Garage flooring
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@podie, funny you should say that, as i suffer with migraines and certain things trigger them, including strobing effects…. I can’t look down and walk over them ??
Anyway, we managed get it all down and happy with the results.. about 6 hours with some cabinets and bench shuffling.
Anyway, we managed get it all down and happy with the results.. about 6 hours with some cabinets and bench shuffling.
Edited by JustGREENI on Sunday 29th August 06:18
Serious question - has anyone here considered LVT flooring?
My last garage had porcelain tiles which were excellent. Whenever using a jack I always used a thin piece of ply under it just in case but never had any issues so LVT would probably need the same...
Using glue-down method rather than a foam underlay - and a levelling compound first. The cost is another factor as LVT can be sourced for a very reasonable cost.
My new house has a 4 bay garage one of which has been converted to home office with LVT and that sent me thinking...
My last garage had porcelain tiles which were excellent. Whenever using a jack I always used a thin piece of ply under it just in case but never had any issues so LVT would probably need the same...
Using glue-down method rather than a foam underlay - and a levelling compound first. The cost is another factor as LVT can be sourced for a very reasonable cost.
My new house has a 4 bay garage one of which has been converted to home office with LVT and that sent me thinking...
Hi, I’m reading that the R-Tek are the way to go?
Floor is a unsealed concrete slab.
Double Garage is 2/4’s a gym across the length of the back wall, left 1/4 a storage and gateway to the house with coats and shoes, bikes, pram etc., and right 1/4 motorbikes.
Edited to add that the gym section already has 1x1metre gym flooring. Would be adding floor tiles to make it warmer in the garage and more hospitable.
Floor is a unsealed concrete slab.
Double Garage is 2/4’s a gym across the length of the back wall, left 1/4 a storage and gateway to the house with coats and shoes, bikes, pram etc., and right 1/4 motorbikes.
Edited to add that the gym section already has 1x1metre gym flooring. Would be adding floor tiles to make it warmer in the garage and more hospitable.
Edited by BobSaunders on Friday 3rd September 08:26
Also posted in the garage thread, but i have just had the garage floor tile company 7mm x tiles installed.
I went through the same painful process of many here with the choices/pricing/samples/colours etc.
Really good communication and service from Gemma, including a lot of work they did for the logo tiles.
The fitter made a lovely job including the skirting. Overall very pleased with the quality and fit/finish/look.
Only negative i would say is that they do seem to take on light surface scratching quite easily, but i think this is true of all the PVC tiles.
And yes i know i need to clean the floor !
I went through the same painful process of many here with the choices/pricing/samples/colours etc.
Really good communication and service from Gemma, including a lot of work they did for the logo tiles.
The fitter made a lovely job including the skirting. Overall very pleased with the quality and fit/finish/look.
Only negative i would say is that they do seem to take on light surface scratching quite easily, but i think this is true of all the PVC tiles.
And yes i know i need to clean the floor !
Carmad75 said:
Also posted in the garage thread, but i have just had the garage floor tile company 7mm x tiles installed.
I went through the same painful process of many here with the choices/pricing/samples/colours etc.
Really good communication and service from Gemma, including a lot of work they did for the logo tiles.
The fitter made a lovely job including the skirting. Overall very pleased with the quality and fit/finish/look.
Only negative i would say is that they do seem to take on light surface scratching quite easily, but i think this is true of all the PVC tiles.
And yes i know i need to clean the floor !
Looks good. Was fitting via the company you purchased the tiles from? Not sure I have 6+ hours free to fit it all, let alone empty and fill the garage.. I went through the same painful process of many here with the choices/pricing/samples/colours etc.
Really good communication and service from Gemma, including a lot of work they did for the logo tiles.
The fitter made a lovely job including the skirting. Overall very pleased with the quality and fit/finish/look.
Only negative i would say is that they do seem to take on light surface scratching quite easily, but i think this is true of all the PVC tiles.
And yes i know i need to clean the floor !
BobSaunders said:
Carmad75 said:
Also posted in the garage thread, but i have just had the garage floor tile company 7mm x tiles installed.
I went through the same painful process of many here with the choices/pricing/samples/colours etc.
Really good communication and service from Gemma, including a lot of work they did for the logo tiles.
The fitter made a lovely job including the skirting. Overall very pleased with the quality and fit/finish/look.
Only negative i would say is that they do seem to take on light surface scratching quite easily, but i think this is true of all the PVC tiles.
And yes i know i need to clean the floor !
Looks good. Was fitting via the company you purchased the tiles from? Not sure I have 6+ hours free to fit it all, let alone empty and fill the garage.. I went through the same painful process of many here with the choices/pricing/samples/colours etc.
Really good communication and service from Gemma, including a lot of work they did for the logo tiles.
The fitter made a lovely job including the skirting. Overall very pleased with the quality and fit/finish/look.
Only negative i would say is that they do seem to take on light surface scratching quite easily, but i think this is true of all the PVC tiles.
And yes i know i need to clean the floor !
Carmad75 said:
Also posted in the garage thread, but i have just had the garage floor tile company 7mm x tiles installed.
I went through the same painful process of many here with the choices/pricing/samples/colours etc.
Really good communication and service from Gemma, including a lot of work they did for the logo tiles.
The fitter made a lovely job including the skirting. Overall very pleased with the quality and fit/finish/look.
Only negative i would say is that they do seem to take on light surface scratching quite easily, but i think this is true of all the PVC tiles.
And yes i know i need to clean the floor !
Looks incredibly similar to mine I went through the same painful process of many here with the choices/pricing/samples/colours etc.
Really good communication and service from Gemma, including a lot of work they did for the logo tiles.
The fitter made a lovely job including the skirting. Overall very pleased with the quality and fit/finish/look.
Only negative i would say is that they do seem to take on light surface scratching quite easily, but i think this is true of all the PVC tiles.
And yes i know i need to clean the floor !
I junked the bin unit in favour of a beer fridge though
To save you some pain, the peg boards are "bott perfo"
Podie said:
Looks incredibly similar to mine
I junked the bin unit in favour of a beer fridge though
To save you some pain, the peg boards are "bott perfo"
Thanks for the bott perfo tip !I junked the bin unit in favour of a beer fridge though
To save you some pain, the peg boards are "bott perfo"
The missing beer fridge is a definite miss in the project planning so far, but is in the “next to add” list, along with a dehumidifier before winter.
gfreeman said:
Serious question - has anyone here considered LVT flooring?
My last garage had porcelain tiles which were excellent. Whenever using a jack I always used a thin piece of ply under it just in case but never had any issues so LVT would probably need the same...
Using glue-down method rather than a foam underlay - and a levelling compound first. The cost is another factor as LVT can be sourced for a very reasonable cost.
My new house has a 4 bay garage one of which has been converted to home office with LVT and that sent me thinking...
I’ve considered exactly that but doesn’t seem a popular option. Would be interested hearing other’s thoughts/experiences. My last garage had porcelain tiles which were excellent. Whenever using a jack I always used a thin piece of ply under it just in case but never had any issues so LVT would probably need the same...
Using glue-down method rather than a foam underlay - and a levelling compound first. The cost is another factor as LVT can be sourced for a very reasonable cost.
My new house has a 4 bay garage one of which has been converted to home office with LVT and that sent me thinking...
I guess i must have missed it, but my question would be why is there an obsession with rubber mat flooring in the 'petrolhead garage' world?
I'm wondering why people don't focus more on waterproofed insulated floating slabs to keep their nice tyres warm, and less on FOTM patterned tiles. i'm going to build a garage soon but i don't personally like the look of the rubber flooring, kinda reminds me of houses with fake crystal chandeliers, sex ponds, ceiling mirrors and shiny carpets... though the last one does look smart (mostly because there's no pattern on the floor).
I'm wondering why people don't focus more on waterproofed insulated floating slabs to keep their nice tyres warm, and less on FOTM patterned tiles. i'm going to build a garage soon but i don't personally like the look of the rubber flooring, kinda reminds me of houses with fake crystal chandeliers, sex ponds, ceiling mirrors and shiny carpets... though the last one does look smart (mostly because there's no pattern on the floor).
jimmybell said:
I guess i must have missed it, but my question would be why is there an obsession with rubber mat flooring in the 'petrolhead garage' world?
I'm wondering why people don't focus more on waterproofed insulated floating slabs to keep their nice tyres warm, and less on FOTM patterned tiles. i'm going to build a garage soon but i don't personally like the look of the rubber flooring, kinda reminds me of houses with fake crystal chandeliers, sex ponds, ceiling mirrors and shiny carpets... though the last one does look smart (mostly because there's no pattern on the floor).
Well that's easy to answer, because different people like different things. I'm wondering why people don't focus more on waterproofed insulated floating slabs to keep their nice tyres warm, and less on FOTM patterned tiles. i'm going to build a garage soon but i don't personally like the look of the rubber flooring, kinda reminds me of houses with fake crystal chandeliers, sex ponds, ceiling mirrors and shiny carpets... though the last one does look smart (mostly because there's no pattern on the floor).
HTH
jimmybell said:
I guess i must have missed it, but my question would be why is there an obsession with rubber mat flooring in the 'petrolhead garage' world?
I'm wondering why people don't focus more on waterproofed insulated floating slabs to keep their nice tyres warm, and less on FOTM patterned tiles. i'm going to build a garage soon but i don't personally like the look of the rubber flooring, kinda reminds me of houses with fake crystal chandeliers, sex ponds, ceiling mirrors and shiny carpets... though the last one does look smart (mostly because there's no pattern on the floor).
I imagine it's because it provides a quick and relatively easy result. I don't like it myself because I don't like plastic stuff but as said, each to his or her own. I'm wondering why people don't focus more on waterproofed insulated floating slabs to keep their nice tyres warm, and less on FOTM patterned tiles. i'm going to build a garage soon but i don't personally like the look of the rubber flooring, kinda reminds me of houses with fake crystal chandeliers, sex ponds, ceiling mirrors and shiny carpets... though the last one does look smart (mostly because there's no pattern on the floor).
PH User said:
jimmybell said:
I guess i must have missed it, but my question would be why is there an obsession with rubber mat flooring in the 'petrolhead garage' world?
I'm wondering why people don't focus more on waterproofed insulated floating slabs to keep their nice tyres warm, and less on FOTM patterned tiles. i'm going to build a garage soon but i don't personally like the look of the rubber flooring, kinda reminds me of houses with fake crystal chandeliers, sex ponds, ceiling mirrors and shiny carpets... though the last one does look smart (mostly because there's no pattern on the floor).
Well that's easy to answer, because different people like different things. I'm wondering why people don't focus more on waterproofed insulated floating slabs to keep their nice tyres warm, and less on FOTM patterned tiles. i'm going to build a garage soon but i don't personally like the look of the rubber flooring, kinda reminds me of houses with fake crystal chandeliers, sex ponds, ceiling mirrors and shiny carpets... though the last one does look smart (mostly because there's no pattern on the floor).
HTH
But what is the reason people like it?
jimmybell said:
PH User said:
jimmybell said:
I guess i must have missed it, but my question would be why is there an obsession with rubber mat flooring in the 'petrolhead garage' world?
I'm wondering why people don't focus more on waterproofed insulated floating slabs to keep their nice tyres warm, and less on FOTM patterned tiles. i'm going to build a garage soon but i don't personally like the look of the rubber flooring, kinda reminds me of houses with fake crystal chandeliers, sex ponds, ceiling mirrors and shiny carpets... though the last one does look smart (mostly because there's no pattern on the floor).
Well that's easy to answer, because different people like different things. I'm wondering why people don't focus more on waterproofed insulated floating slabs to keep their nice tyres warm, and less on FOTM patterned tiles. i'm going to build a garage soon but i don't personally like the look of the rubber flooring, kinda reminds me of houses with fake crystal chandeliers, sex ponds, ceiling mirrors and shiny carpets... though the last one does look smart (mostly because there's no pattern on the floor).
HTH
But what is the reason people like it?
Our garage was fairly average - left half looked like this a few years back:
Long story, but we had a bunch of carpet tiles left from a temporary party (bought for under £100 as temporary flooring for important party when sunroom wet UfH was still ‘drying out’ - I said it was a long story!), so our garage now looks more like this:
(black ones for fun* car tyres to sit on)
* Figaros are fun
Carpet tiles: madness eh!
Yet I can say the garage feels much warmer underfoot.
I don’t do spannering in there, so they can be mostly hoovered up. If I did, I have some spare tiles I could pop down.
Works great for us. Each to their own, eh!
Edited by mikeiow on Friday 15th October 07:02
jimmybell said:
PH User said:
jimmybell said:
I guess i must have missed it, but my question would be why is there an obsession with rubber mat flooring in the 'petrolhead garage' world?
I'm wondering why people don't focus more on waterproofed insulated floating slabs to keep their nice tyres warm, and less on FOTM patterned tiles. i'm going to build a garage soon but i don't personally like the look of the rubber flooring, kinda reminds me of houses with fake crystal chandeliers, sex ponds, ceiling mirrors and shiny carpets... though the last one does look smart (mostly because there's no pattern on the floor).
Well that's easy to answer, because different people like different things. I'm wondering why people don't focus more on waterproofed insulated floating slabs to keep their nice tyres warm, and less on FOTM patterned tiles. i'm going to build a garage soon but i don't personally like the look of the rubber flooring, kinda reminds me of houses with fake crystal chandeliers, sex ponds, ceiling mirrors and shiny carpets... though the last one does look smart (mostly because there's no pattern on the floor).
HTH
But what is the reason people like it?
gfreeman said:
Serious question - has anyone here considered LVT flooring?
My last garage had porcelain tiles which were excellent. Whenever using a jack I always used a thin piece of ply under it just in case but never had any issues so LVT would probably need the same...
Using glue-down method rather than a foam underlay - and a levelling compound first. The cost is another factor as LVT can be sourced for a very reasonable cost.
My new house has a 4 bay garage one of which has been converted to home office with LVT and that sent me thinking...
As a floor layer I wouldn’t recommend, they would look good for the first month or two and then all the crap coming off the tires would scratch them to hell.My last garage had porcelain tiles which were excellent. Whenever using a jack I always used a thin piece of ply under it just in case but never had any issues so LVT would probably need the same...
Using glue-down method rather than a foam underlay - and a levelling compound first. The cost is another factor as LVT can be sourced for a very reasonable cost.
My new house has a 4 bay garage one of which has been converted to home office with LVT and that sent me thinking...
There is some nice safety sheet vinyl out there that would be up to it, anything with an r10 or r12 slip rating would probably be up to the job.
I laid forbo seagrass in a garage for a client and it looked good, even with a Range Rover going over it each day,I would recommend the rubber and hard plastic stuff that people are showing off in here though
Getting closer to placing my order with R-Tek for their 7mm tiles (I won't have a car in there for a couple of years at least and even then won't be jacking or anything on there so can't really justify the extra £200 to go to 9mm tiles).
Stuck on what colour to get - I've got the dark grey sample which is nice but can't help thinking that doing it all in that colour might look a little dull/dark.
Considering the 'classic' option of a black and dark grey chequerboard effect or maybe going for a dark grey and blue - any thoughts?
New doors are going on on 26 November so can't do anything until I know exactly where they're going to meet the concrete...
Stuck on what colour to get - I've got the dark grey sample which is nice but can't help thinking that doing it all in that colour might look a little dull/dark.
Considering the 'classic' option of a black and dark grey chequerboard effect or maybe going for a dark grey and blue - any thoughts?
New doors are going on on 26 November so can't do anything until I know exactly where they're going to meet the concrete...
dirtbiker said:
Stuck on what colour to get - I've got the dark grey sample which is nice but can't help thinking that doing it all in that colour might look a little dull/dark.
Considering the 'classic' option of a black and dark grey chequerboard effect or maybe going for a dark grey and blue - any thoughts?
I have always thought the chequerboard effect is a bit ‘Flash all purpose’ and if they are the ones with tabs on that show, contrasting colours make them stand out (IMO).Considering the 'classic' option of a black and dark grey chequerboard effect or maybe going for a dark grey and blue - any thoughts?
Thought about a darker border with a lighter colour inside?
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