Floor tile project

[Cool C6 Vette]

I bought this house about a year ago and now finally getting around to working on the garage. A friend is doing the tile installation for me.

 

[rwhite692]

That is going to look very nice.

 

[PLRX]

It looks very nice

 

[Munich77]

That looks awesome - keeps us updated especially on the wear and tear.

 

[twokidsnosleep]

Dude's face looks funny in the first pic....was he swarmed by bees during the tiling??
If not, you should have scratched out his @ss is the second pic also
Tiles looking good. Photos when finished please

 

[nate379]

I would be worried about breaking the tile when dropping something heavy. When I did some tile last week I broke one using a rubber mallet to pound it down. Granted I was giving it hell, but still a rubber mallet?!

 

[bazzateer]

I would be worried about breaking the tile when dropping something heavy. When I did some tile last week I broke one using a rubber mallet to pound it down. Granted I was giving it hell, but still a rubber mallet?!

If you had to give it hell then you did something wrong in the prep' stage.

 

[Mike83]

I would be worried about breaking the tile when dropping something heavy. When I did some tile last week I broke one using a rubber mallet to pound it down. Granted I was giving it hell, but still a rubber mallet?!

You're supposed to use the rubber end, not the wooden end

 

[nate379]

Sort of.

First time doing tile and I mixed the mortor a little on the dry side (followed directions). Next batch I added 1/4 cup more water and it was perfect for me. (It was probably ok on the first batch other than I was working slow)

I didn't think of throwing a level on it till after a while and the mortar was starting to set a little. I should have just pulled the tile up and removed a bit of mortar, but oh well... the tiles where only $2.02 each so not the end of the world.

I was surprised it broke that easy though. I was talking to my Mom and she dropped a small cooking pot in the kitchen and broke a tile from that. I wouldn't see how it could hold up in a garage with heavy jacks, stands, sledgehammers, wrenches, etc.

If you had to give it hell then you did something wrong in the prep' stage.

 

[Cool C6 Vette]

I would be worried about breaking the tile when dropping something heavy. When I did some tile last week I broke one using a rubber mallet to pound it down. Granted I was giving it hell, but still a rubber mallet?!

These tiles won't break easily. Tile on kitchen floors get hit by dropped frying pans and don't break. My friend called the manufacturer to make sure these tiles are suitable for a garage environment.
We also ran a polished stainless strip down the center of the floor. These tiles have a flip flop color effect depending how the light shines on them.

I just noticed your last post on the kitchen floor. My friend would not install many other tiles I picked out first. He found these because they were better quality and they should be better for what these damn things cost.

 

[Rickster55]

Laying it directly over the concrete?

 

[Cool C6 Vette]

Laying it directly over the concrete?

No, he put down a coating of some sort of rubber membrane for moisture and flexibility.

 

[jkeyser14]

Post finished pictures when it's done. Also, can you find out what brand tiles those are?