Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?
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Cocknose said:
Garvin said:
For an average double garage the price was ~£14k the last time I looked some 6 months ago.
Wowsers, f
k that! Garvin said:
This is for the top end full blown ‘industrial’ standard epoxy resin flooring professionally installed - it is pretty scratch resistant! There are cheaper alternatives but you get what you pay for. That is why most go for tiles which will set you back ~£1k for a standard double garage.
I think I'd struggle to justify that kind of cost for a garage floor, especially as the garage is essentially a hobby room. What do you think of the offerings from Resincoat and similar, if you don't mind me asking?RATATTAK said:
Garvin said:
For an average double garage the price was ~£14k the last time I looked some 6 months ago.
You could get porcelain tiles for 6 double garages for that price !Cocknose said:
Garvin said:
This is for the top end full blown ‘industrial’ standard epoxy resin flooring professionally installed - it is pretty scratch resistant! There are cheaper alternatives but you get what you pay for. That is why most go for tiles which will set you back ~£1k for a standard double garage.
I think I'd struggle to justify that kind of cost for a garage floor, especially as the garage is essentially a hobby room. What do you think of the offerings from Resincoat and similar, if you don't mind me asking?It all depends what you want it for. If it is just for parking the cars on and ‘light’ hobbies then they are absolutely fine. If you want to continually use jacks, axle stands and drop engines, gearboxes, axles and the like down on the flooring then it will show it’s being used.
I’ve got rubber tiles in mine and they are extremely comfortable under foot and to kneel/sit/lay on when working on vehicles. The downside is they squash under wheels and jacks and also expand quite a bit during hot weather and buckle somewhat so the floor looks a bit scruffy now. They were cheap though!
No-one not crazy would pay £14k for a garage floor they occasionally use. The Resincoat product looks pretty much the same as what I have used twice on my garage floor over the years. Two-pack product needing to be mixed and then applied. Dries in 24 hours or so. It's pretty good and five years on from the last application, yes it'a marked in places but still cleans up pretty well. Next summer it'll get another application.
These expensive floors are laid much, much deeper in resin. Ours are essentially 'painted' ...
These expensive floors are laid much, much deeper in resin. Ours are essentially 'painted' ...
Garvin said:
My brother has this type of flooring in his garages. It looks good and is pretty robust but can mark. However, if that is a problem you could always get it recoated every few years and still have change from £14k.
It all depends what you want it for. If it is just for parking the cars on and ‘light’ hobbies then they are absolutely fine. If you want to continually use jacks, axle stands and drop engines, gearboxes, axles and the like down on the flooring then it will show it’s being used.
I’ve got rubber tiles in mine and they are extremely comfortable under foot and to kneel/sit/lay on when working on vehicles. The downside is they squash under wheels and jacks and also expand quite a bit during hot weather and buckle somewhat so the floor looks a bit scruffy now. They were cheap though!
Thanks for the info chap. I do a fair bit of work in there, and I can accept that it'll mark, I'll just try and be a little careful with putting things under removed components. It all depends what you want it for. If it is just for parking the cars on and ‘light’ hobbies then they are absolutely fine. If you want to continually use jacks, axle stands and drop engines, gearboxes, axles and the like down on the flooring then it will show it’s being used.
I’ve got rubber tiles in mine and they are extremely comfortable under foot and to kneel/sit/lay on when working on vehicles. The downside is they squash under wheels and jacks and also expand quite a bit during hot weather and buckle somewhat so the floor looks a bit scruffy now. They were cheap though!
I did look at the rubber tiles, but I do regular fluid changes and regularly have the car on stands, and wasn't sure it'd stand up to that sort of abuse. A member on here mentioned that he got oil in between his rubber tiles and the oil oozed out of the gap for a little while.
uk66fastback said:
No-one not crazy would pay £14k for a garage floor they occasionally use. The Resincoat product looks pretty much the same as what I have used twice on my garage floor over the years. Two-pack product needing to be mixed and then applied. Dries in 24 hours or so. It's pretty good and five years on from the last application, yes it'a marked in places but still cleans up pretty well. Next summer it'll get another application.
These expensive floors are laid much, much deeper in resin. Ours are essentially 'painted' ...
For £350 or so, I can cope with recoating every 5 years. Thanks for the info, good to know. I'll be sure to update this thread once I've painted the floor. These expensive floors are laid much, much deeper in resin. Ours are essentially 'painted' ...
Cocknose said:
. . . . . I did look at the rubber tiles, but I do regular fluid changes and regularly have the car on stands, and wasn't sure it'd stand up to that sort of abuse. A member on here mentioned that he got oil in between his rubber tiles and the oil oozed out of the gap for a little while. . . . . .
Not really a problem. They are very easy to take up and clean up any spillage. You can even wash the rubber tiles with a pressure washer. I also have a number of spares such that if a tile looks too worse for wear I just replace it - takes literally seconds.I fitted the rubber tiles as the garage is integral to the house and they do attenuate the noise quite a lot.
I think that was me with the plastic tiles, I got oil between them and it sweated up for ages, taking the floor up on mine is a faff , also since owning some heavier automatic cars I've found that the tiles get pushed up when parking in the garage as the rear wheels are being driven with the front wheels trying to brake so I had to use grip fill to stick them down in places
I lay sheets of ply now when doing any dirty jobs and change the oil outdoors
I bought some self adhesive vinyl laminate style flooring today in B&M bargains and used them to tidy up my workbench, they cost £8.99 per sq m and I reckon you could certainly park on them , buy a few spare boxes and just replace any that get damaged
I lay sheets of ply now when doing any dirty jobs and change the oil outdoors
I bought some self adhesive vinyl laminate style flooring today in B&M bargains and used them to tidy up my workbench, they cost £8.99 per sq m and I reckon you could certainly park on them , buy a few spare boxes and just replace any that get damaged
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