Clean a shed floor

Stiff brush to remove large debris and then sand down floor to get rid of mud in the grain.

FrankG

But why would you want to varnish a shed floor?

To be able to keep it clean.

I took a different approach, which was to put some industrial rubber flooring on it.

.andy

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Had exactly this issue with a new garden shed. Tried various cleaners but the only thing that worked was lightly sanding down the floor before varnishing.

To the poster who said "why varnish"?: to protect the floor. Last one rotted through following spillages of various liquids in the shed.

I had the same problem.

I purchased a cheap jet sprayer (£30) from B and Q. I jet washed the floor of the shed. It came up as good as new.

I then mopped the water up off the shed floor and left the door open so that it dried out properly. It caused no damage to the wood.

Graham

Thankyou everyone for your replies. Sanding seems to be the general concensus. I'm tempted with the jet spray idea, I knew I'd find a use for it eventually!! The only thing that worries me is that it will take so long to dry with the weather we seem to be having lately. The cabin is partitioned into two areas, one for the Hubbys work gear, the other (the posh bit!) for the chill out and escape from the kids area. Maybe I'll try the jet washer on hubbys bit as a test.

Thanks again.

Sarah

Having jet washed the shed floor, my other half then managed to knock a tin of white emulsion over. They did not realise they had knocked it over. The paint dried in the summer heat very quickly.

I was able to jet wash all the paint off the floor in minutes.

Graham