Multimedia Exchange - Garage Flooring - Before/After

Here are the results from a weekend home upgrade project. When I had the house built about 3 yrs ago, we stained the garage floor black. As you can see in the photos, that stain didn't hold up very well against hot tires. It would have been suitable for foot traffic only. I got some quotes for doing epoxy floors, but with my oversize 4-car garage it would have been in the $5-6K range to come grind, prep, and lay down the epoxy. I started doing some research on the garage tiles instead, and came across a website that was mentioned on a few car forums. These tiles are the "GarageDeck" from www.BigFloors.com (http://www.bigfloors.com/GarageDeck-P15.aspx). They had a Black Friday sale last week, it was worth an extra 10% off their normal pricing. Since they are out of state, we also avoid sales tax, and they have free shipping too. Everything showed up in 4 days. My garage is approx 850 sq-ft, and these tiles cost me $1600 shipped. The site also has a handy design program that you can type in your general garage dimensions and then it places a grid across the area and allows you to drag and drop tiles to make your own design. Then it keeps track of how many of each color you need to order. Pretty neat.

Installation was pretty simple, just line up the edges and hammer them with a rubber mallet. Will came over and helped, we knocked this floor out in about 3 hours, including a few custom corners and such that we cut with my band saw to fit perfectly. Overall, I'm very pleased with the product and the quick shipping from BigFloors.com.

Before:
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After:
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Before:
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After:
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Tony

Looks good, nice garage!

That looks fantastic! Are the tiles really loud when you walk on them? I have seen a few of the tiled floors and they have been worse than laminate flooring. It's a minor draw back for such a great visual improvement though!

looks awesome. very nice improvement

Looks amazing and that was a great price. My concern would be gunk getting stuck in between the tiles but I imagine the seams are pretty tight.

Looks nice. I've always wondered about those things. They sell something similar at Lowes and I've thought about doing something like that in my garage. (it's far from an "oversize 4 car".. I'm quite envious.. especially as a prisoner in my home due to the economy!)

Look forward to knowing how they hold up. I have a bad habit of getting all kinds of leaves and debris in my garage, it';d be nice to know how you manage to keep it clean as well. I do all I can to keep the place cleanish, but no matter what there's probably 4 pounds of dead insects a week that find their way in. :lol:

wow that looks great!! I need to get my shop done like this!!

awesome looking , good work .

That looks fantastic! Are the tiles really loud when you walk on them? I have seen a few of the tiled floors and they have been worse than laminate flooring. It's a minor draw back for such a great visual improvement though!

They "tap" when you walk on them. It isn't what I'd call really loud. They are hollow with structural lines underneath, to allow water/air to pass through. Besides, who needs to keep it quiet inside a garage? Even the quietest car is noisier than walking on tiles. LOL

Looks like you made a good choice.

The house I bought last year had epoxy floors - it works pretty well, but it's starting to come up in spots, and I have a feeling it's only going to get worse with time. I'll likely replace it with RaceDeck when the time (and money) comes.

Nice looking garage Nine Ball. I could only wish to keep mine that clean.

Looks great!

Looks amazing and that was a great price. My concern would be gunk getting stuck in between the tiles but I imagine the seams are pretty tight.

I've always wondered about this too.

Nice looking garage Nine Ball. I could only wish to keep mine that clean.

LOL

All the other work goes on in his other garage. That is for the daily drivers :jest:



Looks great Tony! I am sure I will be seeing it soon enough.

LOL

All the other work goes on in his other garage. That is for the daily drivers :jest:
Looks great Tony! I am sure I will be seeing it soon enough.

I was gonna say. I don't know how well that flooring would hold up with jack stands and floor jacks. Definitly something for the daily drivers only.

Add me to the jealous list. With or without new floor.

LOL

All the other work goes on in his other garage. That is for the daily drivers :jest:





See, that's my problem... Our daily driver garage also fills up w/ projects. :loco: Just can't seem to get organized.

DAMN I'd kill for a garage that size, looks awesome.

looks great.

You mentioned that the underside has lines for liquids to pass through but I was wondering if a situation like spilling milk would be an issue? Would running water on the floor be enough to flush the milk from underneath?

How is the floor in your shop holding up? You used a different coating than the daily driver garage correct?

If you spilled something bad, it is easy to pry the tiles apart and just wipe up the mess underneath them. I'd never run a hose across the top. They make tiles that look like vents and are open for people that want to do that, or for those who live in snow areas.

No coating inside my shop. I just wipe up spills when they happen. Stains don't bother me in there, that is meant for work anyways.