Recommend Me: A Garage Floor... - SV650.org

squirrel_hunter · 27-05-11, 07:09 PM

Picture the scene: A fresh single garage. Yours to do as you please. Starting with the floor what would you do?

I was thinking of painting the floor but then thought about rubber matting, or even carpet. The garage is intended to be used correctly so bikes going in and out to be worked on so I need something hard wearing but not industrial. Money is a consideration, but then so is value.

Your choices, reasons, and links to products please...

maviczap · 27-05-11, 07:17 PM

Mines got free carpet off Freecycle.

When that gets too dirty I'll get another piece.

I saw some interlocking rubber tiles on Ebay which I was going to buy, but carpet is cheaper and warmer

Flotex flooring is quite hard wearing, plus warm to stand on

Paint is too cold to stand on for too long

anna · 27-05-11, 07:39 PM

Red industrial floor paint.. I kid you not, you will see anything you drop on the floor and it will seal your floor for you.... also remember to perhaps have some space for ground anchors etc.

Teejayexc · 27-05-11, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maviczap

Mines got free carpet off Freecycle.

When that gets too dirty I'll get another piece.

I saw some interlocking rubber tiles on Ebay which I was going to buy, but carpet is cheaper and warmer

Flotex flooring is quite hard wearing, plus warm to stand on

Paint is too cold to stand on for too long

+1

Did mine with the interlocking 3/4" thick rubber tiles, then old carpet on the top.

Not cheap, cost me about £300+ to do a 20' x 12' floor. Stood up to three years wheeling bikes in and out without a mark so far. Warm and not so hard on my old knees as concrete, can't fault it.

27-05-11, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maviczap

Mines got free carpet off Freecycle.

When that gets too dirty I'll get another piece.

I saw some interlocking rubber tiles on Ebay which I was going to buy, but carpet is cheaper and warmer

Flotex flooring is quite hard wearing, plus warm to stand on

Paint is too cold to stand on for too long

fwiw, flotex is def not a cheap option. Most folks cant jusitfy paying for it to go in a house, let alone a garage..

Oh and i mean even at trade prices! extortionate lol

embee · 27-05-11, 08:55 PM

I relaid my garage/workshop floor a couple of years back. Thoroughly recommend two-pack epoxy floor paint, way way more durable than normal floor paint. DIY do-able, I used the solvent based version from here , very smelly to use but very good.

For workshop use, I picked up a couple of thick rubber workstation mats from a place in Brum, I've seen the same thing on ebay, around £17 each I think. Comfy and keeps the cold out of your feet.

Bri w · 27-05-11, 09:51 PM

Was tempted to ask Davepreston to post up a picture of his lounge floor

andrewsmith · 28-05-11, 12:28 AM

Red industrial floor paint, and cheap/ free carpet or rubberised flooring

28-05-11, 01:13 PM

We've got red garage floor paint and the old lino from the kitchen with bits of old carpet around aswell.
The lino is prtty hard wearing, but careful with wet tyres and boots. Touchwood I've been fine so far

tigersaw · 28-05-11, 02:11 PM

Yup. Red floor paint (screwfix stuff) to seal the floor then carpet.
I started by being all careful with the floor paint, but later just sloshed it out the can and then rollered it on. Worked fine, looked fine.

27-05-11, 07:09 PM	#1
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27-05-11, 07:17 PM	#2
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,096	Re: Recommend Me: A Garage Floor... Mines got free carpet off Freecycle. When that gets too dirty I'll get another piece. I saw some interlocking rubber tiles on Ebay which I was going to buy, but carpet is cheaper and warmer Flotex flooring is quite hard wearing, plus warm to stand on Paint is too cold to stand on for too long __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

27-05-11, 07:39 PM	#3
anna Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tower Hamlets but with Shutters on the windows Posts: 1,522	Re: Recommend Me: A Garage Floor... Red industrial floor paint.. I kid you not, you will see anything you drop on the floor and it will seal your floor for you.... also remember to perhaps have some space for ground anchors etc.

27-05-11, 08:55 PM	#6
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,801	Re: Recommend Me: A Garage Floor... I relaid my garage/workshop floor a couple of years back. Thoroughly recommend two-pack epoxy floor paint, way way more durable than normal floor paint. DIY do-able, I used the solvent based version from here , very smelly to use but very good. For workshop use, I picked up a couple of thick rubber workstation mats from a place in Brum, I've seen the same thing on ebay, around £17 each I think. Comfy and keeps the cold out of your feet. __________________ "Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity"

27-05-11, 09:51 PM	#7
Bri w Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Turre, Almeria Posts: 668	Re: Recommend Me: A Garage Floor... Was tempted to ask Davepreston to post up a picture of his lounge floor __________________ *"It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years."* Currently - Fighting the urge... seen a nice Triumph America Previously - Honda CB125, Honda CB400-4 & BSA B40, Moto Guzzi 850, Yamaha RD250, Suzuki GT380, Kawasaki Z1B, Kawasaki Z650, Honda VFR, Triumph Street Triple R.

28-05-11, 12:28 AM	#8
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Recommend Me: A Garage Floor... Red industrial floor paint, and cheap/ free carpet or rubberised flooring __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

28-05-11, 01:13 PM	#9
Drumming_Animal Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Recommend Me: A Garage Floor... We've got red garage floor paint and the old lino from the kitchen with bits of old carpet around aswell. The lino is prtty hard wearing, but careful with wet tyres and boots. Touchwood I've been fine so far

28-05-11, 02:11 PM	#10
tigersaw Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Llanwrtyd Wells Powys Posts: 1,146	Re: Recommend Me: A Garage Floor... Yup. Red floor paint (screwfix stuff) to seal the floor then carpet. I started by being all careful with the floor paint, but later just sloshed it out the can and then rollered it on. Worked fine, looked fine.

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