Garage Flooring

[PaulR]

Has anyone got any advice on garage flooring? I was thinking my car needs a decent floor to park on! I wondered about the floor tiles that can be banged together with a soft mallet. Could do with decent quality though; I don't want the tiles popping up around the joins when I drive over it.

[Bluesnose1812]

Depends on the substrate. Unless it's perfectly flat any loose tile system will move around. If it's concrete then best to use floor paint. Depending on your budget www.polycote.com have a solution. HTH

[Macanboy]

https://www.resincoat.co.uk/

[Nuclear Nick]

Have a squint at:

viewtopic.php?f=21&t=7016&p=146084&hili ... le#p146084

There’s also a link there to my photos.

I’m very happy with the floor. There’s a smooth version of these tiles if you prefer.

[MikeM]

As Nick’s comments, as long as you have a decent base choose “Mototile” ( there are other brands) its really the best choice. Had it down for years, did need to pour some self levelling in a couple of areas, easy to fit, no lifting, has a ramp entry tile and even, if wanted a skirting board with a choice of coloured inserts. Definitely better than any floor paint.

[PMS888]

This is very popular, but costly. I’ll be getting this for my garage soon.

https://www.swisstrax.com/

[TheTraveller]

Many years ago, a friend who was an Ad Manager, told me a story about one of his salesmen. Who had a customer that owned a carpet business, asked him what type of flooring he would advise, for his garage, to house his Rolls Royce. The salesman told him he already had access to the best covering. Carpets, which would keep his garage warm, taking the micky.
The guy did then carpet the garage, not only the floor but the walls too, from top to bottom. OMG.

[andreas]

Many years ago, a friend who was an Ad Manager, told me a story about one of his salesmen. Who had a customer that owned a carpet business, asked him what type of flooring he would advise, for his garage, to house his Rolls Royce. The salesman told him he already had access to the best covering. Carpets, which would keep his garage warm, taking the micky.
The guy did then carpet the garage, not only the floor but the walls too, from top to bottom. OMG.

Not such a strange thing to do. When I bought my first Ferrari, we were re-carpeting a bedroom at the time, so the old bedroom carpet went in to the garage. I also used panels of carpet on the walls to protect the car doors when opened.

[gtipirelli]

Many years ago, a friend who was an Ad Manager, told me a story about one of his salesmen. Who had a customer that owned a carpet business, asked him what type of flooring he would advise, for his garage, to house his Rolls Royce. The salesman told him he already had access to the best covering. Carpets, which would keep his garage warm, taking the micky.
The guy did then carpet the garage, not only the floor but the walls too, from top to bottom. OMG.

Not such a strange thing to do. When I bought my first Ferrari, we were re-carpeting a bedroom at the time, so the old bedroom carpet went in to the garage. I also used panels of carpet on the walls to protect the car doors when opened.

I’ve also used old house carpet to floor the garage. Had it down for years and other than the odd hoover (which does feel a bit odd) it does the trick. Not as lovely and neat looking as proper garage floor tiles but better than the paint that was originally down or bare concrete. I only used the carpet originally as I had no easy way to dispose of it. Other old carpet has been used to floor the loft

[TheTraveller]

Many years ago, a friend who was an Ad Manager, told me a story about one of his salesmen. Who had a customer that owned a carpet business, asked him what type of flooring he would advise, for his garage, to house his Rolls Royce. The salesman told him he already had access to the best covering. Carpets, which would keep his garage warm, taking the micky.
The guy did then carpet the garage, not only the floor but the walls too, from top to bottom. OMG.

Not such a strange thing to do. When I bought my first Ferrari, we were re-carpeting a bedroom at the time, so the old bedroom carpet went in to the garage. I also used panels of carpet on the walls to protect the car doors when opened.

The problem with carpets in the garage is, when a wet car is put inside, the water from the car soaks into the carpet, which retains the water for a far greater time, than none. Ensuring that it stays damper for a lot longer.