[chicagoinc]

Tiling garage floor, whose done it. Good? Bad? Thinking about unglazed tile then clear coating with a slip resistant additive.

picture is for reference.

 

[ChuckF.]

Glazing implies a ceramic tile, I would never do that in a garage. Not tough enough for what goes on in a typical garage. I would however like a garage with tough commercial vinyl tile. If you could find some on sale for $1-2 per foot, that compares with a professionally done epoxy floor.

You could also stain concrete to look like that.

 

[oh'mike]

I've been setting tile for over 20 years---although I have never tiled a garage, I would not hesitate to do that---

You will want to use a good modified thinset--and be sure that you achieve full coverage.

Jaz may have installed tile in a garage--I like the idea--Epoxy grout or one of the urethane grouts would be a very good idea, if the budget allows.

The unglazed quarry tiles you mentioned are extremely rugged---however , any porcelain tile could be used.

 

[ChiTownPro]

I would use a nice exterior grade (finish) porcelain tile. It has a nice texture to it and wouldn't require any additional sealing.

I would also use an epoxy grout and not urethane. Epoxy would hold up a bit better in a garage environment.

 

[cleveman]

Mike always has some good info about tiling.

I would use an old style crossville 12x12 or something like that. Problem is, this type of tile is getting hard to find on the secondary (close out) market for $1/foot.

Of course epoxy grout is going to be better.

Go to the garage building forum to find out more. There are hundreds of threads on there about doing this.

 

[ZZZZZ]

Won't ceramic or porcelain tile be very slippery when wet? Not good for a location that gets a lot of rain/snow?

How well does a slip-resistant additive really work?

 

[danpik]

Over on the GarageJournal forum there are guys who have done this very successfully. Not the best idea for a "working": shop but, as a vehicle storage and light maint garage they seem to do fine

 

[spaceman spif]

How well would epoxy grout keep out stains from oil or gas spills? That would be my biggest concern is stains in the grout.

 

[ChiTownPro]

How well would epoxy grout keep out stains from oil or gas spills? That would be my biggest concern is stains in the grout.

Epoxy came from the commercial world. It was used in garages, kitchens and places that needed a grout that was tough and could handle things that would stain normal grout.

 

[chicagoinc]

all useful info, thanks for the replies. Now to hunt down some porcelain

 

[oh'mike]

Epoxy came from the commercial world. It was used in garages, kitchens and places that needed a grout that was tough and could handle things that would stain normal grout.

This is the best description of epoxy grout---
In our area, epoxy is required in commercial kitchen , commercial restroom floors and all hospital tile work---tough stuff.