Floors

[dombanks]

Can you skim a garage floor? Whoever put the floor in my new garage was a blind moron there are huge lumps all over. 

I guess you can' just skim it as it wouldn' be strong and crack... But I did wonder if I could break all the big lumps off and maybe level it and lay tiles?

 

[Kit Car Electronics]

I chiselled the worst lumps off mine and tiled with interlocking plastic EcoTiles - they've been brilliant for 5 years. How bad is your floor, Dom?

[Mark (smokey mow)]

If it's really bad you can hire a floor scabbler to remove high spots in concrete or if you just want it smoother use a levelling compound.

[Kevin (Mr T)]

This is of interest to me too.

But I have the added complication of having parked a Xflow in there for two years and have the expected large oily patches to overcome.

Would love to level it off, but can't imagine anything bonding to it the way it is!

[dombanks]

Put it this way... if you were a conspiracy theorist you'd think they did the moon landings in there. Some of it looks like they were mixing concrete and left big blobs.

Mark would a levelling compound take the weight of the car and jacks etc?

It' kind of what I was thinking.

Really the whole thing is goosed the more i poke at it and I should level the lot start again but funds just do not allow so I've got to make do. 

[pistonbroke]

I used 8x4 sheets of 12mm ply over a concrete floor . good surface & insulates from the cold as well , been down fr 10 years or more now still good as new 

[Kevin (Mr T)]

12 minutes ago, pistonbroke said:

I used 8x4 sheets of 12mm ply over a concrete floor . good surface & insulates from the cold as well , been down fr 10 years or more now still good as new 

That sounds like a good idea, how did you fix them down?

[Kit Car Electronics]

Plastic floor tiles

Direct from the manufacturer - bargain £16 per m + VAT 

[pistonbroke]

No fixings , just laid them flat , gravity did the rest 

[Mark (smokey mow)]

2 hours ago, dombanks said:

Mark would a levelling compound take the weight of the car and jacks etc?

Yes, but as with any floor covering they'll always be a risk that it could chip or get damaged if you start dropping things on it or treating it badly. 

I have a roll of lino that protects my garage floor and also makes it easy to clean.  But the tiles in Mike's link are an equally good way of protecting the floor from damage.

[Kevin Pullen]

I used industrial grade reclaimed carpet tiles bought from place near Wickford, good to lie on plus if any get stained rip em up and put the spares I had left over down

[Terry Everall]

A Screed or self levelling compound will take the car load easily as its just a compression loading. The self live;;ing stuffs expensive. Cheapest would be a 25 mm or 50mm simple concrete screed with a steel float finish as long as floor levels are ok. Use a floor paint finish

[dombanks]

Ah right. Food for thought. I'e not wrangled the doors open yet been doing the dreaded Christmas shopping today so I dont know what the level to the drive is. I wouldn't want to add too much there and end with a step. But I reckon  could cope with doing that myself. ... well id give it a whirl anyway

[dombanks]

5 hours ago, Kit Car Electronics said:

Plastic floor tiles

Direct from the manufacturer - bargain £16 per m + VAT 

Like the look of these

[Olliebeak]

Just knock off the high spots and use some old carpet to cover the floor , insulates, prevents damp and you can kneel,sit or stand on it in relative comfort, also cheap or free from your local household waste centre.