Page 1 of 1

Concrete Floor coverings.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:27 am
by Nanna10r
My Garage is all but complete & i was wondering what to seal the concrete floor with. Does any one have any experience with this sort of thing. I was thinking of a rubberised paint or ?. It'll be driven on & generally have the usual hazardous chemical spills i'd imagine. Petrol, diesel, thinners etc.
Thanks in advance for the advice. ;)

Re: Concrete Floor coverings.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:38 am
by aardvark
carpet

Re: Concrete Floor coverings.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:57 am
by MickLC
Yak Fat

Re: Concrete Floor coverings.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:53 pm
by Smitty
aardvark wrote:carpet


nana will recognize this.....
good axminster too :lol:

Image

better view...with me ol'GeePeeX

Image


but first sealed with special concrete sealer stuff (used to seal floors in factories) and got from an industrial
paint place (goes on with meter wide roller :shock: )..the stuff from Bunnings is shite

...sweet!

hth

Smitty

Re: Concrete Floor coverings.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:46 pm
by Slow and wobbly
Best stuff is Jotun brand Polyurethane.
Prep is the key to getting a finish, otherwise it all blisters and peels. It may be exxie but it is worth grinding the concrete first.
Go here;
http://www.kennardshire.com.au/
look up : concrete grinder - single head. Around about $160 for 24 hrs includes purchase cost of carborundum stones. Allow 24 hrs to get it right - its slow and time consuming work depending on the quality / age of your concrete.

Re: Concrete Floor coverings.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:48 pm
by Johnnie5
seal it and then get some carpet , works brilliant when you are out there crawling around the floor

either get it for free from someone you know or check out the tradingpost search for demolition , find a house local that they are going to knock down and grab some carpet from them , nice people will give it to you or cough up 5-10 bucks or
beer

when it gets a bit dirty then bin in and get some more

Re: Concrete Floor coverings.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:21 pm
by Birdman
i carpeted mine too, so much cosier when doing an oil change and laying on the floor :D

Re: Concrete Floor coverings.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:46 pm
by Neka79
mate i needed a touch of carpet to make a cat scratching post... so i went to carpet court or sum1 and asked to have a look in the scrap bin... mate i coulda carpetted a whole pitlane at mallala for nuthin... so it wasnt shit hot, but it was free..with a good vacuuming it was even better...

Re: Concrete Floor coverings.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:48 pm
by z900/zx9
Seal it with bourbon cans ;)

Re: Concrete Floor coverings.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:19 pm
by ozx6r
what do you want a solid colour epoxy or just clear sealer?

this is the really good shit and wat we use for all our grind/seal and epoxy floors

"www.epimax.com.au" look around and i'll call you over the weekend :)