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September 10, 2007
concrete basement floors
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
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Dean - Have the exact same situation in a place I bought in Park slope with a lower rec room with concrete floors.
We wanted to do wood, but settled on carpet. It was relatively cheap and much more usable than concrete.
Painting is very easy, but you are still stuck with cold, hard, possible chipping floor.
Trust me, carpet is easy, cheap, and looks fine.
Posted by: guest at September 12, 2007 5:09 PM
thanks, I think if we were going to pay for something we would do wood but we saw this amazing look in a magazine last week where the floors were painted concrete (though polished flat first) and along one wall they had this amazing wall of sandstone......I know sounds weird but with accent lighting looks amazing.
Dean
Posted by: deanc at September 14, 2007 6:43 PM
We have the same situation - concrete floors we'd like to paint and use as a finished surface. We don't have the finances for carpeting right now.
Also, we're hoping we can put a sealer or polyurethane on top of it to improve its wearability as a final floor.
Any suggestions would be welcome!
Posted by: das at November 17, 2007 9:29 PM
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