Painted Basement Floors
Garage and basement floors are notorious for stuck on paint splatters and adhesive residue.
Painted basement floors. It s non toxic doesn t reek of toxic fumes and it s a great way to brighten up an indoor concrete surface while protecting it from. How to repaint concrete floors. Check out my tips on choosing the right concrete floor paint for your basement.
Fortunately scraping away accumulated gunk doesn t have to be a back breaking task if you use a scraper. Basement floor paint and epoxy provides surface protection and a decorative finish. My inlaws had a painted concrete floor in their screened in porch which they recently had tiled when they glassed in the room.
I have had these peel just like paint. The hardening action involves a chemical reaction rather than evaporation and the resulting surface is extremely durable and chemical resistant finish. This coating system also believed to make the floor more durable and not easily scratched.
Concrete paint can be purchased in either latex or oil based epoxy enamel. I had no idea that painted concrete can t be tiled. The best material for painting a basement floor is a two part epoxy paint which consists of an epoxy resin and a hardener that are mixed together.
I hope the tile guy didn t do something weird. I don t remember them mentioning the mess of chipping off the paint but the floor seems sturdy enough hmmm. We received so many calls from people who wanted to paint their concrete basement floors with epoxy but couldn t due to a moisture or water problem in the slab the inability to etch or grind the floor for proper prepping or the floor is covered with vct tiles that are dangerous to remove.
Basement floors are a bit rough meaning harder to clean and get a solid bond. The neutral colors like grey are a good solution. Doing the prep work before you repaint a concrete floor avoids a peeling paint job later.