Garage floor ?

[pvr]

I put resin down on the floor on the new garage, does not matter much what the concrete is like as it is about 1.5 cm thick by itself. It was unbelievable expensive so not sure if I would do it again like that rather than ceramic tiles.

 

[Paulwirral]

Yes - get yourself some self levelling screed. This is usually a relatively quick drying plasticised cement that will smooth out lumps and bumps and give you a much smoother and less dusty surface than raw concrete. You have to mix it with water as then spread it out with a trowel or straight edge and then it levels itself out.

Chris

Is there a minimum thickness that this needs to be put down to stop it breaking up?
If it needed to be put down an inch thick it would create a bump going in and out of the garage and possibly give me a problem with the garage door.

No, it’s intended to be only a few mm thick. I’m currently in the process of smoothing our my garage floor in sections at a time, ahead of painting it.

Chris

You can do thicker applications by mixing it with dry , clean sharp sand , ratio is 1 to 1 usually . I wouldn't recommend jacking directly off it though , use a 12mm ply pad at least .

 

[Mr Tidy]

Back in the mid-90s I built a garage - with plenty of help and all technical expertise provided by a mate.

I wanted a good finish, so hovered it, sealed it and then painted it with a 2-part Leyland garage floor paint that was supposed to be ultra hard-wearing. The first time I put one of my bikes on the centre-stand I realised it wasn't.

Back to floor mats under the stands!