Garage Floors

[tigersaw]

Originally Posted by CheGuevara

In an effort to avoid a bad product choice then - do you know what it was (material-wise)?

this stuff
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/19015/...int-2-5Ltr-Red

Its ok, just not heavy duty

Hi CHE, not cheap but exceptional in particular grey studded, I had an area 25 mt x 15 mt in my work area before I retired used to be Known as the hospital area, used trolley jacks/axle stands and vehicles up to 3 ton with no serious wear or damage issues. About to purchase enough for my own garage/workshop.

Link http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/se...ype/any/page/1

Not cheap but!!!!!!

JOHN

[tigersaw]

Originally Posted by Icanopit

Hi CHE, not cheap but exceptional in particular grey studded, I had an area 25 mt x 15 mt in my work area before I retired used to be Known as the hospital area, used trolley jacks/axle stands and vehicles up to 3 ton with no serious wear or damage issues. About to purchase enough for my own garage/workshop.

Link http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/se...ype/any/page/1

Not cheap but!!!!!!

JOHN

Got some of that atop my bike lift - excellent stuff.
I find the ribbing collects the grot though

[the_lone_wolf]

Che, forget the paint and rubber matting

If you want the good stuff you want epoxy floor coating, won't chip, won't shift, won't absorb oil or other crap

If you like I'll have a look for the catalogue in work tomorrow and see if I can dig out a few brand names for you?

The cheap paint type coatings wont last, the 2 pack ones last a bit longer.
But the industrial ones are expensive, i had a section of floor done of about 100 sq metres in my last job and i think it cost something like £13k.
They done it over a weekend, skimmed the floor with a concrete sander to key it, a h/d primer and then top coat (s) (didnt see how many coats as i was at home), in five years it never looked worn or chipped and there was some heavy machinery using it.
Bit ott for a domestic garage

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by specialone

The cheap paint type coatings wont last, the 2 pack ones last a bit longer.
But the industrial ones are expensive, i had a section of floor done of about 100 sq metres in my last job and i think it cost something like £13k.
They done it over a weekend, skimmed the floor with a concrete sander to key it, a h/d primer and then top coat (s) (didnt see how many coats as i was at home), in five years it never looked worn or chipped and there was some heavy machinery using it.
Bit ott for a domestic garage

It would be, but you don't have to go to that extent for a lightly used garage - there are plenty of cheaper options that will do the job just as well for a domestic environment

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

It would be, but you don't have to go to that extent for a lightly used garage - there are plenty of cheaper options that will do the job just as well for a domestic environment

I agree, but concrete dust sealer will do a good job as well.

[DarrenSV650S]

I've got old carpet scraps in mine. Why not get the really thin carpet for in kitchens. I'm sure it will be thin enough to roll things over

I have some flattened out cardboard boxes on my garage floor. Vey cheap, and if I drop oil or whatever - easy to replace.

[CheGuevara]

I'll have an area (if all goes well) about 17'x17' (289 sq ft or 27 sq metres) to cover. Specialone's industrial suggestion sounds nice but impossibly expensive -even if it were affordable I think the wife would kill me long before I had a chance to enjoy the beauty of it

Two-pack I assume means it's epoxy and mixed with catalyst just prior to application? Are these generally available to the public? Reasonable expectation that they could be self-applied by a with careful/adequate prep? More or less equivalanet between brands?

I think what I might be looking for is something of robust quality, but available to the public, and possible to apply as a DIY project, even if it required a fair bit of careful prep.

I know where I could go to get these answers and products at home, but not a clue here.

I'm not keen on the textured or patterned mats/tiles but if it did become an option I think I'd still be sealing before putting them down anyhow. I can just see a lot of crap being caught in the patterned surface (dirt, grease, metal filings etc), or oil or chemicals being spilt on a seam and getting underneath.

I like the idea of an epoxy type surface than can be easily swept or mopped out and will withstand a reasonable amount of abuse (on a domestic scale).

I'm planning a fair bit in advance here, as the space is not mine yet, but if it works out it'd probably be one of my first projects.