Our floor in garage is the old type of cement, very stony and have worn/broken away in certain areas. This has lead to a gritty/dusty/loose floor and some holes.
Whats the best/cheapest way to smooth it over? Do i hoover the dust and small bits up? then fill holes with new cement and then repaint?
oh and you will need to seal the floor once its clean and free from dust and before you paint it with some sort of floor sealer, You can make your own from PVA glue you can buy tubs of it in B&Q mixing it with water and brushing it on, as you would do with brick work or plaster, I dont see any reason why it wouldnt work on a garage floor and would be cheaper than proper floor sealer…
Brian you sure that aint something enspired by Joseph frittzel??
If you’ve got the tools you can DIY it for £56.00
Alternatively substitute a 25Kg bag of compound for a bag of sharp sand and you’re looking at £42.00
If you need to buy the tools it’ll cost you another £15.00
2 x 25 Kg bags of latex self levelling compound @ £18.00 a bag LINKY HERE
1 x 2½ litre concrete floor paint @ £20.00 LINKY HERE
1 x 40 litre tub for mixing @ £6.00 LINKY HERE
1 x trowel for spreading @ £7.00 LINKY HERE
1 x 9" roller set for painting @ £3.00 LINKY HERE
You don’t have to get it Wickes, B&Q will be about the same on price and quality
Edit: If the holes are big you’re best to fill them first, ready mix concrete post fix or 5:1 mortar mix should sort it.
Forget using latex self levelling stuff. It’s hopeless as a wearing surface and any rising damp in the slab will mean it will probably come up like thin crazy paving after a short while.
You might get away with pva priming the slab and then trowelling on a thin screed of sharp sand mortar with more pva in the mix. You might not.
If you want the proper job, Cementone Cempolay Ultra. Don’t come cheap, but at least you only do the job once and you don’t need to paint it. Well, unless you want pretty.
So looking at sorting out my garage floor and torn between using something like the cementone or wether to just coat it with a hard wearing epoxy paint like this, they do a cold surface variant. The floor is level.
If it’s suitable for a HGV workshop sure it’s fine for a single garage
Only thing of concern is my garage looks like it may have a bit of damp on the wall near the floor (was raining and garage door had been open hence the damp at the entrance) and has an ?oil spill on floor which needs addressing first
Like decorating the house, it’s all down to prep, the better you prep the floor before applying this stuff, the better the result will be. i.e. resolve all damp issues, level it, screed it flat if necessary and then apply liberally. You’ll want to make sure you can completely seal the room up as well so nothing wafts in with the wind and ruins the finish.