painting chipboard floor - shed

[ALBA MELV]

Afternoon all

I'm currently in the midst of replacing old flooring in my shed and looking for advice, please. Replacing current spongy floor with new joists and 22m chipboard (caberfloor P5) and was wondering how best to treat / paint / seal the floors.

Part will be for bike storage and maintenance, part garden shed (mowers, tools, etc) and the rest for some rabbit cages. Want to protect against staining from lubricants and grime in the bike part, same in the shed area and in the rabbit section something that will not absorb any spills from water bottles but be easily swept.

Putting down 2 or 3mm rubber flooring was considered but it'll be quite an outlay for the whole place. Is there some kind of paint or sealant that would be recommended, ideally anti slip.

Some pics so far

Edited by ALBA MELV on Friday 24th October 11:00

[mart 63]

A coat of diluted PVA and 2 coats of water based anti slip floor paint. All the main brands sell it.

[OutInTheShed]

mart 63 said:

A coat of diluted PVA and 2 coats of water based anti slip floor paint. All the main brands sell it.

I'd use a waterproof primer/sealer rather than ordinary PVA.

I used some floor varnish in my shed, it had a few bits in it so wasn't going to get used in the lounge.

Anti-slip paint is usually just 'paint with sand in it'.
Personally I'd only bother with that on the deck of a boat, where it's going to get wet.

Any cheap exterior waterbased satin/eggshell paint will be fine.
Easier to clean than 'paint with sand in it'

Ronseal Diamond Hard floor paint has done well in our workshop.

On a chip or wood floor, I'd put a bit of old lino or something down if water is in use.

It's good to seal the edges of the boards.

[maccboy]

fk me! That's some shed!

[Wacky Racer]

I've just treated my 22mm OSB boarded floor in my new large self built shed with 3 coats of Ronseal fence life in Dark Oak.

Then put some h/d rubber mats on the walking area.

Cost?....not a lot,

[wolfracesonic]

How about some carpet?

[pinchmeimdreamin]

That’s not a shed, that’s a ballroom

[thebraketester]

Leyland heavy duty floor paint is what I used. It seems to have worked and lasted for the last 7 years.

[OutInTheShed]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

That s not a shed, that s a ballroom

Skittle Alley maybe?

Handy for working on boat masts.

[Wacky Racer]

wolfracesonic said:

How about some carpet?

I've come over all faint and dizzy staring at that carpet.

[ALBA MELV]

Holy thread revival, Batman!

Ended up getting a decent deal on some Armstead grey floor paint. Gave the walls a couple of coats of white emulsion too, to brighten things up.