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Old 01-23-2009, 08:50 AM
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I was told at my dealership that is in a brand new building that those tiles are from Germany and installers came over to do it right. Are you talking about the stuff in the pic below?
Yeah, that's the stuff. BMW is putting that in all the shops now, we've had it for about 6 years without one break. I have one of the extras on top of my box I use for a paper weight, and it works decently for a sharpening stone as well. Those tiles are pretty darn thick as well, about 7/16" thick.
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I was just at Home Depot and saw that they are now selling garage flooring for $2.95/sq. ft. It comes in various speckled colors and looks like it's fairly thick liquid/paste (not paint) that is applied to the floor and when dry is about 1/4" thick. I can't find it on their website, but my local HD had it so you might want to check your local HD the next time you go if you're interested.
Yea, I looked at these the other day - great selection of colors and patterns. If I hadnt already stained mine, I would be going this route.
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Old 03-21-2009, 08:48 PM
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listen guys , you can`t beat quality ceramic or clay or porcelain tiles but do ensure you buy stuff that is impervious to oil etc ,also use tiles that have the best non slip rating you can get . i got buddies who do this stuff and they charge around £3 -£10 a square foot for labour . tile costs vary although good stuff can be purchased for similar price . you can do some amazing designs if you like , maybe buy a diy manual if your`e brave enough to lay flooring yourself , could take around 10 minutes per square foot overall to do job but don`t rush and prepare suface as smooth and flat as possible then laying tiles will be easy and last hundreds to thousands of years . a word to the wise if using porcelain then use specialist cutting tools as dust can be lethal .

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Old 03-21-2009, 11:34 PM
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My garage is ~750 sq. ft. and concrete grinding and polishing will cost around $4000+.
Tiling may be a good option. Maybe those 2 sq. ft. floor tiles at Costco will do the job.
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Old 03-22-2009, 07:04 AM
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My garage is ~750 sq. ft. and concrete grinding and polishing will cost around $4000+.
Tiling may be a good option. Maybe those 2 sq. ft. floor tiles at Costco will do the job.
Cost you about 2700.00 to do that with RaceDeck.
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Old 03-26-2009, 07:48 PM
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i just read quickly through the links and i should say that those epoxy etc coatings will wear out as they are to my knowledge generally used to seal concrete for the purpose of hygene, to prevent mould or mold and bacteria particularly when fitting carpet on concrete . some of the products mentioned seem very hard wearing , but you will need to check durability because the grit on your tires will wear coating very quickly . hey i said tires instead of tyres , see what you guys are doing to me . i seem to remember that tiles with a black glaze would wear quicker than any other colour due to chemical composition , but ceramic glaze technology has advanced in recent years so just don`t waste $$$$ on stuff that won`t last .

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Most of the cost is labor, but once it's done, it's done for good, no maintenance except a sweep every now and then, no replacing tiles, no repainting, no liquids under the tiles, many many advantages.

From what i've read, such as this:

"Resurfacing runs between $3-$7 per square foot depending on the size of the project and how elaborate the selected surface is."

that's inexpensive for me as a 1 time job, no tile replacement, etc etc. Also my garage is 18x12, nowhere near as big as yours.
I had my 20,000 sq ft. warehouse concrete polished when I bought it a few years ago. The cost was $0.30 per sq ft, close to 7k but obviously for a garage the cost wouldn't be that low.

It's really nice and worth it. Stays clean, no maintainence required. One time thing.
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Old 04-04-2009, 09:31 AM
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