G Flooring in a shop

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I'm looking for feed back from people who have put in G floor rolled mats from garage floor llc in a garage that is subject to snow in the winter. Does it end up trapping moisture under it???

 

[Garage Flooring]

Your heading says shop. How is the floor used?

 

[Armorpoxy]

We sell both tiles and the roll out mats under our ArmorCover line. We are not a big fan of the mats for shops as they are much thinner than tiles, very difficult, if not impossible to repair if they get damaged, and hard to 'fit' if you want it wall-to-wall, plus often there is no insignificant waste as you need to buy the mats in rolls of standard widths. Mats are ok for parking/garages, but not for shop use in our opinion.

That being said there are times we do recommend them, namely when there is a conditioned space below since they are fully waterproof and the seams can be sealed and don't leak. Epoxy, tiles, etc cannot fully guarantee waterproofing, the mats can.

Tiles like our www.supratile.com are solid PVC polymer, industrial grade, and easily replaced in the unlikely event that one gets damaged. We have had no reports of water or moisture issues under the tiles.

 

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i call it my shop, but it's a one car garage. it's 16' X 30'. the actual slab on the inside is 15' across between the stem walls by 30' long. it is going to be used as a man cave. i do park my car and motorcycle in it. I'm not doing much else in it but watching TV. one concern is that i'm in north Idaho. lots of snow and slush will end up inside. With the G floor i would end up with a seam right down the middle. will i have problems with water getting under the flooring???

 

[Garage Flooring]

i call it my shop, but it's a one car garage. it's 16' X 30'. the actual slab on the inside is 15' across between the stem walls by 30' long. it is going to be used as a man cave. i do park my car and motorcycle in it. I'm not doing much else in it but watching TV. one concern is that i'm in north Idaho. lots of snow and slush will end up inside. With the G floor i would end up with a seam right down the middle. will i have problems with water getting under the flooring???

Consider getting a 9x60 roll of the diamond or coin and offsetting the seam based on where you park such that your tires are not running back and forth on it. The other alternative would be two custom pieces 7.5x30.

If you are going with a covering, and your floor has never been sealed or coated, consider putting a product like TrueLock B4 down first. It will protect the concrete from the moisture that WILL GET THROUGH MOST ANY SYSTEM.

Tiles, even most PVC tiles are not watertight. Add to that with tiles you have additional seams. That said tiles are much thicker and easier to replace a single section should you have an issue.

With the G-Floor, install it and let it acclimate for a week. Fold up one edge, use the other edge and use it to draw a line. Lift up the other edge and center seam tape on it. Lay both sides back into the seam tape.

I demonstrate that in this video http://www.garageflooringllc.com/2014/07/02/use-blt-g-floor-seam-tape/

If you go with any PVC product, use something similar to Hilway Direct Plus to help protect it from tire marks.