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When it comes to garage flooring tiles, there are generally two types available.  The first is the soft variety which is usually peel and stick tiles.  The second variety is the rigid type and these tiles use a locking mechanism to join them together.  In this article we are going to focus on the latter type.

Most garage floors are made of concrete which is obviously cold and hard.  Garage floor coverings, including tiles, have made those cold hard places a little more enjoyable.  Rigid garage floor tiles offer many benefits including:

• Engineered to withstand the toughest mechanical environments and is not affected by petroleum products and most automotive chemicals.
• Installs in hours, not days – you simply snap your floor together over any solid swept surface. No glues, no paints, NO VAPOROUS TOXIC FUMES.
• Numerous styles and colors to chose from. Create your own custom design.
• Full-Suspension Flooring provides great anti-fatigue and insulation barrier between you and the cold, hard floor.
• Built to handle extreme roll capacities. Will support floor jacks, tool boxes and jack stands.
• Edging easily snaps into the garage floor to create a smooth transition.
• Made in the USA with a 15 year manufacturer’s warranty.

Let’s look at some of those benefits in more detail.  First, they are engineered to withstand chemicals that could destroy the tile.  This is not true of all garage floor tiles on the market today.  RaceDeck is the leading garage tile manufacturer and they are the only product we trust to provide years of use and enjoyment.  They also back up their claims with an amazing 15 year warranty.

The true beauty of a rigid garage tile is that they are so simple to install that just about anyone can do it.  The best part is when your done you don’t have to worry about your floor failing like an epoxy garage floor could.  Quick installation that is much safer than epoxy is a huge benefit to most homeowners.

RaceDeck garage floor tiles come in 8 colors, 2 sizes, various patterns and finishes.  With so many options available you can make an amazing garage floor in no time.  Check out these images, you won’t get this look with any other products.

Rigid Garage Floor Tiles

Rigid Garage Floor Tiles

Unlike other garage floor products, rigid garage floor tiles are free-floating.  This provides an impressive anti-fatigue benefit which will make spending time in your garage more enjoyable.  In addition, because this floor is not glued to the concrete, it can be removed or changed when needed.

Finally rigid garage floor tiles from RaceDeck are designed to withstand the tough environment of a garage.  Whether it is a car, jack, toolbox or whatever else you through at it, these floors are designed to last and backed with a 15 year warranty.

There are many types of garage floors available today.  The most popular types are rolled garage floors, tile garage floors and epoxy paint garage floors.  All of them have their advantages and disadvantages but for the purposes of this article, we are going to focus on the simplest types of garage floors, rolled and tile.  Epoxy garage floors are quite impressive in appearance but the time and effort involved in installing one is best left to the experts.

The most cost effective and easiest garage floors to install are the rolled variety.  They are inexpensive and look great.  However, many people are drawn to rolled garage floors because of their easy installation.  The average homeowner can install their own garage floor in just a couple hours with basic tools.  Rolled garage floors come in a variety of colors and textures that will suit anyone’s tastes.  The most common textures are ribbed, diamond plate, coin and levant.

Garage floor textures play an important part in the garage floor decision process.  Besides the great appearance a new garage floor can add to your home, they also provide anti-fatigue benefits, sound deadening qualities, and improved safety.  Ribbed style garage floors allow liquids to be channeled away which helps keep your floor safe from spills.  All textures, including ribbed garage floors, offer some anti-slip properties.  However, it is important to keep in mind that manufacturers do not consider their garage floors to be slip resistant with one stating, “There is no substitute for keeping a clean, well-maintained floor.”

Tiles are also becoming quite popular with regard to garage floors.  They offer many of the same qualities of rolled garage flooring but with a entirely different look.  Tile garage floors are usually mixed and matched to give a checker board pattern.  Some homeowners even create boarders and other designs in their garage floors.

The Race Day Peel & Stick Tiles are one of the easiest garage floor tiles to install.  You simply peel the backing and apply the tile to the prepared garage floor.

The peel and stick type of garage floor tiles are better than the rigid types of garage floor tiles simply because they prevent dead spot under the floor.

Whether installing a rolled garage floor or tile garage floor, the low cost and impressive benefits make it a quality home improvement project that will add beauty, safety and value to your home.

If you have a garage you already know that there are many benefits to owning it. It gives you a place to protect your car from the elements, a place to store all your “stuff”, a place to work on your tractor, car or any other project that you may have going on, and if you are like my family it makes a great place for parties. So if owning a garage already has all these benefits, why would you want to improve it with garage flooring?

There are many benefits to garage flooring. The most obvious is how amazing a new garage floor can look. Concrete garage floors are cold, damp and just plain unattractive. However, the new garage flooring available through Store It Well look great. You can choose from rolled garage floors or tile. Both are easy to install and look great.

The rolled garage flooring from Better Life Technology come in 4 patterns to please anyone including ribbed, levant, coin and diamond tread.

Our garage floor tiles come in 2 patterns including diamond tread and levant.

There are 6 rolled garage flooring colors and 3 garage floor tile colors to choose from to match any design plans.

Other benefits of garage flooring include anti fatigue properties. We all know concrete is hard and trying to stand or work on a concrete garage floor for an extended period of time can do quite a number on your body. That may leads to aches and pains. Our garage floors offer cushsioning which may help eliminate some of those body fatigue feelings.

Garage floors also help keep your garage clean and neat. Spills can be cleaned up easily and quickly. Our rolled garage floors can even be removed from the garage and taken outside to be sprayed down with a hose.

Garage flooring from StoreItWell.com is a great choice to improve the appearance of your garage, reduce fatigue and keep it clean.

When it comes to garage flooring, many of you may have heard or seen the epoxy floor coverings that are available today, possibly even on TV. You see what looks like a simple process and beautiful results. What you don’t see or hear is that most epoxy floor coverings fail and the process is extremely time consuming and difficult. The biggest reason the epoxy garage floors fail is adhesion, they simply don’t stick well unless the surface has been properly prepped. That doesn’t sound bad, right? Wrong. Here are some of the things you need to do to “prep” for an epoxy floor:

• Be sure the concrete is dry. This does not mean to the naked eye but truly dry.
• Remove ANY and ALL chemicals, grease, oil, etc. Remember, we are talking about a garage. All of these items are abundant in the garage and VERY difficult to remove.
• If the floor was previously painted, all the paint should be removed. Good luck with that.
• The garage surface may need to be ground down to expose the clean concrete underneath.

If you decided you still want an epoxy garage floor and you think you can handle the hours of surface preparation necessary to do the job, there are some other areas of concern you may want to consider. Even if the surface has been properly prepped and cleaned there is still a good chance the floor will fail. Here are some other possible problems associated with epoxy floor failures:

• The concrete was not completely dried. Water is a major problem with epoxy garage floors.
• Humidity can cause problems with epoxy and cause the floor to fail.
• The epoxy must cure quickly. If not, blisters in the floor may appear.
• Salts that are deposited from the concrete as it cures can effect the bonding of an epoxy garage floor.
• Surfaces generally expand and contract with heating and cooling. These expansions and contractions can cause cracks in the epoxy flooring. Once there are cracks the floor loses its protective coating and it nice appearance.

Now that we’ve discussed garage floor epoxy, let’s discuss the garage floors available on our website, http://StoreItWell.com. We offer various garage flooring options including rolled and tile. These floors are generally inexpensive, beautiful and made to last. The best part is they are easy to install and perform well under most conditions.

Some of the advantages to using our rolled garage flooring are:

• Easy to install. Surface preparation is minimal for our rolled garage flooring and basically includes simply sweeping the floor and wiping up any spills or chemicals for installation
• Long lasting. Did you know that Better Life Technology Products have a five year limited warranty?
• Easy to clean. Simply wipe up spills and your done. You can even spray down the floor with a garden hose. Because the rolled garage flooring is a floating floor, you can bring it outside for a good cleaning and drying and simply set it back in the garage.
• It looks great!

It is quite clear that epoxy floors are not for everyone. But if you want an easy to install, long lasting, professional looking garage floor, our garage flooring products may be the best choice for you.

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