Garage Floor Tiles

MorrisCooper

Have any of you ever covered your garage floors with those interlocking tiles? Are they really that durable? Where can I source them in Ireland?

Billy

si_guru

This is not my advert.. just happened to see it earlier.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/carextras/1086475

trevorbrady

I wonder are they only suited to car storage? I.e. how would they stand up to jacking your car on them or axle stands where you concentrate a lot of weight through two or three small point loads?

MorrisCooper

I've been doing more research on these tiles and found this company in Cork

http://www.colourstone.ie/swisstrax/

Swisstrax seem to be the RR of this sector and Jay Leno uses them in his garage. I got a quote of E3.5k for a 700 sq ft garage. I rang the guy selling the tiles on Donedeal and he told me they are made by a Chinese company called Bigfoot. Did more research and found that their plastic garage tiles wouldn't be any good for jacking cars. You really need PVC tiles.

Haven't called into Colourstone's showrooms yet but hoping to do so soon.

gn3dr

None of those interlocking tiles are really suitable for working on a car. I bought 50cm X 50cm rubber tiles that you glue to the floor. A lot cheaper and better for a garage (well actually they are propably a bit too nice for a garrage really). They can be seen used in lots of commercial areas - like factories and shopping centres.

Something like these

http://www.therubberflooringcompany.co.uk/new/commercial/products/tile-products.htm

si_guru

gn3dr wrote: »

None of those interlocking tiles are really suitable for working on a car. I bought 50cm X 50cm rubber tiles that you glue to the floor. A lot cheaper and better for a garage (well actually they are propably a bit too nice for a garrage really). They can be seen used in lots of commercial areas - like factories and shopping centres.

Something like these

http://www.therubberflooringcompany.co.uk/new/commercial/products/tile-products.htm

I like them... what kind of price per SQR metre?

Eric318

You may want to talk to your home insurance company first. I am told that these sort of tiles are a not fire-proof and would invalidate your policy should the worst happen. Buyer beware...

gn3dr

I think it cost about €1200 at teh time (about 2005) but that was a trade price through a friend of a friend. That was for a 5M X 6M garage plus I also did my kitchen and utility room in the same stuff - probably close to teh same size again - and I had some tiles left over.

I'd say the fireproof situation would be OK - for example Intel have similar floring in their stairwells in their factory - it woudl be unusual for them to fit something substandard froma safety persepctive.