Concrete Floor options, advice?

Whats the best way to finish a concrete grow room floor.

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Erysichthon

Erysichthon

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ATM the floor in question has carpet on it, slab concrete under carpet. carpet will come out asap and smooth concrete under

I want something white-ish, to keep the room bright, i could tile it but tile can be expensive. Does anyone know any good white/reflective sealants, Maybe all weather paint?

Room is 12'-13', any advice or options would be appreciated.
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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Erysichthon said:
ATM the floor in question has carpet on it, slab concrete under carpet. carpet will come out asap and smooth concrete under

I want something white-ish, to keep the room bright, i could tile it but tile can be expensive. Does anyone know any good white/reflective sealants, Maybe all weather paint?

Room is 12'-13', any advice or options would be appreciated.
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Plain ole kiltz works fine
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe said:
Killz will work but I think op is gonna get high af off the fumes for a while. Try ugl dry lock or Ames liquid rubber. Not as much vapor in those two.
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Or white epoxy for concrete floors. It will only smell until it’s dry. I did my whole basement in that stuff then had carpet laid in certain rooms and left my grow rooms just bare concrete with that stuff coating the the floor. It holds up very well.
 
Lordhooha

Lordhooha

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macsnax said:
Concrete floors are known to be cold, you might want to think about insulating the floor first.
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Depends my basement and growrooms are heated. According to my ir thermometer it stays at 70 during lights off in Michigan winters. But if it’s not heated then yah insulation would be needed.
 
booms111

booms111

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when i was using a basement i used thick commercial grade rubber roofing on the floor. It was black though but worked great. Ran it up the walls couple inches everywhere. It also helped with cold floors by absorbing what light hit it making the floor warmer.
 
jarvild

jarvild

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Lordhooha said:
Depends my basement and growrooms are heated. According to my ir thermometer it stays at 70 during lights off in Michigan winters. But if it’s not heated then yah insulation would be needed.
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Just don't set your pots directly on the floor, use trays or something to insulate it from direct floor contact.
 
PrometheanLeaf

PrometheanLeaf

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https://www.owenscorning.com/insulation/products/foamular-250

You can use this to insulate basement floors enough for furniture even without a plywood overlay. 250 psi ridgid foam.

You could even grab a higher psi rating but it's probably unnessisary. I can jump on foamular 250 without structural damage.

Some people use waterproof electric blankets or horse stable matting ect. I think there is even themostatically controlled blankets online.
 
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DoubleX5150

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A very inexpensive way would be to line the floors with emergency mylar blankets. They come in 4x4 packs for less than $4 each at Walmart.
 
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