Well...Decision made unless someone changes my mind

[estanley]

After reading every thread on this board and doing some informal research I have decided to go with VCT. Armstrong 51904 Sterling and 51915 Charcoal in 2x2 checker patern for my 24' by 30'. While in perfect conditions epoxy semas to be very good, the variables bother me. Humidity, moister level in concrete, wet, hot tires all seem to be wildcards. The VCT isn't perfect but the limitations are well know and proven in virtually all commercial applications. I plan on ordering an extra box of each color for repairs and have accepted the fact that under jack stands I will use a small square of plywood to prevent gouging the tiles.

I have done some testing on a test peice of VCT. I poored used motor oil on an unsealed, unwaxed peice and let sit for over three hours. I wiped it with paper towels and sprayed it with 409 and can't see any evidence of a stain. Now I am letting the same used oil sit on it for 24 hours. We'll see how that turns out. Next gasoline then brake fluid. I priced it at Home Depot for $30 for 45 tiles. Even with the adhesive its cheaper than epoxy.

Sorry to be so long winded but I know many on the board are interested in floor options. My shop and concrete are brand new so I will post pics later if anyone would like to see. This forum is great and I have told all of my garage/shop friends about it. Thanks for all that contribute. Please post your thoughs!!!!!!!

 

[comp]

keep us posted

 

[Jason B]

Good job. Hopefully you saw my recent post.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11812

 

[Dowco9902]

I too after a couple months of debate and scouring these boards have decided on the VCT for my 40 x 60. Mostly for the same reasons you mentioned. I almost pulled the trigger on the Por15 Floor Armor back in August to get in before the price increase. Reading what Value and Brebar had to say I guess I'm glad I didn't. That and it would have taken 3 of the big kits at 1k for each kit. VCT was about half that.

I went with the black and gray. Just picked it up yesterday evening. Got mine from Lowes. They were having a "20% off all special order flooring" sale. Even though they had the colors in stock they did not have enough for me so they had to order it and it fell under the "special order" catagory. It ended up being $24 a box and only took 3 days to arrive. I'm only 1/2 hour from Deleware too so I drove to a Lowes there and didn't have to pay sales tax either.. Man that stuff is heavy! 54 boxes at 41 lbs a box, plus glue, etc. My truck was feeling that almost 2500lbs. So was my back! While two 20 year olds stood and watched...

Well good luck to both of us. I'll post pics when I get there. I'd like to see yours too.


Sean

 

[comp]

they just stood there ,,,if i wasn't going to help i'd at least wall away
waiting for the pics

 

[TrixR4Kids]

I debated the VCT tiles too and finally decided on getting the Trafficmaster interlocking tiles from Home Depot instead. My garage floor is 22 years old and the previous owners just made a mess with some kind of epoxy glue all over the place and the there is no way to get it cleaned up without an unbelievable amount of hours on my hands and knees dealing with the prep and then the tile install. VCT looks damn good though and when it's waxed right I think an awesome great looking long lasting floor. Post pics when you guy's get it all down and I am sure it will be worth it. For those comparing cost there is no comparison, the VCT hands down is probably 1/4 the cost.