Originally Posted by
Laffs
You looked in to DryLok paint at all? Mybasement was extreme with efflorescence (powdery salt deposits) used their etching cleaner and then the Drylok latex epoxy paint and it's been great now 10 years later. For a 25x13 area I used 7 L of paint (2 cans) and 3.5L of cleaner. Was under $200 all in. Stuff smells to high hell so respirate and ventilate but once cured it's really nice. That plus some cheap foam tiles from crappy tire for high traffic areas makes a decent enough space.