Bike workshop floor options

[epicfail]

I'll be keeping a couple of bikes in this. I need a floor covering that will allow me to use a centre stand dolly and maybe a lift table. Would the interlocking rubber tile things be too soft?

[EmailAddress]

You'll crush them jacking off. (ooh er)

But they deform in a pretty uniform fashion.

At most, you're looking at a difference of what 15mm.

They can feel a little unstable when they've been abused though so you may want to make a hard-standing zone for lifting from.

[Biker 1]

I have the interlocking foam rubber tiles. They compress quite a lot under the weight of the bike but are excellent in protecting the subfloor & preventing flat spots to tyres. They also help a little with winter condensation.
However: I have a small offcut of plywood as a puk for the side stand - point loading causes the bike to lean over a lot more than normal without it. Also, I have an Abba bike lift - I have to take up the rubber if I'm using it, again due to point loading. I could put another piece of plywood under the stand as an alternative.

[Krikkit]

I'd have a look at Mototile for the harder rubber tiles instead, not too expensive in a small space and tough as nails. You'll still mark them with a side-stand, but it's manageable.

[markymarkthree]

My son got some of this from Costco, looks and seems to do the job very well.
He has 4 bikes in his garage.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392169252224?_nkw=chequ...

Edited by markymarkthree on Friday 23 August 07:51

[KTMsm]

Yes, they'd be too soft

For that you can't beat plywood, could probably get away with 6mm if that's a good floor but 9 is a lot stronger

Then paint it if you want to make it look pretty

[ThreadKiller]

I bought chip board tongue and groove floorboards. Not as sexy as “proper” garage floor tiles. But strong and reinforced the floor as I wanted.

[GSA_fattie]

9 or 15 mm marine ply shouldn't warp in a wet or damp environment

[IAN1967]

Not sure how they would hold up on a timber floor but I have S/H carpet tiles, nice and soft on the knees!

When they get a bit grubby I just swap them out, luckily i'm in construction so come across offices being stripped out with hardly worn tiles.

[epicfail]

Thank you, I'll probably go with marine ply over the existing 22mm T & G and a decent coat of paint.

[Biker 1]

epicfail said:

Thank you, I'll probably go with marine ply over the existing 22mm T & G and a decent coat of paint.

Marine ply is HORRIBLY expensive!
Does it really need to be waterproof if you are painting it anyway? Maybe go for shuttering ply or even OSB - way cheaper.

[OutInTheShed]

I'd use some ply, chip or OSB to protect that floor from centre stands etc.

The old lino from next door's utility room is doing great service under my bikes,

I have carpet in some areas of the garage, as noted above it's easy on the knees.
Also it's a non-scratch surface to put things down on.

My mate has floored his workshop with laminate flooring someone was ripping out.
He's got yards of it, so any that gets trashed just gets swapped.