A simple garage floor cover

[Walter R.]

My garage floor is somewhat unsightly because the concrete is discolored, although not dirty or oily.

Sometimes I get a slight efflorescence on the surface of the concrete, mostly after heavy rains. Therefore I am reluctant to put an epoxy paint on the floor.

Would a concrete stain be affected by efflorescence? Any other way of coping with the efflorescence problem?

How about sheet linoleum or vinyl? Will my hot tires melt vinyl?

Thanks

[krw]

I wouldn't try it.

Rather expensive, but looks very interesting:

[Walter R.]

Thanks for the racedeck URL. Sounds interesting, if I can afford it. No prices shown. Maybe somebody else makes them for poor people. I'll try google.

[Joseph Meehan]

I agree with krw here. Until you fix the you get all the problems fixed, don't try to put any kind of sealer or paint down. They all require a good surface or they will fail making the fix even harder. His suggestion should work. I like the idea and if my epoxy every fails I will consider it.

[HeyBub]

It wouldn't cost much to find out.

Get some stick-on tile, a bit of sheet vinyl, a couple of rows of glue-down tile and install them according to best practices. See what happens after a couple of months.

You might be surprised.

[Phisherman]

Leave it alone. It's a garage floor, not a living space. Bare concrete is good, ugly or not.

[Max]

On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:53:11 -0600, "HeyBub" graced this newsgroup with:

Costco sells a simliar snap together garage floor tile kit for $79. Supposed to cover the average single car garage.

[HeyBub]

Try this:

[hallerb]

i would be more concerned moisture is at work covering the floor with anything will trap moisture and make it worse.......

[krw]

I looked into it a while back. IIRC it was about $900 for an average 2-car garage. $2/sf or there abouts.