Cement Walls (& Floor)

[JohnIrish]

I have a newly constructed shop... 30'X32' ...

In my area, if the shop is taller than 12 feet, an engineer must approve the design. I was looking for a 14 ft tall shop with 12 ft doors. To avoid engineer approval, my builder used 2 foot cement walls with 12ft lumber on top for the 14ft height. Also, my shop was built into a side hill so the back wall is also a cement retaining wall of about 6 ft tall.

I am still undecided on the flooring... just sealing, epoxy, Rust Bullet, or tiles. My shop will be used for woodworking and light auto repair.

Just curious about what to do with the walls. There is dust from the cement on the walls. I was not planning to sheet rock over them. I am leaning towards Rust Bullet with grey on the floor and changing to white on the walls.

I guess I could mix and match... epoxy or tile the floor with Rust Bullet on the walls?

Thoughts?

 

[Garage Flooring]

I have a newly constructed shop... 30'X32' ...

In my area, if the shop is taller than 12 feet, an engineer must approve the design. I was looking for a 14 ft tall shop with 12 ft doors. To avoid engineer approval, my builder used 2 foot cement walls with 12ft lumber on top for the 14ft height. Also, my shop was built into a side hill so the back wall is also a cement retaining wall of about 6 ft tall.

I am still undecided on the flooring... just sealing, epoxy, Rust Bullet, or tiles. My shop will be used for woodworking and light auto repair.

Just curious about what to do with the walls. There is dust from the cement on the walls. I was not planning to sheet rock over them. I am leaning towards Rust Bullet with grey on the floor and changing to white on the walls.

I guess I could mix and match... epoxy or tile the floor with Rust Bullet on the walls?

Thoughts?

You can absolutely mix and match. Here is the thing. Figure out what it is going to to do your floors. A lot of times, in Rust Bullet for example you can get 5 gallons instead of 4 for very little difference in price and if you have the extra material, all is well.

BUT, other than aesthetics we have to look at what advantage we are looking at getting by doing the wall. For example some people just want it to look clean. They can use a good primer and paint and be done for 1/5th the cost.

Others want to create a a seamless, watertight barrier. You can do this by introducing a third product and constructing a cove in the corner and then coating in one seamless application.

If it was me.... In my garage.... I'd paint the walls unless I just happened to have material left.

 

[JohnIrish]

I have attached a picture of my shop.... Lots of electrical outlets!

 

[marksland]

I had a very similar situation with my recent build. My back wall and right side wall are both foundation/retaining walls. I opted to just use a patio/concrete paint on the walls and spend my money on the floor. Attached is a photo to give you an idea....good luck!

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[WarDamnEagle]

Nice shop. FWIW you have concrete walls and floors. ��

Did you use a membrane and a French drain on the retaining parts? If so then you shouldn't have moisture problems but I would still paint the concrete walls with Damtite or equivalent. It comes in white among other colors.

 

[Yourfired]

I had a very similar situation with my recent build. My back wall and right side wall are both foundation/retaining walls. I opted to just use a patio/concrete paint on the walls and spend my money on the floor. Attached is a photo to give you an idea....good luck!

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beautiful job man, garage looks amazing.

 

[marksland]

beautiful job man, garage looks amazing.

Thank you!

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[Armorpoxy]

Nice garage! Agree that you can save a bundle by using a color matched primer and regular wall coating for the walls since they see no traffic.

 

[JohnIrish]

For some reason, I was thinking so much about the floor and thought I needed to use something similar on the walls to what I put on the floor! I assume I would need to power wash the walls before I apply any primer & paint?

Yes... very nice garage marksland!! Please come pay me a visit and help me do my floor!

Now I just have to decide what to put on my floor.

 

[SugarMamasGarage]

I'm thinking about this in my shop

And maybe doing rough cut lumber above?????



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[marksland]

For some reason, I was thinking so much about the floor and thought I needed to use something similar on the walls to what I put on the floor! I assume I would need to power wash the walls before I apply any primer & paint?

Yes... very nice garage marksland!! Please come pay me a visit and help me do my floor!

Now I just have to decide what to put on my floor.

Thank you! I think I'm done with floors for awhile but take your time and I'm sure yours will come out great!

Where its new construction, I don't think you would need to power wash the walls, in fact the less moisture in the concrete the better for the paint to bond and the better the coverage will be. I lightly scuffed my walls to allow the paint to bite in but I'm not sure that is even necessary. Not sure where you are located but pick a day(s) with low humidity, it will make the process much easier.

For my garage floor I went through Garage Flooring LLC, Justin was very knowledgeable and thorough in his questions to make sure I had the right product for my application.