Garage Floor

[Ariel]

Hi all

I'm building a new detached garage to house the CSL and create a proper man cave...

Does anyone have any experience of garage floor tiles, all the local tile shops think that kitchen tiles will be fine! I'm not so sure...

Cheers

[Alx]

Hello,

I have recently finished mine and chose interlocking tiles.

http://www.classica-home.ch

It took me about 2 hours to cover the area (about 30m2).

I am very happy with it. :-)

Kind regards,
Alex

[plumber vic]

Having laid few tiles over over the years
Would recommend going for porcelain with roughish
Finnish
You wouldn't have to pay fortune for tiles keep eyes
Open at Wicks BQ ect they do blinding deals from time to time
£12sq/mt

[shimmy]

Having laid few tiles over over the years
Would recommend going for porcelain with roughish
Finnish
You wouldn't have to pay fortune for tiles keep eyes
Open at Wicks BQ ect they do blinding deals from time to time
£12sq/mt

Agree


Dark with dark grout, solid adhesive.......

Interlocking tiles can be a bugger to clean but I guess not to much of a problem if it's not heavily used.

[plumber vic]

Bit of under floor heating wouldn't go a miss������

[Ariel]

Loving the chess board tile look!

Has anyone had any experience of the coloured resin floor screed?

Cheers

[Scott]

Having laid few tiles over over the years
Would recommend going for porcelain with roughish
Finnish
You wouldn't have to pay fortune for tiles keep eyes
Open at Wicks BQ ect they do blinding deals from time to time
£12sq/mt

Vic,

Would you back butter the tiles when laying them?

Also, what would you do for the entry edge? I'm worried that driving in and out would crack the front row.

[Paulgreatheadcsl]

Instead of laying ceramic tiles and worrying about tiles cracking, you could use a self levelling latex and get that floor as smooth as glass and paint.. no dirty growt lines and no cracking

[Mike R]

I went for these:

https://www.directtilewarehouse.com/dotti-anti-slip-floor-tiles-anthracite-floor-tiles/

Tiler is coming next week - I'll post up pics when done :).

[Scott]

I went for these:

https://www.directtilewarehouse.com/dotti-anti-slip-floor-tiles-anthracite-floor-tiles/

Tiler is coming next week - I'll post up pics when done :).

How's the tiles looking Mike?

What did you do at the entry edge?

[Stumpy]

How's the tiles looking Mike?

What did you do at the entry edge?


I'd imagine you'd need an edge trim so as to not catch the tile edge, but can imagine it getting damaged kvwr time?

[Mike R]

Due to the usual tradesman over-runs, the tiler is now not coming until this Monday.

I got a couple of really nice aluminium transition strips (like a graduated ramp), I'll post pics up next week.

But these are the ones:
https://lilleytileandstone.co.uk/schluter-reno-ramp-ae-transition-profile-ae-anodised-aluminium-h-10mm-l-2-5-mtrs.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwh7zWBRCiARIsAId9b4px0Pm88y 40HyGeSCxA0a_PlIdXVaprp5BrAgO7pQqy5P-BivEu9eoaArmlEALw_wcB

[JBird]

Also keen to see how it turns out as will have do do the same in the not too distant future.

Was first going to go with click tiles, but then realised that in summer water puddles have been appearing on the floor, so I need something that seals the floor well so the water stays on top and can dry out.

The water is bit of a mystery actually, have been scratching my head over it. The garage is built into a hill and as such remains quite cool all year round. I think in summer when it is hot outside and I open the door, the warm air condensates on the cooler walls / floor. Garage is bone dry in winter otherwise, so I am pretty sure walls floor are all water tight (36cm thick concrete). Would like to solve this but don't really know how, other than heating the garage. (guessing a humidifier would just be a bandaid solution). Grateful for any advice here if anyone has had a similar situation.

[Mike R]

Also keen to see how it turns out as will have do do the same in the not too distant future.

Was first going to go with click tiles, but then realised that in summer water puddles have been appearing on the floor, so I need something that seals the floor well so the water stays on top and can dry out.

The water is bit of a mystery actually, have been scratching my head over it. The garage is built into a hill and as such remains quite cool all year round. I think in summer when it is hot outside and I open the door, the warm air condensates on the cooler walls / floor. Garage is bone dry in winter otherwise, so I am pretty sure walls floor are all water tight (36cm thick concrete). Would like to solve this but don't really know how, other than heating the garage. (guessing a humidifier would just be a bandaid solution). Grateful for any advice here if anyone has had a similar situation.


Is probably condensation - is your ceiling open or boarded up?

I fitted ten of these roof vents in mine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDWzITdEt5o

[Mike R]

If you have painted your garage floor, you do need to remove the paint prior to fitting the tiles though, so something else to be aware of:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/163924655@N05/27559683328/in/dateposted-public/

[JBird]

Is probably condensation - is your ceiling open or boarded up?

The roof is flat concrete (well, slightly slanted for drainage), completely sealed, with garden on top. It's like a concrete bunker built into a hill. Ill post a photo when I get a chance.

Only ventilation is a small slit in the garage door itself. I think ill have to install some sort of Ventilation shaft, towards the back in the corners, as that's where the condensation occurs.

There is indeed old paint on the floors and I think a layer or screed - will have to remove that too.

Loving the wheel rack on the wall - great idea.

[Mike R]

Is as good as finished - updated pictures here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/163924655@N05/with/27559683328/

[Stumpy]

Yes so a large trim piece to cover the last/first tile egde...

Would be useful to update this thread in a few months perhaps to see how well it lasts? In case there's any movement or cracking...?

Cheers

[JBird]

Nice job Mike - thanks for sharing. Interface at the front looks like it should hold up.

[Marv968]

That looks great Mike!

[Scott]

Is as good as finished - updated pictures here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/163924655@N05/with/27559683328/

That looks awesome Mike. How are they holding up 4 months on? Would you do anything different?

[Mike R]

It's perfect - the only thing I have done since then is add a little wall art :).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/MikeR/Fantasy%20garage/2F2C524A-D8D5-4D5C-A48C-87FF6A17A288_zpskh1mjzvz.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/MikeR/media/Fantasy%20garage/2F2C524A-D8D5-4D5C-A48C-87FF6A17A288_zpskh1mjzvz.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/MikeR/Fantasy%20garage/D9266B7F-E0E7-4D41-967A-1CEC0B8042CD_zpshfgny7aa.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/MikeR/media/Fantasy%20garage/D9266B7F-E0E7-4D41-967A-1CEC0B8042CD_zpshfgny7aa.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/MikeR/Fantasy%20garage/73923602-1B16-4D09-AA73-4E5007FFB806_zpsiu58grtf.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/MikeR/media/Fantasy%20garage/73923602-1B16-4D09-AA73-4E5007FFB806_zpsiu58grtf.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/MikeR/Fantasy%20garage/5F66BEAE-C142-40CA-BA9B-776FD75239C9_zpsbxdhhjkg.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/MikeR/media/Fantasy%20garage/5F66BEAE-C142-40CA-BA9B-776FD75239C9_zpsbxdhhjkg.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/MikeR/Fantasy%20garage/622EAD24-89D5-4B10-944B-4141CB0AD2C5_zpsjoyzx7vk.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/MikeR/media/Fantasy%20garage/622EAD24-89D5-4B10-944B-4141CB0AD2C5_zpsjoyzx7vk.jpg.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/MikeR/Fantasy%20garage/6F362407-4F00-4E26-8BB4-E487DE82ABC0_zpsf3swb0rb.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/MikeR/media/Fantasy%20garage/6F362407-4F00-4E26-8BB4-E487DE82ABC0_zpsf3swb0rb.jpg.html)

If money was no object, I would have changed the up and over doors for some sectional (insulated) roller ones, but that would have wiped out the budget completely :( . Obviously being twice the size and height would have been nice (allowing me to have a lift), but that is for the lottery win :hahaha:.

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Great job love the wall art, got to get my garage ready in France to take the car next year, hoping to get a ramp in their too :thumbs:

[Mike R]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/MikeR/CSL%20stuff/7B67CFFD-8B30-490E-9EF8-250853CAECC5_zpsbr3pevcf.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/MikeR/media/CSL%20stuff/7B67CFFD-8B30-490E-9EF8-250853CAECC5_zpsbr3pevcf.jpg.html)

[Chad]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/MikeR/CSL%20stuff/7B67CFFD-8B30-490E-9EF8-250853CAECC5_zpsbr3pevcf.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/MikeR/media/CSL%20stuff/7B67CFFD-8B30-490E-9EF8-250853CAECC5_zpsbr3pevcf.jpg.html)

Car in that garage looks awesome mike ,, why would anybody want to sell :smokin:

[Stumpy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/MikeR/CSL%20stuff/7B67CFFD-8B30-490E-9EF8-250853CAECC5_zpsbr3pevcf.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/MikeR/media/CSL%20stuff/7B67CFFD-8B30-490E-9EF8-250853CAECC5_zpsbr3pevcf.jpg.html)


That looks super posh!!

[911-32]

Loving the chess board tile look!

Has anyone had any experience of the coloured resin floor screed?

Cheers

Yes, it works very well. I have done painted garage floors 2 ways recently. On my own garage it had a very rough cast concrete floor, which I levelled using large buckets of levelling compound (about 30 bags for a double garage) and then painted that using cheap grey garage floor paint. This looks good, but lifts a little with wet car tyres. On my friends garage, we went the other way. It was old concrete with minor broken sections and we used an epoxy levelling compound as there was much less depth to fill in than mine. This worked very well and is proving to be bullet proof tough. In hindsight, I wish I had used epoxy over my levelling compound due to the hardness of the finish. It does cost a lot more than paint though.

I realise this is replying to an old thread, but just sharing the knowledge.

[glendog74]

Yes, it works very well. I have done painted garage floors 2 ways recently. On my own garage it had a very rough cast concrete floor, which I levelled using large buckets of levelling compound (about 30 bags for a double garage) and then painted that using cheap grey garage floor paint. This looks good, but lifts a little with wet car tyres. On my friends garage, we went the other way. It was old concrete with minor broken sections and we used an epoxy levelling compound as there was much less depth to fill in than mine. This worked very well and is proving to be bullet proof tough. In hindsight, I wish I had used epoxy over my levelling compound due to the hardness of the finish. It does cost a lot more than paint though.

I realise this is replying to an old thread, but just sharing the knowledge.

Nice to know :thumbs: