Waterproof a garage pit

[jamphi24]

Hi
I have an old garage (house 1930's) with a concrete floor and inspection pit, the inspection pit seems fairly damp. I am looking to waterproof and the garage floor so I can store things in there without ruining them. Can anyone suggest a suitable solution to waterproof it with, would waterproof PVA work, or someone suggested there is a Vandex solution you can buy for £20-£30, but I can't seem to find it? Can anyone suggest anything else?
Not looking to spend much if poss.
Appreciate the help.
Thanks

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

pva is no good for proper waterproofing, vandex bb75 may be suitable but you won't get that for £30 and even then it's not an ideal product for DIYing, it's mixing, wall prepping and application must be absolutely meticulous or it will falil and in anycase it may fail even then depending on the pressure. If £30 is your budget you may as well forget it.

 

[mattylad]

Spend £30 on big plastic boxes.

Still wont stop damp creeping into your stuff though.

 

[jamphi24]

I can spend more potentially would just prefer not to! But something DIY is preferred, is there not some form of sealer I can just paint on? Thanks for help.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

For your budget all you can do is paint some Black Jack on. It will fail though if the pressure is anything other than tiny.

 

[noseall]

is there not some form of sealer I can just paint on?

If you do find a paint on solution - and it works, be sure to let us all know.