I’ve deliberately fitted 180x120 individual mats, so if there’s any leaks I can just pull one up at a time.
Depends on the construction of the original floor and your soil and substrate makeup. You may be lucky and your set of circumstances results in a fairly dry floor, not the case everywhere.
Certainly at least for the last 15 years, building regulations require concrete screed floors to be laid on a waterproof membrane or at least they do in the Basingstoke planning area. Andy
The reason I went for these tiles, see claim on info… https://www.garagefloortilecompany.com/pages/garage-flooring
Sounds like good stuff. Interesting that they say you don’t have to worry about a damp floor. Try it and see. Obviously just lift a tile every now and then to check, especially in really damp weather. Use your nose! Check for any musty smell but they claim it should be fine. If you have a problem Mike Willis’s suggestion/technique above is a good one. You’ll find that with 25mm Celotex ( or similar) it’s much warmer & better for the machinery. One step at a time though.
It’ll be fine if the membrane is breathable, something like Gortex. If it’s not and the floor is a cold concrete base the cover will create condensation over the months with fluctuations in ambient weather conditions. I’d sample a small area first, inspecting it over the next few months.
Think I may have discovered why I get puddles in the garage. It’s pouring under my new (ffs!!) garage door and spreads out from there. Part of it seals nicely but I can see daylight from inside under a 3ft section. There is some coming from one side wall too but that’s where my neighbours have attached a chicken coup to the side of it! And before that big compost bins…no wonder it’s damp!
A simple fix for the front door woud be an angled bar stuck to the floor to form a lip behind the door. You may want to fit a drainage grill across the front of the door in the drive. Have a chat with the neighbour about the chickens.
Neighbour won’t give a duck. I’ll have to do something about it for sure. First time I’ve witnessed why it’s getting so wet.
May be the only real option. The floor is clearly not level at the front, I live at the bottom of a hill so not surprised tbh.
Thinking I’ll start with this https://www.jaseals.co.uk/15mm-blac...cBhjEtTUt9AGc3xdTBNVJ3wf5k6ahPTBoCIPoQAvD_BwE
I need to get something like this. Mines nothing like yours, but I do get a bit that sneaks in through the left of the door.
I covered my garage floor a while back now with interlocking plastic tiles. One of the best things I did. The garage is warmer, less damp and a lot cleaner now. I bought mine from Plasfloor. Since added a sealed roller shutter too to complete the job http://www.plasfloor.co.uk/ Easy job to fit
I had a weather strip at the front of mine, it was hard rubber but curved without a prenounced lip so it wasn't a trip hazard, worth looking into for sure, as depending on the wind you end up with leaves and all sorts of crap blowing in.
The workshop area I have is floored where the bike is with 3mm Ali chequer plate as the Abbra Sky lift roll well on it and easy to keep clean and no slip.
