I am thinking of putting down some of those checker board floor tiles in the garage this summer. Any one done it? Just wondering how you like it, and how much it cost. Pictutes would be great. I did a search here and there are some great looking garages. How about pros and cons of the tiles vs. permenent ceramic. Thanks, Darren

What about Armstrong 12x12 linoleum tiles alternated black and white?

alan

Costco has the Moto Floor tiles on sale for 69.99 for 42 tiles. They are normally 119.99, but there is an instant rebate right now through July I think. This is the route I'm going.

There is a good discussion on garagejournal.com.

Haven't found much about the armstrong linoleum tiles yet, but the costco ones look nice. They say the average 2 car garage needs about 8 boxes. 8 x $70 = $560 I wonder how they look after a few years of use. And thanks for the garagejournal link Dan.

Hopefully this one came up in your search?
http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=122511&highlight=garage

Costco tiles. $1500. Like em, tho the white ones are hard to keep clean. Way better than concrete tho.

I found some at amazon.com that says 48 1x1' vinyl floor tiles for 22.49 + shipping. The picture isn't very good so its hard to tell what it would look like. Also doesn't say much about installation.

That looks very nice Jim. $1500....hmm How many boxes did you have to buy. Seems like you have a 2 car garage but 8 boxes wasn't enough huh. Either way looks great.

I just got this email last Thursday from Harbor Freight....

http://www.harborfreight22.com/r/r.asp?r=205313605&i=Q2764505H37

Wow. Kinda scarry because its Harbor Freight, but worth checking out.

That looks very nice Jim. $1500....hmm How many boxes did you have to buy. Seems like you have a 2 car garage but 8 boxes wasn't enough huh. Either way looks great.

Well... the garage is maybe 24 by 26, so a bit bigger than a standard 2 car. I think I bought 12 boxes, I dunno. And the $1500 included shipping ($100 or so) and 6 3/4% sales tax

what about epoxy coating with the specs garage journal has alot about the product looks great only about 265 for a 2 car garage

Yea, I like the coating Idea also, just seems like more work then just snapping some squared together. Decisions, Decisions.
Thanks for the info Jim

I bought them from Home Depot.

My garage is 22X23 and it cost me around $1200.

If I could do it again, I would use epoxy. Here is why:

1. The diamond plate shapes on the tile make it very difficult to wheel things on (jacks, engine hoists, etc).

2. If you ever weld, hot metal will melt them. Trust me I know.

3. They stain after a while, especially if you get paint on them.

4. The sharp edges on the bottom of jack stands cutts into them.

I didn't trust epoxy to stay stuck, my floor is 6 years old and has had "Some" oil spilled on it.

The costco floor just has small ridges in it, just enough to get some traction
Haven't melted thru it yet, but haven't welded much on it either
got some big sheets of cardboard I put down. They do stain tho, especially the white ones
I cut come foot square pieces of cardboard I put under my jackstands.

I didn't trust epoxy to stay stuck, my floor is 6 years old and has had "Some" oil spilled on it.
I've seem several professionally done epoxy floors in my travels and have yet to see one "not stuck". I'll be the first to tell you that none of these garages see what Ours will in the way of use. I have been checking on epoxy for my hopefully upcoming new dog house and have heard that the floor gets diamond ground before putting the epoxy down. At $4 a sq foot I'm looking for an alternative, my budget won't support $4000.

Jeff

Hey is the sale still on at Costco? The website doesn't show the rebate:
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Productgroup.aspx?Prodid=11038308&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=

I am interested in doing my 18x18 garage with the charcoal.
Do you think i'd be able to roll my 68 around that is on car dollies?

:yes:I HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR, I got a qoute of 3750$:mad::angry::noway:. straight from rustolium.

got a quote from racedeck for about 1100 i think... for a 18x18 garage, they sent me a sample and i actually dont like the stuff. it's hard plastic.

:eek:Check this out. Go to Sams club.com & search garage flooring. They have lots of colors & chevy bowtie squares, too much to list. starts at only 60$ for 40 sq. ft. Pretty cool stuff, I might go this way, :yes:It sounds a little cheaper with more options to put down. And also check out racedeck.com Look at there photo gallery and get some relly cool ideas.:thumbsup: I think the bowtie tiles would be the coolest touch.

I had a garage floor done in epoxy at my parents, it is a true epoxy resin, its 8 years old and looks almost new. The floor had huge cracks but they never came back with this epoxy.
We added a small amount of sand to get a non slip out of it.
The eppoxy I have seen installed from the cans at home centers with the little speckles wont last, the tires parking on it are hot and it come off starting there.
The cheapest way is the vct hard 1x1 ft tiles, not the flexable kitchen type.
My two pennies.

bought them from Home Depot.

My garage is 22X23 and it cost me around $1200.

If I could do it again, I would use epoxy. Here is why:

1. The diamond plate shapes on the tile make it very difficult to wheel things on (jacks, engine hoists, etc).

2. If you ever weld, hot metal will melt them. Trust me I know.

3. They stain after a while, especially if you get paint on them.

4. The sharp edges on the bottom of jack stands cutts into them.


In addition to the above comments, I have also noticed, if they do not fit tight against the walls, front and back, the whole floor will move a little as you drive in and out of the garage.
Also you need to use plywood under jacks and jack stands, otherwise the weight of the vehicle on thos spots will dent the tiles.

... If I could do it again, I would use epoxy. Here is why: ...
2. If you ever weld, hot metal will melt them. Trust me I know.
3. They stain after a while, especially if you get paint on them.
4. The sharp edges on the bottom of jack stands cutts into them.

... Also you need to use plywood under jacks and jack stands, otherwise the weight of the vehicle on thos spots will dent the tiles.

My previous 3-car garage was done in Vinyl Tiles.
Solid black borders with a black/white 'checker-board' in the center car areas.
I loved it (as did the next owner).
The tiles were fairly easy to install - cleaned the concrete, etched it slightly, coated with TiteBond adhesive for concrete/vinyl and then used a professional buffer to seal and polish (with 'anti-slip' type) the surface.
This floor served me very-bery well for the 7 years I lived there and I hardly ever was able to damage it unless I pulled a real 'no-brainer' :clonk:
If I cut/welded, I used a large oil drip-pan under the area to catch the sparks and hot metal pieces.
I used the same pans for oil changes (under the drain-pan) to catch those splashes and other messes.
I installed Plywood bases or welded flat plates under my jack-stands to prevent them from sinking into the surface. These have actually still come in very handy as I now have an asphalt drive and they prevent the stands from sinking into them also.
My jacks and other rolling tools never left any marks on the tiles.
Any spills wiped right up. I even spilled nearly a gallon of Laquer thinner on it once and was able to wipe up and then refinish/repolish (with the machine) with no noticable damage to the surface at all.

I found the tiles at an industrial auction (the Lawrence Livermore Labs - I think they glowed in the dark :D ) for a fantastic price (@$1 a box or something IIRC). I still have 15~20 boxes left sitting in the shop corner to do another garage (my present one was 'clear-sealed' by the PO) in the future.

I have seen two Epoxy floors with delamination problems - probably from bad installation procedure or water problems. They are both gonna be impossible to repair without grinding the old stuff off (to some extent) and then trying to match the color and refinish a second time, that's a lot of time and $$$ ...

As always JMHO's

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