Editing Garage Flooring Options

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There are a number of options for garage flooring and this guide is to show different options with the merits of each.


== Foam Tiles ==

Probably one of the easiest and least messy but could potentially be more expensive than a pot of paint.

'''[http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/anti-fatigue-foam-floor-tiles-pk6 Machine Mart - Clarke Anti Fatigue Foam Floor Tiles]'''

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Not the cheapest at £20 per pack (approx £9 sq.m.) but comes with a nice set of yellow borders (if you like that sort of thing).  I understand that you can mix and match them with a cheaper option from Maplins...
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'''[http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217645 Maplins Interlocking Cushioned Floor Mats]'''

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These are reportedly identical to the Clarke tiles and can be mixed and matched.  If you wanted a small yellow border (by the garage door for instance) then you could buy one pack from Machine Mart and then buy the rest from Maplins.  Pretty good value at £12.99 a set (approx £6 sq.m.).

The same tiles are available for £10 from Costco if you have access to an account (approx £4.70 sq.m.).
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Some photos courtesy of Ondex (click to enlarge):

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== High Impact Plastic Tiles ==
Prices will vary over time, but the following products were listed in order of cost (from low to high) per square metre (including vat) from quotes/enquiries in 2009.

'''[http://www.kiwitiles.com/ Kiwi Tiles]'''

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A superb option and available in Pantone colours.  Priced at £19.38 sq.m
The site also has a Floor Designer where you can design your floor with different colours.
Distributed in the UK by RALT Engineering in Oxford (the racecar folks).

The [http://www.kiwitile.com U.S. Kiwitile website] has some further pictures and specs.
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'''[http://www.costco.com/Browse/Productgroup.aspx?Prodid=11038308 Costco Motofloor]'''

Priced at £19.57 sq.m.
Motofloor is made by [http://www.snaplock.com/ SnapLock] (the same company that makes [http://www.racedeck.com Racedeck] floor tiles in the US).  Motofloor is only sold in bulk packs of black & white, no custom orders in specific quantites etc.  Be careful with your floor pattern - the white tiles under the wheels will almost inevitably end up with brown splodges from vulcanisation with the tyre rubber.

'''[https://www.garagefloortilecompany.com/ Garage Floor Tile Company ]''' £23.50 sq.m
The Garage Floor Tile Company is made by Ecotile Flooring but is a cheaper version of the tile. It is made from recycled ecotiles but that doesn't effect the quality of the product. Bundles online are worth looking at.

'''[http://www.duragarages.com Dura tiles / garagewizards]''' £25 sq.m.

'''[https://www.ecotileflooring.com ecotile]''' £29.50 sq.m.

'''[http://dynotile.co.uk/default.htm Dynotile]''' £29 sq.m.

'''[http://www.pafsystem.com/pages/flooring.htm tektiles]''' £31 sq.m.

'''[http://www.mototile.com Mototile]''' £21.60 sq.m.

'''[http://showtrax.net/products/floortrax-race-flooring ShowTrax - FloorTrax]''' £24.95 sq.m (+Vat?)

== Carpet ==

A nice Axminster will do but any old carpet is perfect.  If you use carpet tiles then there is a risk of them being moved by your wheels so it might be worth glueing them down with spray mount (or another glue)

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== Lino Flooring ==

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Many people have bought non-slip lino flooring from ebay (other places stock it of course) for around £5 per sq/m.

Search for 'non slip vinyl flooring' and you should find what you're looking for.
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Costco have been occasionally stocking a rubber matting/flooring called [http://www.bltllc.com/g-floor_main.htm g-floor] since 2008.  Try your local store, the costco item code for g-floor is 112281, though apparently its not a permanent stock item so you might have to phone around to see which store has got any in.  Priced at £146.86 for a 17.5 ft x 7.5 ft mat (approx £12 sq.m.)