Garage Floor Ideas

[svracers]

Non slip porcelin tiles for me👍

[crashley]

what does everyone do with garden tools and general 'stuff' ?! I've got really decent double (7x7m) but struggling for inspiration on where to start with everything!

[MX-6]

crashley said:

what does everyone do with garden tools and general 'stuff' ?! I've got really decent double (7x7m) but struggling for inspiration on where to start with everything!

I've got a garden shed and a so called summer house that are filled with garden tools and the general stuff, my garage loft space is boarded and a stuff for car tools, parts and whatnot. My garage space is 5 x 2.5m space and I want to keep the car in there so it has to be pretty much clear. Took quite a while to get it into that state though, moved in at the end of 2019 and it was a storage space/dumping ground for quite some time.

[AndrewCrown]

Great Thread...
I have seen the older threads but good to have an up to date one... here's my 7m x 8m garage with newly poured concrete...

Love those interlocking tiles, good for zoning. But you could do the same with porcelain.

4 post lift going in on left.

[9xxNick]

^^^^ is lurvely.

[Legacywr]

thepawbroon said:

PH User said:

Is this a particular pattern? I'm trying to work out what it is.

Sun, mountains, beach, waves?

We’d never have guessed that

[thepawbroon]

crashley said:

what does everyone do with garden tools and general 'stuff' ?! I've got really decent double (7x7m) but struggling for inspiration on where to start with everything!

I have a pallet for garden tools, a bit like this:



I also have a camping trailer, which stows upright like this, and the pallet is fits nicely between the wheels and is bungeed to the axle tube. Saves a fair bit of space.

[KobayashiMaru86]

Measured it exactly today and because it's almost all whole numbers it works out well on the planner and I could plan out where the pillars are and excluse the back where the workbench is



Not sure I'm brave enough to do this though, although I do want to add some colour.

[Comacchio]

KobayashiMaru86 said:

Measured it exactly today and because it's almost all whole numbers it works out well on the planner and I could plan out where the pillars are and excluse the back where the workbench is



Not sure I'm brave enough to do this though, although I do want to add some colour.

Only thing I’d say is I’m sure there’s minimum order size (might be a sq. metre) for each colour, so you might end up with quite a bit of wastage/spare tiles.

[KobayashiMaru86]

For those with Plasfloor, have you got close up picture of it? Just want to see what the joints and faces look like

[BishBosh]

These any help?

[snotrag]

I asked for some plasfloor samples last week - came in the post next day, they sent a dark and a light grey.

Give it a whirl, theres a link in there website. I am definitely going for them, its just a case of what colours/pattern!

They are nice and rigid/solid, I am impressed.

Edited by snotrag on Thursday 11th March 14:21

[roadie]

Good thread this. I am in the process of painting the concrete block walls in my garage white. Two down, one to go! I have been using a first coat of watered down cheap emulsion followed by 'No Nonsense' masonry paint from Screwfix. This approach seems to be working well and cost effectively.

As the interior of the garage is starting to look massively better I have been considering what to do with the floor. It is nearly 50 year old unsealed concrete so my current thoughts are to put some effort into cleaning it before using floor paint. If that fails or lifts I may look into some of the tiles mentioned.

[AndrewCrown]

AndrewCrown said:

Great Thread...
I have seen the older threads but good to have an up to date one... here's my 7m x 8m garage with newly poured concrete...

Love those interlocking tiles, good for zoning. But you could do the same with porcelain.

4 post lift going in on left.

After long deliberation, I think porcelain is the way to go for this space.


Something like this from Tile Mountain

[csd19]

Baldchap said:

Epoxy resin (professional application) is incredibly hard wearing and looks good. Available in loads of colours.



Excuse the mess I was still setting up.

Your garage looks ace, can you share any more details on it (dimensions, supplier etc)? I take it that's the short lift from Automotech, I've been looking at those with interest recently as I'm planning on taking down an existing wooden workshop to redo as a larger building but have to be mindful of height. Wish I had a barn to convert!

Any issues with condensation on the inside walls or is it insulated in some way?

[Baldchap]

csd19 said:

Baldchap said:

Epoxy resin (professional application) is incredibly hard wearing and looks good. Available in loads of colours.



Excuse the mess I was still setting up.

Your garage looks ace, can you share any more details on it (dimensions, supplier etc)? I take it that's the short lift from Automotech, I've been looking at those with interest recently as I'm planning on taking down an existing wooden workshop to redo as a larger building but have to be mindful of height. Wish I had a barn to convert!

Any issues with condensation on the inside walls or is it insulated in some way?

The building is an insulated metal one so no condensation issues (there is a slight leak, which I've been into the supplier about). In general I'm very happy with it. It's 8*5 and 2.5m ridge height. It came from Hanson metal buildings. Their communication is poor and they bumped my install date twice without telling me, but assuming this leak gets sorted, overall I'm reasonably happy.

It is indeed the short Automotech one. I can get a car up to about chest height before I need to start being careful. It certainly beats using a jack... I installed it myself and barring a few bits where the instructions simply missed out what bits were, it was pretty straightforward. Once the towers are unpacked and stood up they're actually pretty easy to manipulate, but you'll need a hand getting them to that point. An SDS drill is your friend when putting in the ground fixings.

If you're having concrete poured, make sure it's to spec for the lift. Automotech ask for double what Bendpak and the other biggies do for some reason, and mine is not actually up to their spec (if I stop posting then I've been crushed)... . I'm confident it's fine, but if I was doing it again, I'd have done it slightly thicker.

[Escort3500]

roadie said:

Good thread this. I am in the process of painting the concrete block walls in my garage white. Two down, one to go! I have been using a first coat of watered down cheap emulsion followed by 'No Nonsense' masonry paint from Screwfix. This approach seems to be working well and cost effectively.

As the interior of the garage is starting to look massively better I have been considering what to do with the floor. It is nearly 50 year old unsealed concrete so my current thoughts are to put some effort into cleaning it before using floor paint. If that fails or lifts I may look into some of the tiles mentioned.

I tried to do this and failed miserably! My concrete floor is also about 50 years old and unsealed, but despite intensive cleaning and careful application of floor paint (Leyland) it didn’t adhere very well, and within months looked really shabby. I suspect contaminants in the floor caused this. I’m not going to waste time reapplying more now, I’ll be using floor tiles

[paulrockliffe]

Mine was really uneven with two bays of concrete and one bay bare earth and 8" lower. Needed an interim fix on the cheap so floated a raft of joists on cast concrete pads to bring up the level and then dot and dabbed chipboard over the concrete area to leave something vaguely level. Used cement for the dabs and managed to do an acceptable job, though I had to screw some down after the concrete had set.

Then I went over the lot with a load of vinyl flooring offcuts from a PHer in Essex, lots of industrial grades in various shades of sparkly blues. It's quite random, but it cost me £300 plus a tank of petrol all in for 50sqm and it's ben perfect the last 5 years. I would happily go for decent vinyl, though it would need the floor to be flat and dust free.

One day I'll have it all out and a new insulated slab poured with UFH, as it's a working space and too cold in the winter, but we're a way off that I think as it'll need a new roof too.....

[bmwmike]

BishBosh said:

Thanks.
They are waterproof, have spilt some diesel on them as well as fuel when sorting out the lawnmower. Just wipe up and clean off, they seem very durable and so easy to clean. As others have said they lock together very tightly so no dust traps.

After having to hold my breath whilst ordering (cost about £700 for this garage 6m x 6m) I chose them as easy to fit myself and the previous larger tiles were too soft and rubbish. Recommended by someone on these very forums some time ago. Love the epoxy finish but the prep work, temperature and general faffing around on prep just put me off.

Thanks. Am going to go with those, looks great.

[roadie]

Escort3500 said:

roadie said:

Good thread this. I am in the process of painting the concrete block walls in my garage white. Two down, one to go! I have been using a first coat of watered down cheap emulsion followed by 'No Nonsense' masonry paint from Screwfix. This approach seems to be working well and cost effectively.

As the interior of the garage is starting to look massively better I have been considering what to do with the floor. It is nearly 50 year old unsealed concrete so my current thoughts are to put some effort into cleaning it before using floor paint. If that fails or lifts I may look into some of the tiles mentioned.

I tried to do this and failed miserably! My concrete floor is also about 50 years old and unsealed, but despite intensive cleaning and careful application of floor paint (Leyland) it didn’t adhere very well, and within months looked really shabby. I suspect contaminants in the floor caused this. I’m not going to waste time reapplying more now, I’ll be using floor tiles

Interesting, thank you for the feedback! I don't know whether a first coat of watered down emulsion on the floor might seal it or assist in any way?