Seymour Snerd
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I'm about to move into a 3-car garage (~36' wide x 24' deep) devoted entirely to my mechanical and wood-working projects. Currently it has a bare mature concrete floor that is flat and smooth. I've been bouncing back and forth between having it epoxy coated and using plastic-tile flooring like this stuff: Garage Flooring | Garage Tiles | Garage Floors | Garage Floor Mats | RaceDeck (or one of its several competitors).
Right now I'm leaning toward the plastic tile stuff, at about $3.50/sq/ft. but wonder if there is are any hidden "gotchas" that you guys might know about. One potential one I can think of is difficulty in rolling hard-wheel, heavy objects (shop crane holding Ford FE engine + transaxle, for example).
I would probably go with all-white (for any flooring), for underside visibility reasons, and live with the potential color degradation that may take place over time.
Part of my comfort with spending $3,000 on the plastic tile is that I can take it with me to the next place. I'm hearing cost figures like that for a professional epoxy coat anyway. (BTW I'm not interested in DIY; did that once and I don't need any more "projects" distracting me from finishing P2160).
Any warnings or suggestions?
Right now I'm leaning toward the plastic tile stuff, at about $3.50/sq/ft. but wonder if there is are any hidden "gotchas" that you guys might know about. One potential one I can think of is difficulty in rolling hard-wheel, heavy objects (shop crane holding Ford FE engine + transaxle, for example).
I would probably go with all-white (for any flooring), for underside visibility reasons, and live with the potential color degradation that may take place over time.
Part of my comfort with spending $3,000 on the plastic tile is that I can take it with me to the next place. I'm hearing cost figures like that for a professional epoxy coat anyway. (BTW I'm not interested in DIY; did that once and I don't need any more "projects" distracting me from finishing P2160).
Any warnings or suggestions?