Garage tiles

[choi0706]

Maybe owners of floor tiles can chime in here.. But does anyone know if caster wheels roll easy on these tiles? or do they bump along the floor? also are they leakproof? I dont want oil to leak through the cracks onto the floor..

[RacyTracy]

The 'bumps' on mine are not high enough to jam the wheels on anything you're pushing...you would feel it though, if you were pushing a metal cart with wrenches on it, they would rattle, but nothing serious.

They are not leakproof. Hopefully my cat never pukes in the middle of the room.

[Rodewaryer]

I have the flow through Swiss Trax and they would be horrible for anyone doing maintenance over them. I don't, I work on mine outside or in a bay that doesn't have them. Even if the tiles were solid, like the simulated diamond plating, they would leak at the seams and it would be a nightmare to clean up after any leak. Tiling the floor is somewhat of a compromise.

[Moto44]

I know that some people lay sheeting down under the tiles so that they don't make noise as you walk on them. Perhaps the sheeting wouldn't be permeable.

Also note: the white tiles almost impossible to keep clean.

[MattG]

I have solid-top tiles from Mateflex (chosen because they also sell compatible tiles with carpet on top, so I have a mixture of carpet and smooth, simulated black woodgrain for my Lotus to park on), so casters aren't a problem, but liquids can leak into the cracks between tiles. In my three car garage, I have tiles in one spot for the Elise, a ribbed rubber mat under the family car (helps channel melting slush and snow from the car), then bare concrete in the last (middle) position, for both parking and doing any maintenance work in. Keeps the tiles clean that way.