What's the latest on garage floors??

[SS427]

Joe,
Though commonly used, VCT tile is not recommended for garage floor useage. It stains very easily from petroleum based products and subfloor (concrete) staining due to moisture. If insisted upon, a calcium cloride (moisture pressure) test should be performed on the concrete and an epoxy adhesive used. After install, cars should be parked on a (non petroleum based) pad as the tires will leave a stain. VCT uses vinyl in their make up and that is where the problem lies at it is very easily stained. Fritztile makes a tile that is made up of stone, slate, marble, etc chips held together with a resin and is less susceptible to staining (or at least being able to see the stain).
Rick

[budnate]

I like these cool floors but why have they not figured out a product a guy can sweep out the goobers of dirt and bolts and slop some paint all around and have it bite into the concrete and stay...

seems like to much work and dollars and a hail mary for it to stay if you do it in a shop that was really used as such before painting

they have it for rusty steel, slap some Hammerite on and it stays for years with no hassle or sighns of failure...

[Chevy454]

I'm kind of looking at concrete staining now...it actually penetrates the concrete, so if you take a small chip out of the concrete, the remaining hole should be the same color as the rest of the floor...or so they say...

[budnate]

post up what you find,Quick!...I have been thinking heavy on doing the floor at the old shop before I move back in.

[Chevy454]

I'm working on it! I had an outfit over in Springfield quote me $2/sq.ft for them to do it, so I'm pretty certain the DIY'ers like you/I can do it a lot cheaper...supposedly Sherwin-Williams sells the concrete stain/sealer kits, but I'm still trying to confirm that...

[budnate]

light grey??? what color are you leaning towards???

[copo69]

go here, Rob, these guys debate the crap out of floors with its own forum

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