Will ordinary floor tiles be strong enough to put down on a garage floor? In other words will they take the weight of a car without cracking?
2007-01-31 05:22:14 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
why not try a lino cheaper.
I have cheap tiles in my shed and they are cracked and all that's in there is a bike and freezer and tumble drier .
I think to prevent cracking you just need the floor completely level i wasnt to fussy when i tiled the shed.
tiles to me sounds bad when tires are wet and you brake i can see skidding.
2007-01-31 05:27:36 · answer #1 · answered by Nutty Girl 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
first of all, why would you want to tile a garage floor??? Sounds like an unbelievable waste of money.
If you were to do that, you have best make sure that the garage floor is PERFECTLY level. Are they strong enough for a car? Yes. It's simple physics if you think about a woman standing on a tile in a high heel. Her weight, per square inch, on the heel is more than your car with the weight on its tires. Don't believe me? If you are married or have a girlfriend, or if you are a woman... get a pair of high heels, and stand on one foot on a 2X4. It will dent. Then, you can use the same 2X4, jack your vehicle up, put the tire(s) (you can use one tire if you want, it'll still weigh less) on the 2X4. It will not leave an imprint. It might leave dirt on the board, but that's about it...
2007-02-03 15:42:21 · answer #2 · answered by Russell S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you will need a good strong tile (such as a quality quarry tile or better), normal tiles WILL break under this sort of weight. As another option, have you thought about a specialist garage floor paint (screwfix.com, they have a selection of paints). Motor racing teams and garages use these paints as they are non-slip, can be cleaned and are very hard wearing too. They will also take a fraction of the time and cost!
2007-02-03 00:32:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can tile a garage floor but as the other people have said it needs to be flat and level, but this can be achieved with a levelling compound if yours isn't level ,if the concrete is a bit ruff the you can hire a floor grinder from your local hire shop which will remove the worst of the ridges for you, then you can tile on top, i would go fo a good quality quarry tile or a very heavy duty floor tile, laid on a good bed they will not crack or move, don't wax the tiles as when the car is parked and it is wet it would be very slippery and you may need to invest in a large squeegee (i think that's how you spell it) to push any excess water out, it think it will look brilliant and alot of commercial garages have tiled workshops for ease of cleaning.......
2007-01-31 08:26:44 · answer #4 · answered by spud 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Although I have seen a tiled showroom - I would not recommend tiling a garage. The primary reason for not doing so relates to the fact that most garage floor are not completely level. To achieve the look of tile - you might consider staining the floor with and acid wash and/or etching the floor to mimic grout lines. Otherwise, your options are relatively limited.
2007-01-31 05:45:27 · answer #5 · answered by bmwest 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To answer your question, Ordinary, not too thin floor tiles should not crack if fixed on a solid bed of adhesive. They look very smart and clean easily. My friend had a double garage in his house in Belgium tiled, (White/ speckled tiles!!) and I always admired it. So yes, if it was me I'd so it. Speak to the tile merchant about thickness and a non-slip surface. I've seen quite a few other garages tiled recently.
2007-01-31 06:51:38 · answer #6 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your basic 8x8 will hold the weight of a car ( once set ), it's making sure you have 100% coverage under tile once set that you need to be concerned with. Dealiship usually use porcelian tiles due to the extreme density and their resistance to scratching, but key is also making sure the porcelian tiles are set in a full thinset bed with no gaps in coverage. the garage floor needs to be properly cleaned ( if you acid wash you MUST wash with baking soda adn water to nuetralize the acid or it will attack the thinset and compromise the bond ), there can be no wax or oily deposits on the floor, also use a premium polymer modified thinset, do not use normal unmodifed cheap thinset for these type of projects, especially since you will get temperature swings and polymer modified thinset can handle extreme temperature swing without bond loss.
2007-01-31 11:51:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with gm. Why tile a garage floor? Painting it with epoxy paint is about the only thing that I would do and that's only beneficial if you do a lot of work on cars because it's easier to clean up oil and such.
2007-01-31 05:40:56 · answer #8 · answered by charlie_the_carpenter 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The best for garage floors is epoxy coating. You can Google to find a few choice, http://www.originalcolorchips.com/ is one of many. It is faster, more durable, no need to worry about grout/tile mess, and you can get a showroom floor for your garage for many years.
2007-01-31 09:22:54 · answer #9 · answered by OC 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
anwser no & no best just paint the floor with garage paint
floor tiles will be very slippery if oil gets on them also you walk the oil into you house
2007-01-31 05:42:47 · answer #10 · answered by peter b 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes: if laid on a leveled solid bedded surface,keep the tiles (quarry tiles)to 200mm size if unsure about the base. Make sure they are well bedded and grouted and you should have no problems
2007-02-04 00:33:56 · answer #11 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋