melev

DensArmor has fiberglass matting on it... Lowes does sell it, but it might be a special order in your area. Whatever the case, it's not a lot of sheets. Regarding the walls...I did the PVC base trim siliconed to the floor and there are downsides:

1. Silicone does not stand up well to a variety of conditions and doesn't stick well to concrete.
2. When you have to pull it out (like I did), WHOA MOMMA! It will take half your wall with it.

I would say, much better than nothing, but ultimately, wrapping vinyl up the wall is the BEST way to keep from damaging your walls. Also regarding concrete, I know you know a lot about the topic, but I still had issues. Even though I used several "coats" of sealer, the saltwater still ate the floor. My concrete wasn't the best so that was an added problem. If you leave it bare concrete, the only sealing system I could recommend is from Tennant. I used Eco-Hard-N-Sealer after I took down my tank. This is a Zero VOC product that is simply amazing. Very easy to apply, water cleanup, and keeps the chalk down. 1 x 5 gal. bucket would be more than enough for your tank room.

Food for thought...

Sisterlimonpot - Because of the intersection of lumber that you see in the third picture above. It wouldn't work at all. I'm trying to find a spot that when you come up, you have some headroom to get over to whatever needs doing. I've been in the attic many times, as have various companies, so I know access is important. Maybe once I have the ceiling down, I'll see something doable.

Lyfey - I just pulled out the rickety pull down attic stair in three or four pieces. The biggest chunk, when it hit the ground, sounded like a giant rat trap.

Trido - the sheetrock will be off the concrete for that very reason. Green or white, I'll decide later.

Originally Posted by Trido

Wow!! Alot of chatter on a sheetrock celing............I fully understand budget restaints but I'd recommend tearing the old sheetrock down regardless of how you deal with the insulation. Taping and mudding new joints is far easier than patching five holes and having it turn out nice. A bit more work but that ceiling is a mess. Blown in insulation is quite common now days and 18" is about equivelant to an R-30 bat. Two bundle of new R-30 should be about all you need to redo the ceiling. You can broom the insulation aside and respread it but it'll be a nasty job. either way, I'm sure it'll turn out real nice for a tank room. It is a utilty room afterall, there won't (shouldn't) be a TV and recliner itn it.

Oh, BTW. I personally wouldnt use green board in there. A nice primer and two coats of a quality satin paint along with a nice quiet 110+ CFM bath fan should be all of the protection you need for the life of those walls. At a minimum hold the sheetrock an inch off the concrete so your spills dont directly contact it, or some PVC base trim siliconed to the floor. I can take a garden hose to rinse out my tank room when needed.

Nice to see you on the board here Jonathan.

Inexpensive vct tile would work seal it wax it forget it.. i would work for free :P only did flor work for 6 years lol.. so glue vinly wall base would look like a horsepistol hall muhahah

VCT would be fine if the floor was smooth. I do like the "work for free part" - hehe

Originally Posted by melev

VCT would be fine if the floor was smooth. I do like the "work for free part" - hehe

ahh they make a floating self leveling floor patch for next to noting mix it up run a 16" trial over it and set and forget sand and spread glue and run... :P

Don't joke about that. I'm seriously considering it!