Winter floor water and snow managment

[Loam Ranger]

First post. I have a flat( ugh) epoxy coated garage floor that we park one of our cars in year round. We live in snow country (high altitude CO) and drive on snow most days, Nov.- March, so we drag in a lot of snow. I try and knock off as much as possible before pulling the car into the garage, but of course lots falls onto the garage floor and melts. I have been using long rubber garage door thresholds to try and corral the water so that I can sweep it out the door. A little bit of water leaks under the rubber thresholds. What would you recommend for a removable sealant for the bottom of the thresholds to keep all the water at bay? I roll up the thresholds in the dry months and store them, I do not want to use them year round. I know about car mats, of all sorts, but I do not trust their durability, seems just as easy to broom the snow and water out the door. Suggestions?

 

[Shea]

I think you would be much better off with a winter containment mat. They are designed explicitly to catch snow, ice, water, and winter contaminants. Plus, they keep the garage floor dry. The edge of the mat can be placed right behind the garage door. When the mat fills up, just squeegee or broom the contents out onto the driveway. We have an article below that explains how the mat works and which ones we recommend. Our favorite is from one of the vendors who participates in the GJ forum. It's the TruContain Mat by Garage Flooring LLC.

The Best Garage Floor Mats for Snow and Winter

Learn which garage floor mats are best for snow and winter and why they work so well. Plus, see why containment mats may be the best winter mats available.

allgaragefloors.com

 

[earl84]

We bought one last year and it works well. Kind of a pain to sweep the water out, to be honest, but at least it isn't going all over the garage.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Take a look at the ribbed Armorcover Mats, they do great for containing water, preventing it from migrating, easy to sweep out the dirt/salt/debris, and can be easily stored once winter is over. They work fabulous for this problem.

ARMORCOVER STANDARD RIBBED - .055" THICKNESS

ArmorCover is PVC Rubber Flooring that simply rolls out. There is no adhesive necessary. It’s easy to install, easy to maintain and easy to clean.

armorpoxy.com

 

[BalanBro]

I'm having a polyaspartic floor installed in about 3 weeks. I do have a slope, but to manage this, I will be installing vinyl cove base all around the perimeter wall. I may follow this up with clear caulk applied at the seam between the cove base and floor. My hope is that I will be able to squeegee out any water that doesn't naturally drain out. It should also allow me to do a good spring wash/clean out of all the **** that gets brought in with the snow.

 

[Montauket]

 

[Garage Flooring]

A lot of our customers are using containment mats to manage water. Not pretty but definitely keep it from going all over garageflooringllc.com/product/auto-containment-mat/

 

[Sumboodie]

Can make one with a billboard tarp and some 2x4s

 

[Garage Flooring]

Can make one with a billboard tarp and some 2x4s

We used to have an article about how to make one. I am sure you can. That said, there are definitely better ways than 2x4s. Our experience has been that the product is grat for most people, but if you have what you need to make one that is awesome.

 

[msharley]

 

[Chris705]

I would use a small bead of silicone caulking…. I believe it would pull up fairly easily and also pull off of the rubber molding….just reapply each year