inding the right kind of basement floor paint when remodeling your basement is incredibly important. You don’t want to choose a particular paint that is hard to clean or you will find peeling in next to no time. This is why you have to choose correctly when looking at basement floor paint.
Ultimately, the best kind of paint to use for this job are paints known as epoxies. These were originally created for use in industrial circumstances, but are now quite popular amongst homeowners and home improvement types.Epoxy paints are incredibly durable and highly resistant to things like oil and grease. This is also what makes them great for the garage or the porch.They are also waterproof, which is a bonus for a basement floor since basements can be so humid and damp – and are usually prone to flooding as well. The paint’s resistance to heat is good in the respect to the humidity as well.
Overall, these paints require much less upkeep. They are easy to apply and last a very long time. This is obviously why they were originally used in industrial situations.
The most expensive basement floor paints, as well as the toughest, are 100 percent solid paints. Next comes the 40 to 60 percent solids. Both of these, due to their price and durability, are used for industrial purposes (factories, workshops etc.) and therefore getting them for the home is usually overkill.
The kind of epoxies for homeowners that should be used are water-based. These are exponentially cheaper than the above and are also stocked at most hardware stores. Anything else is too much.
Furthermore, there are a wider variety of colours in water-based paints. This is something to consider when painting your basement floor. It needs to match the rest of the décor of the room and whatever you use the room for.
Application of these paints is quite easy but you still need to properly prepare the floor before you paint it, by making sure that you have done proper cleaning to the floor and there is no dust etc.
Also make sure before you apply that all imperfections are taken care of – but ultimately it is really up to you in terms of the quality of a floor you want. If you just intend to continue storing junk in the basement then you probably won’t want to worry about floor imperfections as much.
So remember to plan carefully before going ahead and buying and applying a paint. Take into account the entire room and also what you would like to do with the room in the future. Obviously, if you plan on repainting the room in a month in a different colour in makes no sense to paint the floor in a colour that won’t match. Keep this in mind and plan it all in advance.
Sealing it off with a concrete sealer will add the finishing touch to your basement floor both in looks and in durability. Fortunately, you can get epoxy kits at most hardware stores which come with everything you need for a good basement floor paint job.
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