Adam2 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 My garage floor approx 6m x 6m is from the original site and is a bit of a mess and always new had to do something major. The intention is for a tiled finish and it will be used as a garage/workshop not planned for conversion or other use. I also want there to be a slope down towards the entrance. Mostly the floor needs to come up about 45mm but in some areas will be closer to 75mm and in some large areas only about 15mm. My flooring contractor did a great job with the liquid screed for the internal floor areas so I went to them for advice on the garage - hoping they'd do a decent price for levelling probably with sand/cement. Their options are: 1) latex in 2 hits as max build up is 50mm - this they warn will be expensive ~3K or 2) take down the concrete so all areas are a min of 25mm and apply a sand/cement based screed (possibly with some additive to allow thinner layer (if I remove high bits cost is £1300) By chance my groundworker called and he suggested flooring grade ashpalt as being possibly a good option. I'd never considered tiling into this but googled a bit and a typical guide is this. Before I get a price for doing this in flooring grade ashpalt are there and other options I should consider that will work OK with thicknesses of 15mm up to 75mm? or any previous experience with tiling on ashpalt? I'm a bit anti taking the concrete down as the time to do it may mean the savings of sand/cement are not so great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I'm pretty sure there are screed mixes to which you can add sand and place it thicker. That could go down in one layer. Or fix insulation. Different thicknesses as suits the levels, and screed over. Or use concrete where thick and latex where thin. 2 days? Flooring asphalt sounds expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I normally use a semi dry mix of grano Cheap to buy Easy to lay 25 mil to 100 ml Set like iron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 12 minutes ago, nod said: grano ? Not heard of that before 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 14 minutes ago, nod said: I normally use a semi dry mix of grano Cheap to buy Easy to lay 25 mil to 100 ml Set like iron Cheap as chips in fact... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 7 minutes ago, Onoff said: Cheap as chips in fact... It is very cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 11 minutes ago, joe90 said: ? Not heard of that before 🤷♂️ It five mil to dust granite chippings Used for making fine concrete I normally mix it 5-1 You can hit it with a sledge hammer after a couple of days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 2 hours ago, joe90 said: ? Not heard of that before Granolithic. Extremely hard concrete, made with small granite chips. It used to be a specialist business to lay it. Used in areas of very high abrasion as a capping on normal concrete. The companies I knew diversified into general industrial concrete flooring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 I bought a house with tiled garage floor. Sort of tiles you would put in a utility room. Previous owner had gone in with wet tyres one day and slid into the end wall. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 Thanks for info will try and get a grano price. Also will remember not to try and drive through the back wall 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Or concrete then epoxy paint, that is done in most commercial garages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 I prefer polishing with a power float, really nice finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Adam2 said: Also will remember not to try and drive through the back wall 🤣 I'm sure SWMBO will appreciate it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 56 minutes ago, joe90 said: I prefer polishing with a power float So do I but it is 6m x 6m. Take away the 4 corners that it can't reach.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 My last garage floor was 10m x 7m, no problem (corners done by hand) 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2 Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 @saveasteading OMG yes yes yes. That way concrete can be thicker and can go with that which will save money and painting in epoxy paint will be cheaper than tiles. Made my day 😃😃😃😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Made mine now too. It's what we do on bh, saving the nation millions, £100 at a time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Adam2 said: @saveasteading OMG yes yes yes. That way concrete can be thicker and can go with that which will save money and painting in epoxy paint will be cheaper than tiles. Made my day 😃😃😃😃 You can get non slip epoxy paint too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2 Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 Is all resin paint equal ? Resin Coat seems to have a 50% off deal (maybe like a DFS sale?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Adam2 said: Is all resin paint equal? No, there is a vast variation. What the main dealer car showrooms specify is a 2 part epoxy that goes down several mm thick. When it fails ig comes up like vinyl flooring. It costs about £60/m2. Or there is middle market stuff about £40/m2. All a bit excessive for the purpose. All it has to do is stop oil from soaking into the concrete. As my motor clients said, our vehicles don't drip oil. So when they had a choice we used single part floor paint at about £20/m2. All probably gone up 50% since then. The cheap stuff worked fine then, after a couple of years of commercial use, they touched up abrasion at doorways. I'm sure the cheaper kind will work for you. Watco is the go-to name for concrete repair and paint. But I think you should find cheaper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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