[TheForge] shop floors

[Grover.Richardson at gtri.gatech.edu]

If condensation is expected to be a problem, if you have not laid the concrete for the floor yet, put gravel and a vapor barrier underneath the floor before it is laid.  My mother has a garage that used to be a carport.  Was not vapor barriered and is always slick.

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From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of terry l. ridder
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 2:40 PM
To: wmullett at bright.net
Cc: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] shop floors

hello;


On Fri, 15 May 2009 wmullett at bright.net wrote:

> Terry, I think just a sealer would be fine.
>
> Epoxy is expensive and you don't need it.  We use that in must clean
> areas and very high use.  We don't have that need in a normal shop.
>
> Should you be concerned about non-slip?  Maybe.  If you get a steel
> troweled finish, it might get slick when wet.  If they over-work a
> surface or work it late, they can work all the cream to the surface
> which will then chalk and possibly spall over time.
>

currently everyone that would be using the shop has some difficulty with
mobility. some use canes, others canadian crutches, others use a walker.
i am concerned of the floor being slippery when wet or condensation
collects on it and someone taking a fall.

this year has been one of the wettest in the northern illinois area. the
garage floor is wet from condensation nearly all the time. i keep
spreading sawdust and oil pickup on the floor and sweep it up to keep
the floor from becoming too slippery.


>
> A broom finish is what you would use on a sidewalk, but that has a
> lot of ridges and valleys in it that will fill with dirt and be hard
> to clean ... if you care.
>

a broom finish would be nearly impossible to clean and to keep clean.
there will be times when the shop will need to look clean and tidy.

>
> Maybe just a float finish would be ok if you don't want a really
> smooth surface.
>
> Ask your contractor to show you some examples so you can do what's
> best for you but I still think epoxy is pouring your money on the
> floor.
>

i need to look at some of the floors in store and shops and see if i
find one that i like and take some pictures of it to show the concrete
person.

>
> ---- Original message ----
>> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 12:04:23 -0500 (CDT)
>> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net (on behalf of "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>)
>> Subject: [TheForge] shop floors
>> To: theforge e-mail list <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>
>> hello;
>>
>> with concrete floor in the new shop i have been thinking that perhaps
>> the concrete surface should be covered with expoxy non-skid paint. i
>> have looked at the various covering offers from quickrete. i am curious
>> as to what others have done with their concrete floors.
>>
>> --
>> terry l. ridder ><>
>

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terry l. ridder ><>
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