One common misconception with garage flooring is that many people think they only need some kind of garage floor covering if they perform auto or mechanical work on a regular basis in their garage. This could not be further from the truth. In reality, a garage floor cover, including garage floor tile, garage floor mats, garage floor epoxy and more, has countless benefits, regardless of what you actually use your garage for.

The Pros of Covering your Garage Floor

The biggest benefit to utilizing a garage flooring solution is that it will keep your floor looking clean and bright for many years to come. Daily wear and tear on a garage floor can be brutal. Whether you use your garage as a workshop space or simply for parking the cars—oil stains, gas leaks, dirt accumulation and other dings and dents can age a garage floor faster than most people think.

By installing a garage floor cover, your floor is protected at all times, and very easily cleaned when the need arises. Many garage flooring options even come equipped with a light scent, which can be extremely effective for covering up the smell of oil and gasoline which can quickly build up in a garage when it is closed off. A garage floor cover will keep your garage looking and smelling great at all times!

Garage Flooring Options

Garage flooring options today come in a number of varieties. From garage floor mats to garage floor tiles, containment mats and garage floor paint and epoxy—your options are virtually endless!

Cleaning up dirt, oil and other common garage floor debris can really be a nightmare. You can scrub and scrub all day long and skill not make much progress in removing a stain. Installing a garage floor cover can all but eliminate the hassle of keeping your garage floor looking great at all times. Selecting the most effective garage flooring option is as simple as choosing the product that works best in your specific space.

A great flooring option for most everyday garages is garage floor tile. While garage floor tile is a lot different that the tile you would find inside your home, the idea behind it is the same, and installation is MUCH easier since no adhesives are required in order to install the tile over concrete!  Most garage floor tiles are simply interlocked with each their. BLT also makes a self stick garage floor tile

You can easily tile your entire garage floor in one weekend afternoon! Once installed, garage floor tile makes cleaning your garage floor a piece of cake! With just a little soap and water, stains, dirt and debris are a thing of the past in only minutes! Garage floor tile is available in a wide array of options and patterns, so you can select the great looking option that works best for you!

Garage Floor Mats

Another technique for covering and protecting your garage floor, but only in specific areas, is by using a garage floor mat. Available in a range of sizes and textures, you can utilize a garage floor mat underneath your entire car, or just under the tires. This will ensure that all the mud or snow that the tires drag in, or any fluid which may leak from the car, falls on the mat and not on the garage floor. This prevents any unsightly garage floor stains. Garage floor mats are also great for basements and workshops.

The surface of most garage floor mats is made of tough and non porous PVC which is created out of a special formula and protects against usual contaminants, salt, and oil spills, which are all commonly present in most garages and workshop spaces. Garage floor containment mats also have raised plastic edges, enabling them to hold gallons of water, coolant, mud, and liquid oil at a time. As a result, slush does not spread onto the uncovered areas of the floor.

Garage floor mats are incredibly easy to install, and can be cut into any shape you need. When the time comes to clean your garage floor mats, simply take them out into the yard and hose them down, and scrub with a little soap and water if necessary. It’s really that easy!

Garage Floor Coatings

Another great and increasingly popular option for protecting your garage floor, basement or workshop floor is by using a garage floor coating. Garage floor paint and epoxy differs from garage tile and garage floor mats in that it goes on as a liquid, coating your garage floor with thick, durable layers of uncompromised floor protection.

An entire average sized floor space can be covered with a garage floor epoxy in less than a weekend. With several shades of epoxy available, as well as color flakes, you can create virtually any look you desire for your space! Depending on which floor coating you choose, many require multiple coats and have differing drying times; however, in the end you will have a garage floor that not only looks great, but can stand up to just about anything you throw at it!

Utilizing the endless benefits of a garage floor covering is not only a great investment, but it will give you a beautiful garage floor to enjoy for many, many years to come!

One of the questions we get asked most often is what type of pattern and what type of product people should use in a garage that is used for more than just parking cars. Our customers want to know everything from what type of pattern they should use to if a garage floor mat or a garage floor tile or even an epoxy will best fit their needs.

We’ve used both garage floor mats and garage floor tiles without issues in workshop type environments. I think the choice between a mat and a tile is a matter of personal preference and I am hard pressed to find an absolute reason why someone should ALWAYS use one over the other.

I do believe that picking the proper garage floor pattern and even color is important. First, the concept of white garage flooring is something that blows me away. Most people would not consider putting white carpet in their kids room yet they consider white garage flooring in the garage –probably not the best idea. Our experience shows that the silver and grey do the best job of hiding dirt and debris.

If you are going to be rolling a toolbox, a chair or sliding underneath a car I recommend the coin pattern as my first choice. You could go with a smooth tile or Levant mat but that would leave some questions as to traction. The diamond tile looks sharp and when it comes to appearance is by far my favorite. If, however, you are constantly rolling items with a small wheel base, the diamond pattern tends to be a little loud and provide a little more ‘friction’ then the coin pattern garage flooring products.

JNK Products, LLC decided to slash prices on the Daytona Garage Floor Tile to $1.96 to match the price being offered on a tile that is not made in the USA as is claimed by a small online retailer. While others claim to have a quality American Made Garage Floor Tile, we actually do. Our tile is thicker, stronger and is 100% made in the USA. Unlike other products on the market that only hold 10,000 pounds, our Daytona garage floor tile will hold over double that capacity when the weight is evenly disbursed.

“This is a short term but necessary step we have taken to protect the American Garage Flooring consumer as well as the Garage Flooring Industry here in the United States. We can’t make money selling tiles at this price, but the alternative is to allow a cheaper product that is made in China and advertised as Made in the USA to deceive the American consumer of garage floors. I simply won’t stand for it” Stated Justin Krauss, Operations Manager for JNK Products, LLC.

“This is not the first time false advertisements have appeared on a garage flooring website. We can’t respond by slashing prices every time one of our competitors decides to say something that is not true or market a product which is deceptive. In this case, having reviewed the Chinese product that is being marketed as Made in the USA, we felt we had no choice.” Continued Krauss

“I have personally contacted the manufacturer and confirmed that many if not most of the garage floor tiles being marketed as “American Made” are actually made in China. The manufacturer did confirm that a percentage of the tile may have been made in Georgia but that almost all of the Dark grey had been made in China and they were not sure exactly how much of the other colors came from China. We were also able to confirm that the product is being discontinued and that is why the price is so low. Lastly, we were able to confirm that the tile has a substantially lower weight rating and is 20% thinner than the garage floor tiles we sell” Stated Krauss

If you are looking for a good, mid-end garage floor tile at a ridiculously low price that can not be held, then we highly recommend the Daytona Garage Floor tile. If price is not your first consideration then may we suggest you go with a higher quality American Garage Floor Tile such as Swisstrax or our JNK Tile. JNK Products reminds you to ALWAYS get a sample of garage flooring before you buy!