recommendations to on finishing floor

[Stevenanto]

I know I am posting a lot these days but I want to do it right the first time.

So the foundation slab was just poured yesterday and it is was polished by helicopter too. How should I plan on finishing my floors? should I just seal it? epoxy? or leave it?

the contractor polished it because I told him I didnt like dirt and dust accumulating like another foundation I have for a mini house that we built. So he said polishing would help that. He is telling me to seal it a year after. I was thinking of sealing it after the rough goes up. What do you guys think?

 

[PNWguy]

I've been putting much thought into the same question. I think I'm going to end up with a densifier and possibly wax. But I just learned that the floor would be slippery, so I may skip the wax.

I'm actually pretty frustrated with the process of choosing a floor treatment.

 

[Armorpoxy]

If the floor is burnished now by a burnisher, you most likely will need to grind to use an epoxy since it's so smooth. Consider the penetrating Ghostshield System. Almost no prep, and inexpensive relative to a high solids epoxy coating system.

 

[Stevenanto]

If the floor is burnished now by a burnisher, you most likely will need to grind to use an epoxy since it's so smooth. Consider the penetrating Ghostshield System. Almost no prep, and inexpensive relative to a high solids epoxy coating system.

Well its not smooth like a real polish. All that was done was the helicopter so the concrete is still rough, but smoother than what it would have been without the helicopter.

 

[RPH]

It depends on the purpose of the building. If you’re going to be doing hard fabrication in the building then I would do the floor different from one used as a display for my cars and motorcycles. Tell us what your uses and plans are and we can help guide you to the appropriate materials.

 

[Stevenanto]

It depends on the purpose of the building. If you’re going to be doing hard fabrication in the building then I would do the floor different from one used as a display for my cars and motorcycles. Tell us what your uses and plans are and we can help guide you to the appropriate materials.

Hi,

it is almost 600sqf, with cathedral ceilings.

It will be used for mainly storing one car in the winter and sometimes two. Might wash them once in a while in garage. I will have some tools where I might do some minor work (wood). There will also be a lot of storage and cabinets, lawn mower, snowblower.

 

[RPH]

So stains are a possibility. Look into the Ghostshield products. Vendors here carry it. If you do use Ghostshield it will preclude you from using other coatings. Nothing will stick to it. It won’t change the color of the concrete or the feel of it and it won’t be slippery. Easy to apply too.

 

[Stevenanto]

So stains are a possibility. Look into the Ghostshield products. Vendors here carry it. If you do use Ghostshield it will preclude you from using other coatings. Nothing will stick to it. It won’t change the color of the concrete or the feel of it and it won’t be slippery. Easy to apply too.

that stuff looks great, but I dont think they sell that in canada. amazon.ca has it for 271.00$ lol

 

[RPH]

Check with vendors here, some carry it. All the vendors here are great to work with and have helped many out.

 

[Armorpoxy]

We ship to Canada daily. No issue here.

 

[SpaceDog5]

Thanks man, never thought about that before