floor protection when finishing drywall

[trbomax]

Ive always been rather haphazard about this because its always been in a home I was building and I would just spud the subfloor when done. Cant do that in the wifes shop beacuse of the finished concrete.When you put down the red paper,how is it fastened down,or is there a better way?Epoxy or paint on the floor when finished is not an option,its a polished finish and thats what she wants. When she is happy,I am happy!

 

[scooby074]

theres that sticky back protection film available in various widths. That would give a tight seal to the concrete, but its expensive.

You could use a good quality painters tarp for the field and do the border with the adhesive backed stuff to give a tight seal to the walls, to save money .

other than that, theirs butchers paper and tape.

 

[csp]

I had to re-texture a room that was carpeted a couple of years ago.

I went around the perimeter of the room with a layer of the sticky backed clear plastic that was about 2' wide. I laid down tarps over the rest of the flooring.

If you're concerned about drywall mud making a mess it is water soluble and cleans up easy. I had a couple of spots where the carpet got a small spot of mud and it came right up with a wet sponge. It would be even easier to remove from polished concrete.

If you use the red rosin paper it just needs to be taped down around the perimeter and tape the sheets together at the seams. No need to "fasten" it to the concrete.

 

[tyrell2004]

We used/use this stuff to protect locations from film crew gorillas.
layout board and ram board.

http://www.filmtools.com/ramboard38x100.html

 

[trbomax]

I had to re-texture a room that was carpeted a couple of years ago.

I went around the perimeter of the room with a layer of the sticky backed clear plastic that was about 2' wide. I laid down tarps over the rest of the flooring.

If you're concerned about drywall mud making a mess it is water soluble and cleans up easy. I had a couple of spots where the carpet got a small spot of mud and it came right up with a wet sponge. It would be even easier to remove from polished concrete.

If you use the red rosin paper it just needs to be taped down around the perimeter and tape the sheets together at the seams. No need to "fasten" it to the concrete.

I only use the pre-mix for the top coat,everything else is hot mud,I doesnt wash very well! I guess 2"tape and rosin paper around the perimiter it is.

 

[Red05GT]

We've used cardboard and luan plywood before.

 

[garagemania]

We used/use this stuff to protect locations from film crew gorillas.
layout board and ram board.

I second the use of ram board like tyrell...thick enough to prevent impact damage, thin enough to lay flat and be cuttable. ram board floor protection