I originally wanted to tile the entire garage.
My wife had reservations about it because of the weather. She tiled the rest of our home. So we were going to tile a riser that runs around the garage and then epoxy the rest.
I still keep going back to tile especially after we prepped and measured the floor and across 28' there is less than .25" inch of change in height. Whoever poured it did a perfect job.
It is prime for tiling but she is worried about the cold weather. The garage is fully insulated including the doors and is attached so it never freezes inside. It doesn't even get refrigerator cold in there. When we have a party or something we have to put the drinks on the deck to get them cold, the garage stays around 45-50.
I thought the whole point of porcelain is its ability to withstand temp changes if the right mortar is used.
We bought a 12x24 tile from Home Depot that we liked for the riser and I'd like to use it for the rest of the garage because its pretty inexpensive, $1.99 per sq. ft. but my only concern is the size of the tile.
Is that too big if its put down properly and evenly?
We did a lot of prep work for epoxy but still read too many stories of it not going well. A $700 risk that required a near complete rework and most money spent if it does not work or $5 to fix a bad tile here and there with something we already know we can do.
My wife had reservations about it because of the weather. She tiled the rest of our home. So we were going to tile a riser that runs around the garage and then epoxy the rest.
I still keep going back to tile especially after we prepped and measured the floor and across 28' there is less than .25" inch of change in height. Whoever poured it did a perfect job.
It is prime for tiling but she is worried about the cold weather. The garage is fully insulated including the doors and is attached so it never freezes inside. It doesn't even get refrigerator cold in there. When we have a party or something we have to put the drinks on the deck to get them cold, the garage stays around 45-50.
I thought the whole point of porcelain is its ability to withstand temp changes if the right mortar is used.
We bought a 12x24 tile from Home Depot that we liked for the riser and I'd like to use it for the rest of the garage because its pretty inexpensive, $1.99 per sq. ft. but my only concern is the size of the tile.
Is that too big if its put down properly and evenly?
We did a lot of prep work for epoxy but still read too many stories of it not going well. A $700 risk that required a near complete rework and most money spent if it does not work or $5 to fix a bad tile here and there with something we already know we can do.
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