Stone home- garage floor

[Bsheffer]

I have a stone home in a historic town in central Maryland. Very prominent location butted up against a park in the downtown area. Garage was added 25 years ago. I painted the floor 15 years ago and the paint failed about 14 years ago. Shame on me but I just didn't know any better. I did etch, prime and paint but it was pretty clear that the garage paint I used was a lower quality paint. It was not an epoxy.

I've been banging around this site for a few days and I appreciate all the info and members input.

The question I have is in regard to any of the plastic modular products and what that might look like given the fact that my house is stone/slate roof/copper gutters. All "hard" natural product. The entire neighborhood for that matter is about 98% brick homes and a few other stone homes like mine thrown in. As an unnatural product, I am probably overly sensitive to what this might look like. I can post some photos if it comes to that. I certainly do not want to draw attention to my floor so I would be looking at the more neutral colors. I spoke to a local flooring expert and got a price of approx $5 a square foot for an epoxy solution. The plastic tile solution would be about 1/2 that price. My garage is 675 sq feet. My garage is a very prominent/easily viewable from the street component of the house. Anyone mind sharing some thoughts?

 

[roscoe2000]

Seeing that your home was built using stone, and that we are taking about a garage floor. I would stay away from plastic tile with my major concern would be durability. With you living in Maryland you have freezing and ice melt with salt concerns, so you best option may be epoxy. I'm sure a seasoned installer would be able to apply a finish that is pleasing to the eye, plus one that replicates a stone or natural pattern.

 

[bdamico]

You can still talk to a porcelain tile guy, since that will look best for your home

 

[mark11]

Porcelain tile would look great and always looks "high end".

 

[Shea]

Porcelain would be a great alternative to epoxy. You can learn more about porcelain tile for garage floors here.

If the plastic interlocking tiles still appeal to you, they are much more durable than some people are aware. They do have neutral colors such as beige and light grey available. They also can work very well in snowy climates. You can get info on that here.

 

[Bsheffer]

Dag gone it!! Now I have another option. I have seen this in a friends house a while back and it is definitely "elegant". I wonder how the grout looks over time. I guess I would seal the stuff but it seems like the grout would look nasty over time. With that said, I am not doing heavy duty work in my garage. Interesting idea Thanks for the thoughts guy...-brian

 

[Bsheffer]

Roscoe. Can you elaborate on your thoughts of durability. i am probably mis-understanding your point but what is the correlation between the fact that my house is stone and the durability of the plastic tiles. By plastic tiles, I am talking about something in the racedeck family of products. From what I have read on here, I am not sure I have ever heard of anyone having durability issues with the stuff which sort of surprises me.

 

[bdamico]

Dag gone it!! Now I have another option. I have seen this in a friends house a while back and it is definitely "elegant". I wonder how the grout looks over time. I guess I would seal the stuff but it seems like the grout would look nasty over time. With that said, I am not doing heavy duty work in my garage. Interesting idea Thanks for the thoughts guy...-brian

There are other epoxy and urethane alternatives that you don't need to worry about. I have epoxy and while it was a total pain (and mine is dark in any event, nothing is going to stain it)

 

[roscoe2000]

Roscoe. Can you elaborate on your thoughts of durability. i am probably mis-understanding your point but what is the correlation between the fact that my house is stone and the durability of the plastic tiles. By plastic tiles, I am talking about something in the racedeck family of products. From what I have read on here, I am not sure I have ever heard of anyone having durability issues with the stuff which sort of surprises me.

I had misunderstood you. When you mention plastic tiles, along with your home construction. I was thinking more of a plastic tile that would mimic ceramic or porcelain tile. With racedeck, they have a proven product and would meet your requirements for general vehicle maintenance.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

There are tiles available that look like stone or find a decorative concrete contractor, they can make your floor look like a grist-mill wall if you like. Sky is the limit.

 

[Dmac39466]

You could rent a cement saw and score your own 'tile' marks in it, stain it, then seal it up for some shine and protection. The stains come in a ton of colors.

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgur...d=0ahUKEwjgsueMitzJAhVBlR4KHWnUCMkQMwh8KEAwQA

 

[SunsetsAndFriends]

I have a stone home in a historic town in central Maryland. Very prominent location butted up against a park in the downtown area. Garage was added 25 years ago. I painted the floor 15 years ago and the paint failed about 14 years ago. Shame on me but I just didn't know any better. I did etch, prime and paint but it was pretty clear that the garage paint I used was a lower quality paint. It was not an epoxy.

I've been banging around this site for a few days and I appreciate all the info and members input.

The question I have is in regard to any of the plastic modular products and what that might look like given the fact that my house is stone/slate roof/copper gutters. All "hard" natural product. The entire neighborhood for that matter is about 98% brick homes and a few other stone homes like mine thrown in. As an unnatural product, I am probably overly sensitive to what this might look like. I can post some photos if it comes to that. I certainly do not want to draw attention to my floor so I would be looking at the more neutral colors. I spoke to a local flooring expert and got a price of approx $5 a square foot for an epoxy solution. The plastic tile solution would be about 1/2 that price. My garage is 675 sq feet. My garage is a very prominent/easily viewable from the street component of the house. Anyone mind sharing some thoughts?

From your post, reading between the lines, it sounds like you're more interested in hiring a flooring contractor to do your floors. Or have you considered a DIY project? Either way, remember to post some photos of your project, keeping us here on Flooring GJ satisfied with plenty of new flooring projects to drool over.

Also, I see you're relatively new here. Hope you find this site helpful and would be good to see you around here for some time to come.

 

[Bsheffer]

Roscoe, got it...thanks for the clarification...

 

[Bsheffer]

From your post, reading between the lines, it sounds like you're more interested in hiring a flooring contractor to do your floors. Or have you considered a DIY project? Either way, remember to post some photos of your project, keeping us here on Flooring GJ satisfied with plenty of new flooring projects to drool over.

Also, I see you're relatively new here. Hope you find this site helpful and would be good to see you around here for some time to come.

"Doit"-- Actually, I am not sure what I want to do. I always take pride in doing things myself but as I get older, I gotta be a little realistic to not take on more than I can handle.

I've thought about the notion of a porcelain as discussed in previous threads but given the labor involved, that seems difficult. I am very meticulous and I could do this job if I had two weeks of dedicated time but I don't. I have also never really layer tile before. I spoke to a local tile company and they are talking about something in the range of $8 a sq foot for them to do this and I know the wife will not bite on that one...and I don't blame her.

As a betting man, I imagine I will head down the direction of epoxy and I am pretty confident I could handle that in a manageable amount of time. A buddy of mine will loan me the sander....so....for now, given the time of year, I have to let this sit until warm weather.

I am new to the forum and I am really enjoying the conversations. I am on other forums like my honda gold wing forum, personal watercraft forum, woodworking forum...etc and I am amazed with not only the practical/professional knowledge but the willingness to share. Just a blessing..thanks..-brian

 

[SunsetsAndFriends]

"Doit"-- Actually, I am not sure what I want to do. I always take pride in doing things myself but as I get older, I gotta be a little realistic to not take on more than I can handle.

I've thought about the notion of a porcelain as discussed in previous threads but given the labor involved, that seems difficult. I am very meticulous and I could do this job if I had two weeks of dedicated time but I don't. I have also never really layer tile before. I spoke to a local tile company and they are talking about something in the range of $8 a sq foot for them to do this and I know the wife will not bite on that one...and I don't blame her.

As a betting man, I imagine I will head down the direction of epoxy and I am pretty confident I could handle that in a manageable amount of time. A buddy of mine will loan me the sander....so....for now, given the time of year, I have to let this sit until warm weather.

I am new to the forum and I am really enjoying the conversations. I am on other forums like my honda gold wing forum, personal watercraft forum, woodworking forum...etc and I am amazed with not only the practical/professional knowledge but the willingness to share. Just a blessing..thanks..-brian

Well, Brian, it's good you're here. Warmer weather will make doing the project a little easier. And you'll have time to figure out what works best in your garage. Looking forward to drooling over your garage floor project.

 

[Armorpoxy]

We have in our Supratile line our Design Series which looks like stone. Needs our adhesive in a garage application.

http://supratile.com/product-range/design-series/