New construction residential home and I want to seal garage floor and basement floor. Sealing garage would protect from salt and basement just for cleanliness. Any suggestions for best product.
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There is a myriad of different products to choose from, depending on the performance and appearance you're looking for. Epoxies are probably your best bet for what you describe as your needs. You will find a lot of different products and links at http://sweets.construction.com/ in the Division 3 section which is concrete and also in the finishes section, Division 9.
Eric
Go to your nearest Lowes or Home Depot. They sell garage floor epoxy paints.
Acid wash the garage and preasure wash. Be sure to add an anti-skid product to the paint, by the good stuff, it mixes better with the paint rather than falling to the bottom. A painted floor looks and performs great but it is not worth broken bones especially when the parents come to visit. I would not do a garage floor without it.
I have used PPG Aquapon Epoxy on several garages. Everyone loves it. It is a plural component material, runs about $50/gallon. I do two coats average 2-3 car garage takes about 4 gallons.
On the basements I would not bother with the expense of the Epoxy. One word of caution. If you plan on later putting in ceramic or vinyl flooring then you will have to worry about the mastic sticking to the paint. While it would probably work, alot of installers might not guarantee the adhesion and therefore their work. It just adds another unknown. In the basement just use a good floor enamel cost is about $30/gallon and easier to work with.
In both cases stick with the waterborne materials. They work great and you will not be adding alot of fumes to the area.
Yes there are other materials that are more expensive and will last longer but I have a hard time justifying $4000 for a painted garage floor.