Painting your basement floor may seem like an easy fix to brightening up the space however you ll want to be aware of a few things before jumping into your painting project.
Before and after painted basement floor.
But certain steps must be taken to ensure that the painting process comes to a successful conclusion.
Follow these steps to paint a concrete basement floor.
Make sure that there are no puddles of water or damp spots in your basement.
During a rainy season a crack in a basement wall can allow an inch or two of water in but before you seek to repair the crack remove all the water from the floor.
The hardening action involves a chemical reaction rather than evaporation and the resulting surface is extremely durable and chemical resistant finish.
A painted basement floor enhances the overall appearance of the room can mask surface imperfections and is easy to maintain.
When replacing floor tiles is so costly time consuming and messy a coat of paint seems like the obvious budget friendly alternative but this seemingly obvious diy solution isn t the fix all you d hope for.
How to repaint concrete floors.
Painting tile floors seems like a common sense fix to an ugly tile problem.
The best material for painting a basement floor is a two part epoxy paint which consists of an epoxy resin and a hardener that are mixed together.
Working in a flooding basement.
With a properly prepared surface kilz interior exterior basement and masonry waterproofing paint will be a good choice for your masonry walls basement.
That is an essential step which you must complete before proceeding to paint your concrete basement floor.
Doing the prep work before you repaint a concrete floor avoids a peeling paint job later.
You should not be surprised if there is no water at all in the picture.
Moisture and cracks should be taken care of before you begin as it can cause the paint to not adhere properly to the floor but is also signs of damage to your basement.
Make sure you apply this paint on a correctly prepared surface fill in all the cracks in the basement floor using filler and ensure you scrub the floor clean with a degreaser before painting.
Check your basement floor for dampness.
The surface must be carefully cleaned before you begin painting.
It is an example of floor paint idea with glass painting technique.
Step 1 check your basement flooring for dampness.
The result is that the floor becomes really glossy just like it is made from the glass or even water.
Adding the special border feature will also make it unique.
Well there is no pool but just such an optical illusion.
After all you can paint an ugly wall or an outdated door why not paint some floor tiles.