It's been a few years since I had the floor installed, but at the time it ran $4.40sq/ft over new concrete.

The floor has a gloss finish, so there are some reflections on the floor in some of the pictures...

 

Doc,

If it was a work garage do you think the gloss finish would be too slippery when wet?

TIA.

 

Yes, the gloss floor is a touch slippery when wet. I normally pull my cars into the garage to dry them after washing, and they obviously bring in water after driving in the rain. I can safely walk on the wet floors as long as I remember the floor will not tolerate "sharp cuts" or having my weight too far off of "over my feet".

For the percentage of the time the floor is wet (a low percentage), it's worth the small effort of being careful with my foot work because the floor is really great looking.

 

Been there done that... TWICE!!! Always peels under tires!!!

 

I've used/installed epoxies, polyurea, polyaspartics, urethanes, mats, Kiwi-tile, Swiss-trac, and RaceDeck.

I have 9 year old RaceDeck in my garage. Very happy with it.

 

for those that went with tiles, what are the cons? I like the look of tiles and the price doesn't seem bad compared to other options but i'm a bit afraid a durability... Would they crack under a lot of weight?

Pics would also be great!

 

This looks good since I live in an apartment. I could put it down and then take it up when I move. I would like to black/red to match my torch red/black vette but, I can do just black flooring with a bright red car on it!

 

Can anybody chime in on the comparison of tile vs epoxy when it comes to using go-jack tire lifts. My concern is cracking, leaving indentations in the tile from the small wheels also leaving permanent marks on an epoxy floor.

 

I went with ceramic tile. Love the finish and easy care.

 

Wow. Nice garage. I think I'll be doing tile in my next home/garage!

 

i was actually referring to the locktile / racedeck type of tile flooring vs epoxy and the use of the go-jack tire lifts with the small wheels leaving permanent grooves in the tiles

 

I've had Porcelain Tiles down for two years now...PERFECT!

 

Locktile happens to be a great product, extremely durable as well as being dense (absorbs sound and impact) compared to plastic tiles like Race Deck. Race Deck is a nice product but I personally like the finished look that the PVC Tiles of Locktile provide.

At the end of the day Locktile looks a little higher end compared to the Race Deck product (my personal opinion).

 

When I had my epoxy floor installed it was a two week process. They spent three days preparing the concrete. As you can see in a few of the pictures, they even put epoxy on the wall similar to a back splash. I paid $3,800 for the three car garage. The floor looks just a good today as it did 5 years ago when I had it done.

Prep:
3 days of grinding and smoothing concrete.

Install:
Two days of painting the floor with some sealer.
Two days to install chips and glue.
one day to install finish top coat to give it its shine.

Drying process:
6 days of drying without any cars or walking on the surface.

 

thanks for the info Robertp, all the epoxy installers that I have spoken to have said that it would only take a max of 3 days for the total job, not your 14, quite a huge difference. so much for professionalism