zagatoes30
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Watching this thread, Ireland plans include sorting out the garage
Oh wow - can’t believe how many people are in my situation...
Great to hear abt the different alternatives.
Epoxy sounds interesting if on a budget (I also have 30m2 to cover!). Does it get applied with a roller? My concrete floor isn’t really smooth - I’d say it’s got 2-3mm bumps/crevasses everywhere... and quite rough to the touch. I am not sure the expoxy paint would work on it, as it may settle in the crevasses and leave the bumps only covered w a razor thin layer. What do you think?
Alternatively I saw some videos on YouTube about concrete polishing (in the US mainly for swanky living rooms) - is that a cost effective? Also saw some floor leveling mix being applied on rough concrete as well. Here again not sure whether it eats up all the cost benefits of going epoxy in the first place. Would I be better off biting the bullet and get £1-1.5k in interlocking block :-///
Interesting. Have you glued the laminate to the floor? Have you put any sort of underlay? Given that one of my two cars gets in/out 5+times a week, I’d be worried about the wear/tear of the laminate tongue where it meets the drivewayAs I use mine as an office and don’t do any serious mechanical work, I went for a decent laminate. It’s cheap, easy to install and looks quite good.
Did you have bare concrete and sealed it first? Was the concrete smooth or slightly ridged? Any barrier or insulation down before the tiles?Laid PVC Ecotiles with matching PVC skirting (to cover the expansion gap) 10 years ago.
Do it once, do it right.
Not cheap was well over a grand for approx 30 square metres, installed myself.
Did you have bare concrete and sealed it first? Was the concrete smooth or slightly ridged? Any barrier or insulation down before the tiles?
Sorry for all the questions but they all seem to be quite crucial.
Although I understand porcelain tiles is the best tile to us
You have to be joking with quality solid 6mm thick PVC!