Has anyone used Epoxyshield floor coating (generally for garage floors) for an actual room in your house?

Question

We have taken up our living room and dining room carpeting, and are weighing options for a new floor. We might use Epoxyshield and then area rugs, if we can get a look similar to terrazzo.

We've taken up the carpeting in our living and dining rooms, and now have a concrete subfloor to work with. We're wondering how close Epoxyshield will come to giving a terrazzo look. We would still use area rugs to warm up the center of the room.

Answer 1

I dont' think that you will be very happy with the outcome, unless you like that cold/ultra modern look. Pulling this off is really hard to do.

Your best bet would be to lay a floating wood laminate floor over the concrete (doesn't require any nailing), you could then decorate with the rugs of choice.

Answer 2

I've used it in a concrete floor laundry room. Works great for a tough, easy care floor finish in a working space... but for a living room? Seems a bit too cold and industrial-looking for that.

Also I'm not sure how well the finish will work on a plywood subfloor. I would not be too confident in using it for anything other than its intended purpose, dressing up a finished concrete slab.

Personally I'm biased towards hardwood floors although ceramic tile seems to be increasingly popular for living rooms.

Answer 3

A friend of mine did the same thing at his house over a old wooden floor and it cracked between the floor boards and looks like sh%#@. I wouldn't do it if I was you, either refinish the floor, tile it,or put laminate flooring over the old floor,

Answer 4

I almost agree with Laurie. Laminate but with a good quality insulating underlay you can get for under laminate floors.

If you do this, think about your levels at doorways.