Basement concrete floor treatments for craft room?

[Gregory of Sherwood Forest]

We are remodeling a 14'x12' room in the basement, and want to do a floor treatment that will be moisture proof, and easy to clean. It will be a craft room for my 11 year old daughter, so there will be spills. I don't want her to have to worry about damage to it, so cheap is good.

Current considerations:

* Vinyl tile (would match the mudroom entry next to the craft room, $600)

* Concrete Acid Treatment (that treatment that makes it look kinda like a marble floor, but different, $500)

* Garage epoxy with the flakes (kinda pretty for the daughter, easy to renew? $200)

Any experience with these? Any other recommendations?


I thought there was a thread on this subject already, but didnt find it.

Thanks in advance!

[Philip1231]

I chose option 3 for my shop and it has held up well over many years and still looks great. Good prep is the key to success with this stuff: clean, clean, and clean again to ensure good adhesion to the concrete.

[Mr_Mike]

Sheet vinyl. Under $200 with glue. DIY.

Since its 12' or less, no seams. Just make sure you are not 12' 1" wide. Rolls are 12' wide.

[vernonator]

I did the epoxy on my shop floor and it has been rock solid for 12+ years.

[cams2705]

You may want to check out what I used in my basement ... Here

It has a cork backing, waterproof core, and nice texture on the top that looks and feels just like hardwood.  This are click together and easily installed as a DIY.  If they ever get wet, you just unclick your floor, dry it out, and reinstall.

[Cooler]

I would use floor paint.  It is cheap and easy to apply.  And you can cover it later with premium vinyl planks.  You can make patterns using tape or a single color (any color you want).  It will last for years in a residential environment.  

I painted my deck with this 20 years ago and it still looks pretty good (but it could use another coat next year).

I would not bother with epoxy indoors in a basement.  It sounds like over-kill to me.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Valspar-Light-G...oz/3083631

[Mr_Mike]

Floor paint seems like a good idea. Make it a neutral color and then give the daughter some acrylics to draw on the floor with. Whatever she wants.

Make it green or brown and she can paint flowers or whatever.

[Gregory of Sherwood Forest]

I hadn't considered floor paint. I'll research it. Keep the opinions coming!

[museumguy]

Is it possible to do floor paint and do a small section in chalkboard paint ? Then she could draw on the floor and erase it, redraw, etc etc. I have no clue if this is feasible but thought it might be a cool idea.

[K. L. McReynolds]

The sprinkle stuff or floor paint.

I used a Minwax epoxy(no etching needed---nice in an enclosed basement) in LOML's sewing room in the basement. She rolls a chair on it and there is an area rug---so far the only problem in 8 years is a scratch caused by a broken foot on a cabinet being dragged.

I used floor paint(exterior) on a customers concrete porch 7 years ago---still looking great. I used an anti-skid additive in that to make it easier to get traction when wet.