They are called garage tiles. If you google that you'll get quite a few hits.Originally Posted by Hoosier
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They are called garage tiles. If you google that you'll get quite a few hits.
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I avoided the garage tiles because I heard its impossible to clean, and its also a lot more expensive than the coating.
They are expensive, I'll give you that, but for being impossible to clean - in my experience there isn't anything I haven't been able to clean off of them yet from grease to oil to blood (oops did I say that...).
Maybe the cheaper versions are harder to clean. I think it looks pretty awesome too. A friend of mine carpeted his garage (yes, really) and not for like a studio or anything, he has a five car garage and carpeted the damn thing! Of course he has two convertible BMW's, a jag and a Ferrari... Yea, I pretty much hate the bastard.
"...quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est." [...a sword never kills anybody; it's a tool in the killer's hand.] -- (Lucius Annaeus) Seneca "the Younger" (ca. 4 BC-65 AD)
“I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” ~ Nathan Hale (final words before being hanged by the British, September 22, 1776.)
If at first you don't succeed -- skydiving is not for you
When we expanded the showroom here at the shop a few years back, we did the Rustoleum 2 part with a flake pattern about like pic #2. So far the durability has been pretty good. The prep sucked, but it has to be done right or you'll have bonding issues....
Carpet would drive me nuts!
I heard liquids and dirt got between the cracks in the tiles, so it was impossible to ever get clean. Could be just the cheapies.
It can happen but it's only happened to me once and it was a snap to just pop out a couple of tiles for a thorough cleaning.
"...quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est." [...a sword never kills anybody; it's a tool in the killer's hand.] -- (Lucius Annaeus) Seneca "the Younger" (ca. 4 BC-65 AD)
“I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” ~ Nathan Hale (final words before being hanged by the British, September 22, 1776.)
If at first you don't succeed -- skydiving is not for you
Well I think I'll try the paint with flecks in the garage first. If I don't like the way it looks or it isn't holding up, I can put the tiles in on top of it. At least if I paint/seal it first, and liquids do leak through tiles later on, it won't be as bad.
I need to paint/seal the floor and edges in there before I start putting in some cabinets anyway.
H.
I'm way too skeptical of floor paints/coatings, guess it's my Missouri blood. I just can't see how it could hold up to the steel wheels on a loaded engine stand, or steel wheels on a creeper, or sparks/slag from welding or a cutting torch. And I damn sure ain't gonna baby it! Just seems like a waste o' time & money to me.
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