Anyone using garage tiles under their heavy Rivian?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Some of y'alls pictures in this thread are killing me. Wish my garage was that clean - but then, I bet you all don't have a bunch of cats living in yours, either.

That said, any thoughts on epoxy vs polyaspartic? That's what all the flooring people in my area are pushing now.

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[Time2Roll]

Epoxy is a type of plastic and since garage floor gets abused a lot, it becomes dust very easily. I have some very old epoxy from a long time back on the garage floors. The parts where tires drive over are fully worn out.

My last house had epoxy the 20 years I lived in it. When I hosed out and mopped the epoxy for the sale after moving there was virtually no wear to the epoxy. This floor had the flakes to look like granite.

 

[1stPlace]

Some of y'alls pictures in this thread are killing me. Wish my garage was that clean - but then, I bet you all don't have a bunch of cats living in yours, either.

That said, any thoughts on epoxy vs polyaspartic? That's what all the flooring people in my area are pushing now.

Yeah, polyaspartic is probably better against sunlight. Epoxy just rolls off the tongue better--figuratively. Don't lick it!

 

[Time2Roll]

I thought of epoxy, but it leads to micro plastics. I am in a similar place to you OP, would prefer tiles, but don't know if they are durable.

So epoxy sheds microplastics and the plastic tiles nothing?

I have thought about just polishing the concrete like some stores do. Maybe add some color die or wax as some seem to be.

 

[CrazyOne]

So epoxy sheds microplastics and the plastic tiles nothing?

I have thought about just polishing the concrete like some stores do. Maybe add some color die or wax as some seem to be.

I was talking about real tiles, not plastic Lego tiles. More precisely, there are paver tiles available for outdoor use. They can be made of stone, concrete or porcelain. However, porcelain and stone are the only ones that are thin enough for use in a garage. Concrete pavers on concrete will be funny.

And the microplastics are not for the environment. The paint on the home probably causes more microplastics. Garage floor will slowly wear away It will create dust that we will breathe. Outside, it will wash away.

Idk how it was installed and how it was worn out. But that is what I had when we bought the home. It's just a thin layer. If you put enough layers, it will last longer.

Plastic or any other click lock tiles in garage is a bad bad idea. Water will get under her and will cause mold.

 

[Time2Roll]

I was talking about real tiles, not plastic Lego tiles. More precisely, there are paver tiles available for outdoor use. They can be made of stone, concrete or porcelain. However, porcelain and stone are the only ones that are thin enough for use in a garage. Concrete pavers on concrete will be funny.

Recently bought a slab of granite for some other work and for the price it briefly crossed my mind to cover the garage floor with 6 to 8 slabs

 

[CrazyOne]

Recently bought a slab of granite for some other work and for the price it briefly crossed my mind to cover the garage floor with 6 to 8 slabs

I got that thought for flooring inside the home. I am not even remotely rich enough to do that . But I thought that some billionaire might have done it.

Granite is very slippery when wet. Even more so than marble afaik.

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