Just got the last of the rubbish removed from my lovely Shiney new garage and now have the prospect of painting the floor and walls. The walls are rough finish if that makes any sense? Just wondering should I use some form of masonry paint or will good old fashioned emulsion do the trick? Also can anyone recommend the best floor finish? Would prefer grey as opposed to the ox blood coloured stuff that is available..
I would use proper masonry paint on the walls and just get some grey PU floor paint. Take a look at screwfix for what is recommended. Their no-nonsense PU varnish was great on my wooden workshop floor but no idea what their floor paint is like. They will probably have some branded stuff too.
Watered down emulsion for the walls (if you can use a sprayer then do it!)
(Did my garage walls earlier this year)
All the factories we build have standard emulsion on the brickwork. First coat is a mist which is just watered down paint. Then usually two more. One tip is buy decent paint. Even our (very big outfit) painting contractors use quality paints not cheapo shit such as on offer at b and q crown etc.
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Oh no! I'm just about to move into a new build - in my perfect little world the garage was already painted when I get there - baws 🙁
Flooring-wise I'm planning on going for those link together rubber/plastic jobs from Costco and the like
My garage has the old style oxblood coloured paint. It's starting to come away/wear in some places. So, as part of the wider house renovation plans the garage will be dealt with (asbestos ceiling out first at mega ££££), then walls and floor redone and shelving and cupboards built to fit.
I have a double garage and want to get it so that I can fit at least one car in it. Not sure that the interlocking tiles will take that.
Most B&Q's are selling off fortress masonry paint for £10 for big tubs so might be worth a look incase they have any left
Tile the floor
It is just soooo much better than paint
I got a pile of footsquare tiles from Wickes and three bags 25kg floor tile cement. All for £70 for a large single garage.
Its holding up really well including parking a car and using a trolley jack etc.
Somthing like [url= http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Havana-Beige-Matt-Ceramic-Floor-Tile-330x330mm/p/235300# ]this [/url]£7.58 / 9 tiles = 1m2
the garage will be dealt with (asbestos ceiling out first at mega ££££), then walls and floor redone and shelving and cupboards built to fit.
Ourmaninthenorth, can you not leave the ceiling in place and contain it? Have you had it tested yet?
@Ourmaninthenorth: the costco tiles are really cheap but also really soft unfortunately.
The place (forget the name) that does the shelving does some much denser stuff. I think screwfix sell it too.
Tiling the floor wasn't something I had considered.. I'd be worried about tools accidentally being dropped and cracking them. With a new build the floor would need to be left a good few months to make sure it's completely dried out?
Is it a single brick or cavity construction? If the former seriously consider lining the inside. With mine I covered the inside with polythene you use under the floor, 50mm battens to hold it on and finished with OSB. Filled the gap with insulation. Before I did that everything rusted within minutes.