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There are a lot of different garage floors that you can choose from, and many different reasons to choose one or another type. Let’s look at the more popular choices, and consider the advantages and disadvantages of each one. After all, there’s only one person that is truly qualified to decide between the various garage floors, and that would be the person who owns 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.

Total Garage Floor Coverings

Since installing garage floor mats generally just requires cutting and placing, this is the fastest and easiest way to cover your whole floor. If your garage floor mat ends up badly damaged, just pull it out and recycle or throw it away. The only drama is moving any shelving or tables that you have sitting on the mat. If all you plan to do is park cars in your garage, though, this is probably not your best option since many mats bend and bunch under automobile tires. Garage floor mats are also usually more expensive than either paint or tiles.

Single 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.

Check out Goddard’s garage floor website for more information on garage floor coverings.