I am finally going to tackle the garage. I am thinking of using ucoat it for a landing at the front of the garage, and then Armstrong commercial tile (white and black checkerboard) for the traffic area. Any feedback? I would like to do the whole thing in epoxy but really don't want to mask my floor endlessly.

 

I put down vinyl tile from HomeDepot ($3/sqft) seven years ago and still looks great

 

Ken:

Awesome!

I am thinking of putting the tiles 4x4 arrangement because I have a 4 car garage and I think doing 1x1's will look too busy. True?

Any problem with pressure washing?

Did you put sand in the wax to gain traction?

No problem with seeing nuts or bolts when you drop stuff?

 

I think the checker pattern detracts from the car IMHO...The checker pattern on a lesser scale would be better I think...

If your going to go the tile route, how about stone tile ?

 

epoxy is great. i had my floor done, but it was $5 sq ft on a two and half car garage.

looking back. i should have just done CVT commercial vinyl tiles. then you can replace if you do get any damage..

 

If I had it to do over, I'd go with the 4' X 4' pattern because the garage is huge. Probably would either put a yellow or red stripe between stalls, too.

Traction isn't a problem, even wet. I don't try to leave the garage above 5k rpm.....................

 

I don't try to leave the garage above 5k rpm - LOL

 

I put down a 24x24 commercial tile called Johnsonite Roundel. It's a great tile and very very easy to keep up with. I highly recommend it as I have used several other tiles in the past. This is simply the best. You can check out their website at

Johnsonite

 

StephenTI,

What did uou use for your floor. I hear its really nice.

Lou

 

Ruf:

If I go with ceramic/stone, it costs a lot more, you can break it if you drop a wrench, and it's difficult to get really level across the floor.

If I go with the commercial vinyl tile, low cost, I can do it myself, and it holds up well (although certainly not as well as ceramic), won't break, but has to be waxed, could be slippery, and is more difficult to clean, and could lift under a pressure washer (but I don't think it will).

I may go with ceramic because that is what I put in my laboratory and it can withstand anything. Still concerned about breaking a tile though.

Jcramair1: Any trouble with pressure washing? Stains?

Ken, how often do you wax? No slipperiness problem when it rains or gets wet? Do you pressure wash it?

Thanks

 

The last thing the cleaning lady does before she leaves every Wed is to wet mop the tile. It takes up what little dirt comes off the street right up. The tile is slippery for 5 minutes.

I've damage a half dozen tiles in the whole time it's been down - takes 5 minutes to pry up the old tile and throw in a new one.

 

I wanted some sort of tile for mine, but I saw John D II's garage and now I'm not sure. I love the way his looks with the Griots Tan paint.

 

John D II definitely has a beautiful elegant garage.

I did the 4 x 4 arrangement of armstrong tiles. I am very pleased. So far it has endured 2 harsh winters and many very dirty, greasy car projects. I have had it stripped and waxed once and I plan to do it again soon. It can get a little slippery when wet after a waxing but it might be possible to add a bit of sand to the wax if desired.

Overall I am very pleased with this very cost effective floor.

See more at http://www.leonoff.net

 

racedeck.com

gotta get this!!

 

Nice job Periokid.