dog runs

[gogogadget 1]

just wondering if anyone paints the concrete in there dog run with floor paint? havnt done mine yet but thought it would make washing out easier and be more hygenic.

[harddigging 42]

im going to be painting the block walls in floor paint but not the floors even though its floor paint it wears to quickly in kennels and i for one dont want to be painting the floor every six months have you seen the price off the stuff

[Guest coney catcher99]

i wouldnt bother no matter how good the floor paint is the piss and shit will eat it away like said above you will be doing it every 6 months, pressure wash it now and again

[RANDOLPH 34]

just wondering if anyone paints the concrete in there dog run with floor paint? havnt done mine yet but thought it would make washing out easier and be more hygenic.

dont do it,looks ok to start with but soon comes off.

[crowhill 6]

just wondering if anyone paints the concrete in there dog run with floor paint? havnt done mine yet but thought it would make washing out easier and be more hygenic.

dont do it,looks ok to start with but soon comes off.

 

I have painted kennel floors before, the paint didn't last long, big waste of time and money....

[dev 226]

i was going to do it in my kennells, but a friend of mine has his done and its wearing off badly, im thinking of putting down cheap floor tiles in my kennells,i think they would be alot better!!

[slip 1]

i was going to do it in my kennells, but a friend of mine has his done and its wearing off badly, im thinking of putting down cheap floor tiles in my kennells,i think they would be alot better!!

a friend of mine has his kennel layed out in tile!!apsulte death trap when wet i actually pitty the dogs sliding around in their own piss a shit he took a few falls himself!!they really hold the water

[dev 226]

i was going to do it in my kennells, but a friend of mine has his done and its wearing off badly, im thinking of putting down cheap floor tiles in my kennells,i think they would be alot better!!

a friend of mine has his kennel layed out in tile!!apsulte death trap when wet i actually pitty the dogs sliding around in their own piss a shit he took a few falls himself!!they really hold the water

ok, good point there mate, i never thought of that,havent done it, its just a thought

[thurso jack 3]

i painted mine and as long as you make sure the surface is clean and dry before painting and use proper floor paint it works very well, make scleaing alot easier and its a lot cleaner.

[Dawn B 212]

Quarry tiles would be better, they are not expensive either and dry quickly.

[Tarmac 1]

Yep thats right, wouldn't bother with the floor paint, waste of time and money,Hard wearing red Quarry tiles are the best thing possible. when wet there are not slippy, very hard wearing and dry quickly.

[gogogadget 1]

thanks for the advice,i'll be getting my hands on some paint free of charge at the end of this week so just thought id ask.another reason i thought of doing it was to keep the dust down on the inside part of my run, has anyone tried waterproof sealent for masonry?

Edited July 28, 2008 by gogogadget

[Guest blackntan]

Like anything the preparation is the key to the end result if you use any old paint on a floor it will debond and peel off , if it is newly poured concrete do not paint till it has fully cured, soak it with clean fresh water a couple of times a day for at least 48 hours, this will cure it , next if you still want to paint it and you can get a power washer, power wash the concrete, let dry , the choice of floor paint is vast , ask you local building supply for a primer suterble for concrete and one that is compatible with the floor paint if done properly it will last for a long time no matter how much piss goes on it, if you do the prep and get the write coating that is , sealers are the same be careful which one you apply do not apply a brick sealer as most of them go slippy when wet , go for a concrete sealer again ask your bulders yard, same prep as for the paint , as in every thing you only get what you pay for, if you concrete is sound and has a good finish just leave it and get a good disinfectant , jays fluid or blacks,

Edited July 29, 2008 by blackntan

[gogogadget 1]

Like anything the preparation is the key to the end result if you use any old paint on a floor it will debond and peel off , if it is newly poured concrete do not paint till it has fully cured, soak it with clean fresh water a couple of times a day for at least 48 hours, this will cure it , next if you still want to paint it and you can get a power washer, power wash the concrete, let dry , the choice of floor paint is vast , ask you local building supply for a primer suterble for concrete and one that is compatible with the floor paint if done properly it will last for a long time no matter how much piss goes on it, if you do the prep and get the write coating that is , sealers are the same be careful which one you apply do not apply a brick sealer as most of them go slippy when wet , go for a concrete sealer again ask your bulders yard, same prep as for the paint , as in every thing you only get what you pay for, if you concrete is sound and has a good finish just leave it and get a good disinfectant , jays fluid or blacks,

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