Painting Unfinished Basement Floor

Sweep the floor including baseboards.

Painting unfinished basement floor.

The heavy duty paint you ll use to paint your basement floor. This straightforward diy project will give you a big bang for your buck. Epoxy garage floor paint can also be used on basement floors. Painting an unfinished basement like us on facebook for more how to projects.

When painting your concrete basement floor safety is important. Failing to remember this when you paint them could result in peeling and bubbling shortly after the paint dries. Basement walls aren t like the other walls in your house. I am seeking some creative ideas of how to do my unfinished basement it has cement floors grey and dingy looking with wires showing.

Materials needed epoxy paint epoxy paint primer degreasing solution plastic wrap masking tape concrete patching compound paint roller paint brush mop bucket. Polyfiller concrete patching paste. It s very durable easy to clean and comes in many different colors. They are part of the foundation and because they lie below grade they are subject to moisture produced by condensation and seepage.

Prepping your basement for painting degreaser solution. Tools and supplies you will need concrete patching compound trowel grinder or power sander and coarse sandpaper vacuum cleaner mop and bucket dehumidifier or fan concrete primer epoxy concrete paint or concrete floor paint paint tray paintbrushes painter s tape painter roller and roller covers. A roll of plastic wrap. Stenciled linoleum tile painted floor.

Check out the instruction details to see what s all entailed. Parents of a dozen february 18 2016 at 10 01 pm. A wide paint brush. Make sure no dirt of debris will ruin your paint job.

Concrete basements are used in various ways other than just storage space. Using an epoxy floor paint consists of painting on a primer then a color base coat and finishing with a clear top coat. Your unfinished basement s concrete floor is a blank canvas and a coat of paint can make a huge difference. If you are painting a solid color on the floor take it up a notch by painting designated areas of the basement with a fake area rug.

Use a degreasing agent as needed to remove oil and other substances from the surface. A foam paint roller. Move all furniture out of the area that will be painted.