Garage flooring

[Chris Type R]

I've started tiling mine - much much rougher starting point than yours.

[bogie]

Craikeybaby said:

I am finally getting round to sorting out the floor in my garage, after having it built in 2014. I'm fed up of a dusty, cold concrete floor.

You may not be able to see from the photo, but the floor is just rough concrete, it hasn't been smoothed/ground away etc. So I think that plastic/pvc floor tiles, that I can lay over the top of the concrete are going to be the best bet.

https://www.dynotile.co.uk are my local place for these, but had a bit of a shock when I got an estimate for £650! I was hoping to keep it under £500.

After a bit of research on this thread I found a few other cheaper options, including klikfloor's recycled tiles at £400 and Duramat - which comes in at just under £300 if I go for one of their garage packs, then add a few more tiles. There are a few other places that sell very similar looking tiles to the Duramat ones, but they are more expensive.

Has anyone got any experience of the Duramat tiles? Or even any of the similar 500mm x 500mm x 12mm recycled PVC tiles that are available?

Is it worth paying double for the dyno tile ones? Or even slightly more for the klikfloor ones?

Ive had the dynotile about 6 years now, very good, if a bit pricey. Was about £600 for a 10ft x 18ft garage. There were not so many options at that time. Now it appears the garage floor market has much more choice available. Looking at those Duramat they look plenty good enough for the price. You could ask for a sample and compare to Dynomat. The Dynomat are more plasticky than rubbery. In hindsight I would have put very thin foam underlay underneath to stop the "tap tap" sound as you walk on them. Duramat appear more rubber like so may not suffer from that.

[33q]

I'm about to buy these https://www.technix-rubber.com/pennylok

I saw them at the Classic Restoration show a couple of weeks ago and they seemed to be pretty good.

I have an offer code knocking 39% off so not a bad price either.

I need about 180 plus edges so I'm looking at about £700 for my 2 large adjacent single garages

[Craikeybaby]

outnumbered said:

I got samples before buying my flooring (ecotile), and ones made of the recycled material looked pretty crap compared to the fresh stuff. Ecotile quite often seem to have "end of range" offers if you call them.

Thanks for the tip! I’ll give them a call, did you go for the 7mm ones? The klikfloor ones seem to be somehow linked to eco tile.

Before I built my garage I got various samples, and the recycled ones didn’t look as good, they were also a lot thicker. However at half the price I think I can live with the slightly mottled finish. It may even show dirt up less…

Chris Type R said:

I've started tiling mine - much much rougher starting point than yours.

With ceramic tiles? Or plastic tiles? I’m not sure this is our forever home, so was planning on going for something that I could take with me if/when we move.

bogie said:

Ive had the dynotile about 6 years now, very good, if a bit pricey. Was about £600 for a 10ft x 18ft garage. There were not so many options at that time. Now it appears the garage floor market has much more choice available. Looking at those Duramat they look plenty good enough for the price. You could ask for a sample and compare to Dynomat. The Dynomat are more plasticky than rubbery. In hindsight I would have put very thin foam underlay underneath to stop the "tap tap" sound as you walk on them. Duramat appear more rubber like so may not suffer from that.

They were my first choice, especially as they are just down the road. I like that the tiles overlap vertically too, which I can see as being a benefit with any liquids on it.

[Chris Type R]

Craikeybaby said:

Chris Type R said:

I've started tiling mine - much much rougher starting point than yours.

With ceramic tiles? Or plastic tiles? I’m not sure this is our forever home, so was planning on going for something that I could take with me if/when we move.

Porcelain commercial tiles. These ones ... https://www.directtilewarehouse.com/dotti-anti-sli...

I think that they might have been mentioned already on this thread. Definitely on this one - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Materials cost was roughly £400 (including levelling compound) for a 3.1m x 5.5m garage - fitting myself (to a DIY level) which is saving a chunk of money.

I did consider rubber flooring, but if/when we moved I doubt that I'd be arsed enough to explain to buyers that the flooring wasn't included/lifting & moving it/finding out the new garage was different proportions and then having to mix or buy additional flooring.

PS, I'm using this as an exercise to practice/improve my tiling skills.

Edited by Chris Type R on Friday 13th April 09:27

[pete]

I've just done a 5 x 7m double garage in Duramat PVC tiles. Total cost was around £600 for a mixture of black and light grey tiles (I couldn't resist going with a chessboard pattern!), and fitting was a doddle. The massive advantage for me was not having to empty the garage in one go, which I'd have had to do to lay epoxy or to level the floor for porcelain tiles. All in, it took less than a day's work, including shuffling cabinets and other assorted crap around as I tiled, and including cutting tiles with a jigsaw for two of the four walls.

[Chris Type R]

pete said:

IThe massive advantage for me was not having to empty the garage in one go, which I'd have had to do to lay epoxy or to level the floor for porcelain tiles.

That's a major pita - my garage has been disgorged onto shelves, the entrance, a skip and my office. Amazing how much stuff finds its way into there and how awkward it is to work around.

I'm considering buying a couple of wheeled tool cabinets as a 'reward' when it's all done.

[bogie]

Another thing to consider is keeping them clean. I went with black and grey, some checker design. They always seem to look dusty. Vac up every 4-6 weeks and mop a couple of times a year, but they never really look clean.

In hindsight I would probably have gone all grey colour...not black

[fastbikes76]

Craikeybaby said:

Thanks for the tip! I’ll give them a call, did you go for the 7mm ones? The klikfloor ones seem to be somehow linked to eco tile.

Yes, I bought via Kilkfloor and Ecotiles were delivered. Also all correspondence was from Ecotile.

I got the 7mm ones and am extremely happy with them. I do get slight impressions from the tyres as my car stands dead still from Oct to April. Apart from that they are super hard wearing and a quick sweep or hoover does the job. I got mine off eBay and were end of line ... paid £190 delivered for 19sm !!!

[Harpoon]

pete said:

I've just done a 5 x 7m double garage in Duramat PVC tiles. Total cost was around £600 for a mixture of black and light grey tiles (I couldn't resist going with a chessboard pattern!), and fitting was a doddle. The massive advantage for me was not having to empty the garage in one go, which I'd have had to do to lay epoxy or to level the floor for porcelain tiles. All in, it took less than a day's work, including shuffling cabinets and other assorted crap around as I tiled, and including cutting tiles with a jigsaw for two of the four walls.

Could you cut the Duramat (or similar) tiles? I've got a couple of ground anchors towards one corner of my mancave I'd need to accommodate.

[kambites]

Harpoon said:

Could you cut the Duramat (or similar) tiles? I've got a couple of ground anchors towards one corner of my mancave I'd need to accommodate.

Yes, they're made of thinish PVC. Almost any type of saw will easily get through them; you can cut them with a Stanley knife if you're determined enough.

[Craikeybaby]

33q said:

I'm about to buy these https://www.technix-rubber.com/pennylok

I saw them at the Classic Restoration show a couple of weeks ago and they seemed to be pretty good.

I have an offer code knocking 39% off so not a bad price either.

I need about 180 plus edges so I'm looking at about £700 for my 2 large adjacent single garages

Nice, I hadn't come across those.

Chris Type R said:

Porcelain commercial tiles. These ones ... https://www.directtilewarehouse.com/dotti-anti-sli...

I think that they might have been mentioned already on this thread. Definitely on this one - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Materials cost was roughly £400 (including levelling compound) for a 3.1m x 5.5m garage - fitting myself (to a DIY level) which is saving a chunk of money.

I did consider rubber flooring, but if/when we moved I doubt that I'd be arsed enough to explain to buyers that the flooring wasn't included/lifting & moving it/finding out the new garage was different proportions and then having to mix or buy additional flooring.

PS, I'm using this as an exercise to practice/improve my tiling skills.

Edited by Chris Type R on Friday 13th April 09:27

I think that would be beyond my DIY skills level. I'm sure it will look awesome though.

pete said:

I've just done a 5 x 7m double garage in Duramat PVC tiles. Total cost was around £600 for a mixture of black and light grey tiles (I couldn't resist going with a chessboard pattern!), and fitting was a doddle. The massive advantage for me was not having to empty the garage in one go, which I'd have had to do to lay epoxy or to level the floor for porcelain tiles. All in, it took less than a day's work, including shuffling cabinets and other assorted crap around as I tiled, and including cutting tiles with a jigsaw for two of the four walls.

Great to hear your feedback - have you got any photos? Not having to empty the garage is a key point for me - I've got a fairly full garage, but with the car out of the way I should be able to shuffle things around.

fastbikes76 said:

Yes, I bought via Kilkfloor and Ecotiles were delivered. Also all correspondence was from Ecotile.

I got the 7mm ones and am extremely happy with them. I do get slight impressions from the tyres as my car stands dead still from Oct to April. Apart from that they are super hard wearing and a quick sweep or hoover does the job. I got mine off eBay and were end of line ... paid £190 delivered for 19sm !!!

Thanks for the photos. How are they when they are wet? They look like they could be quite slippy.

[So]

fastbikes76 said:

Yes, I bought via Kilkfloor and Ecotiles were delivered. Also all correspondence was from Ecotile.

I got the 7mm ones and am extremely happy with them. I do get slight impressions from the tyres as my car stands dead still from Oct to April. Apart from that they are super hard wearing and a quick sweep or hoover does the job. I got mine off eBay and were end of line ... paid £190 delivered for 19sm !!!

A brick floor. Nice. But why has everything fallen over?

[RichB]

iPad? iPhone? or should that be roll on wall laughing as opposed to rofl!

Edited by RichB on Saturday 14th April 09:27

[fastbikes76]

Craikeybaby said:

Thanks for the photos. How are they when they are wet? They look like they could be quite slippy.

Yeah can be a bit slippery, but I dry my car before putting it away . Not overly slippery like you can’t walk on it though.

[fastbikes76]

So said:

A brick floor. Nice. But why has everything fallen over?

Plastic tiled floors are soooooo yesterday. It’s all about the brick floors now

[33q]

Well my proposed purchase did now t happen. Checkout reported the code had expired but it was in date

Dropped them a mail to see what they say

[RegMolehusband]

That Pennylock looks like an awful tile TBH. Look at the finish on it, and it looks like a low density material. I can almost guarantee that they will have a smell about them. You don't want to compromise with something that will be down on your garage floor for 20 years.

Have a look at these https://www.garagepride.co.uk/garage-flooring-tile...

[33q]

Thanks but they are over double the price. I'm pushing my budget on the Ines I chose. The tiles did look good at the show and they are me they take wheel turning etc

I will see what response I get on the phone tomorrow. My alternative is Duratile.

[dan_87]

I’ve just tidied up my single garage. Went for the 12 my thick black tiles from Duratile, and would highly recommend. They appear to be made from recycled materials (good if that’s your thing), cheap and very good quality. I laid over a 60’s concrete floor (undulating and a few divots), and the finish is top notch!

I’ll get some pictures up later....