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VCT Tile Project on Garage Floor

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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. :trust:

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.

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*Getting the black border mapped out before applying adhesive to the floor.

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*Round 1 of the main floor complete. Now the garage extension is remaining.

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*I rolled the floor a little early, and the tiles didnt lay down until it was rolled again the next morning.

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*Fresh Adhesive down for the remaining section. Had to notch and cut tiles to fit around the supports.

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*Finished detail. Later on, I applied caulking to the edges to finish it out.

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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.
 
Whats that cost per foot?
I like the peel and stick tiles, Armstrong makes a good product that I have used several times over the years. Once they set, they are set. Takes some work to remove them. I wonder if I can use the residential grade in my garage? They are about a $1 each depending upon the grade.
 
Whats that cost per foot?
I like the peel and stick tiles, Armstrong makes a good product that I have used several times over the years. Once they set, they are set. Takes some work to remove them. I wonder if I can use the residential grade in my garage? They are about a $1 each depending upon the grade.


These are not peel and stick.

Peel and stick tiles are MUCH thinner, and a LOT more slick. They wont hold up to the traffic of a shop/garage in my opinion.

These tiles are much ticker @ 1/8", and solid color throughout so scratches and polishing over time will not destroy the top coat finish. Thats why you see these tiles in Hospitals, Wal-Marts, and other commercial applications with VERY high traffic over many years.

http://www.armstrong.com/commflooringna/products/vct/excelon-stonetex/_/N-75hZ1z141xu

I really shopped for mine, and actually bought them from a surplus for around $0.62 per tile. I had to pay shipping (less than a truckload freight) but that plus the floor adhesive prolly got my costs to around $1 per tile after it was all said and done. Thats dirt cheap. I didnt trust myself to do the Epoxy floor treatment. Ive always heard that if you dont get the epoxy just right, then it wont last long and will look like crap. So I opted for the easier, and cheaper option of StoneTex VCT.
 
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