Basement Floor Paint

Selecting a Basement Floor Paint (hint pick an epoxy basement floor paint)

There does not really seem to be anything very complicated abot picking the right basement floor paint (at least at first).  Just pick the gray paint that goes on thick.  You can do that but there are many brands of basement floor paint that offer different colors and finishes. If you want to transform your basement into living, playing, and working space then you should select a satin finish that is easy to keep clean.  

If you are going to paint the basement yourself then you likely should pick one where no primer is needed and only requires one coat.  Also pick an epoxy that is water based for low odor and easy soap and water clean up.  Rust-Oleum produces a basement floor paint that fits the above description – it is an epoxy and they also include color chips with it so you can provide a little color to your basement floor. 

Why Get Epoxy Basement Floor Paint

Epoxy basement floor paint is used to seal, harden and waterproof basement floors. Basements are renowned for flooding and allowing damp into the house but this paint can actually be used to prevent that happening.   Epoxy basement floor paint is an effective sealant because it will seep into the cement or stone and forms a waterproof barrier against moisture as soon as it is dry. It will also serve to harden the floor by setting as a resin rather than as a paint and that gives it a greater degree of stability that will help it to stand the test of time against the elements.

Epoxy basement floor paint can be applied with ease and sets within a few hours so the job could feasibly be done in a day. It can be applied to surfaces that have previously been painted or sealed. It also withstands most chemicals and so is extremely hard to breach.  These benefits make an epoxy based basement floor paint a no-brainer.  Why bother with all the steps that using a regular concrete paint entails.

This type of paint is generally for indoor use only.  You can put a nice area rug on top of it and you have yourself a playroom for the kids.

If you just want to paint your basement floor with no frills then all you need to get is a concrete paint.  Goes on gray, has a rougher finish and may take a couple of coats.  This is for the basement you use for storage or laundry.  You can get a water-proof one if you have any type of issues with that.  You will need a primer and a crack sealant  and you will need to apply a few coats of each, let them dry and …(you get the picture – this is sloooow).  You may also need to use murietic acid to etch/clean the floor so your paint will hold (even with primer).   So for a no frills method this can actually be a lot of work compared to an epoxy like Rust-Oleum’s.

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