The usual "which flooring to install" question ...

[arvidj]

The location: Minneapolis Minnesota

The size: 24 x 36 accessory building with radiant floor heat.

The type of use: A portion will be used to store a '93 MR2 that is very seldom driven.

A portion of the area will be used for storage of things like the 3pt chipper\shredder, the 3pt tiller, two large lawn tractor trailers, etc. that are not used very often. The intent is to put these items on 'dollies with casters' that I will build to hold each of them and allow me to efficiently arrange them on the floor.

Another portion will be parking for a JD 1025R SCUT tractor with a loader and backhoe on it. It has R1 tires on it and is used several times a month.

Another portion will be used for parking of a JD X595 "garden" tractor [is you can call a 24hp Diesel a 'garden' tractor] that during the summer has the mower and R3 tires on it in the summer and a snow blower and R4 with chains on it in the winter.

If there is any room left over I will use it as a work shop and equipment maintenance area.

So what type of floor covering? At the moment I am not concerned about cost so much as something that will meet the very diverse 'heavy stuff on dollies with casters', 1000lb tractor with chains on the rear wheels, car on wheel dollies, be resistant to oil and other stuff that will be spilled on it, reasonably light colored to minimize the amount of lighting that will need to be installed, etc.

If someone would like to offer suggestions to this miracle flooring I would appreciate it.

Thanks,
Arvid

 

[Garage Flooring]

The location: Minneapolis Minnesota

The size: 24 x 36 accessory building with radiant floor heat.

The type of use: A portion will be used to store a '93 MR2 that is very seldom driven.

A portion of the area will be used for storage of things like the 3pt chipper\shredder, the 3pt tiller, two large lawn tractor trailers, etc. that are not used very often. The intent is to put these items on 'dollies with casters' that I will build to hold each of them and allow me to efficiently arrange them on the floor.

Another portion will be parking for a JD 1025R SCUT tractor with a loader and backhoe on it. It has R1 tires on it and is used several times a month.

Another portion will be used for parking of a JD X595 "garden" tractor [is you can call a 24hp Diesel a 'garden' tractor] that during the summer has the mower and R3 tires on it in the summer and a snow blower and R4 with chains on it in the winter.

If there is any room left over I will use it as a work shop and equipment maintenance area.

So what type of floor covering? At the moment I am not concerned about cost so much as something that will meet the very diverse 'heavy stuff on dollies with casters', 1000lb tractor with chains on the rear wheels, car on wheel dollies, be resistant to oil and other stuff that will be spilled on it, reasonably light colored to minimize the amount of lighting that will need to be installed, etc.

If someone would like to offer suggestions to this miracle flooring I would appreciate it.

Thanks,
Arvid

I would probably look at a full broadcast quartz system.

 

[Falcon67]

This is a Kelly-Moore industrial floor coating. Not "as good" as full epoxy but is less expensive as it's a partial epoxy and can be re-coated. I'll have to look up the number but you could check with a local KM dealer. I etched like you would for epoxy and actually ran it too thin - 3 gallons over 960 sq/ft (cheapskate). Works well enough and resists most chemicals. Cheap HF car skates leave a mark but that's not the floor's fault LOL. No peeling, sticky race car slicks leave rubber and don't pull up the finish.

 

[rburke65]

With all that stuff in that garage you're never going to see the floor anyway. Don't worry about it.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Full flake epoxy floor and place recycled belting under the tire chain activities.
A sand/broadcast floor would be better but it's not inexpensive.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi
We would recommend our Armorultra FH Series heavy equipment /firehouse floor system. Contact us directly for pricing, runs about double a std epoxy floor but half the price of a quartz floor.

https://armorpoxy.com/commercial/public-government-transportation-flooring/