So, I decked out my garage in the rubber, jigsaw kind of tiles from machine mart. They're a great surface to to work on - easy on the feet, easy to kneel on, parts bounce when you drop them, etc.

However, they lift when the weather warms, and not just a bit. It's like the surface of the ocean.

So, this weekend I'm emptying the entire garage (grrr) - workbench, pillar drill, cupboards, parts washer, scissor lifts, chassis, etc. in order to glue them to the floor.

Any suggestions for adhesive?

Have you done this, or had this problem?

I would advise not to stick tiles down as they are prone to a bit of damage especially heat damage, for example hot waste from grinding etc. Also fluid spillages are likely to seep between the joins which would not be glued or sealed making it difficult to mop up. Perhaps a bit of double sided tape or a few blobs of glue, to stop them riffling up, rather than a spread so that the tiles can be lifted relatively easy f need be.

Mr C

I've glued a couple down with 5 blobs of pink-grip and it seems to have held them down fine.

I'd swear half my extension is fixed with pink-grip.

It's also an excuse to get one of these:

air caulking gun

Best seal the floor first with something like PVA glue and water or special floor sealler.

good point, and interestingly I still have some pva sealent left from the bathroom. it's been nagging at me to throw it away. Now i know why i didn't. instinct.

Does your concrete slab have a proper damp membrane under it?

Joel

It's a set concrete floor. Been down years. Never had any signs of damp.

Why do you ask?

Just that if there is no damp course and you stick a waterproof covering down, then the moisture coming through the slab is trapped. Probably not a problem to be honest, you'd have noticed damp spots in the less well ventilated areas, and being a garage its less of a problem then if, for instance, someones kitchen floor blows if you get it wrong.

who ever put the lino down in my bathroom used contact adhesive. it took a hammer and chisel to get a patch up to get to the pipes in the floor.

so if you want it down forever then use contact adhesive. if you ever plan on taking it up dont use contact adhesive.

We had some rubber-backed carpet tiles fitted with squirty glue in the office where I work and it's very good. They sprayed it onto the floor and then onto the tiles. Once stuck down, they stayed down but it is possible to hook a knife under one corner of a tile to lift it. Very handy if you needed to swap a tile because you've just dropped a small tin of Humbrol paint off your desk.......
The glue remains tacky and sticks like blit to a shanket.

[Edited on 23/4/12 by owelly]