hoyt
Well-known member
I have a 12x20 room in the shop that I plan to use as an office. The floor is a concrete slab that is probable 30 years old. I had to do some repair to the edge (new concrete about 12"x20') and do some other repairs to stop water intrusion into the room. It's nice and dry now (not hurricane tested however).
I have read several threads here about floor coatings and my takeaway is that I should avoid "kits" from the big-box stores, there are a few excellent commercial-grade systems available over the Internet and floor prep is a very important part.
A coating would be nice, but one edge (about 6"x12') is saturated with waste engine oil that soaked in from the adjacent room over years' time (and even up the concrete block wall). That all may not be a problem since base cabintry or bookshelves will cover all of the "bad" room edges.
Surface prep seems to come down to either grinding or shot-blasting; I shoudl be able to do either myself. Which is best? There won't be any heavy equipment or cars in this room.
I'd be using some area rugs over the coating, so maybe something not quite so bulletproof would suffice?
Alternatively, I could consider commercial glue-down wall-to-wall carpet. It looks like the cost is about the same (I can do the coating, but I'd have to hire out the carpet).
Again, this is an office in the workshop, not a workshop room. The workshop rooms are so crufty and oil-soaked that it would be pointless to make them pretty; they already have a charm all their own.
Comments? Advice? I'm open to suggestions.
I have read several threads here about floor coatings and my takeaway is that I should avoid "kits" from the big-box stores, there are a few excellent commercial-grade systems available over the Internet and floor prep is a very important part.
A coating would be nice, but one edge (about 6"x12') is saturated with waste engine oil that soaked in from the adjacent room over years' time (and even up the concrete block wall). That all may not be a problem since base cabintry or bookshelves will cover all of the "bad" room edges.
Surface prep seems to come down to either grinding or shot-blasting; I shoudl be able to do either myself. Which is best? There won't be any heavy equipment or cars in this room.
I'd be using some area rugs over the coating, so maybe something not quite so bulletproof would suffice?
Alternatively, I could consider commercial glue-down wall-to-wall carpet. It looks like the cost is about the same (I can do the coating, but I'd have to hire out the carpet).
Again, this is an office in the workshop, not a workshop room. The workshop rooms are so crufty and oil-soaked that it would be pointless to make them pretty; they already have a charm all their own.
Comments? Advice? I'm open to suggestions.
