My wood floor in my lounge has taken a proper beating over the last few years but my lounge is much warmer,crapper is 5 steps away and beer fridge is reachable when working on a bike without having to get up? Neighbours complain when I fire a bike up but as I've always said "fuck the neighbours"
I'm thinking this way too. My floor is painted but it chips & scratches easily so I have rugs under the high wear areas. But I'm planning to tile it at some point in the future.
I wouldn't unibond (pva) befor paint at all. The etching should give you a surface akin to 80 grit for the paint to key in to and alot of 2 part products and all oil based single part (as ar as I'm aware) will not take to pva at all. agree with it sealing and containing the dust before carpet etc bud would do ya home work before using prior to paint
I used these, brilliant, heavy duty interlocking gym mats and 16mm thick, stops the draught under the doors too. Interlocking Solid Top Gym Mat - Grassmats
I did it,it worked very well,then I carpeted that area,so long term I can't say! Carpets great,warm comfy and you feel ok when you get thrown out of the house for causing unrest (deliberate ) I've a fridge cooker and a dish washer in my garage,the dish washer is great for cleaning engine bits,cooker for baking paint, fridge?beer! Bearings prior to fitting,fresh rabbits!and a 90,s top of the range hi,fi! With remote for sound!neighbours?hes a biker to so life's good!
Machine mart do rolls of rubber matting. Machine Mart Power Tools and Machinery: Clarke, Dewalt, Makita, Ryobi, Bosch - Machine Mart Tyre heat will lift the floor paints.
not if the correct paint and etching process is used. Never found a good single pot paint but have used some brilliant 2 part stuff that has held out even in commercial car park bays. that said, if it were my garage id probably go for rubber or something nicer to stand/ kneel on. the good thing with a proper paint is It can be chemical and oil resistant and easy to clean.
Race Deck flooring. Eight years in and it still looks as good as the day I fitted it. This picture is fairly old but the floor tiles have not changed a jot.
If you can afford, the racedeck is the way to go. Here in Finland it costs 2-3 times than in the states, so I'm still saving up. Also, I will be getting (hopefully) the Freeflow: Free-Flow Self Draining Garage Flooring - RaceDeck I use the garage also for the cars, and with the snow etc., the freeflow is easy. Just brush the dirt "under" the tile so the floor remains clean. Then once in a while pull the tiles out and rinse underneath. If no problems with rain/snow, I'd get the normal racedeck tiles.
COBA Europe Tough Lock PVC Interlocking Floor Tiles Black 4 Pack | Matting | Screwfix.com Seem a decent price.
I notice you've a non-slip mat under each side-stand or paddock stand. Is that because the tiles mark easily, or to stop the stands sliding on the tiles? Do the bare tiles recover, dent wise, from a side-stand quickly or at all? Sorry for the questions, but I'm interested in them for my workshop. I also work on my 2.7Tn Land Rover Discovery 3 in the same workshop using stands and a BIG Trolley jack, so I'm wondering how they would stand half that weight spread over 4 small wheel contact points or axle stand feet. I could of course only tile the side of the workshop where the bikes are, but the step, even as a ramp, would be awkward when moving stuff from one side to the other. Nasher
The reason I asked the OP if the garage had been built yet was that if it was a new build it really pays to have a power floated floor, especially if you work on four wheelers and use crawler boards. An insulated, power-floated slab with an epoxy resin paint finish will give you a perfect professional quality workshop floor. I'd never lay a garage/workshop floor for myself without spending the little extra for a power-float finish.
One way to stop centre stands etc... gouging, or lifting floor paint is to use a carpet tile upside down. The tough underside will take the stand, you could even go belt n braces and put a steel plate on the tile thus protecting the floor even more. The woven top, now face to face with the paint, allows you to slide the bike if you need to move it around.
Surely if such a heavy jack will be used at times, its better (and cheaper and more flexible) to have some steel plating and use that as a stand?
