HI All

Regular readers might remember the saga of the new
shed/workshop/STUDIO.......

Mr Shedman and the Irish Spring have connived to actually get a long
enough break in the clouds and successfully finish the torched-on felt
roofing - so now fitting out the interior can re-start.

The internal walls are being clad in 11mm OSB, finished with paint.
(We'll see how the final finish looks - there's always the option of
cladding the cladding with plasterboard, if necessary....)

The floor is t&g OSB, sitting on poly foam slabs - feels firm & warm.
Don't really want any additional floor covering - but need to do
something to 'seal' the surface of the OSB....

so - today's question is - can anybody recommend a suitable non-slip,
easily cleaned, hard-wearing finish to go on top of the OSB ?
Years ago I used something called Bourneseal on top of cork tiles -
but I'm guessing that there;s something better available nowadays...?

Generics or tradenames welcome........

TIA
Adrian

"Adrian" wrote in message
...
HI All

Regular readers might remember the saga of the new
shed/workshop/STUDIO.......

Mr Shedman and the Irish Spring have connived to actually get a long
enough break in the clouds and successfully finish the torched-on
felt
roofing - so now fitting out the interior can re-start.

The internal walls are being clad in 11mm OSB, finished with paint.
(We'll see how the final finish looks - there's always the option of
cladding the cladding with plasterboard, if necessary....)

The floor is t&g OSB, sitting on poly foam slabs - feels firm &
warm.
Don't really want any additional floor covering - but need to do
something to 'seal' the surface of the OSB....

so - today's question is - can anybody recommend a suitable
non-slip,
easily cleaned, hard-wearing finish to go on top of the OSB ?
Years ago I used something called Bourneseal on top of cork tiles -
but I'm guessing that there;s something better available
nowadays...?

Generics or tradenames welcome........

TIA
Adrian

My home workshops floors (1100 sq foot) are concrete overlain with
19mm osb which I have painted with Screwfix floorpaint. This has been
down several years and stood up to a lot of traffic and moving
machines of well over a ton at times. Occassional scuffs just get
overpainted. If you want it to be really non slip consider mixing in
dry sandpit sand, but I've never had a problem with slippery floors.

AWEM

Hi Andrew

On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:08:16 -0000, "Andrew Mawson"
wrote:


"Adrian" wrote in message
.. .
HI All

Regular readers might remember the saga of the new
shed/workshop/STUDIO.......

Mr Shedman and the Irish Spring have connived to actually get a long
enough break in the clouds and successfully finish the torched-on
felt
roofing - so now fitting out the interior can re-start.

The internal walls are being clad in 11mm OSB, finished with paint.
(We'll see how the final finish looks - there's always the option of
cladding the cladding with plasterboard, if necessary....)

The floor is t&g OSB, sitting on poly foam slabs - feels firm &
warm.
Don't really want any additional floor covering - but need to do
something to 'seal' the surface of the OSB....

so - today's question is - can anybody recommend a suitable
non-slip,
easily cleaned, hard-wearing finish to go on top of the OSB ?
Years ago I used something called Bourneseal on top of cork tiles -
but I'm guessing that there;s something better available
nowadays...?

Generics or tradenames welcome........

TIA
Adrian

My home workshops floors (1100 sq foot) are concrete overlain with
19mm osb which I have painted with Screwfix floorpaint. This has been
down several years and stood up to a lot of traffic and moving
machines of well over a ton at times. Occassional scuffs just get
overpainted. If you want it to be really non slip consider mixing in
dry sandpit sand, but I've never had a problem with slippery floors.

Thanks for the reply.
I was thinking more along the lines of some form of transparent 'seal'
- it's not going to get very hard wear / dirt etc - just to stop the
inevitable muddy footprints from getting ingrained into the timber...

Regards
Adrian

Andrew Mawson wrote:

My home workshops floors (1100 sq foot) are concrete overlain with 19mm
osb which I have painted with Screwfix floorpaint. This has been down
several years and stood up to a lot of traffic and moving machines of
well over a ton at times. Occassional scuffs just get overpainted. If
you want it to be really non slip consider mixing in dry sandpit sand,
but I've never had a problem with slippery floors.

The Screwfix floor paint is hard-wearing and good VFM, but be careful -
on smooth surfaces it can dry to a very slippery finish. My workshop
floor is chipboard, and the first time I stepped in with wet boots was
damn nearly my last.

A workshop is no place for a slippery floor, so do plan to mix some
fine, dry, sieved sand into the final coat. It is quite slow drying, so
give it more than one day between coats, followed by a whole week to
fully harden.


--
Ian White

Adrian wrote:
so - today's question is - can anybody recommend a suitable non-slip,
easily cleaned, hard-wearing finish to go on top of the OSB ?
Years ago I used something called Bourneseal on top of cork tiles -
but I'm guessing that there;s something better available nowadays...?

Bourne Seal is still around and very good it is too. It's an Oleo Resinous
seal, Bourne Seal is the best known brand name. Be ideal for OSB as it
sinks into timber rather than forming a surface coating. Easy to recoat
wear patches as well.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

Adrian wrote:
Hi Andrew

On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:08:16 -0000, "Andrew Mawson"
wrote:

"Adrian" wrote in message
...
HI All

Regular readers might remember the saga of the new
shed/workshop/STUDIO.......

Mr Shedman and the Irish Spring have connived to actually get a long
enough break in the clouds and successfully finish the torched-on
felt
roofing - so now fitting out the interior can re-start.

The internal walls are being clad in 11mm OSB, finished with paint.
(We'll see how the final finish looks - there's always the option of
cladding the cladding with plasterboard, if necessary....)

The floor is t&g OSB, sitting on poly foam slabs - feels firm &
warm.
Don't really want any additional floor covering - but need to do
something to 'seal' the surface of the OSB....

so - today's question is - can anybody recommend a suitable
non-slip,
easily cleaned, hard-wearing finish to go on top of the OSB ?
Years ago I used something called Bourneseal on top of cork tiles -
but I'm guessing that there;s something better available
nowadays...?
Generics or tradenames welcome........

TIA
Adrian
My home workshops floors (1100 sq foot) are concrete overlain with
19mm osb which I have painted with Screwfix floorpaint. This has been
down several years and stood up to a lot of traffic and moving
machines of well over a ton at times. Occassional scuffs just get
overpainted. If you want it to be really non slip consider mixing in
dry sandpit sand, but I've never had a problem with slippery floors.

Thanks for the reply.
I was thinking more along the lines of some form of transparent 'seal'
- it's not going to get very hard wear / dirt etc - just to stop the
inevitable muddy footprints from getting ingrained into the timber...

Regards
Adrian


http://www.rustins.co.uk/product.htm?chgprod=PCF

HI Stuart

On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:22:38 GMT, Stuart Noble
wrote:

Adrian wrote:
Hi Andrew

On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:08:16 -0000, "Andrew Mawson"
wrote:

"Adrian" wrote in message
...
HI All

Regular readers might remember the saga of the new
shed/workshop/STUDIO.......

Mr Shedman and the Irish Spring have connived to actually get a long
enough break in the clouds and successfully finish the torched-on
felt
roofing - so now fitting out the interior can re-start.

The internal walls are being clad in 11mm OSB, finished with paint.
(We'll see how the final finish looks - there's always the option of
cladding the cladding with plasterboard, if necessary....)

The floor is t&g OSB, sitting on poly foam slabs - feels firm &
warm.
Don't really want any additional floor covering - but need to do
something to 'seal' the surface of the OSB....

so - today's question is - can anybody recommend a suitable
non-slip,
easily cleaned, hard-wearing finish to go on top of the OSB ?
Years ago I used something called Bourneseal on top of cork tiles -
but I'm guessing that there;s something better available
nowadays...?
Generics or tradenames welcome........

TIA
Adrian
My home workshops floors (1100 sq foot) are concrete overlain with
19mm osb which I have painted with Screwfix floorpaint. This has been
down several years and stood up to a lot of traffic and moving
machines of well over a ton at times. Occassional scuffs just get
overpainted. If you want it to be really non slip consider mixing in
dry sandpit sand, but I've never had a problem with slippery floors.

Thanks for the reply.
I was thinking more along the lines of some form of transparent 'seal'
- it's not going to get very hard wear / dirt etc - just to stop the
inevitable muddy footprints from getting ingrained into the timber...

Regards
Adrian


http://www.rustins.co.uk/product.htm?chgprod=PCF

Thanks for the link.
Think I used some of this stuff on an oak block floor a couple of
houses ago - seriously 'heady' smell from the stuff - but it did go
off like rock !

It's a possibility....

Adrian

HI Ian

On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:56:38 +0000, Ian White
wrote:

Andrew Mawson wrote:

My home workshops floors (1100 sq foot) are concrete overlain with 19mm
osb which I have painted with Screwfix floorpaint. This has been down
several years and stood up to a lot of traffic and moving machines of
well over a ton at times. Occassional scuffs just get overpainted. If
you want it to be really non slip consider mixing in dry sandpit sand,
but I've never had a problem with slippery floors.

The Screwfix floor paint is hard-wearing and good VFM, but be careful -
on smooth surfaces it can dry to a very slippery finish. My workshop
floor is chipboard, and the first time I stepped in with wet boots was
damn nearly my last.

Ah - not what I was wanting.....

Don't really want a 'slip hazard' when handling sheets of glass -
or even stuff straight out of the kiln....

A workshop is no place for a slippery floor, so do plan to mix some
fine, dry, sieved sand into the final coat. It is quite slow drying, so
give it more than one day between coats, followed by a whole week to
fully harden.

Hmm - don't want to wait that long !
(Impatient - me ?? g)

Thanks for the warning...

A neighbour up the road used some of the Screwfix stuff, left it a
week to go off, and then parked a car on it...

Overnight he ended up with four little concrete 'typeprints' where the
pressure of the tyres had lifted off the paint. Not a happy bunny !

Think something lower-tech might be the solution

Thanks
Adrian

Hi Dave
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:14:44 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Adrian wrote:
so - today's question is - can anybody recommend a suitable non-slip,
easily cleaned, hard-wearing finish to go on top of the OSB ?
Years ago I used something called Bourneseal on top of cork tiles -
but I'm guessing that there;s something better available nowadays...?

Bourne Seal is still around and very good it is too. It's an Oleo Resinous
seal, Bourne Seal is the best known brand name. Be ideal for OSB as it
sinks into timber rather than forming a surface coating. Easy to recoat
wear patches as well.

Ah - that's interesting....

So if I get 'blank looks' over here from the local Builders Providers
...... it's the oloeoresinous bit that I need to look for...

Thanks
Adrian

On 2007-03-15 14:01:47 +0000, Adrian said:


A neighbour up the road used some of the Screwfix stuff, left it a
week to go off, and then parked a car on it...

Overnight he ended up with four little concrete 'typeprints' where the
pressure of the tyres had lifted off the paint. Not a happy bunny !

Think something lower-tech might be the solution


Similar concept but different product...

I built a ramp for the garden for my father to be able to navigate
either an electric buggy or walk himself up the height of a couple of
steps. Slopes are easier for him than steps and the point was to be
able to do either
unaided apart from a stick etc.

Criteria were that the finish should be quite hard wearing, weather
resistant and have little or no risk of slipping as well as having a
reasonable appearance.

I used some non-slip deck coating obtained from Screwfix. (45907)
This is a quite heavy grade of varnish, not too glossy. It darkened
the wood a little.

It's lasted outside for three years and still looks as good as the
first day. There's no slippage but it doesn't appear rough to the eye
either.

The Medway Handyman wrote:

Adrian wrote:

so - today's question is - can anybody recommend a suitable non-slip,
easily cleaned, hard-wearing finish to go on top of the OSB ?
Years ago I used something called Bourneseal on top of cork tiles -
but I'm guessing that there;s something better available nowadays...?


Bourne Seal is still around and very good it is too. It's an Oleo Resinous
seal, Bourne Seal is the best known brand name. Be ideal for OSB as it
sinks into timber rather than forming a surface coating. Easy to recoat
wear patches as well.


Still alive and well and in use - you could try a caretaking/cleaning
supplies firm - expect to pay GBP 25 or so for 5L. When I use it in
schools and church halls it is then sealed with a polish such as a
Johnson Careferr metallised Polish which protects the Bourne Seal and
when worn is easier and cheaper to re-coat (applied with a mop)
Although called a polish it is not slippery when wet.

Malcolm