Can I carpet my garage?
Discussion
I recently moved into my first house and am currently working on the garage. The walls and ceiling are sorted, but I am unsure of what to do about the floor. 99% of the time my weekend car lives in there, however I have also built a bar in there for parties etc so I would like to do something other than just paint the floor.
I have ruled out ceramic tiles because I work on my own car and I would be worried about jacking the car up on them, and the tiles I would like are out of my budget. I did fancy black and white vinyl self adhesive tiles but they are unfortunately out of my budget too.
So, could I lay carpet in there? I would also lay 2 runs of vinyl tiles where the car wheels run to prevent damage/rot to the carpet. Or even laminate?
If I laid carpet in there I would have to be so careful with spills etc that it may end up pi$$ing me off, that's my biggest concern.
Any opinions?
I have ruled out ceramic tiles because I work on my own car and I would be worried about jacking the car up on them, and the tiles I would like are out of my budget. I did fancy black and white vinyl self adhesive tiles but they are unfortunately out of my budget too.
So, could I lay carpet in there? I would also lay 2 runs of vinyl tiles where the car wheels run to prevent damage/rot to the carpet. Or even laminate?
If I laid carpet in there I would have to be so careful with spills etc that it may end up pi$$ing me off, that's my biggest concern.
Any opinions?
Wacky Racer said:
Bad idea (imo)
Drive a soaking wet car on top of it, it will get damp very quickly and start to smell, unless you changed it fairly often, say every three months.
No problem if dry though.
I understand entirely why you say that. I too would think it. But, having driven sopping wet cars onto carpet, then parked them, all the water does is dry off. The garage is fairly humid anyway (becuase it's not sealed). In 15 years we have probably had only 4 different carpet tops - and that's only because we refit a room in the house and so put the old carpet on the garage floor.Drive a soaking wet car on top of it, it will get damp very quickly and start to smell, unless you changed it fairly often, say every three months.
No problem if dry though.
I assume it's because of the open gaps around garage doors etc and the fact it's not heated. If the garage was sealed and the carpet fitted properly, then I imagine a wet car and spills would cause problems.
Beeznitch said:
I recently moved into my first house and am currently working on the garage. The walls and ceiling are sorted, but I am unsure of what to do about the floor. 99% of the time my weekend car lives in there, however I have also built a bar in there for parties etc so I would like to do something other than just paint the floor.
I have ruled out ceramic tiles because I work on my own car and I would be worried about jacking the car up on them, and the tiles I would like are out of my budget. I did fancy black and white vinyl self adhesive tiles but they are unfortunately out of my budget too.
So, could I lay carpet in there? I would also lay 2 runs of vinyl tiles where the car wheels run to prevent damage/rot to the carpet. Or even laminate?
If I laid carpet in there I would have to be so careful with spills etc that it may end up pi$$ing me off, that's my biggest concern.
Any opinions?
Is this thread a repeat of another one?I have ruled out ceramic tiles because I work on my own car and I would be worried about jacking the car up on them, and the tiles I would like are out of my budget. I did fancy black and white vinyl self adhesive tiles but they are unfortunately out of my budget too.
So, could I lay carpet in there? I would also lay 2 runs of vinyl tiles where the car wheels run to prevent damage/rot to the carpet. Or even laminate?
If I laid carpet in there I would have to be so careful with spills etc that it may end up pi$$ing me off, that's my biggest concern.
Any opinions?
Beeznitch said:
I recently moved into my first house and am currently working on the garage. The walls and ceiling are sorted, but I am unsure of what to do about the floor. 99% of the time my weekend car lives in there, however I have also built a bar in there for parties etc so I would like to do something other than just paint the floor.
I have ruled out ceramic tiles because I work on my own car and I would be worried about jacking the car up on them, and the tiles I would like are out of my budget. I did fancy black and white vinyl self adhesive tiles but they are unfortunately out of my budget too.
So, could I lay carpet in there? I would also lay 2 runs of vinyl tiles where the car wheels run to prevent damage/rot to the carpet. Or even laminate?
If I laid carpet in there I would have to be so careful with spills etc that it may end up pi$$ing me off, that's my biggest concern.
Any opinions?
Is this thread a repeat of another one?I have ruled out ceramic tiles because I work on my own car and I would be worried about jacking the car up on them, and the tiles I would like are out of my budget. I did fancy black and white vinyl self adhesive tiles but they are unfortunately out of my budget too.
So, could I lay carpet in there? I would also lay 2 runs of vinyl tiles where the car wheels run to prevent damage/rot to the carpet. Or even laminate?
If I laid carpet in there I would have to be so careful with spills etc that it may end up pi$$ing me off, that's my biggest concern.
Any opinions?
andy43 said:
Costco do a sort of plasticky-foamy clip-together tile thing - about 2' square, maybe 10mm deep.
Way better than carpet IMHO.
Good to kneel on, won't absorb water, easy to clean oil/dust/leaves off, and fairly cheap
When you mop the floor though it gets between the gaps and seemingly stays there forever.Way better than carpet IMHO.
Good to kneel on, won't absorb water, easy to clean oil/dust/leaves off, and fairly cheap
I would use carpet tiles, I bought some from Focus, I put the motorbike on it and after 18 months they are absolutely fine.
Dave!
I found on E Bay a vendor of ex-exhibition hall carpet tiles. They’re thicker than domestic carpet tiles and are far more durable. They were a job lot and some were as new, whereas others had clearly seen some action and had cigarette burns, gum marks etc
The job let that I bought provided enough to cover a double garage plus an adjacent workshop, with about an extra 30% spares to allow for replacement due to spillage, welding spatter (!) and general abuse.
The cost was about £110 four years ago and they’re still holding up well although there aren’t many spares left.
I laid them on top of sealed and painted concrete and they transformed the working area.
If you use E Bay to search for “carpet tiles” then click the “Show Used” box you’ll be left with about fifty to choose from – some in job lots and some priced per tile.
The job let that I bought provided enough to cover a double garage plus an adjacent workshop, with about an extra 30% spares to allow for replacement due to spillage, welding spatter (!) and general abuse.
The cost was about £110 four years ago and they’re still holding up well although there aren’t many spares left.
I laid them on top of sealed and painted concrete and they transformed the working area.
If you use E Bay to search for “carpet tiles” then click the “Show Used” box you’ll be left with about fifty to choose from – some in job lots and some priced per tile.
Zulu 10 said:
I found on E Bay a vendor of ex-exhibition hall carpet tiles. They’re thicker than domestic carpet tiles and are far more durable. They were a job lot and some were as new, whereas others had clearly seen some action and had cigarette burns, gum marks etc
The job let that I bought provided enough to cover a double garage plus an adjacent workshop, with about an extra 30% spares to allow for replacement due to spillage, welding spatter (!) and general abuse.
The cost was about £110 four years ago and they’re still holding up well although there aren’t many spares left.
I laid them on top of sealed and painted concrete and they transformed the working area.
If you use E Bay to search for “carpet tiles” then click the “Show Used” box you’ll be left with about fifty to choose from – some in job lots and some priced per tile.
Welcome to 2021 this is an old thread so I am not sure if a) people are still active here or b) the tiles are still going strong! I wanted to ask what you stuck the tiles to the floor with, if anything, thanks The job let that I bought provided enough to cover a double garage plus an adjacent workshop, with about an extra 30% spares to allow for replacement due to spillage, welding spatter (!) and general abuse.
The cost was about £110 four years ago and they’re still holding up well although there aren’t many spares left.
I laid them on top of sealed and painted concrete and they transformed the working area.
If you use E Bay to search for “carpet tiles” then click the “Show Used” box you’ll be left with about fifty to choose from – some in job lots and some priced per tile.
Zulu 10 said:
I found on E Bay a vendor of ex-exhibition hall carpet tiles. They’re thicker than domestic carpet tiles and are far more durable. They were a job lot and some were as new, whereas others had clearly seen some action and had cigarette burns, gum marks etc
The job let that I bought provided enough to cover a double garage plus an adjacent workshop, with about an extra 30% spares to allow for replacement due to spillage, welding spatter (!) and general abuse.
The cost was about £110 four years ago and they’re still holding up well although there aren’t many spares left.
I laid them on top of sealed and painted concrete and they transformed the working area.
If you use E Bay to search for “carpet tiles” then click the “Show Used” box you’ll be left with about fifty to choose from – some in job lots and some priced per tile.
Thank you!The job let that I bought provided enough to cover a double garage plus an adjacent workshop, with about an extra 30% spares to allow for replacement due to spillage, welding spatter (!) and general abuse.
The cost was about £110 four years ago and they’re still holding up well although there aren’t many spares left.
I laid them on top of sealed and painted concrete and they transformed the working area.
If you use E Bay to search for “carpet tiles” then click the “Show Used” box you’ll be left with about fifty to choose from – some in job lots and some priced per tile.
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