Garage floor tiles - PVC or rubber?
Discussion
Following some recent threads on the subject of refreshing garages I have been looking at floor tiles.
I have a double garage (with lift for a third car
) built on a concrete pad. It was tamped and then painted but the paint has peeled and the surface is quite rough and has some undulation.
Does anyone have any experience of garage floor covering and can explain impartially the difference between rubber and PVC. I am swinging towards interlocking PVC tiles with edging and ramp strip at the doors but would appreciate any other views before ordering.
I do use the rear of the garage as a workshop too.
I have a double garage (with lift for a third car
) built on a concrete pad. It was tamped and then painted but the paint has peeled and the surface is quite rough and has some undulation.Does anyone have any experience of garage floor covering and can explain impartially the difference between rubber and PVC. I am swinging towards interlocking PVC tiles with edging and ramp strip at the doors but would appreciate any other views before ordering.
I do use the rear of the garage as a workshop too.
LordBretSinclair said:
I have used PVC tiles from http://mototile.com/
I can't speak highly enough about the tiles and the supplier. Good quality and good service
They went straight down on the concrete floor which wasn't completely smooth with a few lumps which I got rid of first. The tiles lock together well and can be moved or re-positioned if necessary.
Well that's my weekend sorted I can't speak highly enough about the tiles and the supplier. Good quality and good service
They went straight down on the concrete floor which wasn't completely smooth with a few lumps which I got rid of first. The tiles lock together well and can be moved or re-positioned if necessary.
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.
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.
Edited by CarbonV12V on Monday 7th January 15:49
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