My KIWI Tile install

[sca037]

Sometimes you get lucky

We've been in our garage-with-attached-house for 3 1/2 years now, and life is good. I've been plugging away at the various projects that needed to be finished (stereo cabinet, lift install, screened porch, etc.) but haven't had much time to get to the actual finishing of the garages. I lucked into a guy that was selling a "crate" of used red KIWI tiles that were in need of a good hard cleaning but were otherwise intact, for a great price. He said that there were enough to cover two 2-car garages, which is about what I would need for the 'shop' side of our garage so I bought them.
I layed them out over the weekend and after a decent cleaning (many of them still need another scrub) they did indeed cover much of my 22' x 45' bay. There were a few gray tiles as well, so I incorporated them into a checkerboard pattern by the doorwall between the toolbox and workbench.
I don't have any of the angled edge pieces, but the cars don't seem to mind the slight step up onto them, and they really look and feel great compared to bare concrete

Brian

 

[dre2142]

Lookin good

 

[bhays]

Care to share with the group about that F1 looking body under the lift...that looks like a fun project.

 

[dboat]

Brian,
can you better describe the difference before and after the tile..
Dana

 

[sca037]

Thanks Guys.

You can see some "before" pictures in my house building thread:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=425

And more information about the toys here:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=430

Dana, the biggest difference is that it feels much better to walk (or kneel) on the perforated tiles than on the bare concrete. Some folks have reported concerns about a 'plastic clicking' type sound when walking on some tiles, but that's not an issue here so it's all good.
I've attached a picture of the lift right after installation, then one of the tiles after a good mopping......to help illustrate the difference.
The garage is a much better place now

Brian

 

[dboat]

Brian,
it looks really nice.. thanks for posting up..

Dana