Faux wood tiles in garage?

[jmlcolorado]

Has anyone installed faux wood tiles in their garage?
I think the wood look would look different, and pretty nice in a garage. Kinda give the garage a warmer feeling too.
Anyone done this and have pictures to share? I'd love to see it!

I know it would be pretty expensive, and it looks like all the porcelain wood tiles are either printed, or glazed. I would figured a glaze would hold up better, right!

 

[3barboost]

or what about a laminate wood floor ?
anyone done that ?

 

[shaun oriold1]

I built a garage ( Cabinets and slatwall) and the owner did laminate in his garage. It looked great. He doesnt park in there anymore obviously. I built around a fridge, and TV. He is in Real Estate and they have spare staging stuff, so they always have a "living room" set up of furniture. Its been two years, and is holding up fine.

At the world of concrete show one company was showing "wood plank" stamped overlay. I'd love to do that in a garage!

Shaun

 

[James-W]

How does the wood flooring hold up when sitting on concrete? I would have thought there would be a moisture problem between the concrete and the floor and the wood work either warp or rot. Is there some sort of membrane that you put down on the concrete before laying the wood floor? This is quite interesting, but it is also a bit confusing to me. I guess I never really gave a wood floor in a garage much thought, I like the idea though.

 

[jmlcolorado]

How does the wood flooring hold up when sitting on concrete? I would have thought there would be a moisture problem between the concrete and the floor and the wood work either warp or rot. Is there some sort of membrane that you put down on the concrete before laying the wood floor? This is quite interesting, but it is also a bit confusing to me. I guess I never really gave a wood floor in a garage much thought, I like the idea though.

I think what he's talking about is vinyl plank. Simulated wood but made of vinyl.
For a non working garage, I bet it would hold up great. I've seen quality vinyl plank in pretty high traffic areas.
I was thinking along the lines of simulated wood tiles.
Pricing it out, it looks as though the quality porcelain simulated wood tiles are $5+/sq ft, so I wouldn't figure many (if any) would opt to do it. But I think it really would look sharp!


But I will tell you that I have seen hardwood over concrete before. Usually in basements. Not the solid hardwood that's nailed to the subfloor, but a floating, snap together floor. You would need to lay a vapor barier down, which usually is 1/8" or more thick. This stuff would NOT hold up in a garage. Even just a show garage. The second a vehicle tire hits it, the tabs would break and crack the wood.

 

[Garage Flooring]

I think what he's talking about is vinyl plank. Simulated wood but made of vinyl.
For a non working garage, I bet it would hold up great. I've seen quality vinyl plank in pretty high traffic areas.
I was thinking along the lines of simulated wood tiles.
Pricing it out, it looks as though the quality porcelain simulated wood tiles are $5+/sq ft, so I wouldn't figure many (if any) would opt to do it. But I think it really would look sharp!


But I will tell you that I have seen hardwood over concrete before. Usually in basements. Not the solid hardwood that's nailed to the subfloor, but a floating, snap together floor. You would need to lay a vapor barier down, which usually is 1/8" or more thick. This stuff would NOT hold up in a garage. Even just a show garage. The second a vehicle tire hits it, the tabs would break and crack the wood.

I am over in Grand Junction. Better Life Technology has been doing clear PVC with the underside imaged to look like whatever you want. We have a prototype on or office of a couple of different wood ones that they have played with. Not stock items and would have to be ordered as custom.

There is also a product on the market called "Nature's Wood Commercial Grade selec tile" which again is suitable for garage application.

With either product, if you are going to use it in a garage for vehicular use, you are going to want to apply the stain block.

 

[shaun oriold1]

It was floating hardwood. This stuff to be exact. It would be installed same as going in a basement.

 

[jmlcolorado]

I am over in Grand Junction. Better Life Technology has been doing clear PVC with the underside imaged to look like whatever you want. We have a prototype on or office of a couple of different wood ones that they have played with. Not stock items and would have to be ordered as custom.

There is also a product on the market called "Nature's Wood Commercial Grade selec tile" which again is suitable for garage application.

With either product, if you are going to use it in a garage for vehicular use, you are going to want to apply the stain block.

The Nature's Wood Commercial Grade selec tile looks pretty nice. What size is the tile? It says 1 tile covers 2.38 sq ft, which is an odd number.
D they have it in any other sizes?
I think a more rectangular tile would be more suited for simulated wood. Square tiles remind me too much of Pergo flooring.

 

[Garage Flooring]

The Nature's Wood Commercial Grade selec tile looks pretty nice. What size is the tile? It says 1 tile covers 2.38 sq ft, which is an odd number.
D they have it in any other sizes?
I think a more rectangular tile would be more suited for simulated wood. Square tiles remind me too much of Pergo flooring.

18 1/2" x 18 1/2"
2.38 sq. ft.

 

[muguvian]

When I tiled some interior rooms, I removed the laminate and installed in the garage. It lasted for about 5 yrs in a semi-working motorcycle garage in wet NC. The tongues rotted/broke so I eventually scrapped it. It was really nice, though, to lay under the bikes even in the winter and not get cold. Cleaned easily as well.

 

[RaceDeck1]

we also have the tuffshield in a wood grain flooring as well. Here is a video clip from the My Classic Car show where I talk about the TuffShield Wood.
It is a custom order to your exact needs

we also have this style tuffshield maple look in our sports flooring lineup.. http://www.snapsports.com/comsurfaceIn.html

 

[bobhere]

or what about a laminate wood floor ?
anyone done that ?

I use it in my rental houses but I put some in my garage ( in a tire path) to see how it would last been down for 3 years not a problem. I plan on doing the floor someday when I get time.

 

[admactanium]

I think what he's talking about is vinyl plank. Simulated wood but made of vinyl.
For a non working garage, I bet it would hold up great. I've seen quality vinyl plank in pretty high traffic areas.
I was thinking along the lines of simulated wood tiles.
Pricing it out, it looks as though the quality porcelain simulated wood tiles are $5+/sq ft, so I wouldn't figure many (if any) would opt to do it. But I think it really would look sharp!


But I will tell you that I have seen hardwood over concrete before. Usually in basements. Not the solid hardwood that's nailed to the subfloor, but a floating, snap together floor. You would need to lay a vapor barier down, which usually is 1/8" or more thick. This stuff would NOT hold up in a garage. Even just a show garage. The second a vehicle tire hits it, the tabs would break and crack the wood.

I have vinyl plank in my house. It does look great but it wouldn't be suitable for a garage at all. It's a bit more durable maybe than the final finish on pre-finished wood flooring but it scratches quite easily even by indoor standards. For a garage it would be disastrous. Unlike real wood, vinyl plank only has the wood "grain" as a thin layer on top of the substrate. So when you scratch through it it just shows black rubbery plastic.

If you wanted a wood look I'd look into the ceramic tiles they have now that look a lot like wood. Like these:

 

[Rockston]

Thread bump.

I really like this idea. The ceramic tile wood look, not the vinyl. I was hoping to find pictures of a garage that used this... Anyone done this? I know it ain't cheap, but I figure it should be less than $1500 if you bargain shop for only a 2 car sized garage space.

If people are putting ceramic tiles in their garages and using jacks and stands without issue, wood look ceramic should be doable.

 

[Dakota00]

Here's a thread of faux wood tiles installed in a garage. Turned out great!

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=242764