Floor Coating Near Walls

[GRivera]

My pole-barn walls interior walls are framed with the bottom girts 1.5" above the floor. I've been considering either a polyurea or an epoxy coating. Is it OK for either of these coatings to not touch the skirt board or posts? I ask cause I won't be able to fit a roller under the bottom girt. Is there a potential for it to lift if it terminates before skirt board?

 

[wrigh003]

I used polyurea in mine, and the garage has little stem walls up the sides. I just cut in those stem walls and a bit onto the floor with a cheapie chip brush, then backrolled over it. I would say in your situation that would be the same way to do it. Epoxy might be a little trickier since you generally have less pot life (as I understand), so you'd either need a helper or just to really move quick. I picked polyurea for the forgiving installation properties, and am glad I did.

 

[bullnerd]

No insulation?

Are you doing metal on the inside?

 

[GRivera]

Insulation may be sometime in the next 2 weeks by Shirk Pole Barn Builders - they built the structure. It will be R19 walls and R38 ceiling- they are also installing white metal liner ceiling. Wall material will likely be 7/16" OSB. I am considering a wainscoting of some sort, maybe T1-11 or galvanized corrugated metal.

 

[bullnerd]

Are they doing blown in in the walls?

Just curious why the girts are up before the insulation.

I used metal on the walls and they make a base trim piece that would probably cover any gap at the edge of your floor coating. Actually its only 3/4" wide, so maybe not.

 

[GRivera]

Are they doing blown in in the walls?

Just curious why the girts are up before the insulation.

I used metal on the walls and they make a base trim piece that would probably cover any gap at the edge of your floor coating. Actually its only 3/4" wide, so maybe not.

Shirk said to put the girts up before they install the faced wall batt-insulation. I assume the insulation runs horizontally and the girts help hold it in place. They will not install the insulation without the girts in place first and if I didn't do them, their install price for girts is insane - and they do 24" OC vs my 16" OC. I left the 1.5" gap at bottom in case of the concrete pad heaves. Once I do the walls I will cover it with some type of baseboard trim.

 

[bullnerd]

Interesting. Seems like a pia with the girts in the way.

 

[rburke65]

Use a smaller diameter roller!

 

[Armorpoxy]

A coating shouldn’t lift if you can’t get right to the edge.