Welcome Guest. Please Login or Register.

Recent Threads

Garage flooring

Reply

« Prev
1
Next »

shin2chin Part of things Making plop cars slightly better Posts: 794	shin2chin @shin2chin
	Dec 13, 2020 16:48:57 GMT
	I've finally got around to sorting my garage over a year since it was built. It's got a nice flat concrete floor which I was going to paint but have now decided against. I was thinking about using some of this www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIRCLE-PLATE-RUBBER-GARAGE-FLOORING-MATTING-1-5M-WIDE-X-3MM-THICK-A-GRADE-/224251935787?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 which one of my customers had in his garage and was recommended. Any other recommendations? I was looking at the interlocking tiles but they look a bit of a faff and look like they will work out more expensive. The garage is 5m x 2.5m which should be around £130 for the linked stuff.
	1977 PORSCHE 2.0na 924 1974 VW Beetle 1600

	LIKE Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

eternaloptimist Posted a lot Too many projects, not enough time or space... Posts: 2,488	eternaloptimist @eternaloptimist
	Dec 13, 2020 17:53:22 GMT
	I’d be worried about the damage a jack and axle stands might do; but it does look smart.
	XC70, VW split screen crew cab, Standard Ten

	LIKE Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

melle South West It'll come out in the wash. Posts: 1,586	melle @melle
	Dec 13, 2020 22:13:07 GMT
	I'm with eternaloptimist , if it's suitable really depends on how you use your garage. We have this on our kitchen and bathroom floors, and I use an off cut as a workbench (which doubles as the kitchen worktop) protector. It's pretty hard wearing, but it doesn't like sharp/ pointy objects pressing into it.
	www.saabv4.com '70 Saab 96 V4 "The Devil's Own V4" '77 Saab 95 V4 van conversion project '88 Saab 900i 8V

	LIKE Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

slater Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 6,012	slater @slater
	Dec 14, 2020 18:26:46 GMT
	Yep. Theres no way that would stand up in my workshop.. infact I cant see how it would stand up in 99% of garages.. Even if I was just using it for parking I'd accidentally slip the clutch a bit to aggressively and either burn through it or roll it up in a ball.. Personally ceramic tiles is the ultimate for me. Yeh its a faff but more durable than anything else I've ever seen and if you do damage it it's not that hard to repair one tile at a time.


	LIKE eternaloptimist likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

yellowmexrep Part of things Posts: 39	yellowmexrep @yellowmexrep
	Dec 15, 2020 0:21:30 GMT
	I had heavy duty square vinyl tiles (think 1980's warehouse concrete stairwell lobby chic!!!) fitted in the old workshop after the paint flaked on the first move of the trolley jack, it was a new build and quite demoralising after all the expense and hard work. Whilst the axle stands were screwed to some ply to spread the load it was more to do with the style of the stand and the added advantage of a slightly higher car to work on, but the trolley Jack's were just used straight onto the floor. If there was any significant grinding or welding being done then a piece of ply or osb would be used to protect the floor. Other than that it was easy to sweep up and I think it got mopped twice in 8 years as it didn't show the dirt, lol!!!!


	LIKE Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

Recently Updated

Retro Rides Guides

Essential Tools

Quick Navigation