Painting basement walls and floor

Posted by on November 7, 2009, 7:01 pm

On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:07:00 -0800 (PST), "hallerb@aol.com"

>> > Too much tint on walls makes
>> > everything reflect that color which might make some cabinets or other
>> > items a peculiar shade.

>> You could say that about any walls in any part of a home - not sure
>> why it would be more of a concern in a basement.
>> There's no reason that a basement has to have the typical basement
>> gray color. ?I don't like white or gray for basement walls, it looks
>> too industrial and/or harsh. ?Pick an off-white that works with
>> whatever you use for the floor. ?I just redid a laundry room and went
>> with a sand colored epoxy with the chips in it - hides a multitude of
>> sins. ?Rustoleum water-based garage floor paint, very easy to apply.
>> The sand color is a lot easier on the eyes than a gray, IMO.
>> R

>concrete basement floors are best left bare concrete.
>once you paint once its a maintence issue forever.slide a washing
>machine out for repair, paint now has scrape mark.

Not necessarily with today's high durability concrete coatings.

Posted by cshenk on November 7, 2009, 6:46 pm

> II have good lighting down there so that's not a problem.
> I thought about white or light green for the vertical surfaces. Any pro's
> and con's on either or any other ideas would be very much appreciated.

I like the idea of soft bright pastels like lite green or blue. Sand tones
also work well. Grey is so bland. I'd do the floor in a brown shade,
especially if a living space is somewhat involved. It's not much trouble to
recoat every 3-4 years.

Posted by Frank on November 7, 2009, 3:55 pm

Bob wrote:

> I own an older(90+ years) home with a basement(completely unfinished
> concrete floor- concrete walls-quite a bit of wooden areas such as interior
> walls/posts/storage closets/etc)
>
> I am going to paint the floor and walls.
>
> I figured on using a gray color for the floors, but was unsure about the
> color to use for the concrete walls and wood surfaces.
>
> II have good lighting down there so that's not a problem.
>
> I thought about white or light green for the vertical surfaces. Any pro's
> and con's on either or any other ideas would be very much appreciated.
>
> I think I am "on track" in terms of type of paint/preparation/etc. but can
> always use the excellent information I receive on this site.
>
> Again any ideas on preparation,etc would also be appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Bob
>
>

I painted basement floor of my then new house 35 years ago with a Sears
acrylic floor paint. I pre-etched the floor with muriatic acid. Paint
is still original and has held up well. Walls were painted white and
still look good. I've had to patch a few settlement cracks in the
concrete blocks and could finish over with any white paint. Floor does
not get heavy use but in previous house I painted garage floor and that
was a mistake as cars wore through paint. If your basement gets heavy
use I'd probably go for an epoxy type finish.

Posted by RickH on November 7, 2009, 5:09 pm

> I own an older(90+ years) home with a basement(completely unfinished
> concrete floor- concrete walls-quite a bit of wooden areas such as interi=

> walls/posts/storage closets/etc)
> =A0 I am going to paint the floor and walls.
> I figured on using a gray color for the floors, but was unsure about the
> color to use for the concrete walls and wood surfaces.
> II have good lighting down there so that's not a problem.
> I thought about white or light green for the vertical surfaces. =A0Any pr=

o's

> and con's on either or any other ideas would be very much appreciated.
> I think I am "on track" in terms of type of paint/preparation/etc. but ca=

> always use the excellent information I receive on this site.
> Again any ideas on preparation,etc would also be appreciated.
> Thank you,
> Bob

Use DryLoc and have it tinted to the colors you want.

Posted by Phisherman on November 10, 2009, 6:12 pm

wrote:

>I own an older(90+ years) home with a basement(completely unfinished
>concrete floor- concrete walls-quite a bit of wooden areas such as interior
>walls/posts/storage closets/etc)
> I am going to paint the floor and walls.
>I figured on using a gray color for the floors, but was unsure about the
>color to use for the concrete walls and wood surfaces.
>II have good lighting down there so that's not a problem.
>I thought about white or light green for the vertical surfaces. Any pro's
>and con's on either or any other ideas would be very much appreciated.
>I think I am "on track" in terms of type of paint/preparation/etc. but can
>always use the excellent information I receive on this site.
>Again any ideas on preparation,etc would also be appreciated.
>Thank you,
>Bob

I would avoid painting the floor. An epoxy sealer is all you need.

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