Comments on: Ribbed Garage Flooring http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/01/ribbed-garage-flooring/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:57:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: superbryant http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/01/ribbed-garage-flooring/#comment-599190 superbryant Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:45:01 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=13490#comment-599190 it would be so cool to have a Ferrari parked in my garage......pretty sweet flooring as well though...lol it would be so cool to have a Ferrari parked in my garage……pretty sweet flooring as well though…lol

]]> By: KMR http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/01/ribbed-garage-flooring/#comment-594811 KMR Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:30:21 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=13490#comment-594811 http://www.concreteideas.com/concrete_ideas/acid_stain_concrete/top_retailers_choose_stained_concrete http://www.concreteideas.com/concrete_ideas/acid_stain_concrete/top_retailers_choose_stained_concrete

]]> By: KMR http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/01/ribbed-garage-flooring/#comment-594809 KMR Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:29:42 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=13490#comment-594809 My next shop will have polished concrete, stained (if the concrete isn't new) and sealed. Epoxy, no matter who you get it from doesn't seem to last more than 10 years in high trafficed areas. Spot repairs never to be as durable as the fresh coat. My local WholeFoods market has exactly the type of concrete finish I want. Ceramic tile is great, unless you drop stuff. One of my customers had his garage ceramic tiled, looks great, but he always has to lay down plywood first (under jack and jackstands) before he wants to jack up his cars. Auto liquid spills are going to stain the grout. My next shop will have polished concrete, stained (if the concrete isn’t new) and sealed.

Epoxy, no matter who you get it from doesn’t seem to last more than 10 years in high trafficed areas. Spot repairs never to be as durable as the fresh coat. My local WholeFoods market has exactly the type of concrete finish I want.

Ceramic tile is great, unless you drop stuff. One of my customers had his garage ceramic tiled, looks great, but he always has to lay down plywood first (under jack and jackstands) before he wants to jack up his cars. Auto liquid spills are going to stain the grout.

]]> By: Jim German http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/01/ribbed-garage-flooring/#comment-594556 Jim German Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:44:06 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=13490#comment-594556 I was reading Roundel this month that Ceramic tile is the best option for a garage floor. Anyone have thoughts on that? Seems like it would be hard to work on, and the tiles would get cracked from having tools dropped on them and the like. I was reading Roundel this month that Ceramic tile is the best option for a garage floor. Anyone have thoughts on that? Seems like it would be hard to work on, and the tiles would get cracked from having tools dropped on them and the like.

]]> By: Andy http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/01/ribbed-garage-flooring/#comment-593490 Andy Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:50:21 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=13490#comment-593490 We installed some of these in a part of our shop (the exact model pictured). They are awful. We have a whiteboard with a running list of complaints about them. Some complaints - Difficult to sweep out leaves - Small parts get trapped under the tiles - They crush under jack stands/ heavy things - Spills cannot be cleaned up - Build up static (dangerous because they are around some of our flammable cabinets). - They get dirty and are impossible to clean (we have had ours for about 8 months, and they are pretty trashed) We've got some kind of epoxy based covering in the rest of the shop (no idea who did it) and it works pretty good, much better than the linoleum floor tiles in the other part of the shop. We installed some of these in a part of our shop (the exact model pictured). They are awful. We have a whiteboard with a running list of complaints about them. Some complaints

- Difficult to sweep out leaves
- Small parts get trapped under the tiles
- They crush under jack stands/ heavy things
- Spills cannot be cleaned up
- Build up static (dangerous because they are around some of our flammable cabinets).
- They get dirty and are impossible to clean (we have had ours for about 8 months, and they are pretty trashed)

We’ve got some kind of epoxy based covering in the rest of the shop (no idea who did it) and it works pretty good, much better than the linoleum floor tiles in the other part of the shop.

]]> By: river1 http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/01/ribbed-garage-flooring/#comment-592775 river1 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:37:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=13490#comment-592775 the reason i went with epoxy over tiles is do to the cleaning difficulty. i would think that if you spilled some liquid on tiles like that, the liquid WILL leak through and get under the tiles. the epoxy i went with was from Griots Garage. http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/in+your+garage/garage+flooring/gray+floor+paint%2C+1+gallon.do it's been down for over 14 years and when i put mop to it (once a year or so) it still looks great. i have NO connection to Griots other then loving their floor epoxy. later jim the reason i went with epoxy over tiles is do to the cleaning difficulty. i would think that if you spilled some liquid on tiles like that, the liquid WILL leak through and get under the tiles. the epoxy i went with was from Griots Garage.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/in+your+garage/garage+flooring/gray+floor+paint%2C+1+gallon.do

it’s been down for over 14 years and when i put mop to it (once a year or so) it still looks great.

i have NO connection to Griots other then loving their floor epoxy.

later jim

]]> By: Jude http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/01/ribbed-garage-flooring/#comment-592709 Jude Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:05:42 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=13490#comment-592709 Well I installed these tiles this past summer. The reason I went with the "free-flow" tiles is noise. The solid tiles echo your footsteps as you walk while the ribbed don't. They're very easy to clean. I primarily use my garage for woodworking and a good wet/dry vacuum does the trick. Another benefit for the "free-flow" tiles is the color gradiation depending on the angle you're looking at the floor, plus its harder to see the seems. I definitely recommend them! Only downside is when the contact point, for a leg as an example, is small and the object is heavy you may need to add a block off wood or you'll create a depression in the floor. I love it and all of my neighbors wish they had it! Well I installed these tiles this past summer. The reason I went with the “free-flow” tiles is noise. The solid tiles echo your footsteps as you walk while the ribbed don’t.

They’re very easy to clean. I primarily use my garage for woodworking and a good wet/dry vacuum does the trick.

Another benefit for the “free-flow” tiles is the color gradiation depending on the angle you’re looking at the floor, plus its harder to see the seems.

I definitely recommend them! Only downside is when the contact point, for a leg as an example, is small and the object is heavy you may need to add a block off wood or you’ll create a depression in the floor.

I love it and all of my neighbors wish they had it!

]]> By: Ben76 http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/01/ribbed-garage-flooring/#comment-592631 Ben76 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:27:03 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=13490#comment-592631 Yeah KMR nailed it. Impossible to clean = FAIL Yeah KMR nailed it. Impossible to clean = FAIL

]]> By: KMR http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/01/ribbed-garage-flooring/#comment-592492 KMR Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:14:45 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=13490#comment-592492 It would be a nightmare to clean that floor after a spill... either liquid or something gritty (glass beads for blasting by example). It would be a nightmare to clean that floor after a spill… either liquid or something gritty (glass beads for blasting by example).

]]> By: BC http://toolmonger.com/2008/10/01/ribbed-garage-flooring/#comment-592461 BC Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:01:06 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=13490#comment-592461 I can't see putting those down in my garage. The guy who has a car like that would spend at least as much as the car is worth on a space to put the car. I'll put money on it that there's absolutely no actual work done in that garage. I can’t see putting those down in my garage. The guy who has a car like that would spend at least as much as the car is worth on a space to put the car. I’ll put money on it that there’s absolutely no actual work done in that garage.

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