Shop Floor?

[Bro. Noble]

My brother just had a building built for a wood shop.  The floor is 'advantech'.  What would you reccomend covering it with?

Thanks,  Noble

[Texas Ranger]

concrete?

[TeaW]

What is this advantech?

[ScottAR]

Avantech is an engineered wood product similar to OSB but
much more dense/heavy duty. Does the floor need to be
periodically replaced or stay there for the long haul?

[DouginUtah]

My brother just had a building built for a wood shop.  The floor is 'advantech'.  What would you reccomend covering it with?

Thanks,  Noble

Latex paint. Cream colored.

Or garage floor epoxy paint.

Then with woodworking equipment.  ;D

[Norm]

I used it in my house and put down a polyurethane floor finish on to seal it in until I put carpeting down. I only used one coat but I'll bet 3 would hold up for a long time. Best thing any scratches would just need a little recoat to hide them.

[Don_Papenburg]

Norm is on the right track .  I would cover it with another layer then varnish it  I like a thicker floor ,much more stable.

[scsmith42]

Advantech is good to use for a subfloor.  If it were me, I would install some type of hardwood or reclaimed pine floor over it.  There's nothing like a wood floor to add warmth to a woodshop.

Scott

[DanG]

As I understand it, Advantech makes a great floor for humans to walk on.  If he's going to be rolling heavy machines around on it, it may just be a good subfloor like SCSmith said.  If it were mine, I would consider if the machinery was going to be fixed or portable.  If fixed, I would just place the machines on 4/4 material and walk on the Advantech floor, but if portable, I would top it with a full 4/4 floor.  Does your Brother know anyone with a sawmill? ;D

[Raider Bill]

I used the same thing but a differnt manufacturer in my case it is I-Level. I've found that it is a bit bouncy as you can feel anyone walking across it. I hope to get the bounce out of it with a real wood floor like Scott mentioned.

[SamB]

I'll side with those who say cover it with wood. Advantech is an excellent choice for a sub floor more forgiving to moisture than OSB or plywood, but for additional strength and stability in a wood shop, IMO,  I'd go with ¾" T&G or 4/4 planks run perpendicular to the floor joists.

[IMERC]

My brother just had a building built for a wood shop.  The floor is 'advantech'.  What would you reccomend covering it with?

Thanks,  Noble

avantech doesn't like abuse...
but that aside..

oil base prime and then the decking paint of yur choice..

[Bro. Noble]

Thanks for the advice.  If I am asked my opinion,  I will pass along the options that you have presented.

[IMERC]

My brother just had a building built for a wood shop.  The floor is 'advantech'.  What would you reccomend covering it with?

Thanks,  Noble

something else...
the advantech is ruff enough despite the paint job to make sweeping up difficult..

[ksu_chainsaw]

This is my opinion on this- the thickness will determine how thick the top layer needs to be.

If he used a standard 3/4" panel, I would lay down rosin paper then cover with 1/2" BC T&G plywood, then cover with 1/8" rubber matting in the high traffic areas.

I used to work in a carpenter shop that had original concrete floors.  We nailed down 3" wide strips of 1/2" plywood every 12" then covered with 1/2" ply and then covered with the rubber mat- it came in rolls 4' wide by 50' long- it made a forgiving floor if you dropped sharpened tools or finished pieces on it- less damage ;D

If he is going to be using the floor a lot, the Advantech won't hold up that long, even though it has a 300 day guarantee- but with high traffic over several years, it can start to seperate and flake off.

Just my 2 cents.

Charles