What a thought situation for you? Are you meaning an expoxy coating over the top of the existing slab? The cheapest floor covering will be sheet vinyl or base range carpet. Are you wanting something that will just get you your occupancy certificate or something lasting?

Yes epoxy over the slab. It's for the living, dining, kitchen area (and hallway). We need something to get us through OC and live in until we financially recover to be able to upgrade. That could be 5 years. Maybe less, maybe more.

You may face an issue with your existing slab not being suitable for a coating. It’s likely a bit rough and prob stained. It would have been poured and finished in anticipation of being fully covered. So it will most likely need grinding and maybe even patching. This adds to the labour cost. Is it a look you love or are you making the choice out of desperation? Are you planning on DIYing/family or need to use professionals for the lot?

Have you double checked with your OC issuer? You may be able to get away with bare concrete. I’d be considering giving the slab a good clean, sealing with a DIY concrete sealer (warts and all) and putting rugs over the top. What home style look are you after?

Desperation. If we can't cut costs we have to sell the house half done which I don't want to consider. Our original builder stopped word at the point we were paid most in advance. And now prices have gone up to complete and we don't have the money to complete to original spec. We need to go to the bare basics and just get it done. My emotions swing between angry and mad, to upset and give up to determined to get the house finished. We are in the HBCF process now and have about 4 - 6 weeks to get the price down. Joinery is back to basics, stone cut where we can and or gone to laminate, no landscaping, Kmart wardrobes, all tapware and door handles, the cheapest possible, curtains will be velcroed material. etc. etc. But flooring is a big cost so I am researching how to cut down that line item.

In that case, I’d check the basic requirement with your OC issuer and see if they’d accept bare concrete. The easiest and the most economical (which won’t waste future money) is to seal the concrete as is, and use rugs. The second cheapest would be sheet vinyl.

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