Garage flooring
Discussion
When I spoke to them, they didn't recommend 500/5 for garage use (contrary to what it says on the website). I've got the textured finish on 500/7 currently, but don't like it as much as the disc finish we had in the old house. As I mentioned previously in this thread, it's worth calling them rather than ordering from the website as they will negotiate on price.
outnumbered said:
When I spoke to them, they didn't recommend 500/5 for garage use (contrary to what it says on the website). I've got the textured finish on 500/7 currently, but don't like it as much as the disc finish we had in the old house. As I mentioned previously in this thread, it's worth calling them rather than ordering from the website as they will negotiate on price.
I will, your earlier post was very helpful and informative thank you.Slight snag - I had planned to do the floor red, with light grey and black chequered "rectangles" under where each car stands. However, having measured it out tonight it won't work with full tiles. I.e if I set out the centre bay correctly, the left and right bays will be out if I use full 500mm tiles between the rectangles.
The only ways I can see of doing it are to consider each bay independently, cut the tiles and butt them. This sort of defeats the point of an interlocking system. Or, I forget about the rectangles and do the whole floor in black and grey with a red border all the way round.
Or I just do the whole bloody lot one / two colours.
Has anyone worked through this one before?
Smiler1 said:
Then went for the Swiss Trax floor tile
Out of interest, what are you using as an underlay here? When I laid my Ecotiles I laid straight onto bare concrete, but i'll soon be picking them all up and moving to a new house so would be good to know if there's anything useful to add some extra insulation?
minivanman said:
I'd go all one colour for ease. I find the ones with fancy patterns look a bit fussy for my liking. Its only a floor!
I won't invite you round my garage then.But seriously, it's not just about being pretty. Our garage floor gets quite messy due to our rural location and a pattern will hide it a bit.
Hi, just got a house with a single garage, my landy would never fit in there so it doubles more as a workshop. It has a dirt and stoney floor, whats the best method of getting something solid down. Is it worth building a wooden frame and overlaying with something or going for the full on concrete pour?
Probably going to get flamed for this, but the quickest way is to sweep it and then paint it with a two pack epoxy paint. A coat of undercoat, two of top coat and jobs done.
Go back a few pages and i did a write up on my experience.
The rest of the gang will say plastic tiles, but I found painting cheaper (only slightly though).
Go back a few pages and i did a write up on my experience.
The rest of the gang will say plastic tiles, but I found painting cheaper (only slightly though).
I don’t have any experience in purchasing such rolls. But if I have any requirements then I used to assign such flooring tasks to the flooring contractors from Mississauga. They do provide the( http://www.epoxytoronto.com/products-services/epox... ) epoxy resin flooring services </a>as well. I recommend the same for you as well
barchetta_boy said:
Fantastic thread guys, I'm currently at this stage
and leaning towards plastic floor tiles over epoxy for quietness and warmth. When you're working on a 1979 Porsche 928 you need all the help you can get!
Sorry but that garage wont be big enough for you................looks fantastic though and leaning towards plastic floor tiles over epoxy for quietness and warmth. When you're working on a 1979 Porsche 928 you need all the help you can get!
I extended their "standard dimensions" half 0.5m each way, so it's 6m wide and 5.5m deep. The house is listed so full planning permission was required. I did all the work on the application myself and still can't quite believe we got it!
There's not really any room for anything bigger but I will be very happy to just have this!
There's not really any room for anything bigger but I will be very happy to just have this!
Looking into my garage now! Gotta be sweep clean easy and able to handle a good pressure washer now and then. Only used for storing 2 cars and my DIY kit so nothing too fancy.
More then likely going to paint it for £100, and regal paints look to do a one cost, 20litres for £60 which gives some patching up spare.
Interested on how others with the paint have been getting on!
More then likely going to paint it for £100, and regal paints look to do a one cost, 20litres for £60 which gives some patching up spare.
Interested on how others with the paint have been getting on!
Andehh said:
Looking into my garage now! Gotta be sweep clean easy and able to handle a good pressure washer now and then. Only used for storing 2 cars and my DIY kit so nothing too fancy.
More then likely going to paint it for £100, and regal paints look to do a one cost, 20litres for £60 which gives some patching up spare.
Interested on how others with the paint have been getting on!
I have the expoxy resin paint on my other garage/workshop floor. Probably did 2 x 2.5L tins for a 16 x 12ft area 2 coats. Looks great so far a few months on, easy to clean. this is more general use than a car going in/out every day though. Its obviously cold underfoot if you are working in there, compared with plastic tiles which add some insulation on the concreteMore then likely going to paint it for £100, and regal paints look to do a one cost, 20litres for £60 which gives some patching up spare.
Interested on how others with the paint have been getting on!
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