Hi
I need a floorcovering for a concrete workshop floor that wet concrete wont stick to, and thats safe to walk on when wet. Appearance doesnt matter. Low cost would also be nice! I dont know what to look at though.
cheers, NT
This stuff is used a lot in light industrial premises. About £9 sm IIRC. Can't vouch for the slipperiness when wet though.
How about quarry tiles?
Vinyl flooring seems to fit the requirements you state - off cuts would probably be pretty cheap.
However you may not have fully stated your requirements - e.g. for impact resistance, scuff resistance, heat/fire resistance.
Right. I'm going to be doing a lot of concrete work, it'll be wet a lot, it'll see hard use, and I want to be able to remove it as cleanly as possible once its knackered. Vinyl sounds good, the only question mark is would it survive handling lumps of concrete. But I dont know anything nearer the mark, unless there's some sort of paint that wet concrete would fail to stick to. That would probably be the ideal.
thanks, NT
One of the two part epoxy garage/workshop floor treatments would probably do nicely. They are quite pricey though.
This stuff is tough as old boots, non slip, but not cheap
is going to be a temporary floorcover, I dont really want to spend big money.
NT
Thanks, that sounds good.
I wondered earlier about a cheaper option, to lay a layer of lining paper down with just a few dots of glue, then lay a screed onto it with lots of fibre content. The idea being to rip the lot off once the project's done. Its cheap, but might break up in use. I much prefer the epoxy option.
Thank you
NT
In fact I think you can thank the dearly departed Mr. Hall... IIRC, ah yes, try:
sticking - does it though? It doesnt matter that it only lasts so long.
cheers, NT
I would guess a smooth surface is part of what you need. Concrete is not that strong if its not allowed to hydrate properly - so if dries out quickly, and you don't have a surface it can key to, then it should be relatively easy to crumble and remove.
You could always do a test patch and see what works.
NT wibbled on Friday 12 February 2010 01:45
In that case, how about cheap vinyl floor covering? Should take a bit of abuse and will be waterproof.
Are you going to mass produce garden gnomes?
Ha! Not guilty m'lud.
NT
Guess I'll have to.
I know I can just sweep the snots up. But IRL there will be times bits get missed, or times the lot will get missed, that's what I need to guard against.
cheers, NT
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