Garage flooring

[MartinM]

Hi all, bit of an odd one this but as I can't make my mind up which type of garage flooring to get (i.e plastic tiles, carpet tiles, rubber matting) I was wondering if any of you near me are using any of the above and if I could have a gander at some point in the hope that it will help me choose which type to go for! I'd be particularly interested to see some of the plastic tiles (e.g http://mototile.com/) in-situ and also the cheaper option, carpet tiles! So, anyone with a garage floor they're particularly proud of in the SW be willing for be to have a quick look?

Cheers
Martin

[LordBretSinclair]

I have used mototiles - very pleased with the results.

I'm based near Cullompton or PM for more details.

cheers

Edited by LordBretSinclair on Friday 13th April 20:06

[RemaL]

I have the foam agareg floor tiles that I got from costco. prob cost me about £80 -100 to do a 19x11 garage.

been down years, good to work on, does the job. only comes in black

[MartinM]

LordBretSinclair said:

I have used mototiles - very pleased with the results.

I'm based near Cullompton or PM for more details.

cheers

Edited by LordBretSinclair on Friday 13th April 20:06

That looks very impressive indeed Mototile sent me a small sampler which certainly looks well-made but seeing a real-world example like that is excellent. We're a few junctions up the M5 but I'll drop you a PM to see if/when it's OK to come and have a look i possible?

Remal, That was the other option I was looking at but some have told me that the softer tiles aren't good/safe to jack a car up on. Have you tried jacking a car up on yours?

Thanks for you replies anyway guys, much appreciated.

[snowmuncher]

MartinM said:

have told me that the softer tiles aren't good/safe to jack a car up on.

If we're talking the stuff as in photo below, no not safe to jack on



The jack will sink through too, permanently damaging the foam.
Not good when hot stuff land on it either. It is flammable plastic foam afterall.
Looks like swiss-cheese if you angle-grind near it.

Very good otherwise - no sore knees
I tend to keep a stack of tiles in the corner, and then connect as many as required when on kneeing/lying jobs round a vehicle.

[MartinM]

Yep those look like the type you can get from Machine Mart and the like. They also look like they're made of the same stuff as the outdoor play mats I got for my little boy the other week!

[RemaL]

snowmuncher said:

MartinM said:

have told me that the softer tiles aren't good/safe to jack a car up on.

If we're talking the stuff as in photo below, no not safe to jack on



The jack will sink through too, permanently damaging the foam.
Not good when hot stuff land on it either. It is flammable plastic foam afterall.
Looks like swiss-cheese if you angle-grind near it.

Very good otherwise - no sore knees
I tend to keep a stack of tiles in the corner, and then connect as many as required when on kneeing/lying jobs round a vehicle.

that what I have in my garage. with a sold floor floor they are fine to lift my car or bike and had no issues over the years.