Garage floor: How should you cover the floor

Whether commercial or home garages they are all exposed to heavy usage and high traffic, the weight from the vehicles, the friction from tire threads amongst other pressures. The garage floor are often used for other functions such as gyms, storerooms, workshops, and to some extent even as another room in the house.

It is very critical that when choosing the correct flooring, for your garage floor, that it should be strong and robust to withstand the amount friction it is exposed to.  A garage floor covering should be able to withstand and must not crack or give in when under the weight of carjacking or tire threads.

Various types of coverings for Garage Floor

There are various types of floor coverings that are suitable and commonly used for garages, be it for commercial or private garages. Let us look at different types of flooring options for garages, compare them and recommend the best flooring option for your garage.

1. Stone Flooring

Stone flooring is available in different designs, patterns, and colors which makes it easy if you are looking to bring out a certain theme for your garage. This type of flooring is very strong and durable and is a good option for your garage. However, stone flooring is not as easy to clean it easily gets stained from all those oils that are common with garages, at the same time stone flooring is expensive to buy and expensive to install as well.

Stone flooring is not easy for DIYers to install, it needs a professional person which makes it even more expensive than other floors.

2. PVC Rubber Interlocking Tiles Flooring

Rubber interlocking tiles are designed to withstand a variety of factors and forces. The tiles are robust and very easy to install and you can actually do it yourself. The interlocking system is made in such a way that when linked the tiles tightly join each and their weight and gravity leave no need for any adhesive has.

These floors can be installed on any sub-floors whether concrete floors or any other previously installed floor stained or cracked it will fit just perfectly. The interlocking tiles are found either as full rubber interlocking tiles or as Pvc rubber interlocking tiles, but they all have one thing in common, they have been designed to meet the utmost stresses. They are resistant to shocks and impacts.

The interlocking tiles are available in different dimensions and colors depending on your preference. Rubber floor tiles are easy to clean, flexible, strong and require less maintenance, and can withstand all temperatures and weather.

3. Concrete Flooring

Concrete flooring can be either be polished flooring or rough cement flooring this is the most common garage flooring option in Africa. It is very cheap, easier, and faster lay at the same time hard and resilient. This type of flooring is however not resistant to some chemicals that can stain it easily though smooth/polished cement flooring has the advantage that it can be waxed thereby reducing the stains a bit.

Generally, this floor covering is easy to clean any liquid spills should be quickly removed because if they remain there for a long time they stain the floors, especially the roughly finished type as it can be waxed.

However, this type of flooring does not absorb water, which makes it not really the best neither does is it able to withstand shocks.

4. Vinyl Flooring

Vinyl Flooring has a very beautiful and formal finishing.  The Vinyl used in this flooring is a high-impact material that can withstand the vehicle weight and most ideal for garages with minimum traffic and less pressure.

The vinyl is available in different shades is good if you are looking to design and personalize your garage, this type of flooring is again easy to clean and maintain.

Above are commonly used garage flooring with Epoxy flooring as another robust and most suitable type of flooring for garages, mostly suitable for commercial garages epoxy flooring is a bit expensive and prizes a bit high for most garage users.

Which Is Best For your Garage floor?

Interlocking floor tiles have an upper hand over other types of flooring despite it having a higher upfront price tag, the tiles are easy to maintain, durable, and resilient and they can last for a very long period of time, in the event of any damage to a certain area or tile you do not need to redo the whole floor but just replace that single tile.

Get in touch with us for a free quote and more advice regarding your garage flooring our team is always here and ready to serve you.