The concrete floor in my garage is a bit rough and ready and I was thinking about using heavy duty ceramic floor tiles to cover it.

Can anyone recomend something thats not going to be too slippy and be strong enough for use with trolly jack etc ?

I really, really do not want to break up the old floor and start again as it is solid, just a bit lumpy.

Edit to add. Are there any thin screeds that would do the job ?

Mark

 

get some self leveling floor paint its silicone based, and it comes in loads of different colours not sure of the name of it but i did some blokes garage last year with it in blue

 

i was thinking of this but without the amount of work i do they will be smashed in minutes lol, just get some self levelling concrete, its easy to mix up and easy to use and the garage will be spot on flat again, then just pva it then paint it with proper floor paint and all will be sorted or just carpet tile it like im going to do

 

Exactly what I am going to do in my new garage, skim the floor level and then put some carpet tiles down.

 

Mines carpet tiles, warm and clean (you can hoover up!). They also take out some of the uneven floor

My garage is 22 feet square tho so i needed LOADS but got them free from a office being refitted

 

My garage has pink () carpet that we ripped out of half the house when we moved in

It's so much better and "warmer"

 

i bet you did!

22square feet is massive *whistles*

what do you park in there? a buggy? ROTF

 

just a question as im going to fit carpet tiles down what are jacks like going across them and cars on axle stands?

 

I'm a bit worried about thin layers of self leveling floor paint etc cracking if I use a trolly jack ?

Mark

 

There fine, PVA them down and then they sort of lock together

 

I got them ALL for free lol......

Took all day to fit. I've 5 vehicles (i rent two out) so need the space to maintain them and its 22 feet by 22 feet obviously!!

 

latex it mate self levels just spread it out

 

i use foam tiles


very nice to sit on

jason

 

Got to get me some of them foam tiles

 

how about this shoddy tiling job

 

22 X 22ft isnt 22 sqft btw, it is 484 sqft

 

we have green carpet tiles in our garage lol.

 

I re-levelled mine with concrete and used some of that epoxy floor paint. Super super strong. Still hasnt chipped yet



Oh and for the smarts ones... he said feet square not square feet.....22 Feet square means 22ft x 22ft....

 

pilkintons do an anti slip quary tile they come in red or sand stone they are reversable with one side with bobbles on for extra anti slip mercades portsmouth has there workshop covered in them

 

Thanks, I'll check it out.

Mark

 

where is that?!

 

One of my mates is a tiler and was going to do my garage floor for cheap , but we didnt know how long it would last in a garage theat gets used to work on cars. I ended up going for plastic tiles that work well but are a nightmare to keep clean.

 

Neil, where are those plastic tiles from, they look very nice

 

Mat i got them from ebay but i have also seen them in machine mart and costco , think it worked out around Ł380 to do my floor.

 

If anyone is interested in garage floor paint i can get some excellent waterproof epoxy floor paint at competitive rates. lots of colours available, Any oil spills you can just wash down, will not penetrate or leave a stain!!.

 

Thankyou Neil, they look great without the usual bits that stick out of each side to interlock them

 

WOW

 

the guy is a builder living in ireland,and as far as im aware the rs1800 has 1200 miles on it,their was athread on here a while a go

 

My God that is clean and what a stunning collection. You know you've made it when each of your cars has its own radiator lol.

 

not too shoddy from the outside either