Garage floor tiles or mat

[darryldayton]

New member here. Not familiar with the search feature.
I am looking for floor material at a REASONABLE price. No $3.00 per square foot stuff. Either floor tiles or large mat. I do not work on my cars in my garage just store them.
What are the suggestions?

 

[Mikes61]

When it comes to floor tiles, good floor paint or any kind of garage floor covering, it’s all expensive.

I did the RaceDeck because I could install them myself and save on the installation cost.

Sorry I don’t have any suggestions. Maybe someone else will be able to help.

 

[darryldayton]

Has anyone here used the typical Home Depot type of stick down tiles and if so how do they hold up. My garage/house is 40 years old with good cement floor.

 

[Mikes61]

I did them in my last house, 3 car garage. Within a year the edges were curling up and there was a white powder coming up from the cement. Not sure if I should have sealed the cement prior to installation or ????

It was a huge mess.

 

[BillK]

I would not use the self stick tiles but at my last business location we had a large area that had Commercial Vinyl tiles and they held up very well to engine stands etc. But they need to be installed with a true mastic type adhesive. We used to mop them and wax them once every few months. Something like this:

Armstrong Flooring Imperial Texture VCT 12 in. x 12 in. Shelter White Standard Excelon Commercial Vinyl Tile (45 sq. ft. / case) 51836031 - The Home Depot

Armstrong Imperial Texture 12 in. x 12 in. Shelter White Standard Excelon Commercial Vinyl Tile (45 sq. ft. / case) is a superb choice for adding a splash of style to interior settings. This tile comes

www.homedepot.com

 

[kbuhagiar]

New member here. Not familiar with the search feature.
I am looking for floor material at a REASONABLE price. No $3.00 per square foot stuff. Either floor tiles or large mat. I do not work on my cars in my garage just store them.
What are the suggestions?

One thing to consider before proceeding is to determine if there is a vapor barrier under your garage concrete floor. If you know for sure that you do have a vapor barrier than you can put down just about anything you want. Without a vapor barrier your choices are limited to coverings that would allow the floor to breathe, otherwise you will have problems from moisture migrating up through the concrete. I found out about this the hard way with my first garage, and because of that I ended up with Racedeck tile, which sits up from the concrete and allows air circulation.

If you're not sure you can find out by taking a 2-foot square piece of Visqueen (or any other plastic sheeting) and taping it down to the concrete. It's important to seal the edges all the way around so no air can get in. Take a look after 24 hours, if there is any condensation on the underside of the plastic it's likely that you do not have a vapor barrier.

 

[77thor]

I use a rubber mat under the car.
G-Floor

G-Floor Coin 7.5 ft. x 17 ft. Slate Grey Commercial Grade Vinyl Garage Flooring Cover and Protector GF75CN717SG - The Home Depot

Protect and enhance your garage floors by choosing this durable G-Floor Coin Slate Grey Commercial Grade Vinyl Garage Flooring Cover and Protector.

www.homedepot.com

 

[darryldayton]

One thing to consider before proceeding is to determine if there is a vapor barrier under your garage concrete floor. If you know for sure that you do have a vapor barrier than you can put down just about anything you want. Without a vapor barrier your choices are limited to coverings that would allow the floor to breathe, otherwise you will have problems from moisture migrating up through the concrete. I found out about this the hard way with my first garage, and because of that I ended up with Racedeck tile, which sits up from the concrete and allows air circulation.

If you're not sure you can find out by taking a 2-foot square piece of Visqueen (or any other plastic sheeting) and taping it down to the concrete. It's important to seal the edges all the way around so no air can get in. Take a look after 24 hours, if there is any condensation on the underside of the plastic it's likely that you do not have a vapor barrier.

I live in central AZ. and doubt if this will be a problem for me but I will try your test suggestion.

 

[kngelv]

New member here. Not familiar with the search feature.
I am looking for floor material at a REASONABLE price. No $3.00 per square foot stuff. Either floor tiles or large mat. I do not work on my cars in my garage just store them.
What are the suggestions?

$3.00 a square foot is completely reasonable.

James

 

[Garage Flooring]

Definitely tiles over mats. Highly suggest either TrueLock flow through tile or the HDXT diamond or coin tile. All fit that budget.

garageflooringllc.com/garage-floor-tiles/

You can see a lot of different tile projects here

garageflooringllc.com/category/garage-floor-tile/

 

[imgn tht]

I did roll out G-Floor mats about 8-10 years ago. They were small coin design and worked well for me. But in time I've gotten some stretching and areas that won't lay flat anymore from the vehicle parking in the same spot everyday and causing it to buckle. I'm in the north though so maybe the extreme temperature changes didn't help.

I had store bought epoxy before the mats. I'm planning to go tiles this spring/summer. Hopefully my last flooring for this garage.

 

[larry4406]

I live in central AZ. and doubt if this will be a problem for me but I will try your test suggestion.

Welcome to the forum.

Sorry to be a smart ***, but this is the benefit of including your location in your profile so you can get better regional advise.

I bought Race Deck for my garage. My slab is circa 1987, it has a failing battleship gray painted coating on it, and no idea if it has a vapor barrier under it. Its a project for this spring/summer when I play the game of move this to move that so I can do the floor part way and then shuffle the deck to continue.

I plan on clearing half the garage, power wash the failed coating off best as possible, lay half the floor, move the contents from one side to the now floored side, and repeat.

 

[Garage Flooring]

I use a rubber mat under the car.
G-Floor

G-Floor Coin 7.5 ft. x 17 ft. Slate Grey Commercial Grade Vinyl Garage Flooring Cover and Protector GF75CN717SG - The Home Depot

Protect and enhance your garage floors by choosing this durable G-Floor Coin Slate Grey Commercial Grade Vinyl Garage Flooring Cover and Protector.

www.homedepot.com

Just for clarification, G-Floor is PVC, not rubber. This may seem trivial, but it isn't. Rubber mats are thick, heavy, and smell. They also absorb automotive fluids and swell. PVC mats are lighter, thinner, and more resistant to automotive fluids.