CHEAP GARAGE FLOORING TILES: Which Is Better for you?

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IMJOSHV - Car Detailing and Reconditioning Tips

Күн бұрын

There are lots of options for garage flooring tiles that can transform your dirty flooring in as little as a few hours. In todays video I will be testing and comparing the two cheapest options so we can figure out which may be the best choice for your needs. Enjoy!!!
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Versatex Garage Flooring - amzn.to/45lkAjM
ORIGINAL FLOORING VIDEO: • BEST VALUE! DIY GARAGE...
TIME CODES:
0:00 - Comparing the two Cheapest Garage Flooring Tiles
1:21 - Floor Inspection
2:29 - Cleaning
3:49 - Torture Test
4:19 - IMPACT TEST
8:20 - HEAT TEST
19:43 - CHEMICAL TEST
24:08 - FINAL THOUGHTS
#garageflooring #floortiles #vevor
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@shay1116 9 ай бұрын

One important test would be to see how well do they hold up to a floor jack and jack stands supporting a car.

@MarkTrades__ 8 ай бұрын

+1 for this. That concentrates alot of force into a small area AND its about critical safety of being able to just a jack & stands to perform their job. After seeing what the hoe did I don't have a ton of confidence a jack stand wouldn't cut through some of these products.

@cleanasdirt6832 8 ай бұрын

I’ve had my Swisstrax for 3 yrs now. I use my floor jack each spring and fall with the tire changeover for both my truck and wife’s SUV. I’ve only damage two spots and they are hardly noticeable.

@dennysheldon1682 8 ай бұрын

What a great informative video Josh! I really appreciate you taking the time to go over all aspects of what happens with all the tests.

@strykerentllc 9 ай бұрын

Try rolling a wash bucket or anything else with casters on and you'll notice which tile catches your vacuum, wash bucket or your detail cart or causes it to topple over spilling stuff you don't want spilled.

@tedlym.3390 9 ай бұрын

This was another excellent comparison. I must unform you that the biggest problem with the open weave tiles is that mold, mildew, and bugs grow under them. I've returned to the bare cement.

@Carlos.Rivera 9 ай бұрын

What you think about those floor paint from home depot ?

@dtna 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was wondering about mold. Especially if your garage floor is not slanted or if you don't have a drain.

@tedlym.3390 9 ай бұрын

@@Carlos.Rivera I think you have a good idea.

@MarkTrades__ 8 ай бұрын

Huh - was more impressed with the coin-style flooring than I thought i would be. Its a good point to note that these "drainage-type" floor tiles, they don't really do anything to protect the concrete itself from chemicals. If you are working with brake-cleaners/solvents/etc that may damage/stain concrete (like oil changes), these things are going to hit your concrete, and now there is a barrier (the flooring) in the way of easily wiping up these types of messes. You won't just rinse antifreeze/oil out onto you driveway/etc. Also I imagine a semi-full oil collector drum would be sketchy to move around a shop with that type of tile. For car repair & use of chemicals like rust penetrants/oil etc, might be worth drilling holes in a few of these "coin-style" tiles outside of the main area of work to help let the concrete vent while maintaining a barrier for fluids in the main work area. The drainage-style flooring does seem to be best fit for detailing tasks that occur after wash+decon. Polishing/looking good, etc. The drainage-style would be good for not kicking up as much dust as well, which can be helpful when polishing & coating.

@HumanNamedNick 8 ай бұрын

Great videos man. Love em.

@davestewart9146 9 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks Josh 👍😁

@leo-ub6nb 9 ай бұрын

Josh’s Neighbors: “Honey, I know you said he’s a detailer, but he’s still messing with the floors. Are you sure he details vehicles? OMG! Babe, he’s wacking the floor with a giant sledgehammer! IDK, but something is off about that guy…”

@IOERROR622 8 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure he friend does wraps on cars which is why he needs a heat gun and why the tip of the heat gun is burning the tiles.

@SeeSheriLee 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Please do a video on the install process. I am thinking of doing my garage

@EileenTheCr0w 9 ай бұрын

Use a leaf blower to push the liquids out from under the vevor tiles to help them drain after a wash.

@jasonhill9088 9 ай бұрын

Good testing, but I think you should park your car on it for a week before you make your decision. That first blow with the mini sledgehammer was a bit concerning.

@indetailcarcaresolutions3770 9 ай бұрын

A good idea to test Josh, but the coin style would have lost immediate heat into the concrete floor. I doubt the surface when tested was even close to 310 degrees as heat loss would have been immediate. Just a note for testing next time.

@jairomendoza9993 9 ай бұрын

Everything looks good. But how would epoxy flooring will do? Will it be better than the squares

@HEMi1995 2 ай бұрын

To be able to wash in my garage I’m considering putting the coin floor down and then having the tile kind on top of that. It’ll protect the concrete underneath but still have the benefits of the tile floor

@pkt1213 9 ай бұрын

How was kneeling on both tiles. I do a lot of work in the garage and keeling or laying on the vevor style tiles has always concerned me. Along with the inability to use a floor jack on them. The drainage style make a lot more sense for washing/detailing. It doesn't keep stuff out of the concrete long term though.

@wesleygreene6075 9 ай бұрын

I wonder how it would be wheeling around on a stool/creeper on the grated ones sees like the tires would get caught

@mattnelson2145 9 ай бұрын

How does the drai age tile feel to walk on say bare foot or in socks? Being my garage is used as the main entrance and we regularly run out just curious.

@matthewpeterson3329 9 ай бұрын

Good video, decent testing. I totally appreciate why you would want to use the open plastic tiles for a studio application... they DO look good. But for the average joe wouldn't be happy with it. I still contend that a properly installed ployaspartic floor is the answer if you don't want raw concrete. And they have finishes that are as gorgeous as the cars you detail. Take a look at some of the gloss marble like finishes. If you need to showcase a car in the same space that you work in, I doubt you can do better. Anyway, love the channel.

@jasonhill9088 9 ай бұрын

Those marble epoxy floors look amazing, but it's like $10K for a small space.

@matthewpeterson3329 9 ай бұрын

@@jasonhill9088 it's really not that expensive anymore. But it is a fair chunk of change either way, so it's hard to part with the money. If you plan to be in a space long term, it is the single best way to make the space look awesome, and it lasts way longer. Buy once, cry once.

@bt5252 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for making these videos. I’d suggest doing a drop test with the tools instead of hitting them. It’s more repeatable and representative of how actual damage would occurs.

@imjoshv 8 ай бұрын

Great idea.. I actually was planning on dropping some things on it and then totally forgot ha

@DaveFogel 9 ай бұрын

Loving these new videos Josh.

@imjoshv 9 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@BobReed1 8 ай бұрын

To keep them from moving, etc. do you put double-sided tape under them?

@alucard86 8 ай бұрын

thank you so much!!!

@nw3803 9 ай бұрын

Hey Josh, Did you manage to find any tapered edge tiles, for use at the garage door opening with the Vevor tiles ? I asked the question on the Vevor website, they didn't seem to understand what I was asking.

@gregn2909 20 күн бұрын

Looking for this too,I saw another guy use a tapered rug strip

@meguinness1116 6 ай бұрын

Can you use LOW PROFILE TROLLEY JACK on those tiles ? Would the jack wheels get stuck or damage the tiles pattern while lifting a car? Ta

@TheOnlyRedNeckGeek 8 ай бұрын

Try parking a large motorcycle on the tiles using the center stand. That'll chip a painted surface, and I'd be very surprised if either of those tiles wouldn't be permanently damaged.

@JoeyShip 8 ай бұрын

My bike is 400 lbs and my kickstand rips up the street and leaves impressions on just about everything aside from cement. I feel like It would break right through those veevor tiles.

@keithfirebird7618 9 ай бұрын

How are the Versatex tiles when they get wet? Slick?

@Voodoo_HG 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful porsche 👍

@imjoshv 9 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@dtna 9 ай бұрын

Can you do an episode on rinseless wash? Do you do your own cars with ONR and DI water?

@briankoronka4746 9 ай бұрын

The v groove flooring also lifted on the corner.

@MarkTrades__ 8 ай бұрын

+1 agree. I feel like josh saw it but just wasnt super clear about that in the video

@gorillanismo 9 ай бұрын

Nice video Josh.... What about using a hydraulic jack and jack stands on the Vevor?

@mattnelson2145 9 ай бұрын

Came here to ask the same thing

@dubmob151 Ай бұрын

Wouldn't do that without some kind of plate or plywood to distribute the forces; otherwise it's surely going to gouge the plastic.

@georgedavis319 3 ай бұрын

Being that you have put down a Vevor floor I am able to get race deck flooring for discount price of $2.35 a tile . In your opinion is it worth the extra for the race deck or would you still use the Vevor.

@derrickabare9986 9 ай бұрын

I wonder how acid wheel cleaners would effect either one over time . Even with rinsing obviously it still will mess up the concrete over time .

@ZeroFoxENT 9 ай бұрын

25:18 The 15 year old in me never dies. I laughed at that.

@jackmathesius6746 9 ай бұрын

can you do a review on Walmart's platinum series 2 pack 1000gsm drying towel?

@vincerochaproduction 8 күн бұрын

These Vevor tiles say its for bathrooms and pool area. They have a VEVOR Garage Tiles which is a bit more. Any suggestions?

@bradleyfox9524 9 ай бұрын

It’s super easy to pop up vevor tiles I use a pick tool and they come up no problem

@lylemccombs179 4 ай бұрын

How do they hold up to jacking the car up and sitting on jack stands??

@jeepinspence 9 ай бұрын

My neighbor had a floor similar to the coin tile except it was simply lined. That stuff was slicker than hot snot when wet! And tracked up far too easily. She hated it

@imjoshv 9 ай бұрын

That’s the good part about this one. It does have a textured surface for good traction. I though that would make the clean up harder but it didnt

@dtna 9 ай бұрын

Is that the Milwaukee leaf blower with one or two batteries? How do you like it? Thinking of getting one.

@imjoshv 9 ай бұрын

That’s the single battery unit. I think I got it free during a Christmas promo at Home Depot. I like it! Not as powerful and the ego but it does the job!

@MarkTrades__ 8 ай бұрын

project farm has decent vid - got the 530CFM Ego blower myself and really like it. I don't think most of us need the power of the higher power units unless you've got larger property & farther away neighbors.

@kimnewling5728 9 ай бұрын

How fun is that smashing stuff

@pbpx 8 ай бұрын

I am going with porcelain tile for my garage.

@kevinmurray79 2 ай бұрын

How is the floor holding up after 6 months?

@inusa1618 8 ай бұрын

Get the vevor flat diamond plate tiles, you'll get the benefits of the thickness and flat for dollies, cleaning, ladies 👠 👠 and air blowing, etc

@imjoshv 8 ай бұрын

Thats another great option

@boonphitphanthavong4334 7 ай бұрын

Even if you damage a few squares, you can always replace that square. Cost would super low compared to replacing the whole entire floor.

@imjoshv 7 ай бұрын

Exactly!!

@Mrpaulgs 5 ай бұрын

What about when you spill a quart of old oil on them?

@lifeoflemus 9 ай бұрын

To be fair…both of these results are better than me just sledge hammering and hacking the life out of my bare garage floors

@imjoshv 9 ай бұрын

Haha yea that’s true!

@johnryan1386 Ай бұрын

Can’t beat an epoxy coated floor.

@MrGardoPR 9 ай бұрын

Wife is going to be pissed with what you did to that floor. 😂

@IOERROR622 8 ай бұрын

A few things, one I can't see how you could pop one of the Vevor tiles up if it was in the middle. I feel like you would have to take a lot of it apart to do that. I'm also wondering if you can use the Vevor solid tiles with the vented ones. I would like to use the vented ones where my car sits but I do a lot of wood working in my other stale and the solid ones would be easier to clean up the saw dust. Also I just looked at Vevor's website and they are pretty much all sold out. I hope you ordered yours already and thanks for the video.

@dubmob151 Ай бұрын

If you slip a thin flat blade screwdriver in between the tiles where the four tabs are, you can disengage the locking tabs to separate the tiles. Just lever it with the handle pushing away from the semi circle. It'll pop right off.