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Thread Author: Tigger Replies: 18
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New Sat 14 Jun 14 16:15 
 Tiling the garage floor - Tigger
I'm moving to a new build house. The concrete floor in the (attached) garage is going to stay dusty and a problem unless I seal it somehow.

I expect to use the garage as a workshop.

I painted the floor of my current garage. Apart from being a pig of a job, it hasn't lasted terribly well, and has come away in many places.

I'm thinking something like these: www.bigdug.co.uk/mats-flooring-c402/interlocking-floor-tiles-c1789/interlocking-vinyl-floor-tiles-pp14434 but worried they may not stand up to trolley jack use (they are hollow underneath). Alternatively, I could go for something like these: plasfloor.mplsites.com/

These are both pretty expensive, so I'd appreciate thoughts from someone who has done something similar.
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New Sat 14 Jun 14 17:19 
 Tiling the garage floor - Dulwich Estate
I've no experience of either of these products. All I have ever done is paint a garage floor and it didn't show much if any wear.

If a workshop is the main use I'd put the emphasis on insulation to keep my toes warmer so maybe go for something with an air gap.

For occasional jacking use a spreader plate / board ?
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New Sat 14 Jun 14 17:32 
 Tiling the garage floor - No FM2R
What type of paint did you use on your current floor? And when you say its come away, is that because the paint has peeled off, worn off, or part of the concrete has come away with it?

Because I painted mine, albeit on top of a primer, and when I left the house after 5 years it was still going strong.
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New Sat 14 Jun 14 17:39 
 Tiling the garage floor - Runfer D'Hills
How about Lino ?

You could do a '50s theme.
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New Sat 14 Jun 14 17:59 
 Tiling the garage floor - legacylad
If feeling fllush how's about a nicely patterned Amtico floor?
Not quite so flush try Karndean

My local LR dealership buy Johnsons floor paint in quantity from where I work. Seems to work ok for them. Don't know if the paint lasts any better with winter tyres fitted.
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New Sat 14 Jun 14 18:15 
 Tiling the garage floor - Fenlander
Unless you have damp problems and if you apply it correctly as NoFM says a standard concrete floor paint should be OK.

To give a longer lasting finish a 2 part epoxy paint can be used...

www.twistfix.co.uk/epoxy-floor-seal-paint

Or perhaps a clear penetrating concrete sealer which obviously doesn't show its top surface wear in the same way as paint...

www.diy.com/nav/decor/paint-woodcare/specialist-paints/specialist_preparation_paints/-specificproducttype-concrete_seal/Ronseal-Concrete-Seal-5L-10727835?ecamp=SEAPLA11218538&ef_id=U2jAMgAAAGIwijuc:20140614171517:s

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New Sat 14 Jun 14 19:20 
 Tiling the garage floor - Kevin
>To give a longer lasting finish a 2 part epoxy paint can be used...

The two part water based epoxy is good stuff, I used it to do my garage floor. After ~15yrs it's still in good nick.

In front of my workbench I've got a strip of old conveyor belt about 1cm thick. Easy on the feet, tough and stuff tends to survive better than being dropped onto painted concrete.
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New Sat 14 Jun 14 19:24 
 Tiling the garage floor - Tigger
2-part epoxy had been my first thought. About £90 for each coat on a double garage, so not cheap - that's why I started looking at tiles instead.

I may still go the epoxy route, but these tiles look a viable alternative (though at about £270 from the cheapest source I've found)
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New Sat 14 Jun 14 19:33 
 Tiling the garage floor - Dulwich Estate
I remember fitting out one garage floor with old carpet - probably free if you ask around.
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New Sat 14 Jun 14 19:53 
 Tiling the garage floor - Armel Coussine
>> garage floor with old carpet - probably free if you ask around.

... and great stuff to kneel on in some respectable trousers once it's been there a while and suffered a couple of oil spills.

Just a thought, or rather a memory.
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New Sat 14 Jun 14 21:28 
 Tiling the garage floor - Roger.
When I had my motor dealership we painted the workshop and the smaller showroom floor with proper, motor factor sourced, floor paint in a sort of battleship grey.
It lasted pretty well, given the hard use it had.
Expensive stuff and was nasty to use, with strong fumes. Probably banned now under elf & safety.
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New Sat 14 Jun 14 23:06 
 Tiling the garage floor - BobbyG
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=8&f=74&t=1324154&mid=164331&i=0&nmt=Whats+your+garage+floor+like%3F&mid=164331
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New Sun 15 Jun 14 06:27 
 Tiling the garage floor - Tigger
Wow - some great ideas in there. I'm almost certain on the floor tiles having seen some pictures on that thread.

>> www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=8&f=74&t=1324154&mid=164331&i=0&nmt=Whats+your+garage+floor+like%3F&mid=164331
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New Sun 15 Jun 14 09:17 
 Tiling the garage floor - Fenlander
I read the Pistonheads thread with interest.. it covers about every option. All food for thought as I have a nice dry double garage which was quickly populated with junk when we moved here 2yrs ago but I have been thinking of properly racking it out and doing something with the floor.

At the moment the side a car comes into is dust free concrete... the non car side carpeted and very nice to work on for DIY jobs.

I was really amused by the Pistonheads guy who said... two part system... looks and smells like fibreglass resin... used it in my place over a floor that had been heavily contaminated with brake fluid, oil etc... Lasted brilliantly as it's designed for fork lifts etc. and being for industrial use is non slippy... 'twas about sixty quid a tin... only problem I had with it was when I stupidly did a burnout that wore through to the concrete.

Ahh the essential garage burnout!
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New Sun 15 Jun 14 09:29 
 Tiling the garage floor - Runfer D'Hills
Double garage eh?

Sounds like a compelling incentive to house an additional 'interesting' car to me...

You know, the sort of thing you wouldn't really want to leave outside, oh I don't know, perhaps a Westfield or somesuch...

Just saying...

:-)

Edit - my Greek rug is on my garage floor. Handy thing my Greek rug.
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New Mon 16 Jun 14 08:08 
 Tiling the garage floor - Fenlander
>>>compelling incentive to house an additional 'interesting' car to me...

Great idea but...

Collect eldest from uni today for the summer break (hurrah for the capacious 525 bus) so in the next couple of weeks the garage spare side is likely to be populated by a Fabia or whatever we find for her... two more years of that and then however long it takes to prise her out of the house post uni... then younger daughter 2yrs behind will overlap with whatever she does uni/job/car wise so space might be tight.

I reckon keep the BMW for "stuff" and get the rest of them the shortest Smart car each would sort it.

Sadly do what you want retirement still seems a few years away.
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New Mon 16 Jun 14 17:43 
 Tiling the garage floor - Falkirk Bairn
www.costco.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/cos_11,cos_11.8,cos_11.8.1/565749
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New Mon 16 Jun 14 19:38 
 Tiling the garage floor - kcconcrete
Existing hardwood floors can be painted, but we recommend you test them first to ensure compatibility. Use a sample slat or paint a small section in an inconspicuous area.
Interior concrete will accept either oil-based or latex floor paint. First, conduct a test for porosity to determine if there is a sealer or wax coating and a test for moisture if the area is subject to seepage or damp conditions. Paint should not be applied to areas that collect water.

Part of concrete has come away with that color then i can say its come away.

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New Tue 17 Jun 14 15:32 
 Tiling the garage floor - Shiny
I would also use the dust seal and surface harder stuff, even if I went on later to paint it.
I used it on our paths when they were new. It was from Wickes.
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