Keep a new shop floor clean until coating

[vavet]

My new 24x32 garage is under construction. The floor has been poured. The walls are up. The trusses are on and have been sheathed. Still needs windows, doors, shingles, siding, and electrical.

I understand I should not try to apply any coating to the floor for at least one month after it has been poured. This is going to be hard. Unless I want to move in and then move back out when it's time for the floor, I can't arrange toolboxes. I can't do automotive work that will be dirty or I'll have to prep the floor later. I basically have to look at my new garage and not be able to use it until the 30 days has elapsed.

I had all but decided I was going to use porcelain tile, but now I'm reconsidering. The Rust bullet and other coatings seem like great options and I think they're cheaper as well.

How have others handled this?

 

[Garage Flooring]

Ram board works real well

 

[The Cobbler]

I second the ram board, but I have had issues getting the tape residue off of the floors . it really sticks and had to use mineral spirits to get the residue off of vct tile

 

[Toomanytools?]

I just didn't use, I waited 20 years another 30 - 60 days isn't a big deal. I set up tools for building walls and I did park two cars in it when we went out of town for 10 days placed cardboard under to catch any drips. So now just some clean up get the product and apply.

 

[Chris4x4Gill2]

I spent the 30 days doing electrical and other things to get the shop ready. Parked on cardboard when I put the truck in. I had plenty of things to keep busy with.

 

[Armorpoxy]

We find that general light duty use won't affect applying a coating, especially if you prep using a grinder. Also unless you are going with a clear, the opaque tints of epoxy will hide the problems.

We do hundreds of thousands of sq feet of commercial work per month and they don't do anything to protect the floors during construction and they all turn out fine at the end of the day.