Wooden Fish Room Floor

[Cincy Ranchu]

All,

Just completing a new back yard storage barn. One half is uninsulated and for my pump, UV, and bead filter + tools. The other 1/2 is a fish /plant room complete with five south facing windows and a fan and is fully insulated and has power. After a paint job this weekend, we are planning on adding tanks. Floor is 3/4" ploywood, then 2"foamboard and then 3/4" exteriro plywood. My question is how to better protect the wood floor from water damage. I ahve treated with Thompson water seal but I feel that some other water proofing material may be beter. I have looked at masonary water proofing materials for basements, but the instructions say nothing about applying to wood.

Pictures this weekend.

Any ideas?:youtellme::exact::youtellme:

THX GH

[marlin08]

The last time we had to put water sealant on a deck and dock, I got a Consumer Reports Buyers Guide and looked up their wood water sealant tests to try to find one that would really work and last. Thompson's, as I remember, despite all the advertising, did not perform that great after a few years of water exposure, in their tests .
This has been 5-6 years back and I don't remember what we went with but any bookstore would have a CR Buyers Guide. I've had really good luck over the years buying products they recommend when I don't know a whole lot about what brand of something performs the best.

[mikroll]

My question is how to better protect the wood floor from water damage. I ahve treated with Thompson water seal but I feel that some other water proofing material may be beter. I have looked at masonary water proofing materials for basements, but the instructions say nothing about applying to wood.

Pictures this weekend.

Any ideas?:youtellme::exact::youtellme:

THX GH

interesting question... but knowing you would be working with damp why did you make a wood floor and not one of concrete, sand and tile with a center trough grill and drains?

[bekko]

How about a piece of EPDM roofing underlayment. Same as pond liner. Turn the edges up about three inches and faster to the wall with baten. On top of that, put some of that rubber floor matting in the places where you are always walking. You can add a bulkhead and a floor drain.

Or, just paint the heck out of it and try not to spill too much water. Since you can only paint the upper surface of the sandwich it doesn't much matter what you use.

-steve

[Cincy Ranchu]

interesting question... but knowing you would be working with damp why did you make a wood floor and not one of concrete, sand and tile with a center trough grill and drains?

Good question, concrete would have resulted in a building permit and higher property taxes.

[Cincy Ranchu]

How about a piece of EPDM roofing underlayment. Same as pond liner. Turn the edges up about three inches and faster to the wall with baten. On top of that, put some of that rubber floor matting in the places where you are always walking. You can add a bulkhead and a floor drain.

Or, just paint the heck out of it and try not to spill too much water. Since you can only paint the upper surface of the sandwich it doesn't much matter what you use.

-steve

My alternate plan is 60 mil Land Fill liner, about 10 X the cost of rubber roofing, but I can get some free scraps

[thomasn]

epoxy resin is a good floor sealer

[VeiltailGuy]

I agree with Steve, EPDM seem to be the best option, just make sure u turn up edges and fasten to wall somehow, maybe with some sort of cheap trim

[Ichthius]

My alternate plan is 60 mil Land Fill liner, about 10 X the cost of rubber roofing, but I can get some free scraps

The hdpe would be a better floor than the epdm. Might need a bit of sand for slippage. Another good thing about hdpe is you can heat weld any punctures closed. Free is good too.

[Cincy Ranchu]

The HDPE comes in texture, so I will try this the 16th after I secure a piece, where have you been David?

[Ichthius]

Rome for the zebrafish meeting, Portland for the gf show and installing zf systems at a university. July was a blur and august is already going out of focus... But the zf room only needs a few finishing touches. It has a 38 amp heater and a really cool carbon filter that automatically back washes for a full flow through system used for disease research.

Congrats on the new room. What about using the plastic wood decking for the floor. Any pictures?

[dragon eye]

Gary, I can't wait till next month get together to see where you put this !!!!!!!!!! There wasn't any room left in your yard that didn't have fish troughs. Must be real creative with the space there.

My wife is complaining because I want to put down two more 4x4 pools in the basement. I don't think this is an unreasonable do you?


Don

[harzan]

Well I have ply board on my roof with no "roofing material" like roll out or shingles, but have a paint on or roller on material that is flexible and lasts. It is a local product call white lava. Shipping may be high, but you can get some specs or just call a roofing supplier to get advice on roof coatings...

I walk on it everyday as I have my plastic ponds on it above my storage area.