The BEST DIY Residential Garage flooring: SupraTile 100% solid PVC 

No injuries yet haha

Yeah very true... I used them for a good portion of this project haha

That's awesome dude... great tip on adhering the edge to keep out dirt, water, and from lifting up!

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That’s awesome… glad to hear it 👊

Are you able to use a jack and jack stands over it?

@@engrxtn Hi, Sorry for the delay. I have never tried. I'm sure it would be fine if you spread the load by placing a plank pf wood underneath it.

How does it hold up with jacking up a car with a floor jack? Does it dent?

Jacking is fine BUT some jackstands can damage it. (The ones with the uncapped edges) @@WB1200

@@WB1200 Have not done that yet but I don't think it will be an issue. It's durable material. I have several heavy motorcycles and pivot them around using the side stand and no marks or scratches. I have the coin pattern.

Hello @HAUSS81 do you think this product would work well over a garage concrete floor that has cratering and is not perfectly level? My garage floor should probably be resurfaced, but I am thinking I would rather just cover it up with a product like this instead of trying to resurface it and level it out.

Glad to hear you like it 👍

They have a narrow tapered strip to transition up to the thickness of the tiles, I think he just cut it from what I got in the video. I would get the strips and push them right to the door and use that as your straight edge and go from there then you will look good without the odd gap there.

I have the same question! Will the wheels from the tool chests dig in?

Do you know the exact product? I typed in Swiss Trax and it looks like they have a number of products. Highly interested let me know!

@@Agonize3 I was personally looking into RIBTRAX SMOOTH PRO

The best is ribtrax pro AND flat pro. As the name implies flat pro is to roll a jack or other rollers easier. @@Agonize3

Thanks! I did not compare the price with other brands, but it costs around $2.69 per square foot. Right after I first installed it, the sun hit it in the afternoon and I did have a small amount of buckling from the heat, but I adjusted my expansion gap (just didn't cut enough off) and now I haven't had any problems!

I’m confused. Did you say you bought this product or they “gave” / “sent” you this product ?

I’ve had a very similar product down for about five years. I have lots of heavy woodworking tools and cabinets around the perimeter. Some on wheels & some not. I left a 1/2” expansion gap around the walls and installed a transition strip across the garage door opening. Overall, I love the floor.. looks great, holds up extremely well, no problem with liquids getting underneath, no problems at all with dents from the tool rollers (I purchased a smooth but textured surface just for this reason), no problems with it being slick when wet due to the texture, I do have a few stains which won’t come up but it cleans easily. I bought several extra tiles in anticipation of damage so I could replace them if needed but I haven’t used a one of them. Here is my BIG problem…. I often leave the garage door up when I am doing woodwork a the sun shines on that portion of the floor. In the summer it buckled up about 4” on either side because the weight of the cabinets and other equipment will not allow for expansion. It used to lay back down in the winter but now it is permanently buckled! I am considering cutting a relief around the inner perimeter to allow for expansion but this will allow water seepage and I’m not real sure it will lay down again. Something to consider.

Hey, check out my instagram post from back in July and you can see it a bit better. It's actually just our poured concrete foundation/base painted!

All good. It took 18 boxes. My garage is a bit deeper too, so a average garage may use less 👍

Good question, so depending on how much water it is, a little could get under the tiles, but at the same time the joints allow it to breath and dry out over time!

Agreed. I am up in the Chicago area and I would be concerned about all the moisture in the winter time.

What if is oil? Fuel? I would be more concerned about these. The water can be solved with a blower. Chemicals are a different animal.

What’s the Mold gonna live off of? Water, concrete and plastic? They need carbs.

@@epigeneticnerd4244Probably the same stuff they live off of when you get a leak behind your plasterboard.

@@MrCabimero yes and the backer paper is made of wood-a carbohydrate.

@@epigeneticnerd4244 Touché as they say in France. But I am not giving up that easy. So tell me why there is black mold that grows on the walls of buildings here in Florida. Stucco walls that is; or in shower stalls that have ceramic tile.

Unfortunately I have not done any welding, but I’m not sure it would be best for that. I’d recommend you check out their website for more info 🤙

I haven't had any issues with it so far, but they do make an optional tapered edge you could install also. It's all floating... nothing that physically attaches it!

I've had no problem with getting dirt under the tiles! They do make an edge profile, but I just decided not to use it

It's about $5 a sq foot. Cheaper stull around $3.50, higher end around $6. So my shop, 2K sq foot would cost me about 10K to do. Not even REMOTELY worth it.

It cost $2.96 per square foot. The grand total was around $1,900. Thanks!

I have a 2000sq ft shop to do. What did you eventually use? How much was it? @@robsdeviceunknown

I was looking for this comment because I do plan to use a jack and work on my car. I believe this won't work because my brother -in-law has something like this for his garage, and we one of those plastic car ramp sets. We tried driving up the ramps, then backed away, and there were creases where the ramps hit the flooring. So I'd assume a jack would do worse.

@@LittleMopeHead makes sense...

It does get a bit slippery, but no more than our previous epoxy coating. I will say the coin pattern does seem to give some more traction!

ya hard heavy metal rollers on those good question....

No problem so far, a little bumpy, but no damage haha

@@randomdiyguy What do you mean?

Good question... I don't know! This will be my first winter with them (in Ohio so we get all the wet/snow) so I'll do an update in the spring. I can say depending on how much water gets on it, a little could get under the tiles, but at the same time the joints allow it to breath and dry out over time

@@randomdiyguy Do you have an update? I'd think you could get mold under the tiles from the moisture just sitting there.

Thanks! I definitely like it and it was a great alternative to cover my old chipping/peeling epoxy 👍

After living with it a few months, I would say its about as slippery as the epoxy floor coating we had before it. The tiles can be a bit slick when wet, but the pattern does give a little more traction. Also cleans up very easily.

It can be a bit slick, but the texture does provide some traction. I don't own a motorcycle, so not sure how it would handle with one when wet. Otherwise tires are no problem, however they do leave marks if hot

@@randomdiyguythank you very much, you can think about walking on them with wet rubber bottom boots :) that describes the motorcycle case 😅

You don’t. You just let the salty-snow-slush-water destroy the slab out of sight.

@@m7791 Or you could just prepare and seal (water proof) the concrete prior to installing the tiles.

I've had no issues so far, the joints are very strong!

Or vinyl sheet… 12-16’ rolls, more than ample for my oversized 1-car garage (no seams).

haha yeah! thanks. I think they're are a lot of pro/cons for both, but one of my favorite things about the tiles are how you can replace a single tile if one gets damaged. Also it's super easy to install! Hear ya on the price tho... It cost $2.96 per square foot. Grand total was around $1,900

Thanks for sharing, although Ive actually been really impressed with how easy Supratiles are to clean. I've mopped them several times and they've cleaned up great!

You could reach out to them and depending on where your at they might have someone they could recommend, but unfortunately to my knowledge they themselves do not offer a service. Sorry!

Good question, the tiles don't necessarily need a level surface underneath, but they do need it to be relatively flat. My garage slopes towards the drain in the center and it has no problem adapting to the slope. Depending on your situation, their website has more info on whether it would work in your scenario. Hope this helps!

Thanks! Simply an oversight. It cost $2.96 per square foot. Grand total was around $1,900

Snowmobile users have the internet...huh!

Never turn your car wheels on this floor. The tiles will warp.

Yeah, the website doesn’t provide any pricing info. You have to ask for an estimate. Which means, to me, that it’s more expensive than I can justify for my garage.

$1900 total at $3 per square foot

Was the floor lifting up from expansion and insufficient clearance at the edges to expand?

@@dubmob151 No, install was good. Just a loud floor.

Hey, good question. This product (Supratile) isn't actually designed to be staggered. The joints are made so they can't

fair question, if you spill it right on the joint a little could get under the tile, but at the same time, it also allows it to dry out also!

Is there a way to remove the tiles from a spilled area clean and reinstall?

Feels smooth to the touch. The round coin texture is flat so you can totally walk on it bare foot 👍

over 1thousand for about 480 square feet I have seen. Also someone said amazon has a limit on how many you can get.

There's a small expansion gap between the wall and the floor. A piece of trim would definitely be nice way too hide it... might do it at some point in the future!

$3 per square foot apparently

Same thing happened to the epoxy treatment I did years ago. Was hoping this tile would prevent that...maybe not.

For sure! Great for basements, workshops, and more. They even have different textures/designs depending on the use.

$3 per square foot from his other comment-

10 times more? The best epoxy would run you over a thousand to do it yourself and that doesn't include grinding the floor. There are pros and cons to every option.

That doesn’t include the cost of fixing cracks and grinding… not just the cost of doing all the work, but also your time.

I paid less then 500 for 24x14 garage for these tiles

@@carissamagnus4227 7mm supratile industrial textured costs $1972 for a 24x14 garage. Even at 4.5mm it $1000 for 24x14

Would it buckle if you were to remove the outer row of tiles just to see if it's from the edges pushing in with zero clearance?

@@dubmob151 It does. I've removed most of it. The portions under the workbench are still buckled between the legs. It even buckles under the car.

Sorry, but unfortunately I can't really say since I've only used Supratile