Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community  

Go Back   Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community > The Academy > Tilted Knowledge and How-To


 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 03-13-2004, 06:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
Upright
 
Anyone tile their garage with Armstrong tile?

I am talking about the industrial grade stuff. You can get at Home Depot.

If so how well has it held up?
__________________
Tim
trwasmer is offline  
Old 03-13-2004, 09:04 PM   #2 (permalink)
Psycho
 
Location: Where the night things are
If the surface preparation is done in accordance with the guidelines of the resilient flooring institute, and the application is acceptable per Armstrong's spec for the flooring product, it should be OK.

Last time I checked, the big boxes weren't selling what I would call industrial grade flooring. That still has to be procured from wholesale outlets which cater primarily to the trade, and may refuse to sell directly to the end user.
__________________
There ain't nothin' more powerful than the odor of mendacity -Big Daddy
kazoo is offline  
Old 03-13-2004, 10:08 PM   #3 (permalink)
Boo
Leave me alone!
 
Boo's Avatar
 
Location: Alaska, USA
I like that diamond plate looking rubber mat. Looks good, feels good underfoot, and should last years.
__________________
Back button again, I must be getting old.
Boo is offline  
Old 03-13-2004, 10:21 PM   #4 (permalink)
Upright
 
Ok, Commercial grade, oops.

I take it you guys have not finished your garage with it? I am looking at a cost factor to. This looks to be a nice upgrade yet not cost as much as "professional" flooring choices. You know the stuff at $30 a square foot.
__________________
Tim
trwasmer is offline  
Old 03-14-2004, 11:11 AM   #5 (permalink)
Psycho
 
Location: Where the night things are
I know of no one who has done what you describe. Some potential problems are: tire heat causing softening of adhesive (heat is sometimes used to remove flooring), staining from ordinary leaks, water issues from rain/snow melt, etc. Most people who desire something other than plain concrete will go with some type of epoxy coating, unless they are extremely wealthy and can indulge in something such as terrazzo.
__________________
There ain't nothin' more powerful than the odor of mendacity -Big Daddy
kazoo is offline  
Old 03-14-2004, 03:29 PM   #6 (permalink)
Upright
 
Some of my friends on the Porsche board have done this with no issues.

The tile is designed for this and other type of use. I was just curious if anyone else had experiences with this tile

Oh and the floor is already Epoxied but tile will be much nicer.
__________________
Tim
trwasmer is offline  
Old 03-17-2004, 09:49 PM   #7 (permalink)
Crazy
 
noblejr's Avatar
 
Location: Atlanta
At my old shop (Circuit City) they put that stuff over the epoxied floor. I haven't been there in about 6 months. I'll go by there tommorow to say hi and see how the floor held up.
noblejr is offline  
Old 03-18-2004, 06:13 AM   #8 (permalink)
Upright
 
Cool thanks!
__________________
Tim
trwasmer is offline  
Old 03-21-2004, 12:22 PM   #9 (permalink)
:::OshnSoul:::
Guest
 
My husband, moonstrucksoul is a ceiling mechanic. His Co. always uses Armstrong. Does that tell you? lol
He and his co-workers have also used it for personal use.
 
Old 03-21-2004, 12:28 PM   #10 (permalink)
Addict
 
Location: West Coast
I installed the exact tiles you speak of. Easy to install (follow directions) and have held up extremely well in the five years or so they have been down. I get a professional to clean them every 6 months or so for $50 bucks. Worth the money. Don't wax the tiles! I would reccomend it to anyone.
No surrender is offline  
Old 03-21-2004, 12:47 PM   #11 (permalink)
Upright
 
I can't believe how inexpensive the tiles are. My garage is 660 a square feet and the cost to tile will be 398.00.

Once the garage warms up a bit I will be installing the tile.

Thanks gang
__________________
Tim
trwasmer is offline  
 

Tags
armstrong, garage, tile

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 11:02 PM.

Tilted Forum Project

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
© 2002-2012 Tilted Forum Project

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360