Sevillian
Active member
New registrant but long-time lurker here. Did a garage for my plus-sized garage queens about 14 years ago, using a heavy vinyl tile called Lok-Tile that is apparently no longer made. I do a lot of tinkering and detailing and small household projects, but not much heavy duty work in the garage, so the vinyl tile was tough enough.
I'm moving and will need to do a new garage. I liked most everything about the vinyl tiles except for the fact that they collected water and assorted fluids (fact of life with 60 year old cars) underneath, which I didn't discover until a few years ago. I'm a little OCD about my old cars and garage, and I used to hose it out. After I discovered the mess under my tiles, I quit hosing the floor, and instead would sponge mop when things go too grimy for my taste. But even that still left a nasty brew under the tiles; just less of it.
So now I'm thinking about going the epoxy route, even though it means giving up the cool checkerboard look and the comfort of standing/lying on the vinyl. If you have read this far, you probably have a thought or suggestion, so let's hear it!
I'm moving and will need to do a new garage. I liked most everything about the vinyl tiles except for the fact that they collected water and assorted fluids (fact of life with 60 year old cars) underneath, which I didn't discover until a few years ago. I'm a little OCD about my old cars and garage, and I used to hose it out. After I discovered the mess under my tiles, I quit hosing the floor, and instead would sponge mop when things go too grimy for my taste. But even that still left a nasty brew under the tiles; just less of it.
So now I'm thinking about going the epoxy route, even though it means giving up the cool checkerboard look and the comfort of standing/lying on the vinyl. If you have read this far, you probably have a thought or suggestion, so let's hear it!