I had a pole barn finished about 6 months ago and have done nothing to it since being built. It has a smooth finished concrete floor. I plan on half the building being a garage and laying rubber flooring over the other half and it being a gym. Every thread I read has me convinced that I should do whatever that thread describes. Should I just leave it plain or should I use a coating? I would like to DIY it if it needs something. Appearance does not matter to me. What would you do ? Leave or coat it. If coat it what should I use. I have looked at hundreds of threads. Please help
I may be alone in this, but I would leave it.
Just my $.02, but I have read so many horror stories on this site and elsewhere, and it's one of those headaches I just wouldn't wish on anyone, regardless of the potential benefits. Doesn't seem to matter if folks hire professionals or just go the DIY route, there's a lot that can go wrong and none of it easy or cheap to fix.
From a practical standpoint, I also don't see the need to take the risk. Bare concrete has served me well my whole life. My old man has had it on both of his shops over the last almost half century. Never once did anyone opine that life would be so much better if it were coated, sealed, flaked, shiny, smooth or whatever the case may be. I won't argue that a well done job looks
fantastic, and it would not stop me from buying a place if the previous owner had the shop floor coated, but not something I would ever roll the dice on, much less spend my money. To each his own though, no judgment, but that's my take.
