Garage Flooring

[priobe]

Hello All,

I wanted to get some opinions on this alternative flooring for my garage. Let me provide a little background.

This garage is used as a weekend DIY. I would on cars and rarely do any type of pounding or work on the floor. The floor is poured concrete that is about 6 yrs old. There are no cracks in the floor. I have a 4 post lift that will be installed on the new floor that will take up 1/2 the garage. I dont plan on pulling engines or rolling around an engine lift, but it may happen if needed (hopefully not). If this type of work will be performed I will be laying down something so there is no direct contact to the floor. At the end of the day its a garage. I would say I am very organized and like to take care of my things. Any type of welding (if any) will be performed on a table, not the floor. Here are the options I am looking at:

• Duralux Flooring. The construction of the floor looks very similar to the New Age Product.

Modern Graphite Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl Tile - Foam Back | Floor and Decor

Luxury vinyl flooring is 100% waterproof and stands up to most anything life throws its way! 18 x 36in. DuraLux Performance Modern Graphite Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl T

www.flooranddecor.com

Thinking of going with : Silver Fan Ridge Core or Graphite Ridge Core

• Armstrong VCT Tile- I had this before at my other house and it it held up for 9 yrs before moving. I just don't want the checkerboard pattern and nothing else has caught my eye.

• New Age Flooring - Way too much money for a working garage. I ordered samples and I am impressed. But not to the point convince me to not go with the Duralux at 1/2 the price.

• Epoxy Flooring - Might not last and too much work.

I look forward to your responses.

Thanks

 

[blacksporty]

I like epoxy, if done correctly it will last indefinitely. After that I like Armstrong tiles. The LVT is nice looking but not what I would want in the garage, not sure how it would hold up to turning the wheel when parking and will melt if any welding splatter comes off the table.

 

[dcg9381]

I have a similar product in my home (inside) - calibamboo "geowood" - it's basically a composite core with a wood side. I chose it after having engineered wood floors do poorly after exposure to water. Literally I soaked the stuff for 2 weeks as a test and it was no problem.

That being said, I'd never have this stuff in my garage. You don't like epoxy (time or expense) - have a look at Polyurea. It's about 1/3 of the epoxy price, about 1/3 of the work to put it down, and IMHO exceeds may of the characteristics of epoxy. We have it in a finished home, a garage, and our shop (different looks, of course).

 

[nxs450]

Epoxy with polyurethane or polyaspartic coating

 

[kngelv]

LVP is not a good solution in a garage. What about something like RaceDeck garage tiles? I have had epoxy in two garages and thought it was just ok. Plus it's not kind on your joints. I finally put tiles down last year and kick myself every day for not doing it sooner.

James

 

[CJDave]

Race Deck FreeFlow for 8 years and zero complaints. The rain and snow/slush that her daily driver drags in runs thru the tiles and out under the overhead door. Rolling tool box, floor jack, engine hoist are no problem. Some jack stands need to be used with a plywood cushion under them. No staining and easy cleaning. No lingering odor. No cracking. No peeling. No problems with drying time, all of which seem to be possible issues with coatings as I read about in this forum. CJDave.

 

[Josh the IH guy]

If you weld, it's best to just seal the concrete. I bought a ton of rice deck garage tile at a local Sears when it closed. Though I scored a deal at 15c per foot. It looks nice. It feels nice. It melts nice. Any slag will burn right through it. I also spilled a bunch of transmission fluid when i replaced a CV joint. Its impossible to clean up. I still weld, pull engines, fabricate, pretty much anything. Race deck is not the floor for working garages. I hate it, and I hate thought of pulling it up. Who knows what I'll find. Anyhow, just my experience with a "nice" floor.

 

[Garage Flooring]

Hello All,

I wanted to get some opinions on this alternative flooring for my garage. Let me provide a little background.

This garage is used as a weekend DIY. I would on cars and rarely do any type of pounding or work on the floor. The floor is poured concrete that is about 6 yrs old. There are no cracks in the floor. I have a 4 post lift that will be installed on the new floor that will take up 1/2 the garage. I dont plan on pulling engines or rolling around an engine lift, but it may happen if needed (hopefully not). If this type of work will be performed I will be laying down something so there is no direct contact to the floor. At the end of the day its a garage. I would say I am very organized and like to take care of my things. Any type of welding (if any) will be performed on a table, not the floor. Here are the options I am looking at:

• Duralux Flooring. The construction of the floor looks very similar to the New Age Product.

Modern Graphite Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl Tile - Foam Back | Floor and Decor

Luxury vinyl flooring is 100% waterproof and stands up to most anything life throws its way! 18 x 36in. DuraLux Performance Modern Graphite Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl T

www.flooranddecor.com

Thinking of going with : Silver Fan Ridge Core or Graphite Ridge Core

• Armstrong VCT Tile- I had this before at my other house and it it held up for 9 yrs before moving. I just don't want the checkerboard pattern and nothing else has caught my eye.

• New Age Flooring - Way too much money for a working garage. I ordered samples and I am impressed. But not to the point convince me to not go with the Duralux at 1/2 the price.

• Epoxy Flooring - Might not last and too much work.

I look forward to your responses.

Thanks

I would strongly suggest considering a 3 coat or full broadcast polyurea system https://www.garageflooringllc.com/polyurea-garage-floor-coating-kits/

Properly installed it will work very well

I am not a fan of VCT tile and the manufacturer will flat-out tell you not to use it in a garage. That said there are some coatings that will stick to it. IF I was going to use them I would coat them.

I am trying to figure out how to approach my thoughts on New Age Flooring. I guess the fairest way to say this is (a) I worry about how it will hold up to tires and (b) I worry about similar situations to Lumber Liquidators.

I have no idea what testing they used, but we were approached with similar lines and the testing made me.... nervous

 

[FJ4FUN]

With regards to durability, you will not beat a properly applied high-build 100% solids epoxy floor system from Wolverine Coatings IMnotsoHO

VCT offers a lot of creative flexibility and is relatively economical to install but at the cost of durability and ongoing strip & wax maintenance. Our two coat, clear epoxy / urethane top coat system adds durability and eliminates the constant strip & wax hassles but does add cost....