Posted: 3/31/2008 5:08:54 PM EDT
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I have seen this done before in bigger shops, but never really wanted to spend the money or the time to do it myself. I thought the tiles were really expensive and hard to install....but I was WAY wrong. I bought two boxes of these self-adhesive tiles.....for $15 a box! That's enough to do 90 sq/ft. I decided to do a 7'x12' area. That would give me a few extras left over in case I screwed any up while installing them. In order to prep the floor...I just vacuumed it off, and cleaned it with some pine sol and a mop....and let it dry.  Installing the tiles was a piece of cake. Just peel the backing off, line them up, and stick them down. It took me right at one hour to do this 7'x12' area. I think it turned out great...I might even buy another box and make it a little bigger.  This 7'x12' spot is just about the perfect size to part my toys on.. I don't know how oil/fuel resistant they are....so I'm probably not going to be doing any oil changed over the tiles....I'll have to role the bikes out onto the concrete. It's more just to add a little "bling" to the garage. Now I just need to do something to the walls! Got any ideas? For $30......I think it was money well spent. :D 
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Should I take a razor and make a small cut down the expansion joint...just to allow a little movement in the concrete without the tiles pulling apart? |
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Keep in mind....all I'm using this for is to roll the bikes onto. I'm not going to be doing any wrenching on that spot. I'll just wheel the bikes out into the middle of the garage if I want to do some work on them. I'm not planning on getting any oil or fuel on them....maybe just some dirt from the tires ,and that's it. 
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I have used the resin w/o the flakes and my boss has done it with the flakes. The flakes look great. Holds up well as long as the floor concrete hasn't gotten porous. If you roll over it with hard plastic wheels from an office chair it will bubble up as the concrete disintegrates. |
I though about doing the entire garage....but I don't know if the tiles are oil/fuel resistant. I wanted to leave enough room where I could have room to work on my truck....and not have to worry about getting oil, grease, fuel....all over the tiles. |
+1!!!!! Same thing happened to me about 8 years ago. Came straight down on my right knee.  Still hurts every damn day  Looking at surgery to fix it but can't afford the time off. |
 ........ .........That was some thread...  OH ...nice floor too....  ......kind of gives me the whirlys....
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Not a bad idea. Use a straight edge and you should be able to do it without making it too noticeable. |