Painted flooring

[Rewilding]

Boaters all,

 

I want to replace the tired, 90s laminate floor in the galley that still makes me tiptoe with bare-feet as if i'm in a youth hostel.

 

I know it's marine ply beneath, though thickness I'm unsure of. Obviously I could simply replace with new vinyl or laminate and problem solved.

 

But now i'm thinking about painting the floor instead. Since there's no insulation there to speak of anyway, I don't think it will be any colder than it is now, which doesn't bother me anyway. But is it okay to simply paint the marine ply? (with appropriate prep and paint of course).

 

Has anyone else got painted marine ply flooring?

 

Thanks,

Andrew

[Neil Smith]

No reason why not, you could even use non slip for safety.

 

Neil

[Robbo]

When painting the floor it's advisable to start opposite the door.

[WotEver]

When painting the floor it's advisable to start opposite the door.

Alternatively you could start furthest from the bed.

[koukouvagia]

I wasn't able to locate black and white lino with 4" diamonds so we painted the floor instead.

 

 

[boat fan]

 

 

I wasn't able to locate black and white lino with 4" diamonds so we painted the floor instead.

 

 

 

 

Clever , I like it !

 

 

 

 

But is it okay to simply paint the marine ply? (with appropriate prep and paint of course).

 

 

Absolutely.

Edited April 30, 2016 by boat fan

[mark99]

Our back cabin has floor marine ply painted with raddle red. Quite hard wearing. NB Wickes do a oil based gloss - it's very hard wearing as we used it on a step on the floor. As long as you leave it for a week to harden off.

[Rewilding]

Thanks all for the replies. I'm sold on the idea... Though, perhaps unconventionally, I'm thinking of using chalk paint and then lacquering it. We'll see how that goes.

[dave moore]

Chalk paint, despite all the claims for it, is unlikely to be durable on a floor. What lacquer are you thinking of?

 

Dave

[BMC problems]

Thanks all for the replies. I'm sold on the idea... Though, perhaps unconventionally, I'm thinking of using chalk paint and then lacquering it. We'll see how that goes.

 

floor paint works well on plywood.

[Rewilding]

Chalk paint, despite all the claims for it, is unlikely to be durable on a floor. What lacquer are you thinking of?

 

Dave

 

 

I am questioning durability, but with the right lacquer wear could be sufficiently limited? Do you have any recommendations?

 

 

 

floor paint works well on plywood.

 

Do you mean the stuff that is sold as being for concrete floors/garage paint?

[BMC problems]

yes