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I have done multiple epoxy floors and no matter how good the prep, there will be areas that wear or flake/peel. If your space is small enough, I'd say tiles of some kind.
I used tile with epoxy grout. It should last forever and be a snap to keep clean.
Labor was $6 sq ft as I recall. I think the whole thing was $10 a square foot, so maybe $9-$10k. But this is my last house and I wanted it done just so. Now that I'm finished I wish I would have used the faux wood tiles like I just put into my rental house.
I learned something after having an epoxy painted floor: If I just came off the mountain with tires that are hotter than hell don't pull it into the garage. That's how you peel-up the paint.
Porcelain tiles are the only thing that has stood the test of time for me. I’ve tried epoxy more than once but it didn’t hold up to; hot, cold, salt, snow, oil, and heavy jacks the way that porcelain tile has
^^^ How do porcelain tiles hold up when using jacks and jack stands?
At first I was afraid of that myself. However for the past eight years I’ve been dragging around my heavy floor jacks and use jack stands as normal without any issues or damage.
I highly recommend that you look into a grind, polish and seal. These floors look amazing but also hold up well to the rigors of a working garage. The small amount of aggregate that is abraded away will leave a really nice look to the floor and a clear sealer is easy to maintain and reapply if needed in the future.
Just a quick question: for those who have done rubber or removable tiles, is there any concern about moisture being trapped between the concrete and the tiles? Mold, long term water damage over time? I live in the Pacific Northwest... go figure.
I was careful to use Mapei Kerapoxy adhesive and Laticrete Spectralock Pro epoxy grout. I didn't want to worry about weight, or the grout to be sensitive to chemicals or need to be sealed.
I was careful to use Mapei Kerapoxy adhesive and Laticrete Spectralock Pro epoxy grout. I didn't want to worry about weight, or the grout to be sensitive to chemicals or need to be sealed.
I also used a “Flexbond” adhesive and epoxy grout with the porcelain tiles and after almost ten years of fairly extreme temperature swings and abuse it’s held up fine.
I’ve seen a large 25,000 sq ft garage done in the long fake wood look tiles and it looked amazing. I had to touch and get close to actually tell it wasn’t real wood!
I used tile with epoxy grout. It should last forever and be a snap to keep clean.
Labor was $6 sq ft as I recall. I think the whole thing was $10 a square foot, so maybe $9-$10k. But this is my last house and I wanted it done just so. Now that I'm finished I wish I would have used the faux wood tiles like I just put into my rental house.
I learned something after having an epoxy painted floor: If I just came off the mountain with tires that are hotter than hell don't pull it into the garage. That's how you peel-up the paint.
I think tile is the best solution. I’m on my 2nd epoxy floor, and they are definitely more fragile. My father put a tile floor in his garage 38 years ago and it’s still going strong.
BTW...great to see the QV in your garage. I just sold mine after 3.5 years of absolute ownership bliss. It was the best driving, and ironically, the most reliable car I’ve ever owned, including over 20 prior higher-end German cars. It was replaced with loaded 2017 C4S Cab, but in many ways, the Alfa was shockingly better. Now gone, but forever missed! Attached is an old family pic prior to the 911.
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