All black VCT Floor

[Fastbird]

How do you think it would look?? Walls are white, cabinetry is white also. Reason I am considering all black is because I work on my cars....a lot. Fluids get spilled, **** gets tracked in, and like any good car, they either already do or eventually will leak. So I thought the all black theme would help to hide the staining and obvious signs of heavy use a little better. I would combat the darkening effect of the floor by installing 6-8 overhead fluorescent fixtures to replace the three single 100 watt bulb fixtures that are in there right now.

At the very best, a white or slate greyish perimeter border of 3-5 tiles width at the most and possibly a short width same colored seperator between each parking spot (3 car garage, 750 SF).

Thoughts?

 

[Rte66Charlie]

It would look AWESOME.......................if you could keep it pristine clean all the time, otherwise, it is going to look like ****.

Think about it, I own black vehicles, when they are clean, they are beautiful, when they are dirty, I wish I owned something else!!

You want to hide dirt/stains/heavy use? Go with a medium grey with some black/white/dark grey flakes in it..........

Black would be uber cool, but would look like **** all the time unless it was spotless. You're talking about a working garage, not a showroom!

Just my 2cents

 

[mikeyr]

also Black absorbs light like a dark hood pulled hood over your head, you will have to have lots of lighting to make up for it.

 

[Fastbird]

Well, contrary to the above, I am actually quite meticulous about keeping the spaces clean, but something I've noticed about VCT working in retail stores is that if you spill a fluid like oil, ****** oil, gear oil, coolant, or the like on it, it will nearly immediately stain it. I clean the stuff up asap but it's the immediate effects I'm looking at.

The medium grey is just too common for me at this point. I think I'm probably going to end up with the all black after I get this latest motor project done later this summer sometime.

Thanks guys! Keep the opinions coming.

 

[SteveB]

I did the black/gray combo and have noticed that its easier to "lose" tools and small bits of hardware if they're on the black tiles. They blend in, even with loads of extra lighting.
Its a small point but one that I hadn't considered.

 

[Fastbird]

I did the black/gray combo and have noticed that its easier to "lose" tools and small bits of hardware if they're on the black tiles. They blend in, even with loads of extra lighting.
Its a small point but one that I hadn't considered.

This is a good point that I'd been pondering actually. I was thinking that the silver tools would actually stand out better. Factory fasteners however........yeah, I could see losing those pretty easily.

 

[wythors]

Black will show every speck of dirt and detrius that falls on the floor. If you are as meticulous as you say, it will drive you *******. It will also be very difficult to keep looking good. Black will show scratches very vividly and your floor would probably end up looking gray in very short order in the areas where the cars drive and you do most of your work. Also, the amount of light you will lose will be very noticable. I do a bit of photography and it is amazing how difficult it is to shoot in a room with a very dark floor.

Don't get me wrong, I think it would look fantastic. For about a week. Then I think you'd start pulling your hair out.

 

[SC-Eric]

Black does show dust like crazy... I guess it's kind of like having a black car... it looks good when it's clean.

 

[Scottz5]

I have a all black PCV floor and it ***** up lots of light (my walls are also dark gray which does not help) and is hard to keep clean, but it looks great! I just use my gas blower or sweep it out once week or so. I dont work on my cars much however I work on my quads in there and use portable lights if needed.

I would go for it as it really makes the space look great and sleek.

 

[Fastbird]

I have a all black PCV floor and it ***** up lots of light (my walls are also dark gray which does not help) and is hard to keep clean, but it looks great! I just use my gas blower or sweep it out once week or so. I dont work on my cars much however I work on my quads in there and use portable lights if needed.

I would go for it as it really makes the space look great and sleek.

Any chance you could post up some pics so we could get a visual?? I would really appreciate it if you did.

 

[Scottz5]

Any chance you could post up some pics so we could get a visual?? I would really appreciate it if you did.

I will take pics when I get home for you. Its still a work in progress.

 

[Fastbird]

I will take pics when I get home for you. Its still a work in progress.

Cool! Thanks a bunch!

 

[Scottz5]

Sorry the floor is a little dirty.

 

[wythors]

That looks gray.

 

[Scottz5]

That looks gray.

It's the flash from the camera and lights in the garage, it was very cloudy yesterday.

 

[SteveB]

My black Armstrong VCT floor has a much different sheen compared to your black PCV tiles. Yours appear to have more grain compared to the more polished and shiny finish of mine.

 

[NOMAD]

I think it would look great. But I agree that it would take a lot of the light away. You could install flourescent light bars under the tables to shine horizontally on the floor, that makes finding dropped items easier. If you don't care about not knowing when a vehicle is spotting oil then black should work well.
Is VCT really slippery when it gets wet? Seems like it in the stores.

 

[Fastbird]

My black Armstrong VCT floor has a much different sheen compared to your black PCV tiles. Yours appear to have more grain compared to the more polished and shiny finish of mine.

That's what I was thinking. Those look like rubber interlocking mats more than VTC. Either way, I LIKE the all black look.

Trust me, I'm under my vehicles enough to know when they're leaking. Problem is that I don't want a ton of staining showing on the garage floor when we go to sell in 3 years, and Vehicles aren't the only things staining the floor. Blown out Sears Aluminum floor jacks (POS), spills, and other junk all contribute to the festivities.