I would like to know best-practices for painting a concrete floor in the basement. A few facts:
-One wall has leaked (only with excessive water) where the lines for the oil furnace enter. Otherwise, the floor (and basement) is completely dry.
-Part of the basement has been painted before and is chipping and cracking.
-There is an oil stain and a few exposed lines where the oil supply meets the furnace.
-There is a floor drain near the laundry area.
Questions: can I prep the chipped paint with sandpaper alone? What kind of paint is recommended? Is there a base-coat or top-coat that I should apply?
Any feedback would be great.
Marc
Replies
http://www.concretenetwork.com
http://www.miracote.com
Search these sites for preparation.
I suppose you could make some effort with sandpaper and put some form of Home Desperate paint down in order to camoflauge things for the next buyer. But he'd have to come by within the next year, cause that's all it will last.
When I was growing up, we had a dry basement that my Dad remodeled into a "rec room" -- just like all the other Dads did in the 60's.
The floor was painted concrete. He used an oil based porch and floor paint. Did it once at the remodel (1961?) and once again probably 7 or 8 years later.
It looked great when I moved out in 74.
Politics is the antithesis of problem solving.