Heres a few (very bad) pictures of my VCT tile installation done last December. *Just now getting around to posting pictures; Just like all my ride reports and videos I intend to post, but dont.
I chose the Armstrong "Stonetex" series of tiles to give it more of a granite or stone look than just the regular VCT pattern.
I did the entire floor in 1 day. Its a 2 car garage with 5 ft. add-on extension.
Im pleased with the result. Dirt and any Oil and Stains come right up.
The only thing I would have done differently is leveled out the floor more. What I thought was flat, is kind of wavy, but barely noticeable.
*Getting the black border mapped out before applying adhesive to the floor.
*Round 1 of the main floor complete. Now the garage extension is remaining.
*I rolled the floor a little early, and the tiles didnt lay down until it was rolled again the next morning.
*Fresh Adhesive down for the remaining section. Had to notch and cut tiles to fit around the supports.
*Finished detail. Later on, I applied caulking to the edges to finish it out.
This was a fresh installation, so the tiles had not completely 'sat' down on the edges yet. The next morning, I used the roller and they stuck quite nicely.
I now have about 9 months worth of wear on the floor, and its durable as heck. Yes, the white (Salt & Papper actually) main floor color does show dirt and water stains from wet vehicles, but it comes up easy enough and is pretty easy to clean.
Its not slick at all when wet, or when exiting from wet vehicle.
I pull my Motorcycle in there as well, when wet and absolutely no problems.
WHat you also see in the pictures here, is the orig. lighting consisting of a single 75 Watt light bulb. After the white tile went down, that weekend, I upgraded and wired up 2 banks of Flourscent lights with (T8) bulbs, and the difference is like well.... night and day. The white flooring reflects the light very well, and is crisp with the new lighting. Very bright and see with no problems. I dont have any pictures of that (before & after) to show, but perhaps I will take a few this weekend and illustrate how big a difference ligting makes.
I chose the Armstrong "Stonetex" series of tiles to give it more of a granite or stone look than just the regular VCT pattern.
I did the entire floor in 1 day. Its a 2 car garage with 5 ft. add-on extension.
Im pleased with the result. Dirt and any Oil and Stains come right up.
The only thing I would have done differently is leveled out the floor more. What I thought was flat, is kind of wavy, but barely noticeable.
*Getting the black border mapped out before applying adhesive to the floor.
*Round 1 of the main floor complete. Now the garage extension is remaining.
*I rolled the floor a little early, and the tiles didnt lay down until it was rolled again the next morning.
*Fresh Adhesive down for the remaining section. Had to notch and cut tiles to fit around the supports.
*Finished detail. Later on, I applied caulking to the edges to finish it out.
This was a fresh installation, so the tiles had not completely 'sat' down on the edges yet. The next morning, I used the roller and they stuck quite nicely.
I now have about 9 months worth of wear on the floor, and its durable as heck. Yes, the white (Salt & Papper actually) main floor color does show dirt and water stains from wet vehicles, but it comes up easy enough and is pretty easy to clean.
Its not slick at all when wet, or when exiting from wet vehicle.
I pull my Motorcycle in there as well, when wet and absolutely no problems.
WHat you also see in the pictures here, is the orig. lighting consisting of a single 75 Watt light bulb. After the white tile went down, that weekend, I upgraded and wired up 2 banks of Flourscent lights with (T8) bulbs, and the difference is like well.... night and day. The white flooring reflects the light very well, and is crisp with the new lighting. Very bright and see with no problems. I dont have any pictures of that (before & after) to show, but perhaps I will take a few this weekend and illustrate how big a difference ligting makes.