Garage flooring options
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AT3200AC
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My garage is very similar to yours and I painted the blocks white. Its a much better look now and with floor tiles (ecotile system) it turns the garage into a much nicer place to be. No question plaster would look better but its £900 versus £50 of paint. You have to lay the emulsion on thick to get into the rough surface but a little time and care is all it takes. I had the intention of getting a load of motoring related wall art to pin to the walls as well but it all so expensive I haven't bothered.
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I have this stuff in my garage. It’s fine, but not terribly hard wearing - it scars quite easily and wet tyres tend to stain it
lifes2short
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if wanting to use interlocking tiles then there is a far better option and at 18mm thick it's serious matting, noticed these at a local farm shop a few years ago
Rubber Stable Mat - Single (Black) - Equifloor UK
Solid rubber heavy-duty stable mat (1m x 1m x 18mm).
equifloor.co.uk
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Looks good.....but should be for that price. That would cost me a fair bit more to use that in my garage than the PVC tiles I was looking at.if wanting to use interlocking tiles then there is a far better option and at 18mm thick it's serious matting, noticed these at a local farm shop a few years ago
Rubber Stable Mat - Single (Black) - Equifloor UK
Solid rubber heavy-duty stable mat (1m x 1m x 18mm).equifloor.co.uk
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true, but if you ever decide to get horse in the futue
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don't ever go there expensive business, the only horses I like are under the bonnet
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Cheaper than kids though!
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Quick comment, don’t you get ‘bathroom’ plasterboard that has some degree of protection against water and hence despite being internal garage walls still isn’t inside home levels of dryness
I’ve thought / am thinking about dot and bad, not 100% convinced but haven’t ruled it out.
I’ve thought / am thinking about dot and bad, not 100% convinced but haven’t ruled it out.
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moisture resistant only for kitchens/bathrooms due to cooking, showers etc and certainly not for permanent damp environments such as damp walls unless you get involved in battening walls first, membranes etc, dot and dab with normal plasterboard is fine if you have a dry wall with no damp problems and unless you're doing it yourself not a whole lot cheaper than the far far better wet plastering method, dot and dab is a preferred method for a lot of new builds due to speed and less mess, however, I would never use dot and dab on my own property!
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Fair comment. My garage is block internals and brick outer. It definitely doesn’t get wet, very very occasionally there might be the smallest dew showing on the car but it really is rare.
Smooth walls does look really good though, just depends how far you want to take t I suppose.
Think I’ll go for flooring next and take it from there.
I’ll never get away from one side being a dumping ground anyway
Smooth walls does look really good though, just depends how far you want to take t I suppose.
Think I’ll go for flooring next and take it from there.
I’ll never get away from one side being a dumping ground anyway
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that's good, sounds like you have a cavity wall so dot and dab is fine, as a precaution it wouldn't do any harm to use moisture resistant plasterboard and then moisture resistant kitchen/bathroom paint, the end result with dot and dab looks no different to wet plastering, just remember that there will be a hollow area between board and wall and easier to damage and a tad more agro to hang heavy objects.
The other thing to bear in mind is whether you have a DPM (damp proof membrane) in your floor slab.
Where can I send my bills for all this free advice
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I wouldn’t waste your time with plasterboard in a garage
Even the green moisture resistant won’t last very long unless the garage is heated
Sand/cement render on internal walls not bonding and skim coat. For added durability add some sika fix or UPVA to the mix.
Leave for a week to dry and paint with good quality masonry paint
As for the floor, just painted mine today two part epoxy paint, mixed with sharp sand so as not to create an ice rink!
Even the green moisture resistant won’t last very long unless the garage is heated
Sand/cement render on internal walls not bonding and skim coat. For added durability add some sika fix or UPVA to the mix.
Leave for a week to dry and paint with good quality masonry paint
As for the floor, just painted mine today two part epoxy paint, mixed with sharp sand so as not to create an ice rink!
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cant see why you say that plasterboard wouldn't last?, although not my preferred method there is absolutely no reason why you can't use dot and dab plasterboard in a dry garage as long as it's cavity wall construction with fitted dpc etc and it doesn't need to be heated, you can still use plasterboard on solid 9 inch walls but by battening first and using vapour barrier membranes and/or vapour check plasterboard, this would be a far more effective method for damp solid brickwork than using sand/cement render which will still be problematic on badly effected damp walls, even if applied correctly, seen many sand/cement renders fail on severe damp walls in my years. You can actually get waterproof plaster which I did get a plasterer to apply to a commercial solid blockwork wall a few years ago, however, it's bloomin expensive and you would definitely need to use a highly experienced plasterer.
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I decided to go for the cheap option as a first point of call for the walls - white masonry paint - with the view that if turned out horrible I’d revert to plastering.
I have to say that I am please with the initial result. All it took was 8hours of labour, elbow grease and 3 coats of paint. The first coat was very thick and a pain to apply - but very good coverage though the paint would go in the concrete block holes. The second was slightly thinned down - also applied with a roller, but was much easier and penetrated better into the micro cavities. The 3rd one was very very thin (70% paint - 30% water) and I applied that w a berry big paint brush. This last coat was very quick to apply and got into all the remaining cavities.
Is the result perfect? No - but it cost me £50 and a full day of work outside surrounded by my cars and some nice Johnny Cash music could have been worst.
I am going to order the duramat flooring. Hopefully get it by next week end.
Here are some pictures of the before / first coast and after
I have to say that I am please with the initial result. All it took was 8hours of labour, elbow grease and 3 coats of paint. The first coat was very thick and a pain to apply - but very good coverage though the paint would go in the concrete block holes. The second was slightly thinned down - also applied with a roller, but was much easier and penetrated better into the micro cavities. The 3rd one was very very thin (70% paint - 30% water) and I applied that w a berry big paint brush. This last coat was very quick to apply and got into all the remaining cavities.
Is the result perfect? No - but it cost me £50 and a full day of work outside surrounded by my cars and some nice Johnny Cash music
could have been worst.I am going to order the duramat flooring. Hopefully get it by next week end.
Here are some pictures of the before / first coast and after
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I decided to go for the cheap option as a first point of call for the walls - white masonry paint - with the view that if turned out horrible I’d revert to plastering.
I have to say that I am please with the initial result. All it took was 8hours of labour, elbow grease and 3 coats of paint. The first coat was very thick and a pain to apply - but very good coverage though the paint would go in the concrete block holes. The second was slightly thinned down - also applied with a roller, but was much easier and penetrated better into the micro cavities. The 3rd one was very very thin (70% paint - 30% water) and I applied that w a berry big paint brush. This last coat was very quick to apply and got into all the remaining cavities.
Is the result perfect? No - but it cost me £50 and a full day of work outside surrounded by my cars and some nice Johnny Cash music
I am going to order the duramat flooring. Hopefully get it by next week end.
Here are some pictures of the before / first coast and after
you mean I wasted all my time with that free advice and you went and painted the walls
, just pulling your leg, looks alright actually, that garage looks like an ideal candidate for plastering including the ceiling, painted red white and green and a load of exotic car photos on the wall, would look the dogs nuts and your cars would really shine in there