TechFloor from WeatherTech

[Garage Flooring]

There have been a handful of threads regarding the TechFloor product from WeatherTech. Those of you who know me know that since I made the mistake of bringing in and selling Dynotile back in ~2005 I am very very cautious about new lines of garage tiles. UGH. Don't even want to go there...

I met with the WeatherTech people a couple of years ago at SEMA and at that time decided not to bring in the product. There were a few kinks in the product line and a few points of contention we were not able to agree on. Fast forward to last week....

Literally a couple of years in the making, we have decided to add the product to our offering. Like any product on the market it has Pro's and con's. I wanted to go through these with you so regardless of where you decide to make a purchase you have the information.

If I was going to purchase this system I would purchase the premium system with the traction squares.... My opinion is based on this system ...

• The system is incredibly quiet
• They have dealt with the expansion and contraction issues by offering an expansion joint
• This system IS for someone who is willing to pay for the convenience of no cutting, easy to install system.
• This system is NOT for the high end, this is my workshop customer
• They do say you can mix and match. I have found that because of the slight difference in thickness that doing so may cause tenting if there is a large temperature swing or direct sunlight and the expansion joints are not properly used.

The bottom line is this is a thinner but well designed system that suffers from the same issues as all garage floor tiles -- but they have done a good job creating a system for fixing it. When installed in accordance with their directions it performs very well in a residential garage.

The thing I like the most is how quiet it is and how it feels under foot. The thing I like the least is the thickness or lack there of.

I do not like white tiles in general and this system is no exception. They just look dirty quickly.

 

[mark11]

Justin, will you have any samples available? This flooring looks like a less expensive alternative to straight up pvc which is what I've been trying to talk myself into ponying up for.

 

[Garage Flooring]

YES I can get you a sample or two... PM me what you are looking for. Cost wise it is not much different than the PVC, it is just a different type of tile. What do you use the garage for other than parking your car?

 

[mark11]

Actually we don't even park in it. It's a non working attached garage (I have a separate shop) that I've recently drywalled. We use it for our main house entrance and really just want it to look like a nice finished room, not a typical garage at all. Anything remotely slippery is out because of snowy boot season and because my dogs have enough trouble with my kitchen laminate, they'd hate me if I made the garage floor slippery. As much as I love the look of the poly tiles I'd hate the little bit of noise I've read about.

 

[peacemaker]

I've been looking at doing a tile type of floor. I have a small wooden floor garage that I will be using to store an ATV and dirt bike. I do plan on working in it some with the two sometimes on a stand of some sort. So on too my question, in your opinion, will the traction style be difficult to roll a motorcycle jack or dirt bike stand on? And can any fluid or debris become lodged under the tiles ?

 

[Garage Flooring]

Actually we don't even park in it. It's a non working attached garage (I have a separate shop) that I've recently drywalled. We use it for our main house entrance and really just want it to look like a nice finished room, not a typical garage at all. Anything remotely slippery is out because of snowy boot season and because my dogs have enough trouble with my kitchen laminate, they'd hate me if I made the garage floor slippery. As much as I love the look of the poly tiles I'd hate the little bit of noise I've read about.

The noise issue is easy to deal with with polypropylene tiles so don't let that be a huge factor. The raised traction are nice for traction for human feet, not sure how they would do for the dogs

G-Floor Small coin roll out flooring would be another option

 

[Garage Flooring]

I've been looking at doing a tile type of floor. I have a small wooden floor garage that I will be using to store an ATV and dirt bike. I do plan on working in it some with the two sometimes on a stand of some sort. So on too my question, in your opinion, will the traction style be difficult to roll a motorcycle jack or dirt bike stand on? And can any fluid or debris become lodged under the tiles ?

For a wood floor that needs protected I would suggest Tuff Seal and following the watertight install or I would suggest gluing down G-Floor with the marine adhesive