Got the mallet - great fun - only opened a few boxes and ....



Full clean and all the cuts/skirting at the weekend if time permits.

I'm hoping this thread isn't dead by now, or ancient history.
I went the Mototile route based on my own research and on the reviews on this thread.
On Saturday, I laid the tiles in my double garage. The floor is level concrete with an old paint finish. I fitted Mototile ramping at the entrance and left a quarter inch gap at the edges.
Next morning: Disaster.
I reversed the Aston out and on very gentle lock, the tiles lifted, spun and were displaced.
The car had been parked with cold tyres and the lock I used was much less than I normally use when 2 cars are in the garage.
So, on Sunday, I re-laid the tiles on top of that 1mm insulation mentioned earlier in the thread, thinking that the tiles were slipping on the old matt paint finish. Same problem.
The interlocking mechanism of the tiles appears weak to me and I refuse to bond the tiles down, so don't really know where I go next.
Has anyone else had similar issues?
Cheers.

Thanks for the real world warning! I will stick with my green painted floor.

What does the supplier say?

Was thinking of going down this route too so will see your result before going any further.

That's not good! I've had mototile down for nine months hard use in all weathers and no movement at all.



Only issue I've had is that when they get in direct sunshine, they rise a little along the joins which isn't ideal but mostly they drop back when they cool. To be fair, Mototile warned me of that when I bought but I assumed it would only happen on really hot days when in fact it seems to happen in any sunlight. Anyway at the price, I think they're unbeatable.

Can't think why yours would be tearing apart when you turn the wheels? All the joints in the picture look a little dodgy - are they hammered down flush when you leave them? Perhaps it's a bad batch

Have you considered polishing the concrete? I saw it on this thread and it looks great imo.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=17&...

I like the polished concrete but I had a pretty uneven concrete raft laid for the garage (and wasn't aware of it!). I had tried paint but that could not cover the defects in the surface and flaked a lot which meant is looked even more untidy and paint flakes went everywhere.

As can be seen from the above I too went for the tile option and have had the Mototiles down now since April and not one has moved (see below). Now I don't really turn in the garage as it's more of a drive in/reverse out system. However they are well locked together when they have been hit a few times with the rubber mallet. I did damage a few when I originally laid the floor by hitting them before they were aligned. Only change since the above photo is a piece of chequer plate under the engine and the downpipes/cats as after a long run they provided enough heat that they could temporarily deform the tiles.

However got to agree that the joins don't look very good in the photo so assume something is not right - hopefully a bad batch and they will replace.

As I mentioned to Ordy they have great customer service - just call and ask to speak to Paul. He sorted the chequer plate for me.

I think you have to decide how much abuse your tiles are going to take before committing - We have used all sorts of temporary floor covers when racing (laid on tarmac) and the best is a good hard plastic interlocking tile such as this (don't buy the cheaper "string vest" style) - they are not cheap but they stand an awful lot of abuse - the only failings are the breaking of lugs due to constant breaking down and rebuilding of pit floors (not a problem for a once only fitting)- the big advantage over soft tiles for the domestic user is the fact that you can use a jack on them with no damage, reasonably chemical resistant and they will "breathe" if your original floor is damp.
If you go to the Auto Sport Show this month at the NEC there are usually a few manufacturers/suppliers and maybe some offers.....

I used the MotoFloor Tile from Costco.... Been down now for about 5 years.... Apart from the white ones getting dirty they've been spot on

I laid mine on top of that weed suppressing stuff you get on a roll from garden centres..

No.... I needed someone whom could actually help. ... Took me and the Mrs 2 full days to complete... Not bad considering the amount of stuff we had to move from one side to the other.

I used CAD to work out the pattern