Turning Garage in to Bike Cave and Workshop - Flooring Recommendations

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We have a detached and unheated garage which I am planning on using as a turbo den as well as a workshop to tinker on my bikes. At the moment it's just a plain concrete floor, but I want to put something nicer down and easier to keep clean
It looks like the options are rubber tiles, expoxy paint or I was considering laying laminate down.
Any others to consider? Or any recommendations?
It looks like the options are rubber tiles, expoxy paint or I was considering laying laminate down.
Any others to consider? Or any recommendations?
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I have laminate and future warping is a concern unless you can keep it dry.
I am not sure. You have no chance.
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No need for a turbo mat, easy to lay.
It was only cheap stuff and as stated on it's second use and not had any major problems with water ingress / delamination.
I've got some of this stuff in the bathroom: https://www.lifestyle-designerfloors.co.uk/discover-designerfloors/GALLERIA/page/1 It clips together like laminate flooring but it's vinyl so it doesn't mind getting wet. Depends how fancy you want to make your turbo den look.
I don't think we want anything super fancy, just something to easily keep clean and dust free. Though it does need to be somewhat waterproof as we will store our outside bikes on it. In the old house we stored the bikes in the hallway on laminate flooring and after 5 years it still looked great so I'm thinking that might be a good way to go. Maybe pick up some second hand bits
Laminate doesn't disintegrate if it gets a bit wet, but only as long as it can dry out properly which would be my concern in a non-heated outbuilding (my outbuilding gets too damp for it to be viable).
The rubber carpet I linked to earlier seemed to me to be the best solution because it insulates, absorbs vibrations from the turbo, can cope with getting wet and general damp, makes a good workshop floor as it can cope with grease / oil etc, and worked out significantly cheaper than the tiles.
Fitting was a breeze. Hardest part was moving the roll, which weighs a ton! PVA sealed the concrete floor, left to dry, then rolled it down and glued it direct onto the concrete floor with spray adhesive. Went round the edges with a Stanley knife to get a clean edge. Did my entire 3.5 * 2 metre outbuilding on a single £75 roll with some to spare. I'm well pleased with it and will post pictures at some point.
NB. Doing the screed was hard work!!