Garage flooring

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Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Tuesday 1st February 2022
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RacingPete said:
Just offered on a new build with a large double garage, so the planning has started to get into the best garage thread wink - my worry is that the garage is going to quickly get filled with crap while we sort out what we (the wife) want in the house, which means if I want to sort the floor I need to do before we start moving in.

What order did everyone do in prepping the garage and how long did it take before you put stuff on it once done? Main aim is to reduce dust so guessing seal and then some flooring. Do you need to do walls too to reduce dust? Trying to work backwards to plan move dates etc.

If in thread above, sorry for missing it.
Having done it recently, I'd go for this order, based on my experiences.

  • Ceiling / lighting / electrics
  • Paint walls
  • Doors (if replacing)
  • Flooring
Painting the walls does make a big difference to dust, but putting in a ceiling and decent lighting makes it easier to see what you're doing.

If you can avoid having to move things around, then I'd certainly look to do that.

If it's a new build, perhaps see if you can get the company to get the walls painted?

Sensibleboy

1,141 posts

124 months

Tuesday 1st February 2022
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If the garage roof can be boarded for storage I'd look at that and a loft hatch before committing to putting a ceiling in. A ceiling cuts out a fair bit of noise from outside too.

RacingPete

8,845 posts

203 months

Tuesday 1st February 2022
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Thanks both. Interestingly I was thinking floor first as that is where everything would go and chance to do before filing with crap. But guessing doing rest causes issue with crap going on floor so best to do first.

It does have eves, as as the house is 3 stories with no loft, this will be the only storage so think boarding it is best

Coxey

407 posts

106 months

Tuesday 1st February 2022
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I had the Dotti ceramic tiles laid in my garage I’m very pleased

MASimmo

46 posts

148 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2022
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I also had Dotti tiles laid in my new garage, went for Light Grey on the floor with Dark Grey tiles cut and used as an up stand, Looks great, no dust and very easy to keep clean!

MrBig

2,637 posts

128 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2022
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V-spec said:
Here is ours, part of our garage /utility renovation. We used R-Tech 5mm « textured » tiles in dark grey after seeing the pictures on here. Very happy with it.
Still waiting for the garage door (and window) to be delivered so can’t get a car in yet.

Wow, that looks amazing. Is it all one space or is the garage separated somehow? Love to see some more pictures!

anxious_ant

2,626 posts

78 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2022
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Anyone here tried epoxy flooring?
Stumbled across this on my FB feed. About £160 for the kit which is enough for standard single garage. They provide different primers depending on condition of the floor (frail/dusty, oily etc)

Tempted as would be cheaper than buying rubber tiles.
Won’t be parking my car in the garage mainly use for storage and occasional gym.

RichB

51,430 posts

283 months

Wednesday 2nd February 2022
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anxious_ant said:
Anyone here tried epoxy flooring?
I am sure that if you read through this thread there are several people that have used epoxy. You should be able to see the results together with their notes on which products they used.

richatnort

3,018 posts

130 months

Friday 11th February 2022
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Hey guys,

Anyone got any reccomendations for good garage lights? I've currently got two bulbs that just aren't cutting the mustard for me anymore that I'd like to replace.

jon-

16,496 posts

215 months

Sunday 6th March 2022
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anxious_ant said:
Anyone here tried epoxy flooring?
Stumbled across this on my FB feed. About £160 for the kit which is enough for standard single garage. They provide different primers depending on condition of the floor (frail/dusty, oily etc)

Tempted as would be cheaper than buying rubber tiles.
Won’t be parking my car in the garage mainly use for storage and occasional gym.
I have epoxy in a house I just bought in the US, apart from the fact it's a st colour it seems to have stood up well to the previous owners usage, and he regularly rebuilt cars and motorbikes. I've jacked on it no problem. I'm not sure why tiles are a better solution.

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Monday 7th March 2022
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richatnort said:
Hey guys,

Anyone got any reccomendations for good garage lights? I've currently got two bulbs that just aren't cutting the mustard for me anymore that I'd like to replace.
I used V-Tac 40W 4Ft Led Batten Fittings Integrated Tube Lamp 6400K White on the recommendation of a friend having used them in his garage. Good white, nicely defused, not comedy expensive... downside? They really need fitting from above as they are pre-wired.

They're great for seeing what you're doing (could land small aircraft hehe ) and should last a while.A few detailing places seem to recommend them too.

Regrets? Wish I'd realised you can get LEDs that change colour temperature.. or that I had the space for those overly fancy hex lights.



ETA - other sizes also available.

Edited by Podie on Monday 7th March 11:58

Pamoothican

266 posts

91 months

Monday 7th March 2022
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Any tips on stopping the rain coming in the bottom/underneath my roller garage door? It has a rubber section but the floor is slightly uneven. We've had a lot of driving rain going straighton the door and some has come through.

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Monday 7th March 2022
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Pamoothican said:
Any tips on stopping the rain coming in the bottom/underneath my roller garage door? It has a rubber section but the floor is slightly uneven. We've had a lot of driving rain going straighton the door and some has come through.
Get a P-seal - even without a perfectly flat floor a good lump should stop water and leaf debris.

Hol

8,358 posts

199 months

Monday 7th March 2022
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Podie said:
Pamoothican said:
Any tips on stopping the rain coming in the bottom/underneath my roller garage door? It has a rubber section but the floor is slightly uneven. We've had a lot of driving rain going straighton the door and some has come through.
Get a P-seal - even without a perfectly flat floor a good lump should stop water and leaf debris.
I have a cheap brush seal fitted to the bottom of my twin doors.

It completely stopped dust and leaf ingress caused by the gardeners using garage as a backstop for their leaf blowers.

Mark-ri571

500 posts

106 months

Tuesday 8th March 2022
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Podie said:
Get a P-seal - even without a perfectly flat floor a good lump should stop water and leaf debris.
I am going to order one of these seals as during storms I get an ingress of water under one corner of my garage door.

Mark-ri571

500 posts

106 months

Tuesday 8th March 2022
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Any ideas as to what to use to paint my garage floor. The concrete floor is not completely smooth as it has a section with ripples where the concrete has been tampered down. The garage is 30 years old. Looking at something like this:



Mark-ri571

500 posts

106 months

Tuesday 8th March 2022
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As above here is my garage floor

PH User

22,154 posts

107 months

Tuesday 8th March 2022
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I would paint the walls before looking at the floor.

Mark-ri571

500 posts

106 months

Tuesday 8th March 2022
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PH User said:
I would paint the walls before looking at the floor.
I do need to give them another coat. I did one coat of masonry paint last autumn but they were a pig to do.

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Tuesday 8th March 2022
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Mark-ri571 said:
Podie said:
Get a P-seal - even without a perfectly flat floor a good lump should stop water and leaf debris.
I am going to order one of these seals as during storms I get an ingress of water under one corner of my garage door.
Thats the sort of thing I was talking about. Amazon / Screwfix / etc sell them too.