Floor tiles

[Garhan]

First of all,I want to say thank's to everyone on this site,what a great forum.
I noticed that a lot of you have fitted plastic or rubber floor tiles,I am thinking about these,but Im concerned about water running off the car,and getting trapped under the tiles causing damp.Is this a problem?

 

[1948]

you wash your car indoors?

 

[Garhan]

Not quite,what I meant is,if the car comes in out of the rain,or maybe snow under the arches.This must run under the tiles and gather underneath.I just wondered if this is a problem,or if the tiles are designed in such a way that prevent's this.

 

[danieldolin]

I am not sure about other brands, but I know I will be purchasing racedeck tiles over the next month or so for my garage and I know they are designed to allow air and water to flow under the tile and either out your garage or to your drain... I am sure others do as well but I am only familiar with the racedeck tile. I know a number of companies (racedeck included) will send you a sample tile upon request if you contact them with interest.

 

[Garage Flooring]

First of all,I want to say thank's to everyone on this site,what a great forum.
I noticed that a lot of you have fitted plastic or rubber floor tiles,I am thinking about these,but Im concerned about water running off the car,and getting trapped under the tiles causing damp.Is this a problem?

Stick with a quality garage floor tile Such as our Premium tile, MotorMat, Swisstrax or Racedeck. We sell the first two, not the second two but there are a lot of sources for them and they are pretty active here.

Always get a FULL SIZE sample before you order.

Another option is the BLT self stick garage floor tile with our anti stain urethane top coat. The moisture will not make it through. Self stick has gotten a bad name in years past but this is a 95 Mil rigid PVC with 3 mil PSA adhesive layer.

The best advice is to wait until you can afford exactly what you want.

 

[Garhan]

Thank's to everyone for the advice,I will now have a look at some samples,thank's.

 

[1948]

why use tiles? why not just paint the floor? seems like a much cleaner and easier thing to do.

 

[ZAPPER68]

why use tiles? why not just paint the floor? seems like a much cleaner and easier thing to do.

Good question, I would like to see the answer to this one too...

 

[Garage Flooring]

why use tiles? why not just paint the floor? seems like a much cleaner and easier thing to do.

There are a lot of great options when it comes to garage flooring. Like the "best brand of car" everyone has a differing opinion as to what will work best. Regardless of the brand, for some people an SUV makes more sense while for others a sports car..... I for one with #6 on the way would looks pretty silly in a sports car

Garage floor tiles will not lift from hot tires, they do not require acid etching or diamond grinding the floor. With garage floor tiles (or mats for that matter) you can drive on the floor the same day the product is installed.

You can easily create a checkerboard or other pattern and you can choose a product which is diamond tread or smooth -- with a slight texture for traction.

Tiles and mats are not reliant on the surface below. In general you do not need to repair cracks or remove oil stains. Repairing and replacing a damaged garage floor tile is generally easier than touching up paint. Tiles and mats are generally not affected by the concrete PH or moisture content.

There are applications where epoxy is a better fit. I tend not to be a fan of ordinary paint on a garage floor. Here is a recent published article: http://www.garageflooringllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mc2.pdf

In general I would say that garage floor tiles and mats are designed for even the least experienced DIY customer to put down. If they follow very basic directions they are not going to have an issue. With coatings the instructions tend to be more complex and require a higher level of skill, but a good product combined with good prep will yield an outstanding result as well. I would ask Epoxy-coat or Legacy Industrial to chime in here. This is a great thread for people to understand some of the pros and cons of different products.

 

[superdutymike27]

Not to rob this thread, I actually too will be in the market for a garage floor later in the year and have contimplated floor tiles or epoxy. My vette is the only vehicle I keep in my 2 car garage. I like to store the car over the winter on my EZ-Carlift which has casters which also allows me to move the car around while still on the lift. Can a Racedeck floor support a 3,300 lbs. car on a lift and still allow to roll around without pinching or binding? if it can, I would be sold on the tiles. I would like to do this one time and enjoy.

 

[lcrabtree]

Short answer, no. The casters will mash the undersupport of the tile. I have a kwiklift that has 16 casters supporting a 2400 lb car and have damage under all the casters.

Lester

 

[danieldolin]

I was under the impression that the racedeck tiles could support the load of a 4 post lift on casters and roll it to a different position on the floor. I think the problem comes in if you leave the load on the caster for a long period of time it will "dent" into the tile as the load is not spread across a wide enough area. I have also read that it is a good idea to round the edges of the casters before rolling across the floor tiles to prevent potential "cutting" of the tile with a shape edge on the caster wheel.

 

[Garage Flooring]

Another option for you would be the Raceday tiles (stick directly to concrete) or garage floor mats. You mentioned a Corvette. We have licensed Corvette flooring and also garage floor mats that look like garage floor tile or tile epoxy.

I am checking on a couple other tiles that will work for you.

 

[RaceDeck1]

Not to rob this thread, I actually too will be in the market for a garage floor later in the year and have contimplated floor tiles or epoxy. My vette is the only vehicle I keep in my 2 car garage. I like to store the car over the winter on my EZ-Carlift which has casters which also allows me to move the car around while still on the lift. Can a Racedeck floor support a 3,300 lbs. car on a lift and still allow to roll around without pinching or binding? if it can, I would be sold on the tiles. I would like to do this one time and enjoy.

I am not familiar with your exact lift but for the most popular 4-post liftsThe answer is Yes and we have hundreds of customers who have lifts with caster options to move them ( we have 4 lifts ourselves). There are some small scissor lifts that have very small casters with hard edges and 'push' out and in to lift & lower the car, these can create an issue with heavy cars & trucks.
But you can still use and have a clean installation.

Bottom line- if you can possibly damage a RaceDeck tile due to heavy loads of a vehicle, we will replace asap at no charge.

see both picture examples.

 

[superdutymike27]

I am not familiar with your exact lift but for the most popular 4-post liftsThe answer is Yes and we have hundreds of customers who have lifts with caster options to move them ( we have 4 lifts ourselves). There are some small scissor lifts that have very small casters with hard edges and 'push' out and in to lift & lower the car, these can create an issue with heavy cars & trucks.
But you can still use and have a clean installation.

Bottom line- if you can possibly damage a RaceDeck tile due to heavy loads of a vehicle, we will replace asap at no charge.

see both picture examples.

Thanks.

Your picture of the lift pictured in the upper right is similar to what I have. If the tile can support both the car and lift and still allow to roll, I'm sold. The plan is to install an all black floor. Not looking for any designs, something simple and clean.

 

[Garage Flooring]

As stated in my previous reply, I wanted to verify something before making a suggestion. I want to be careful how I phrase this. I would recommend a tile with a surface like our premium ultra flat. http://www.garageflooringllc.com/ga...r-tile/premium-ultra-flat-garage-floor-tiles/ We have these tiles, Racedeck has a similar product as does Swisstrax. I would not recommend the Norsk brand for this specific job and I think with a situation like this it is important that to go with a quality, premium, American Made product.

The weight is not an issue but I have seen with several brands in similar situations where the pattern of the tile itself can cause some 'convenience' issues.

 

[RaceDeck1]

Here is another scissor type lift on RaceDeck ( see pic ). We have seen pretty much every kind of residential and commercial style lift on our floors installed for various applications. Feel free to drop us a line to get more information ( and pictures).

Thanks

 

[Garage Flooring]

Apparently this post has gotten pretty popular and I have had a lot of questions about samples.

• Always Get A Sample
• Make Sure It's a Full Size Sample on Interlocking tiles

The page to request your samples from us is here: http://www.garageflooringllc.com/garage-floor-samples/

Racedeck is also VERY good about sending out samples, as is Swisstrax and Sport Court. I requested samples from one competitor and got a 2" by 2" pc. Nothing wrong with the competitor but as a consumer you need to see the whole tile --the exception being self stick, VCT, ceramic and porcelain in my opinion.

 

[acer66]

Bringing an old thread back to life, what speaks against using garage floor tiles in the kitchen?

The reason why I am asking, I am dealing with an interior concrete slap which was at one point and now is used again as living space.

For some reason there is a drain in the center and the slap is sloped towards that drain not taking into account the interior walls.

The sloping reminded me of an garage floor.

On top of that the floor has also glue residue from prior floor coverings and is painted over in a not very professional way since it is coming off here and there.

While that is not such a big problem where carpet goes, I need some floor solution for the kitchen/entrance area which will see a lot of dirt, abuse in general and it is also sort of a high traffic area.

So in theory these tiles look like a good solution or am I overlooking something?

Thank you

 

[mygarageone]

Apparently this post has gotten pretty popular and I have had a lot of questions about samples.

• Always Get A Sample
• Make Sure It's a Full Size Sample on Interlocking tiles

The page to request your samples from us is here: http://www.garageflooringllc.com/garage-floor-samples/

Racedeck is also VERY good about sending out samples, as is Swisstrax and Sport Court. I requested samples from one competitor and got a 2" by 2" pc. Nothing wrong with the competitor but as a consumer you need to see the whole tile --the exception being self stick, VCT, ceramic and porcelain in my opinion.

I just ordered a sample of your self stick.
I have a question about your self stick tiles , how do they clean up ? And if one is damaged are they easy to remove and replace ? And is there any special coating that go on to keep the tiles looking good?

 

[Garage Flooring]

I just ordered a sample of your self stick.
I have a question about your self stick tiles , how do they clean up ? And if one is damaged are they easy to remove and replace ? And is there any special coating that go on to keep the tiles looking good?

QUICK NOTE RE Previous question: I would not use most garage floor tiles in the kitchen because food and liquids can get between them.

The self stick tiles do very well. I am not a fan of white tiles, never have been. Self stick tiles can be removed and replaced. Typically you ruin at least one adjacent tile in the process. I use a knife and some orange cleaner.

As far as coatings, I like the Hilway Direct Plus. The downside is you will have to mop it to keep it looking good as it an get water spots on it. The manufacturer has a urethane product that works well BUT people have a very difficult time with it on DIY installs.