Back in August we painted the ground floor bedroom. This last week we managed to paint the rest of it. Like the bedroom we used a one-part water based epoxy and then finished it off with a coat of textured clear topcoat. The topcoat has anti-slip additive so there’s a bit of grip so people won’t slip if it gets wet. The paint is supposed to be rated for garages, but I doubt it could stand up to too much rough treatment. I’m glad we got this done as soon it’ll be too cold to do it.
We first had to roughen up the surface of the floor with a diamond pad on our orbital sander, took a while and luckily I forget camera on second day so most of that isn’t in the video which is fortunate and it’s almost as exciting as watching paint dry! Note, if you ever encounter sanding pads not sticky well to your sander then that is probably because the plastic velcro hooks on the sander have softened due to heat build up, this can easily be fixed as most manufactures sell replacement pads for about $10.
To make cleaning easier we plan to tile the areas that will receive the most abuse, such as the entry area, kitchen and bathroom. Not sure what we will cover the remaining floor with, possibly wood but for now we’ll just carpet these as we have a few of them in storage.
The ground floor will probably never be as clean as this!
A big welcome to our latest subscriber, Lynn from Dinas Powys. Looking forward to a tour of your interesting property one day!
I think you should have left the Ian and Chris in, it would make a fine talking point. Looks good., then you came to blighty for a rest 😴 🤔😁
In years to come and after much foot traffic, “Ian and Chris” will be all that is left as that had a double coat!