Garage Floor

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M3333

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2,258 posts

213 months

Sunday 21st May 2017
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Hi,

I want to sort out my garage floor as it is currently causing a lot of dust to accumulate in the garage and also looks awful. The garage was built in 1997 and I can see its had 2 coats of pain in this time. The surface is very rough and the paint that has been applied hasn't been done that great and has lifted and flaked off in a lot of areas.

What are my options with concrete? Can I somehow plane or sand the surface to make it smoother? I am worried if I put a screed over it or paint over it then it will make matters worse and look a complete mess. Could I remove as much rough bits as possible, PVA seal it and use a resin based tough paint and apply it thick?

Any help advice ideas welcome!

Thanks

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bearman68

4,642 posts

131 months

Sunday 21st May 2017
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Someone with more experience will be along in a moment, but you can defo grind concrete. That doesn't look too bad to me, so I'm sure grinding will be a feasible option.
Once that's done, 2 coat epoxy is the way to go. Funnily enough, that works out cheaper than other paint that you have to apply many times.


NiceCupOfTea

25,280 posts

250 months

Sunday 21st May 2017
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I wonder if it was sealed before painting? I'm not sure how you need to prep it for 2 part epoxy but I understand it is good.

Or you could go with tiles - more expensive but good for insulation/noise and nicer to lie on too. I used dynotile, they had some ex-display which was half price.

ndg

560 posts

236 months

Monday 22nd May 2017
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I've just bought these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112409196790?_trksid=p20...

The receipt I got sent through was from Ecotile, so looks like a good deal for an end of line item. They turn up tomorrow, so fingers crossed!

M3333

Original Poster:

2,258 posts

213 months

Tuesday 23rd May 2017
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Thanks chaps, not sure on the tiles, how do they actually stick to the concrete and not move about? Think I will look into a paint solution.

mikeiow

5,286 posts

129 months

Tuesday 23rd May 2017
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Depends what happens in there
Ours is not used as a messy workshop, and I picked up enough decent carpet tiles (yes...carpet!) for £100 to cover the whole lot with spares for replacements.....nice underfoot, warmer than a regular garage....makes it look like a proper posh garage (now having to paint the breezeblock walls white to smarten them up to match!).....wouldn't want to be making a lot of woodworking or oily mess though!

We do have a NoddyCar in there (Figaro!) - lashed out on a few black tiles just for the Figgy tyres to run in on!

blade runner

1,029 posts

211 months

Tuesday 23rd May 2017
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Your floor looks very similar to the one I had in my garage. Forget about trying to get this removed unless you are prepared to invest in having it ground down with a commercial machine. I put thin plastic tiles (from Plasfloor) down on the part of mine where the car was parked and high-build expoxy paint on the rest. I'll be putting down tiles on the whole floor later this year as the painted floor shows the dirt much more than the tiles and just doesn't look as nice. The weight of the tiles themselves holds them down just fine, so no need to use any adhesive.

clockworks

5,292 posts

144 months

Tuesday 23rd May 2017
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I've got carpet in my garage, which houses the boiler, washing machine and tumble drier, as well as the Boxster.
Having carpet makes walking across the garage to do the laundry much more pleasant.
I used the old carpet from the spare bedroom, not new carpet.

NiceCupOfTea

25,280 posts

250 months

Tuesday 23rd May 2017
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As said, no adhesive. You put some insulation membrane underneath and just snap them together, never had any movement from mine and I have jacked on it, used axle stands, and shifted cars in and out.

steve-5snwi

8,592 posts

92 months

Wednesday 24th May 2017
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I need to do something with my floor, has anyone tried non slip lino ?

svracers

401 posts

218 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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You want non slip ceramic tiles! I got these garage supplied ones for £220 delivered then £100 fitted! Look so much better than plastic floor tiles (in my opinion!)

svracers

401 posts

218 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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svracers

401 posts

218 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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S6PNJ

5,157 posts

280 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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svracers said:
You want non slip ceramic tiles! I got these garage supplied ones for £220 delivered then £100 fitted! Look so much better than plastic floor tiles (in my opinion!)
Do you have a make/manufacturer or part number for these please? Can I use 'any' non-slip ceramic floor tile (eg 9mm thick such as these? https://www.wallsandfloors.co.uk/macadamize-tiles-... ). My garage floor has been powerfloated so is flat.

King Herald

23,501 posts

215 months

Thursday 25th May 2017
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That looks exactly like my own garage floor! Even the same colours, thick coats of it, peeling off all over.

I was thinking of putting a heavy coat of epoxy floor paint down in the summer when the floor is really well dried out. It would probably need some sort of scouring to get all the loose crap off though, unfortunately.

svracers

401 posts

218 months

Friday 26th May 2017
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Yeah they were from direct tile warehouse and they are dotti anthracite tiles. I bought them when there was 20% off them. You can also get a free sample sent out so you can check them out! Im very happy with mine, far better than a plastic floor! Good luck