Garage floor - Options

[Mcnasty]

Folks,

I have a double garage which I now use to house my w211, I also have a fair bit of stuff in the garage so the Merc is parked in the middle.

The problem I have is with water from the vehicle dropping onto the concrete floor, and running under the work bench and various other housings I have in the garage. This is due to the concrete being uneven in places where there are small channels which the water runs along. I have considered skimming over the channels, but when the water is excessive due to the current snow/water, the water would still run.

My initial thoughts are;

1. Get some sort of matting that sits under the vehicle and has a lip at the edge which ensures the water doesn't run.

2. Build a small ridge with (concrete or other material) around the area where the car sits so water wouldn't travel. Then water proof the concrete followed by coating with garage floor paint.

3. Buy some sort of tiling system but not sure this would stop the water running.

It will be interesting to see what other options/recommendations that can be considered.

Cheers

Martin

 

[kwakdonut]

If it's a concrete floor, small amounts of water aren't going to do any damage unless of course you are worried about the water affecting other items in the garage?

I would get it skimmed and tile the floor with some proprietary tiles - some really good ones available online in a variety of types and colours

 

[Mcnasty]

unless of course you are worried about the water affecting other items in the garage?

This is the main issue.

 

[E CLASS]

Get the vulnerable items off the deck.

Racking...

 

[m1tch]

Or dig a mechanics pit in the garage floor for the water to drain into

But yeah, I would suggest racking, you can get some quite sturdy interlocking plastic shelving which would work

 

[wheels1]

Have the whole floor skimmed, with a fall to the door, as it should have been in the first place , its hard to make a ridge that seals with concrete, over time the water will seep under. The simple answer is don't put you car away when it is very wet, i would never do this anyway by choice, but if you have no room to leave the car outside, try to get the worst off before putting away.

 

[Tiff]

Can you not use the type of matting that they use in swimming pools, the thick rubber that has lots of holes and is about 1" thick?

This kind of stuff..

Interflex Swimming Pool Mats

 

[wheels1]

You could try using astro turf as i do, but i don't think it will absorb the amount of water/snow you are talking about. As a general floor covering for the garage its great, i use second hand stuff from football pitches,but if you don't catch any oil leaks it does stain as shown in the first pic [ this was about 10 years old] second pic is of the new stuff i bought earlier this year.

 

[Tiff]

Now THAT'S a garage!!

Here's where I restore and work on my cars...one side at a time!

 

[Mike Walker]

That's more like the garages I'm used to lol.

 

[tagnut]

Been looking at doing my garage floor for similar reasons. Have considered the interlocking tiles but will probably get the floor skimmed properly first then an epoxy finish. As has been mentioned provided there is an appropriate fall to the door any water run off from the car should head that way and seep away under the garage door.

 

[Mcnasty]

Thanks for the input folks, as with the rest of my house; a lot of work was done by a man with much ambition but not the skills to go with it.

Wheels1's astro turf might be a quick fix for this winter anyway, that's along with the racking option to keep stuff off the deck.

Cheers

Martin

 

[fuzzer]

i like this floor. Id get the floor leveled and these tiles put down and a giant rubber sqeegy to push the moisture on the ground out the garage.

 

[wheels1]

Now THAT'S a garage!!

Here's where I restore and work on my cars...one side at a time!

Thanks, but my house is not much bigger than your garage, i have my priorities right, much to my wife's disgust.

 

[Tiff]

Now you are giving me ideas...