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Hi Fellow Brownstoners, well Ive just bought the garden unit of a 4 unit conversion in Harlem so I guess I’ll be posting here a lot in the next few months while we work things out.

Quick question about the basement – at the moment it has just been laid in concrete (I think in Australia we call it a broom finish) so it’s usable etc but no surface prepping etc.

I’d like to refloor it in Timber before we move in and will be getting quotes this week but…with closing costs etc that may not happen.

I’m wondering if anyone here has any experience with painting a concrete basement floor?

The plan is if we can get a smooth finish this will do until next year.

We intend to use the basement eventually as a masterbedroom once we have the funds to ‘dig out’ the rear for an external enterance so would prefer not to spend too much, until then it’s just going to be used as an office/rec room.

It feels really dry/tight there at the moment but who knows in winter. The good part is I work from home and run 6 pc’s in a computer rack and even in winter normally run the airconditioning in our apartment….so hoping this will take the edge off in winter, if not space heaters and area rugs.

tia,
Dean