Garage floor tile

[bczoom]

Mrs. Zoom and I have been working on finishing her garage. For the past several years, it had un-finished drywall on the walls and insulation only on the ceiling.

Well, we're getting it done (I'll snap and post some pics later today) but Mrs. Zoom wanted something relatively fancy for the floor.

We looked at epoxy but there's a lot of work involved, can't park on it for a week, may flake off... so we decided not to go that route.

So, we picked up some Racedeck Circletrac tile yesterday. We're going to make it a black & white checkerboard pattern.

This tile is made so it's kind of a raised surface and water can flow between the cracks down to the existing floor and off to the drain. Since the existing concrete is unfinished, I'm thinking of putting a coat of enamel paint on the floor before covering with the tile. My thoughts are that it'll keep the water from soaking into the concrete and since now covered with tile, never really drying. Thoughts?

Anyone else install these or similar tiles? Any advise?

 

[bczoom]

Here's a pic that gives an idea of where it is now.

Ceiling, walls, lighting... are done. Baseboard and floor areas are next.

 

[bczoom]

PS. Thanks Rick (member CJ7) for the lights. They're perfect!

 

[daedong]

Looks cool

I wonder if it may be better to use a proper sealant like one of these http://concretesealers.com/garages.htm

 

[Doc]

I remember a picture of the 'utlimate gargage' with the black and white checkered floor. It looked great. No idea about whether or not to seal the concrete, but the vendor of the floor should be able to advise you best.

 

[bczoom]

Looks cool

I wonder if it may be better to use a proper sealant like one of these http://concretesealers.com/garages.htm

Doh, why didn't I think of that. I have some laying around.

 

[rlk]

Zoom, please let us know what you decide, and the level of difficulty in installing. I'm also looking at a finish material for my concrete floor, and would like to know how you make out with yours.

I have a friend who put epoxy on his floor, in a black and white checker-board pattern. It looks great, but when a car with warm tires drives on the floor, the epoxy peels off. To the best of my knowledge, he followed the manufacturer's instructions by washing the floor with an acid wash first.

He has contacted the manufacturer, but they did not privide any help at all.

Bob

 

[bczoom]

We got most of the flooring in awhile back but finished it yesterday. We needed to move the freezers and such and do under those.

The pattern we went with was dictated by the quantities we had of each color. The guy we bought it from had a mix of orange as well (replacing some of the white) so we had more black tile than white.

Installation is easy. Line up the tabs on the tiles and smack them together with a mallet or your foot.

I cut the tiles needed around the outside with a regular miter saw.

I did it once already, but you can actually separate the floor right up the middle. This will allow me to drag the entire floor outside in 2 pieces. I plan on using this approach once in awhile to pressure wash the tiles off.

A little shelving and trim/baseboards and this garage is about done.

Too bad for me that this is Mrs. Zoom's garage.

 

[Doc]

Look good Brian. Now all you need is a Ferrari in there to set it all off.

 

[TOMLESCOEQUIP]

Zoomer........How much did the tiles run per sq foot ? are any more available ?

 

[bczoom]

We got them for about $2.00 sq/ft. I have about 70-80 sq/ft of orange left over (that we're going to sell) but we bought all the tile the guy had.

Doc - We keep the Ferrari's and other nice cars in a different garage. This is Mrs. Zoom's garage for her day-to-day cars.

 

[cj7]

Looks very nice in there.