Take Your Garage to the Next Level with Flooring Options!

After you take the time to streamline your garage of clutter and organize it with stations marked to find everything you need, take your garage to the next level by putting in a quality flooring. There are numerous options available to see which flooring is appropriate for your space and family. Here are the options on the market now:

Interlocking tiles

Rather than sticking tiles directly to the garage floor, these colorful squares snap together to provide stability. They are made from heavy-duty rubber or vinyl. These tiles work best when the floor is level, and they’re great for hiding cracks in a concrete floor. As with peel-and-stick tiles, you can combine several different colors to create unique patterns and borders.

Peel-and-stick tiles

If you have a level garage floor without severe cracks or height imbalances, you can cover the surface with peel-and-stick tiles. Typically made from heavy-duty vinyl, these tiles are easy to cut and quick to install, and because they’re tiles, you can create custom patterns by combining different colors. Be sure to clean the floor thoroughly and let it dry before laying down your tiles.

Roll-out vinyl flooring

Roll-out flooring is a wonderful option for garage flooring. Not only is it easy to install, but it hides a multitude of sins. It works just as the name suggests. You unroll it on your garage floor, cut off the excess, and your work is done! Although easy to install, it isn’t as easy to repair as tile flooring, which allows for cutting out and replacing damaged sections. It also doesn’t lend itself to the creation of custom patterns.

Paint

While most garage flooring ideas require special installations and equipment, this chore is simple enough to execute using supplies you probably already have on hand. Painting a garage floor is an extremely inexpensive way to improve its look, although the task is labor intensive. Be sure to repair any cracks with concrete filler and clean the floor thoroughly before you being the job. Then use a primer and paint designed explicitly for covering floors.

Carpet

Yes, we said carpet. There is a product called TuffCarpet that’s specifically designed to hold up to the rigors of life in this multipurpose room. It can be power-washed and resists staining from petroleum products, so even if your car leaks oil, you should be able to wipe the surface clean. The carpet is installed as a series of peel-and-stick square tiles, so it’s super easy to install, and it allows the flexibility to create eye-catching patterns.

Epoxy

Just like painting with latex, applying epoxy—a type of paint containing a built-in hardener—requires that you patch, clean, and etch the floor if necessary. Blend the epoxy paint and hardener together and apply it to the garage floor—quickly, because the mix is viable for only two hours. Scatter color chips across the floor’s surface and seal with a clear coat to create a durable, long-lasting floor that resists oil stains and wipes clean easily.

Who doesn’t want to have a glossy brilliance floor in his garage? Doubtlessly everybody of us dreams about that.

But with a normal poor-quality coating over the concrete floor, this is not possible. They can’t fight well with those dark organic chemicals and dust that makes your floor blackish after a couple of months.

It’s time to give your garage floor an extra dimension of brilliance with best garage floor epoxy. With a nice decorative coating of epoxy, you can make your garage floor attractive just like a car showroom.

Concrete sealer

If your budget is tight, your garage flooring options are limited. The slight sheen that sealing can add to a plain gray concrete floor will make it look more attractive, and the sealer will ward off stains, ensuring that the floor keeps looking fresh. Opt for a solvent-based sealer, which can create a wet look and offer exceptional floor protection, or a water-based sealer that might not last as long but is less harsh to breathe in.

Concrete stain

Unlike epoxy and paint, concrete stain can be applied in a thin coat that lets the old floor show through. If your concrete is in good shape, this can be one of the cheapest and easiest garage flooring. You can wind up with an attractive watercolor or natural stone look. It’s not so great if your floor is spotted and splattered, because those imperfections will show through. Stain tends to last longer than paint, because it actually becomes part of the concrete, so it doesn’t chip off as easily.

At Southern Closet Systems, we have many solutions and can consult with you about what works best in your space.

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