Painted floors

Errata

Can painted bathroom floors be made completely waterproof ?

Chippy_Minton_2

Errata wrote: »

Can painted bathroom floors be made completely waterproof ?

Yes you cover them with heat sealed rubber.

Errata

Chippy_Minton wrote: »

Yes you cover them with heat sealed rubber.

Sorry, I meant how waterproof are wooden floorboards if they're just painted ?

Chippy_Minton_2

They should be ok with an oil based paint. Look at your outside woodwork.

Errata

Thanks, but people don't walk on my outside woodwork and scuff and scratch it like they would with painted floorboards.

Chippy_Minton_2

Well don't wear your ammo boots in the bath.

invisiblecabbage

when we moved 9 years ago we did'nt have money spare for carpet in bedrooms so my daughter had sheets of plywood put down on the floorboards which I then painted lilac. I then got some clear paint with glittery bits in and whopped that over the top, the floor was fab ....still is.... and daughter was delighted with the sparkle.:T

roswell

Just make sure you fill all those gaps, I had visions thier like the other poster has said kitchen lights underneath a drop of water a house full of darkness as best ... deadly at worst.

You could lay a few sheets of thin ply wood over the floor boards and paint that its probably more parctical and also easier to fill 4 or so gaps instead of 40 ? easy to remove as well if you change your mind.

27col

It's all a matter of personal opinion, and mine is just as valid as yours Mr Minton.

dipsy

I used international floor paint in my living room and looks great, but now I am bored of it, however used in my bedroom and looks rubbish, might be because I went for almost white in the bedroom, I am now looking to putting a carpet down or a oak flooring, probably the first option as money is tight, all down to personal preference.