What's The Best Sealant For Concrete Dog Run ?

[thefensarefarbutistillgo 2,482]

Can anyone tell me from experience what the best type of sealant is to coat a concrete dog run with, something that doesn't make the run to slippy when wet and doesn't start coming off when shovelling shite

[jeemes 4,484]

Can anyone tell me from experience what the best type of sealant is to coat a concrete dog run with, something that doesn't make the run to slippy when wet and doesn't start coming off when shovelling shite

You shouldnt need a sealant if the concrete is right but you can use pva in water.2 or 3 coats

[moxy 617]

Integral waterproofer when you mix your concrete and you can go over it a few times with a product called water seal or similar once the base has cured.

You could even put pva into your wet concrete mix. And again once cured seal with pva as already said.

[lofti 579]

as long as there is a bit of a fall on your concrete you dont need to seal it,the water will run to the drain, pva will just peel eventually i wouldnt use it.

[baldockbanks courser 598]

Trail the concrete up to a smooth finish, using a bull float if you can get 1, the surface will be far less porous than a non trailed up surface.

 

You can use a sealer, if its trailed up it shouldn't need a great deal, resi block is good but fades at different rate and can look patchy, a zylene based sealant will do, stencil tech, or pic seal do these, there not cheap at around pound for 25 ltrs if you want it less slippy chuck a few grains of sand in it before it drys but this probably won't last if you scrap shovels on it.

 

Any way I'm sounding like any anorach now! At least I learned something from trying to get into stencil concrete drives!

I still ended up climbing trees!

[koda 83]

ive just put a tanking typerender over my brickwork but you can use it anywhere.its called slurry tanking totally impervious to water etc

[ian 1 36]

there is a company that will come round and do your pen floors ,they use a nonslip resin

[thefensarefarbutistillgo 2,482]

Cheers for replys so far, the concrete base has already been down for nearly a year, I've noticed the my 6 month old pup has got cracked pads and I think it's the concrete what's causing it because if you rub your fingers on surface of the concrete it leaves a light white powder which I think is drying the pads out, was thinking of concrete floor paint, anyone tried it

[baldockbanks courser 598]

Keep my dogs on fine dry saw dust that don't crack the pads, I wouldn't think concrete would cause it, the white is the water used in the concrete when it dries can't see that being the problem myself?

[thefensarefarbutistillgo 2,482]

Keep my dogs on fine dry saw dust that don't crack the pads, I wouldn't think concrete would cause it, the white is the water used in the concrete when it dries can't see that being the problem myself?

I though it could be the limestone powder coming threw affecting the pads

[baldockbanks courser 598]

Could be, round my way its chalk in the water I think,

but heaps of people keep dogs on concrete, could you roof the run and use saw dust? It keeps the smell down, just use a horse fork to clean the mess up.

[thefensarefarbutistillgo 2,482]

Could be, round my way its chalk in the water I think,

but heaps of people keep dogs on concrete, could you roof the run and use saw dust? It keeps the smell down, just use a horse fork to clean the mess up.

I've always kept dogs on concrete no problem, just think this last pad I've had but down is a bad batch, bit powdery, don't like dogs on saw dust, to dusty gets on there chest

[Banter 1,751]

should of had waterproofer in the concrete mix..pva is not much use at this stage..an tanking is too coarse for cleaning out being sand based..best i could suggest is tompsons brick seal or the resin coat as someone else has said

[cocker 2,654]

Epoxy concrete floor paint, anti slip.

[Bluebell h 69]

Pva will wash away its water based it will just wash away fella .goggle Britannia aqua shield that's worth a look ive used it on concrete