Garage Flooring

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Working on my S in the garage near Scottish coast is freezing.
I have plasterboarded the roof, sealed the door and now have some seals ordered for the garage door. I just wondered if any of you have done anything with the garage floor?
Mine is concrete and and very cold. The reason I am asking and not just buying the standard 4-7mm interlocking flooring is that I assume that a trolley jack would destroy these mats.

I considered just laying chipboard sheets down and securing them to the concrete, then if I need to use the jack I would need to rest it on sheet steel.

[v8s4me]

Move south

[Oldred_V8S]

Roofing felt and then carpet on top of that, this keeps the damp out too.

[Griffinr]

I bought a sheet of 20mm foam matting to lie on, similar to camping roll mats. It actually feels warm to lie on over the concrete. Bought it at an autojumble for a fiver.

Rob.

[orange_dodo]

At least your garage floor is dry!

I remember replacing the starter motor on my drive when it started pouring down. I actually hid under the car in a puddle because it was raining so much and the puddle was warmer and drier than getting out!

[tozerman]

I have a fully fitted carpet in my garage, I used to sell carpets many years ago and went for contract grade short pile carpet with a "rubber" backing which keeps damp out and makes it a pleasant place to be, it wasn't that expensive at about £6 sq m, although that was a few years ago.

cheers.....Tony..

[mickypee]

Have a look at DURA products. Kitted my workshop out with it. Great quality

[magpies]

A layer of plywood then old carpet for me

[markbigears]

any pics micky? Love the DURA gear, but boy, is it expensive

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v8s4me said:

Move south

Cheers

I think however I agree with the wooden sheets and carpet idea.
Thanks again guys.

[phillpot]

thegamekeeper said:

Put in electric storage heaters, loads around really cheap

And they're cheap because ?

they're bl##dy expensive to run (imho)

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phillpot said:

And they're cheap because ?

they're bl##dy expensive to run (imho)

I know this is off topic but Storage heaters are not the best option if you dont have gas. PM me if you want to know more.

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thegamekeeper said:

I think you missed the smiley and the irony of my reply given your website link in your profile. Storage hetaters are not expensive to run if you wire them into the street lights and before you send anyone round we have no street lights, or gas for that matter

I do not cover anywhere near your area - I was simply offering advice!

[NiceCupOfTea]

I used dynotile - now, it's not cheap, but it's a brilliant result. Insulating, comfortable to lie on, resistant to oil, etc., reduces noise when walking, good to look at, and I have jacked on it and used ramps with nothing more than a bit of surface marking.

For my garage (single and a half) it would have been about £600, but they were selling some ex-display stuff (slightly dusty!) for £300.

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NiceCupOfTea said:

I used dynotile - now, it's not cheap, but it's a brilliant result. Insulating, comfortable to lie on, resistant to oil, etc., reduces noise when walking, good to look at, and I have jacked on it and used ramps with nothing more than a bit of surface marking.

For my garage (single and a half) it would have been about £600, but they were selling some ex-display stuff (slightly dusty!) for £300.

Cheers, I will Google it and find out more. Sounds good.

[cptsideways]

Just get some normal houshold carpet, modern stuff is fireproof, its comfy cheap & easy to replace.

Its also nice & warm when your lying on it

[quattrophenia]

Lets just say when the misses had the dining room carpet replaced last year, neither it or any of the off-cuts from the replacement carpets went in the bin

[barefootoo]

Just keep it in the lounge, Then mum can give it a quick polish whilst doing her rounds with the duster. If you do decide to, then let me know what sort injury's you sustain before I give it a go