Has anyone installed this?

Is it durable? Does it look chepo once installed? Can you used a jack on it? How easy is it to clean?

Thanks.

 

are you talikng about flextile...If so, here is a pic of silver and black in my garage

 

Other question- how much?

 

I went for the high end epoxy with the flakes. It is very durable and will not discolor from the high heat generated from the engine of our Porsches when we park the car.

 

I've had the Costco tile for a year and I'm very happy with it. Mine has not discolored. Check the garage section on this site, there is a lot of discussion about different flooring. For a 3 car garage it cost me about $2200.

 

thats pretty sweet im gonna do that to mine also.

 

Forgot to answer your other questions. Yes, it's very easy to clean, just soap and water. I put pergo matting under mine to deaden the sound . Everyone who's seen it loves it. I used a floor jack on it when I cleaned my wheels and there were no problems.

On page 3 in the garage forum check out my post "almost finished."

 

Two car garage cost me 950. Its about 4.50 a tile in my lowes in VA

 

http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Floor-Tile-s/26.htm

I got my Big Foot tiles here--best deal I could find. I'd post a pic but I don't have enough posts or something.

 

I've got the tiles in my garage and they work fine. They do a little "click and clack" when you drive over them, so be aware of that. I like the pergo idea I'll have to look into it.

I had my floor epoxied before (6+ years back) and I have yet to see any epoxy or floor coating that will last beyond 5 or so years. I'm hoping that robertp's will be the exception.

 

What is pergo matting? I am about to install plastic tiles. I was going to epoxy but I understand it is slippery when wet, even with texture. With my wife and 3 year old in wet, humid Houston I don't want any falls.

 

I bought and installed the Costco stuff about 2 months ago. I like it, but I wouldn't do it again. It does clack when you walk on it, the white tiles do get dirty quite easily. So if you live in a wet climate like I do in Seattle, its kind of a pain in the *** cause you have to wipe it all the time for it to look clean. I'm sure the epoxy stuff would blend in better with the dirt you bring in from the road.

So I don't man, I like it so-so. Real simple to install. But I wouldn't recommend it, I'd probably go for the epoxy option or something different if I were to do it again.

 

The Pergo matting is the plastic padding stuff they put under Pergo floors. It takes away the click clack sound the tiles make when you walk on them. It all comes down to what look you want.

LT1, to post pics you have to load them to a website like photobucket.com and then copy them from there.

 

Thanks Onetime. I bet it would help to quiet the hard plastic tiles too, and possibly help correct any uneveness in the concrete.

I think garage flooring options all have their compromise. You have to decide what you want. The factors I see are:
appearance
durability
ease of cleaning
stain resistance
cost
slip resistance (safety)

 

Thanks guys. The data seems to be inconclusive.

I don't like epoxy. Tried that and it did not last.

I have PVC tile from Home Depot now. The problems here are discoloration of the lighter tiles. Engine heat does not cause problems but tire heat does.

I used dark gray and black. Another problem was the glue. My flooring guy ran out of glue half way done and then bought other glue. That second batch of glue was not strong enough for the weight of the Porsche engine and the titles started to shift.

So it sounds like I'll just fix the shifted tiles and use the better glue. It should also be a lot cheaper to do than going another route now.

Thanks again.