Garage flooring

[TeaVR]

My garage is about 10 metres x 10 metres - so a fair old size.

Currently the floor is rough concrete.

I'm considering either -

1. Painting the floor with heavy duty floor paint
2. Epoxy resin for a smooth finish
3. Floor tiles
4. Floor mats (rolls)

As my garage is a bit of a man cave, I want it to be a nice place to hang out. So, have I missed any flooring options?

Love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks.

[Krikkit]

My advice is forget painting - I've never managed to get it to stick properly.

For me it'd be tiles if budget is a concern, otherwise get a proper, industrial epoxy resin put down.

[Pamoothican]

There has been a large thread on this recently in Homes, Gardens and DIY.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

edit for link

[TeaVR]

Pamoothican said:

There has been a large thread on this recently in Homes, Gardens and DIY.

My bad. Apologies- will go look

Mods - can you delete this thread please?

[coljoh148]

I used brand new carpet tile I bought off eBay for much cheapness left over from a shop fit. Stuck them down with an adhesive from b&q.

It looks really good and mostly my garage is used as a den to play in by my 3 girls, very occasionally I stick a car in there, which as long as it's not soaking wet is completely fine.

I don't do any heavy/messy garage work I've got a huge shed for that. And I wouldn't want to stick a car leaking oil or other fluids in there.

It's fit for what I need and importantly cheap to do as let's face it it's a garage.

[David87]

Paint is crap and always comes off, even if you follow the instructions to the letter. I’ve got some epoxy sitting in a tin for my new garage floor, but haven’t got around to doing it yet. Probably quite a fun job, but I just need the time to do it!

[coljoh148]

There's a seller on eBay sells reclaimed industrial carpet tile and is reasonable enough.

[Andehh]

Also here, for epoxy paints....


https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[markiii]

proper porcelain tiles.

easy to clean, hard wearing, won't absorb spill or dirt

do it right do it once

[xyz123]

coljoh148 said:

There's a seller on eBay sells reclaimed industrial carpet tile and is reasonable enough.

Any chance of a link or name?

[Bullet-Proof_Biscuit]

If the floor is very rough as you describe then why not pour a thin screed over existing finish to build upto level, then epoxy

Screed:

'for damaged or uneven concrete'

https://www.watco.co.uk/watco-flowtop.html?keyword...


And then finish off with a Latex levelling compound?

Latex compound:

https://www.wickes.co.uk/Setcrete-Latex-Floor-Leve...la-295260217886&gclid=Cj0KCQjw77TbBRDtARIsAC4l83n5BIPO5tMSiwh_L7mUdWZxzMETnMp4hSX01QuNejGVuUdiCS8R5kcaAnJfEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CNHpwNbM4twCFUml7Qodkh4EsA

[kambites]

I've got interlocking PVC tiles and I'm very happy with them. They're soft enough to be able to lie on them and drop tools on them without anything breaking/hurting but hard enough to use axle stands on; they're waterproof and oil-proof and hence very easy to keep clean and dry (important if you put cars away wet); if one does get damaged I can just lift it out and replace it; they provide a reasonable degree of heat insulation;... the main downside is that my trolley jack tends to eat them but I just put something underneath it.

[coljoh148]

xyz123 said:

coljoh148 said:

There's a seller on eBay sells reclaimed industrial carpet tile and is reasonable enough.

Any chance of a link or name?

Seller - greenstreamflooring