Longest Lasting Flooring?

[PCMusicGuy]

I was just curious as to what the longest lasting floor covering is. I'm slowly starting my research to custom build a home in South Texas.

Ideally, the garage floor would:

1. last for 50 years
2. not get marked up or damaged by hot, wide corvette tires
3. not separate, warp, or lift with exposure to sunlight (as I plan on
having lots of natural light in the garage)
4. be able to be kept clean as I want it to be a very light color.

I don't mind having to upkeep (polish or seal) the floor twice a year. I don't need a perfectly polished, shiny museum floor but I want to be able to keep it spotless. It would be an attached, over-sized 3 car garage (I'm thinking 32' x 48') which two bays would be used for normal parking duty and the remaining bay would be for work. There will be no harsh work, such as welding, being done in the garage. I do anticipate the floor seeing the likes of oil, grease, and an array of other chemicals though.

I've done my research and I'm aware of epoxy, VCT tiles, stone (i.e. porcelain, ceramic, etc.), and snap together (i.e. RaceDeck) type flooring but if there is anything I've missed please let me know. Will any of these products get me what I want? Thanks!

 

[Gambitt]

What about a polyurea type floor coating?

 

[btmatt]

stained concrete

 

[XR80David]

I was just curious as to what the longest lasting floor covering is. I'm slowly starting my research to custom build a home in South Texas.

Ideally, the garage floor would:

1. last for 50 years
2. not get marked up or damaged by hot, wide corvette tires
3. not separate, warp, or lift with exposure to sunlight (as I plan on
having lots of natural light in the garage)
4. be able to be kept clean as I want it to be a very light color.

I don't mind having to upkeep (polish or seal) the floor twice a year. I don't need a perfectly polished, shiny museum floor but I want to be able to keep it spotless. It would be an attached, over-sized 3 car garage (I'm thinking 32' x 48') which two bays would be used for normal parking duty and the remaining bay would be for work. There will be no harsh work, such as welding, being done in the garage. I do anticipate the floor seeing the likes of oil, grease, and an array of other chemicals though.

I've done my research and I'm aware of epoxy, VCT tiles, stone (i.e. porcelain, ceramic, etc.), and snap together (i.e. RaceDeck) type flooring but if there is anything I've missed please let me know. Will any of these products get me what I want? Thanks!

Get in touch with the guys that do airplane hangars, from what i've heard that **** is tough!

 

[wildcat12]

penatrating primer, water based epoxy is what I perfer, 12 to 16 mils of 100% solid epoxy as a build coat, and finish with a 2 part chemical resistant urethane or a 65% solid polyaspartic (clear or colored on the finish coat) this is a ......... airplane hanger, race shop, or industrial factory type floor. prep your concrete right and if you don't have any hydrostatic pressure issues (moisture coming up thru the slab) and that floor will last forever ! see attached example

 

[AlphaGarage]

We're in hangers with the same stuff we spec for garage and shop floors - BondTite and LiquaTile. Which are also the same epoxies we have in the BMW assembly facility is South Carolina and dozens of Garage Journal members' floors.

Properly prep the floor, follow application instructions, and the floor will last for decades.

With typical abuse you might want to spiff up select spots of the clear coat after a few years, a quick task that you can do in an afternoon.

 

[35mastr]

penatrating primer, water based epoxy is what I perfer, 12 to 16 mils of 100% solid epoxy as a build coat, and finish with a 2 part chemical resistant urethane or a 65% solid polyaspartic (clear or colored on the finish coat) this is a ......... airplane hanger, race shop, or industrial factory type floor. prep your concrete right and if you don't have any hydrostatic pressure issues (moisture coming up thru the slab) and that floor will last forever ! see attached example

12-16 mils of 100% solids. Where do I sign up. What brand and where did you get it?

 

[Dragster Racer]

They don't seem to have any concerns about the jackstands in the picture. It must be durable.

 

[PCMusicGuy]

Thanks. I personally haven't seen any aircraft hangers with anything other than bare concrete so I hadn't even considered that.

 

[wildcat12]

just take this Specification to any paint /coatings company, ie... sherwin williams,duron,devoe, ici,ppg,etc... and they can help you out

 

[wildcat12]

hey there Dragster Racer, I did Greg Anderson's and Jason Line's shop (pro stock) in North Carolina few years back.... just thought you might be interested

 

[Dragster Racer]

Cool!
I bet that was a nice setup!

hey there Dragster Racer, I did Greg Anderson's and Jason Line's shop (pro stock) in North Carolina few years back.... just thought you might be interested

 

[XR80David]

penatrating primer, water based epoxy is what I perfer, 12 to 16 mils of 100% solid epoxy as a build coat, and finish with a 2 part chemical resistant urethane or a 65% solid polyaspartic (clear or colored on the finish coat) this is a ......... airplane hanger, race shop, or industrial factory type floor. prep your concrete right and if you don't have any hydrostatic pressure issues (moisture coming up thru the slab) and that floor will last forever ! see attached example

....What was used on this floor, it looks awesome. I am now looking into redoing my floor with the good stuff this time... Please let me know.

Thanks

 

[jolakki]

BASF has a product called Mastertop.
http://www.productspec.net/products/19896/basf/mastertop-100.aspx

I have Mastertop 100 in my garage, but since its not done yet I have no first hand experience what kind of abuse it can take.
It's supposed to withstand studded tires etc. that epoxy cant handle.
I think it was around 4euro/m2 and it was done the same time as the slab was poured.

 

[Falcon67]

You might look at this: http://www.quikretecoatings.com/epoxyGarageFloorCoat.jsp

When I did my shop (20 x 24) back in 1997, I used a two part gray epoxy (not the above - don't remember the brand) floor paint - but I found it a Lowes. I had the slab buffed smooth when poured. I let the slap cure good, then etched the slab with muratic acid. Let it dry two days (we're in west Texas so that's plenty) then rolled it on. It resists Berrymans B-12 sprayed directly on it and the only thing to chip it is something like a cylinder head being dropped on it. Lots of Mickey slicks parked on it fresh from the drag strip and not a single chip lifted from the floor. Slick rubber sticks to it and if one of the cars comes in fairly "fresh" from the track I'll have to scrape/WD-40/solvent the rubber off the floor when the car goes out.

Car paint (Dupont Ful-thane) overspray stuck to it good and nothing ever got that off. Oops.

Not sure if the quikrete stuff will work as well, but it appears to be similar to what I used. I'm sure floor prep is key, as it is with any painting.