how to cover garage foundation wall

[timdhawk]

I'm in the process "man-caving" my garage. I will be done with the dry-wall soon and will then be hitting the floors with epoxy-coat. What are some ideas for covering the foundation wall? I almost think they are a bit to tall for carrying the epoxy up onto, plus they are pretty rough on the corners and some edges. I'm looking for some ideas that don't cost an arm and a leg i.e.-diamond plate.

 

[Irondrive]

No reason you can't go up the wall. You can also use regular paint to match the floor but obviously the epoxy will be much stronger.

 

[timdhawk]

Thank you for that picture. It helps me visualize my wall and how it would look finished. The painting is a good idea since I have a limited budget and the extra epoxy may push me over...

 

[eddy]

If your walls are smooth enough and depending on other factors, consider tiles. It's more work but you can go as high as you'd like by covering the drywall.

Good luck!

 

[Vettman]

an attractive color of low pile commercial carpet might look good. I've seen a few support poles done that way and it looks nice.

 

[AlphaGarage]

You can epoxy those stem walls, just check out the pictures and threads listed below. But they usually don't see a lot of action, and it's easier to just have a good quality masonry paint color matched and use that.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20542 – Lots of walls:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13347 – More wall - and great tips:

 

[voyager77]

I just did mine today, maybe a little smaller but I used the exopy with fleck (Epoxy_master). I think its the way to go. Just mix a smaller batch in some disposbale cups.

 

[AlphaGarage]

I should have noted that my advise is for our system only. Up to 12 or so inches tall stem walls are pretty straight forward, taller than that you may run into issues with the weight of the LiquaTile coating. Unlike the BondTite primer, and unlike most all other expoxies available to DIY, LiquaTile has ceramic content. While that does give it some very nice wear and durability benefits, it does add quite a bit of weight, so on tall vertical surfaces the LiquaTile has a tendency to slide down the wall. We do have an additive that helps with that, and for large walls we have a LiquaTile that is formulated just for vertical and overhead surfaces. But again, under 12 inches you'll be fine.