Flooring in a 'real' basement ? Paint or Locking tiles

[Jeanke]

Hello all,

Basically, below I have two questions:

1) Can you paint experts please check the link below, and tell me if it is a good or bad idea to paint my basement/garage/workshop floor with this. I don't do any welding, but a lot of general projects (wood & leather work for example), so the floor just needs to be clean and tidy for me
2) If anyone could also clarify the perhaps unfounded 'worries' I have about the pvc locking floors which seem to pop up here every once in a while.

I am planning on dressing up our basement floor finally. It is an old European house with a 'real' under ground basement which is also a garage.

I was planning on just painting the floor with a locally manufactured industrial paint. I'm still going back and forth between other options, but 90% sure I want to do the paint, which is this one (I turned on google translate for the general public): http://www.vc-24.de/estovoss-super.html

Moreover, I was just looking at these interlocking tiles made out of... pvc (or rubber, who knows?). But I'm wondering, isn't that very unhygienic? I mean, surely stuff will get 'under' those tiles and perhaps even create fungus or something? Or is this a concern I should not have? I was thinking to perhaps do a smaller area with those tiles, but again not sure..

Tiling is unfortunately not an option, not because I'm lazy, but it would mean having to redo the entire slab basically, which is really not worth it for me. I could tile in a mortar bed, but as the roof is already pretty low, I don't want to bring it even closer to the floor

 

[Garage Flooring]

Hello all,

Basically, below I have two questions:

1) Can you paint experts please check the link below, and tell me if it is a good or bad idea to paint my basement/garage/workshop floor with this. I don't do any welding, but a lot of general projects (wood & leather work for example), so the floor just needs to be clean and tidy for me
2) If anyone could also clarify the perhaps unfounded 'worries' I have about the pvc locking floors which seem to pop up here every once in a while.

I am planning on dressing up our basement floor finally. It is an old European house with a 'real' under ground basement which is also a garage.

I was planning on just painting the floor with a locally manufactured industrial paint. I'm still going back and forth between other options, but 90% sure I want to do the paint, which is this one (I turned on google translate for the general public): http://www.vc-24.de/estovoss-super.html

Moreover, I was just looking at these interlocking tiles made out of... pvc (or rubber, who knows?). But I'm wondering, isn't that very unhygienic? I mean, surely stuff will get 'under' those tiles and perhaps even create fungus or something? Or is this a concern I should not have? I was thinking to perhaps do a smaller area with those tiles, but again not sure..

Tiling is unfortunately not an option, not because I'm lazy, but it would mean having to redo the entire slab basically, which is really not worth it for me. I could tile in a mortar bed, but as the roof is already pretty low, I don't want to bring it even closer to the floor

A lot of what you do depends on several factors. First I get a little nervous with basements and epoxy. Make sure you do not have a moisture issue first. Second, make sure you grind the floor for profile or at least etch it...

a PVC tile does not have gaps between the tiles and makes for a great workshop floor. Envee Flooring also works if you need or want something a little more decorative. I am not sold on using Envee for automotive applications yet.

 

[asmasm]

This is my first time seeing a product like the envee flooring in the context of a work space. You said you aren't sold on automotive use- what are the concerns exactly? That it will be damaged by jackstands/floor jacks? Chemical staining?

 

[Garage Flooring]

This is my first time seeing a product like the envee flooring in the context of a work space. You said you aren't sold on automotive use- what are the concerns exactly? That it will be damaged by jackstands/floor jacks? Chemical staining?

The manufacturer has told me they would be fine and they are very chemical resistant. I have never had a project for automotive application and wonder if they would stay put...

 

[Whirnot]

I put down the Plank flooring and will not do that again. Now, I am sure there are some better than others, I got mine at HD. When you say they pop up here every once in a while that is just was our's does. The edges pop up especially if it has any ridges etc, no matter how small. This is especially true if the sun hits it, as the adhesive is heat activated. After I got a quote of $2.93 a square foot for concrete polishing, I will not even consider anything else.

 

[theoldwizard1]

By far the best solution for a basement is some kind of "raised" panel wood flooring such as DRicore

This gives you a thermal and vapor break between the concrete and subfloor and allows any water seepage to migrate underneath to a drain.

You need to cover that subfloor with something so that oil won't seep into the wood. They claim they can hold 4,000 lbs per square foot, but ...