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I ain't doing it......

WBSurfer

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Hello and good day. This is my first post on Garage Forum. Reading through many of the flooring threads I found a great deal of info. All of which has adjusted my thoughts over and over again about what floor I'll be using in my garage.

Slightly pissed at the moment seeing as though I spent so much time and effort into my plan and now it must change, I am facing a harsh reality.

I ain't doing it. This means I ain't removing the paint from my garage floor. I'll post some pics later into my thread as this will turn into my build thread. But as for now, let's just say the amount of time and effort already vested is a lot. And I ain't removing the paint to put down ceramic tile. I know, I know, I know.....if I don't remove the paint the tile won't secure. Therefore my plan for tile is not going to happen. I really wanted ceramic tile but since paint removal is a necessity I must move on.

Bringing me to my point of this thread. Other options. I've certainly narrowed it down. I'm thinking of the beauty looking Perfection tiles from Lowes. They are 20.5 x 20.5 and come in some decent looking tile patterns. Basically I want the tile look without removing my paint. I don't like the idea of using these as I wanted something "solid" to the feel on my feet like real tile but I want to see what the forum thinks of these types of tile. Clicking together each tile just seems cheap to me....thought the price tags say differently. Floating floors? Is that what these feel like in a garage? I don't want every time I take a step in my garage I feel the floor take a slight move underneath me. Is this how they feel? Like linking hardwood floors together without glue is what is seems to me. I know how that feels and it feels WEAK. Strong flooring is important to me so I take your opinion seriously and thank you for your thoughts on this topic.

I sit here ravaged with anger that I have about 5 coats of heavy duty acrylic paint on my garage floor, all my "finished" cabinets installed, walls painted, etc, etc...completed in the garage and now I read that I have to have the damn paint removed from the floor to put tile down. I spent sooooo long cleaning this garage up and there is just no way I'm sanding, and going through a mess of a project cleaning floors and moving all these SUPER HEAVY cabinet out of the garage again.

Help me finish these damn floors............lol :beer::beer::beer:
 
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ontcanuck

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I wanted something solid that water doesn't penetrate. TrueLock PVC garage floor tiles are a real heavy PVC tiles sold by http://www.garageflooringllc.com/true-lock-pvc-garage-tiles/ . I also was going to do tiles and the tiles I wanted it would have cost me around $ 5500 to do my floor. So I went to the PVC around $3700.00 (22 X 30) and did it myself and I am very happy with the floor. It would have been cheaper but had a lot of waste around the outside perimeter ( 4" black strip to fill in)





 
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Zeke

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You can tile over paint if it's in good condition and not likely to peel. You would need to clean it very well and scuff it. Then by using modified polymer tile setting compound or epoxy based compound your tiles will stick. For additional peace of mind you could wipe the floor with acetone as you go.

Call the tech dept of your favorite tile setting materials company and discuss this. I like Custom's products. http://www.custombuildingproducts.com/ They make a primer as well.
 
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WBSurfer

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I wanted something solid that water doesn't penetrate. TrueLock PVC garage floor tiles are a real heavy PVC tiles sold by http://www.garageflooringllc.com/true-lock-pvc-garage-tiles/ . I also was going to do tiles and the tiles I wanted it would have cost me around $ 5500 to do my floor. So I went to the PVC around $3700.00 (22 X 30) and did it myself and I am very happy with the floor. It would have been cheaper but had a lot of waste around the outside perimeter ( 4" black strip to fill in)







Your garage looks great!
That tile seems solid and a good option although my budget doesn't allow that kind of quality. I started my project after being inspired by John Olson's 12 Gauge garage and really liked his inexpensive way to create such a great garage. He used the home depot or Lowes .59 cent ceramic tile and installed it the proper way so it wouldn't crack easily ,etc, etc. I picked up a sample of that tile and it seems thin although it meets the same requirements quality wise that his did and to do my garage in this tile would be wicked inexpensive and look top notch. I could lay the tile myself so I'd save on labor and my overall cost would be just the tile and other materials. Thus, leaving my budget fully in tact! I think the PVC tile you used is the best available on the market hence the high dollar price. The flexible floating pvc tile is what I think is too flimsy and floaty for my taste.

I'll take a few pics today and post to show where my garage is now. To begin it had the speckled paint that some homeowners use for their garage. I couldn't stand that so I used Sherwin Williams zero VOC acrylic paint (thick almost vinyl like after dried) and painted over the original speckled paint. I put several coats down since it is a white paint to completely cover. So currently the floor looks pretty good actually...BUT....it was only intended to be temporary so that while I was putting together my garage I wouldn't have the eye soar of all my hard work with a ****** floor (not knowing exactly how long the job would take me based on budget).

I'm so bent about discovering that I would have to remove the paint for tile to adhere and mad at myself for not learning that at the start of all this. Is there any other way to put tile on painted floors? Is there a sealant that I can paint over the existing painted floors that will create a new surface good enough to put tile down? Basically the bottom line to get to the point is that I can't remove all these cabinets again and slop up my shop again by sanding floors to remove paint so I need ALL other ideas and options you guys have for me.

Cheers!:dunno::dunno:
 

ontcanuck

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Really looks good , but how can they be water proof with joints that's aren't sealed ?

If you look at these tiles on the LLC web site you will see why they are 100% watertight. Water does not seep through the tiles the way they are designed. I laid 4 tiles down (spares) on a piece of elevated drywall outside in the rain and snow for 2 weeks and the drywall was bone dry underneath
 
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