[Shop-talk] Garage Floor Treatment

[old dirtbeard]

I faced a similar decision, researched many of the treatments and
ultimately went with floor tiles and am attaching the link here:
Advantages I saw were:

   1. Very little prep
   2. Not toxic
   3. Very easy for one man to install, easy to cut the tiles to shape
   4. Improve the acoustics of the garage
   5. Can do parts of the garage/shop at a time, do not need to clear out
   the entire shop for several days
   6. Softer, easy on the knees
   7. Things do not break if dropped
   8. Easy to spot-fix (just replace the tile)
   9. Attractive, hides all of the stains and surface damage

After about ten years of having them down, I have not had to remove or
repair any of them.

I went with the diamond pattern where the cars park and the levant pattern
where I stand and work. I did it because I thought the diamond pattern
would be good for the car tires but would be hard on the knees if kneeling
(the diamond pattern can be felt on your knee caps when kneeling--not
horrible, but noticeable)

If I had a do over, I would use the diamond pattern everywhere as the
levant pattern is porous and is more difficult to keep clean.

I went with the 24" squares as it goes down faster and has fewer joints to
collect dirt.

FWIW

Peel & Stick Garage Tiles and Garage Floor Tiles by American Floor Mats
<https://www.americanfloormats.com/peel-and-stick-garage-tiles/>


On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 7:03 AM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good morning, all!  I'm looking into coating my garage floor in some
> fashion.  The garage is about 15 years old, and I'm tired of stirring up
> dust every time I touch the floor with a broom.
>
> The floor has some minor cracks, a couple of gouges (thanks, framing
> crew!), and a bit of oil staining, but it's generally in good shape, except
> for the dust.
>
> My original plan was to pay (lots of, probably) good money to have a
> professional service grind the surface and apply a proper epoxy product to
> the floor.  But yesterday, a friend mentioned solvent-based sealers
> (specifically xylene).  He said I could apply it myself with proper PPE and
> occupy the space the next day.
>
> So, what's the current real-world opinion on garage floors?  Anyone who
> can relate what worked for them in the savage environment we revel in as
> shop talkers?
>
> TIA, Jeff...
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