Choosing Between Garage Coverings

There are many different types of garage floors to choose from out there, and lots of different reasons why one might choose one over another. We'll take a look at some of the most popular choices, and their advantages and disadvantages. After all, the only person that is really qualified to make a decision regarding garage floors is the owner of the garage!

Using Epoxy Paint For Garage Floors

This is one of the most often used options for a few reasons. For one, it's permanent. Once the garage floor paint is down, it would have to be stripped to get rid of it. It's durable, and provides a nice, shiny, professional looking finish. If you have the mans to get down on the floor and apply the epoxy garage floor yourself, it's also the cheapest option. Unfortunately, epoxy garage floor paint can go from the cheapest to the most expensive option very quickly if you have to pay someone else to install it, as it is quite time consuming, especially compared to some of the other options.

Using Tiles For Garage Floors

Paint and garage floor tiles are somewhat similar when it comes to the end product, but otherwise they are very different. You do have to get down on the ground to install either one, but with garage floor tiles, you can take a break whenever you like, be it for a few hours or a few weeks. With the possible exception of some light fading, the end result should be the same. To many, this single advantage makes it worth choosing tiles over paint. You can also easily swap a tile or two if they become damaged without being forced to redo all of your garage flooring, as long as you can find the same color and design tiles. Tiles also have more color and design options to choose from. They do, however, tend to be a bit pricier than paint.

Using Mats For Entire Garage Floors

By far the easiest and fastest way to cover an entire floor, garage floor mats are simply cut to fit then laid out. It's that simple. If a garage floor mat becomes badly damaged, it can be yanked out and thrown away or recycled with very little drama besides moving whatever shelves or tables happen to be sitting on it. This is probably not the best option, though, if you plan to use your garage mainly for parking cars, as the some mats are susceptible to bending and bunching underneath car tires. Garage floor mats tend to be more expensive than either tiles or paint.

Using Compartment Mats For Garage Floors

Used mainly temporarily, mats for single areas of garage floors are called compartment mats. Although they can be used on a more permanent basis they are not the most cost effective for it would take many mats to lay out one at a time for an entire garage floor covering. They can, however be easily removed to the outdoors for cleaning making them a great single area solution! Quickest and easiest by far to install, depending on the manufacturer, when stacked or snapped together they generally form a protective seal. There are, however, cheaper options if your goal is to cover the entire floor.