Anyone painted their garage floor?

[Stevo1987]

What did you use, how much did it cost and are you pleased with the result?
A while ago I posted about converting my twin door double garage to one single electric door. Well, we are going ahead with that now. I think I need to paint the floor which is just concrete. Pictures would be good. What else do you think I should do to the garage?

 

[Smartbear]

I painted my garage floor when i moved a couple of years ago, glad i made the effort as it’s less dusty & looks a lot smarter.
I’ll take a pic of the tin for you tomorrow, was around £40 from memory.

Rob

 

[cerbera]

I've done my garage floor recently using Duratile interlocking floor tiles. I looked at paint but decided against that due to the amount of time it would take to prep correctly and apply. The tiles didn't work out much more expensive and I laid them all in a morning.

 

[Stevo1987]

I painted my garage floor when i moved a couple of years ago, glad i made the effort as it’s less dusty & looks a lot smarter.
I’ll take a pic of the tin for you tomorrow, was around £40 from memory.
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Rob Nice tool box Essex man.

 

[Stevo1987]

I've done my garage floor recently using Duratile interlocking floor tiles. I looked at paint but decided against that due to the amount of time it would take to prep correctly and apply. The tiles didn't work out much more expensive and I laid them all in a morning.IMG_20200426_185045.jpg

Looks nice.

 

[DMike]

I used epoxy, first layer painted with roller, second layer poured. About 500 €. I wanted the wet look of the surface and surprisingly, it’s not slippery when walking.

 

[Stevo1987]

I used epoxy, first layer painted with roller, second layer poured. About 500 €. I wanted the wet look of the surface and surprisingly, it’s not slippery when walking.
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Looks good Mike. Maybe a bit expensive for me after all the garage work.

 

[pvr]

My tyres ripped the paint straight off so did the tiles as well.

Unless epoxy, it just doesn’t seem to last but for the sake of the cheap paint, you can always tile over it later on (which is what I did)

 

[Stevo1987]

My tyres ripped the paint straight off so did the tiles as well.

Unless epoxy, it just doesn’t seem to last but for the sake of the cheap paint, you can always tile over it later on (which is what I did)

Thanks for the info. I originally had carpet down complete with underlay. I kid you not. Came out of the lounge when we first moved in. I had my Porsche in there and gym equipment. No more Porsche and what is gym equipment? Saying that the weights are still in there and so are the kids bikes which they outgrew 10 years ago.

 

[Mr Tidy]

Many years ago I had a newly-built garage and painted the floor.

But I sealed the concrete with a coat of diluted PVA first - 80% water to 20% PVA IIRC.

Then I gave it 2 coats of Leyland Industrial 2-pack floor paint which worked fine, until the first time I put a motorbike on it's center-stand.

So bike stands went on old mats after that - but no other wear issues with it. I'm sure it cost less than £50, but that was over 20 years ago and it was a large single garage (20' x 10') not a double.

If I did it again I'd be tempted to do something with the walls to avoid cement dust - maybe diluted PVA or just masonry paint.

 

[ronk]

I wish I’d done something with my garage floor when I moved in 18 years ago when the house was new.
The Z4 goes it one side but the other side is full of all sorts of junk I’m scared throw out.

The chances of me being able to have the floor done now are fairly slim I guess.

 

[Rucky]

Screwfix Frigate grey floor paint £37 for 5 Litres.
I used 2 coats on a double size + garage and needed 10 Lit.
Got to the stage that if I drop something small I couldnt find it on the floor!!

So good I am going to give the walls a coat of white.

Epoxy would be great but - cost wise?

 

[Wyldie85]

I did mine and it made a big difference. Having also recently installed an electric door, it keeps a lot of the dust and dirt off the car.
Would highly recommend doing it.

I used Everbuild Floor paint from Amazon and it went on brilliantly. Two coats and it was all done.

 

[Stevo1987]

Thanks chaps lots of helpful advice there. We (ahem, I) are having the facias \ and soffits done in November and hopefully the door done in December. I think any other work will come in the spring. Maybe paint the walls and put some banners \ decoration up as well. I will post it on here when all is done.

 

[Hilly30si]

I matched my car using my Dulux colour scanner so it’s an exact match. Three coats two pack epoxy .

 

[Thrustyjust]

I painted my floors, carpet tiled, rubber lined them and finally have fitted interlocking rubber floor tiles. So, done the lot. Painted concrete was OK, but we had damp problems ( now resolved) so the floor wasnt dry and would bubble up. Car would peel the paint and it woulldnt last long. Used many different battleship greys , from different manufacturers and cleaned to bare floor or scuffed old paint before repainting.
Carpet tiles were free ( and new !!) which were good as you could change them if damaged and much nicer to kneel on and work on the car ( yes you can get a foam mat ) Drawback was if you rolled a wet car in , then the tiles smelt musty .
Rubber roll of 'dots' was Ok.Came in a 4ft width and width of garage double. Needed 3 rolls. But with the rough concrete floor, really needed screeding to smooth out before gluing down and the damp was bubbling it up. Also the end near the doors and finishing to keep it tidy and not lift was awkward.
The flooring interlocks are my favourite and been down for about 3 years now. Great to work kneeling down and warm too and a stone cold floor. Easy to brush off and mop. Downsides are expansion if the sun is really hot can make them buckle a little but soon go down again. Yes, you leave a gap round the edge , but that doesnt do anything with a car sat on it. Also, if you do welding and the spatter will melt through them. But not an issue for me. Also if they do get damaged, then just replace the damaged one. Even with the Zed sat on them, they have sunk a couple of mm , but then thats the 'roll to stop spot' when I push the car in the garage, so a benefit.

 

[Darkangelv2]

I went with Porcelain tiles. Whatever was on sale at the time. Cost £200 including adhesive.

Cheaper than the PVC type tiles and epoxy. Also meant I could cater for any uneven levels in the concrete floor.

 

[Stevo1987]

I painted my floors, carpet tiled, rubber lined them and finally have fitted interlocking rubber floor tiles. So, done the lot. Painted concrete was OK, but we had damp problems ( now resolved) so the floor wasnt dry and would bubble up. Car would peel the paint and it woulldnt last long. Used many different battleship greys , from different manufacturers and cleaned to bare floor or scuffed old paint before repainting.
Carpet tiles were free ( and new !!) which were good as you could change them if damaged and much nicer to kneel on and work on the car ( yes you can get a foam mat ) Drawback was if you rolled a wet car in , then the tiles smelt musty .
Rubber roll of 'dots' was Ok.Came in a 4ft width and width of garage double. Needed 3 rolls. But with the rough concrete floor, really needed screeding to smooth out before gluing down and the damp was bubbling it up. Also the end near the doors and finishing to keep it tidy and not lift was awkward.
The flooring interlocks are my favourite and been down for about 3 years now. Great to work kneeling down and warm too and a stone cold floor. Easy to brush off and mop. Downsides are expansion if the sun is really hot can make them buckle a little but soon go down again. Yes, you leave a gap round the edge , but that doesnt do anything with a car sat on it. Also, if you do welding and the spatter will melt through them. But not an issue for me. Also if they do get damaged, then just replace the damaged one. Even with the Zed sat on them, they have sunk a couple of mm , but then thats the 'roll to stop spot' when I push the car in the garage, so a benefit.

Wow! lots of info there, thanks. I have some time to think about it as the new door won't go on until after Christmas. A bit of a lead time. All these people who still have their holiday money looking at projects . Saying that I will probably wait until it warms up a bit before I do anything with the floor. Should do the walls as well and maybe put up some decoration. Almost a second "man cave". I am not fond of that term but can't think of another.

 

[Stevo1987]

I went with Porcelain tiles. Whatever was on sale at the time. Cost £200 including adhesive.

Cheaper than the PVC type tiles and epoxy. Also meant I could cater for any uneven levels in the concrete floor.

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Looks great. Very tidy. I still have kids stuff in mine and gardening tools lawn mower etc....

 

[Nanu]

Great advice as I am thinking of doing mine. One question however, mine is a concrete floor which due to wear and tear has a couple of patches where the concrete surface has worn and there is are areas that are a couple of centimetres deep. Any recommendations re repair before painting? Was looking at epoxy until I worked out the price.