Best kind of paint for plywood that will be walked on

[Jon Parker]

Evening all,

I've repaired the top of a step inside my house with a section of plywood. The step is the threshold from what used to be the garage into the hallway. It is wooden and got so tatty that I just covered it with a new piece of p lywood which I primed 3 times and am now ready to paint.

For a piece of wood which will get walked on, should I go satin wood or glo ss? Ideally it needs to be wipe clean for ease of cleaning.

Or something else?

Thanks in advance. Jon

[Tim Watts]

IME 2 options:

Gloss paint, topped with Ronseal Hardglaze varnish. Very tough, but needs a week to cure (IME).

The other option is floor paint - but buying in tiny quantities might be tricky.

[stuart noble]

I think I might tile it.

[Jon Parker]

Didn't even consider that. But too late now as the wood is down and glued/pinned into position.

Regards Jon

[Jon Parker]

Thanks for that. Will probably go with the gloss and varnish option.

Regards Jon

[Tim Watts]

In that case, make sure both parts are polyurethane as that is the combo I know works (and probably why it took a week to cure because of the extra thickness).

This was on floorboards with chairs (back in the day when carpets were square and not fitted, this was around the edge).