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Post by garywayne on Oct 29, 2008 8:33:38 GMT
Hi all.
Just a quick one.
What, in your opinion is the best and most economic way to seal my concrete workshop floor? At the moment it is very dusty.
The floor space is 3M X 10M.
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Post by lynx on Oct 29, 2008 8:40:29 GMT
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Post by lynx on Oct 29, 2008 8:44:53 GMT
unless your only sealing prior to fitting chipboard/plywood flooring, if so then just a weak pva/water mix
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Post by garywayne on Oct 30, 2008 9:00:51 GMT
Thanks lynx. The paint sounds good.  Perhaps one day I will be able to afford an insulated wood floor. Until then rubber matting will have to suffice.  Just one more thing, (a last minute thought).  Could I just put 8 X 4 sheet of ply directly onto the concrete floor, or would I have to put down a DPM of some description, or would I have to lay battens down first? Thanks again. |
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Post by Dave S on Oct 30, 2008 13:21:19 GMT
Depends....
I layed a dpm over the concrete floor in my garage, then 2" expanded polystyrene over it. I floated a chipboard floor on top of that and painted it with garage floor paint (Ronseal, IIRC). I did that 3 years ago and it's a huge improvement - comfy and much warmer to stand on, and easier to keep clean to boot.
However, I'm not trade and have no heavy cast iron machinery - I don't know if anyone else has done this in a more 'heavy duty' environment.
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