sure you treat the floor first if its concrete (acid coat I think its called), I did mine and its coming up now might get some floor marmoleum

 

poured a few bags of self leveller over mine (it was a bit ruff) - COOL, if a bit shiny

so then bought a 2 pack floor paint for about Ł18 & poured that on top!!

good for wheelspins he he! & mega easy to clean

that was me last garage, new one will be done the same

 

Is the self levelling stuff, ok to jack your car up on etc etc. Or will it crack with time? as i need to do mine

 

I wanna know this too!

 

Make sure you get something that someone else recommends

I painted the floor in the house extension just temporarily while other works being done to keep it all a bit cleaner & the paint i used was crap Treated the floor first, then had a couple of coats & it's wore through & chipped off in places aswell. Was proper floor paint but can't remember the name of it

 

ya need to use a flexible floor paint, think its classed as rubberised or somink

need to do it on mine when i get a chance

 

i used trimite epoxy floor paint on mine but as above make sure you seal it 1st, its lasting very well at the moment

 

Definatley

 

I used a similar epoxy stuff

Before:


After:


Sooo much better

 

how much was the epoxy stuff you used?

 

We do ours every couple of years. Secret is to make sure the floor is very clean before you paint it

 

and use loads and loads of paint

 

you could eat your dinner of those garage floors
i think i will be doing that to mine aswell now..

 

SteveC, where did ya get that stuff from? Proper lurvely!

 

andyescos, I got it from someone at work - he had it in his shed. God knows where he got it from

So I can't really answer on price either sorry

Any good industrial paint people will have it though

 

Put levelling compound on mine,hasn't cracked and gets lots of abuse. Used B&Q floorpaint and its SHITE. May be oil/petrol etc proof but if you park up with wet tyres it lifts! CRAP! Try and get a 2 pack paint or epoxy coating down if you can afford it.

 

some good info here lads

 

Me too!!!!!!!!

Matt

 

Plynchy,
I just did mine with the same stuff and have found exactly the same thing . Where do you get the proper stuff from?

 

http://www.dura.co.uk/catalogue/deta...26&product=134

Ł250 for everything - ouch

Just pick up a yellow pages and look for paint suppliers, ask for epoxy stuff

 

there is loads of epoxy paint on ebay

i'm getting some for mine

 

Where are the update piccies then?????

 

not much of an updated really dude

builder been away, and it just waiting for the bad weather to end then the slab is going in, then the walls will go up

 

Keep up the good work and the updates. I want to extend my garage when I finally sell my quad and have the cash.

G

 

I've got carpet too...but painted the walls to brighten it up before applying some 'choice' pictures to the walls.

Good luck with the painting.

 

FPMSL at Mikes Garage.

If I had a garage that big, I would carpet it, put a bed in it and call it another Bedroom. What a waste of space!!!

 

Christian
i like that plan in reverse, remove furniture and convert part of my house into a bigger garge, top plan, wonder what kaz will say

 

Where can i get sealer for the garage floor and where do i get the paint also?

Any other recommendations of where to get paint or sealer to use aswell???

 

YEAH ROB,

can you supply me with the materials for the floor

 

i use tile brick things in mine























ok it isnt mine but it is someones private garage

 

Thast bigger than my entire downstairs......lol

 

the correct stuff to use is made by watco
you first need to etch the concrete with cemtetch
and then just apply a couple of coats of watco concrete paint, we usually apply 3 coats ( no need to use epoxy paint really )
http://www.watco.co.uk/asp/autopage....=CFP&Group=FPC
i have a couple of tins of the mid grey going spare at work if you need any