Garage Flooring

iwanna

Am having my garage converted to use as a laundry room so am looking for a decent but inexpensive flooring as it currently has bare concrete.
Want it to look okay, be durable and low maintenance i.e. easily cleaned AND be able to drive over very occasionally - only ever parked my car in the garage for 1 night in past 2.5 years , but want to still have the option should i need to.

Any ideas ?

TheCyclingProgrammer

The cheapest floor option is going to be a floor paint, but in my own research into this these tend not to last.

The expensive option will be some kind of rubber floor tiles.

You can get posh resin floorings done professionally or perhaps you could have a go yourself:

http://www.resinfloorcoatingsuk.com/acatalog/single-garage-floor-coating-kit.html

phil24_7

What about a floor screed?

Cempolay ultra is designed for vehicle traffic (as is Feb ultra but I've personally used Cempolay) and is easy to lay. Is self levels very, very well and has a strong finish surface.

Jewsons had it for a decent price so you can buy more than you need and then return what you don't use.

Herzlos

I went for foam tiles as I was more interested in thermal insulation.

Laminate floor tiles or lino should be OK with being driven on occasionally.

phil24_7

Laminate or line will be destroyed if you turn your wheels on them!

Kiran

2 part floor paint and make sure the floor is very clean before applying.

iwanna

cheers for all the suggestions, have some reading & thinking to do now !

getmore4less

We just put down a sheet vinyl remnant as a walk way from house door to the appliances and back door

Dirt cheap gets wrecked just get another piece.

Furts

Kiran wrote: »

2 part floor paint and make sure the floor is very clean before applying.

Not only clean but also dust free. Many garage slabs are poor quality concrete and a poor finish. One needs to get back to sound concrete before applying the paint.

Kiran

Furts wrote: »

Not only clean but also dust free. Many garage slabs are poor quality concrete and a poor finish. One needs to get back to sound concrete before applying the paint.

That was the recommendation. Do you get clean dust?


But yes for the avoidance of any doubt, dust free and sound concrete. Vacuum the floor don't sweep it as you will always leave a layer of dust and the airborne dust will settle on the slab again once you have swept it.

Furts

Kiran wrote: »

That was the recommendation. Do you get clean dust?


But yes for the avoidance of any doubt, dust free and sound concrete. Vacuum the floor don't sweep it as you will always leave a layer of dust and the airborne dust will settle on the slab again once you have swept it.

A misunderstanding no doubt!

In fairness the "dust" I refer to is where the concrete has been laid and a too wet mix used (usual!). This is then not cured properly and the slab tends to dust for ever more after that. 25 years on and they will still be dusty!

The way forward is to remove the loose dust then seal the surface with, say, a diluted pva priming mix. Do this before the floor painting and the results should be OK. Lots of people do not do this, but then complain that the floor paint is not durable. You and I might shake our heads with disbelief over this, but it is true!