Hey guys,
So I just pulled some crappy lino up from the floor of my "gun room" in the basement. This stuff was ugly.... like almost burn down the house ugly. It used to be setup as a kitchen/living room for like a mother-in-law apartment in the basement according to the neighbors.
So anyhow, I am still tearing out lino. Looks like the assholes used liquid nails under a big part where it wouldn't stick how they wanted or something so I'm having to use a torch to heat and scrape.... and heat.. and scrape...
So with that as a preface, I kind of want to epoxy the floor once I'm done. I'd like it to be a storage/gun room, but I'd like it to look good too without breaking the bank. The wife is going to be out of town for a few days, and I've heard this stuff stinks so I'd like to get it done while she's gone. The floor seems pretty even (but haven't really "tested" it) except near the center where there is an oblong and fairly serious dip into the floor drain. Looks like the drain itself is on a slope of the dip so is crooked.
So, two things:
Any suggestions on what type of epoxy to use on the floors? Should I put poly on top?
Should I level the floor first, and if so how would I go about leveling this drain?!
Lemme see if I can get a good pic with the phone so y'all can see what I'm talking about.
ETA: Added a few pics so you guys can see what I'm talkin about