Garage flooring
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bogie said:
Re colour, I went black n grey with dyno-tile nearly 10 years ago. Very pleased with them but would not have black again, they look dusty within weeks, so unless you fancy mopping them every month or so you just accept it.
Next time I would go all grey
Good feedback and a good point above about the different colours highlighting the joining tabs. Maybe all dark grey is the way to go!Next time I would go all grey
I do quite like the idea of a different coloured border though, may look odd if I have to cut down the tiles to fit the dimensions...
Very dusty just now as we're having a bathroom put in so that keeps getting tracked through the house on top of the concrete dust - can't wait to get it sorted!
Well, it's been a while getting there (started in Feb) but it's tidying up and stuff to do from now on.
It's not as fancy as many on here, but it is a working, used garage.
This is where I started...
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Still really pleased with the R-Tek flooring (occasional brush and monthly mop) seems to be keeping it nice. Happy with the Sealey units too.
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It's not as fancy as many on here, but it is a working, used garage.
This is where I started...
|https://thumbsnap.com/6Cgk2HJo[/url]Still really pleased with the R-Tek flooring (occasional brush and monthly mop) seems to be keeping it nice. Happy with the Sealey units too.
[url]dirtbiker said:
Looking great, Podie! Are those the 7mm or 9mm R-Tek tiles? I'm assuming light grey? Any tips for the installation?
Yep, 7mm R-Tek tiles. They're the textured tiles in Dark Grey (RAL 7015)I followed their advice and started in the middle, although I laid a few tiles and worked out where I want the door ramps to be and then moved the centre a little to compensate.
A rubber mallet makes easy work of it - and I hoovered each area before laying tiles.
I used a decent PVC jigsaw blade for cutting tiles - when the plastic starts to "bobble" when cutting, it's time for a new blade.
A curved Stanley blade is helpful for the more intricate parts.
I was going to say if you're nearby, come and have a look... but realised it's a bit of a trek
Podie said:
Yep, 7mm R-Tek tiles. They're the textured tiles in Dark Grey (RAL 7015)
I followed their advice and started in the middle, although I laid a few tiles and worked out where I want the door ramps to be and then moved the centre a little to compensate.
A rubber mallet makes easy work of it - and I hoovered each area before laying tiles.
I used a decent PVC jigsaw blade for cutting tiles - when the plastic starts to "bobble" when cutting, it's time for a new blade.
A curved Stanley blade is helpful for the more intricate parts.
I was going to say if you're nearby, come and have a look... but realised it's a bit of a trek
Cheers for that, I've got a sample of the same tile which looks darker in isolation but great to see a full floor down. Happy days, sounds like a good excuse to buy myself a Makita LXT jigsaw (I already have a 240v Bosch one but cordless has to be easier!). Yep, a bit too far for a jolly but thanks all the same! On the same path as you, getting my Hormann sectional doors fitted at the end of the month to replace knackered up-and-over doors and I really like the look of your Sealey units too so may save some pennies for something similar to replace my open racking - pics to come!I followed their advice and started in the middle, although I laid a few tiles and worked out where I want the door ramps to be and then moved the centre a little to compensate.
A rubber mallet makes easy work of it - and I hoovered each area before laying tiles.
I used a decent PVC jigsaw blade for cutting tiles - when the plastic starts to "bobble" when cutting, it's time for a new blade.
A curved Stanley blade is helpful for the more intricate parts.
I was going to say if you're nearby, come and have a look... but realised it's a bit of a trek
dirtbiker said:
Podie said:
Yep, 7mm R-Tek tiles. They're the textured tiles in Dark Grey (RAL 7015)
I followed their advice and started in the middle, although I laid a few tiles and worked out where I want the door ramps to be and then moved the centre a little to compensate.
A rubber mallet makes easy work of it - and I hoovered each area before laying tiles.
I used a decent PVC jigsaw blade for cutting tiles - when the plastic starts to "bobble" when cutting, it's time for a new blade.
A curved Stanley blade is helpful for the more intricate parts.
I was going to say if you're nearby, come and have a look... but realised it's a bit of a trek
Cheers for that, I've got a sample of the same tile which looks darker in isolation but great to see a full floor down. Happy days, sounds like a good excuse to buy myself a Makita LXT jigsaw (I already have a 240v Bosch one but cordless has to be easier!). Yep, a bit too far for a jolly but thanks all the same! On the same path as you, getting my Hormann sectional doors fitted at the end of the month to replace knackered up-and-over doors and I really like the look of your Sealey units too so may save some pennies for something similar to replace my open racking - pics to come!I followed their advice and started in the middle, although I laid a few tiles and worked out where I want the door ramps to be and then moved the centre a little to compensate.
A rubber mallet makes easy work of it - and I hoovered each area before laying tiles.
I used a decent PVC jigsaw blade for cutting tiles - when the plastic starts to "bobble" when cutting, it's time for a new blade.
A curved Stanley blade is helpful for the more intricate parts.
I was going to say if you're nearby, come and have a look... but realised it's a bit of a trek
Will be laying some tiles in my garage in the new year, so starting to have a look at what's out there. Really like the look of the Dynotile (have their sample) as I like their rigid plastic-ness and texture (it's not dissimilar to Scalextric track!). I'm also really not keen on those with the jigsaw-style edging as I just don't think it looks as nice. Priced it up with the underlay stuff and the edge strip and it's not cheap, but I don't really want to compromise on something that'll be down in the garage basically forever. Just trying to settle on a design now.
David87 said:
Will be laying some tiles in my garage in the new year, so starting to have a look at what's out there. Really like the look of the Dynotile (have their sample) as I like their rigid plastic-ness and texture (it's not dissimilar to Scalextric track!). I'm also really not keen on those with the jigsaw-style edging as I just don't think it looks as nice. Priced it up with the underlay stuff and the edge strip and it's not cheap, but I don't really want to compromise on something that'll be down in the garage basically forever. Just trying to settle on a design now.
Tiles might be best then? I’m a hobo, so can’t commit to something like that. But they seems good option
I had rough concrete floors in my two off-garage store rooms ( both aboout 3 x 4.4m). Too rough to paint.Dust was being acrried into the house.
I bought chequer-plate rubber matting and rolled it out. It has stayed down well albeit the monster freezer on wheels does pucker it a bit if I try to roll it about.
I bought chequer-plate rubber matting and rolled it out. It has stayed down well albeit the monster freezer on wheels does pucker it a bit if I try to roll it about.
barchetta_boy said:
Anyone got any recommendations for a brush / strip type product that could be fitted to the bottom of garage doors to stop the draughts and leaves coming in when the doors are closed?
Thanks in advance
This seems to work OKThanks in advance
https://www.screwfix.com/p/stormguard-garage-seal-...
Carbon Sasquatch said:
barchetta_boy said:
Anyone got any recommendations for a brush / strip type product that could be fitted to the bottom of garage doors to stop the draughts and leaves coming in when the doors are closed?
Thanks in advance
This seems to work OKThanks in advance
https://www.screwfix.com/p/stormguard-garage-seal-...
dirtbiker said:
Podie said:
I've found a wifi upgrade for the Hormanns, so don't pay extra for that!
Intriguing! I went for the Supramatic operators for the faster opening speed but haven’t really got to thinking about incorporating them into the smart home stuff yet!TIA
C2Red said:
dirtbiker said:
Podie said:
I've found a wifi upgrade for the Hormanns, so don't pay extra for that!
Intriguing! I went for the Supramatic operators for the faster opening speed but haven’t really got to thinking about incorporating them into the smart home stuff yet!TIA
Cheeky cross post…
Minor garage update...
So when we had the Hormann sectionals fitted years ago, Promatic 3 door openers were fitted. Whilst they come with a blipper the fact it's something else to carry always annoys me. Had a look at Hormann who have a solution, but I was being quoted silly money... a receiver, a hub, things for 2 doors and a fitting fee. Then I found this...
£33.99 to Amazon on offer and it turned up the following day.
So a cable goes into the Promatic 3 opener, power from a USB (3 pin socket adaptor included) and then the long black wire has magnets at the end to comfirm door open / closed status.
The black marks are to hide the Apple HomeKit details. Sticky pads included, and here it is on the unit
Wires go onto the circuit board... using terminals like cheap speakers do
A bit of cable tidying to do, but it's all plumbed in.
I connected the device to Apple HomeKit before installing and it all seems to work well. You can say "Hey Siri, open the left door" and it works - handy when two of your cars have CarPlay. I'm led to believe in time that an icon will apeear on the CarPlay screen as a Siri suggestion, but not seen it yet.
There is also a Meross App where you can set it to talk to Alexa, Samsung Smart Things etc as well. There is the option to request a PIN code if you wish.
The iOS widget is quite useful though - a quick swipe and tap the icon and it opens. You can set confirmation notifications too.
Was pretty happy, so purchased and fitted one to the other door. No issues so far. Seems responsive as well.
EDIT...
Applied some logic to the CarPlay aspect, and knowing how everything likes GPS on, I switched on location, added the GPS location to the garage doors and needless to say this turned up the next time I attached the phone to CarPlay...
Now cable tidied and changed the double socket for a USB one to free up the socket as well.
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