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| posted on 23/1/18 at 11:01 AM |
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Rubber garage floor tiles
I have some of these from Machine Mart .They are comfy for kneeling and
hard wearing. I need more for the new 6metre x 6metre garage and have found these from
Halfords
They look exactly the same at less than 1/2 the price I am going to buy 4 packs so will report back
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JonBowden
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| posted on 23/1/18 at 12:35 PM |
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I noticed that Costco do a big roll of garage floor protector.
Can't comment on how good it is though
Jon
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SteveRST
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| posted on 23/1/18 at 12:38 PM |
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Interested to see how you get on with the Halfords tiles. I see they get good reviews but people do comment they are quite soft. Wonder if
they'd take the weight of a trolley jack / axle stands being used on them?
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nick205
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| posted on 23/1/18 at 01:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveRST
Interested to see how you get on with the Halfords tiles. I see they get good reviews but people do comment they are quite soft. Wonder if
they'd take the weight of a trolley jack / axle stands being used on them?
Fair point - I wonder the same too.
I'd be tempted to have smallish sheet of plywood handy to place beneath a jack or stands to spread the load.
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efiniste
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| posted on 23/1/18 at 01:36 PM |
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They look identical to the ones I got from Aldi. Good for walking on but I wouldn't want to jack anything up on them, they're way too soft
for that.
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killerferret666
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| posted on 23/1/18 at 02:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveRST
Interested to see how you get on with the Halfords tiles. I see they get good reviews but people do comment they are quite soft. Wonder if
they'd take the weight of a trolley jack / axle stands being used on them?
They dont. I have them.
Overall though very good for working on but if you put a jack on there it will just go through to the concrete base which to be honest is to be
expected. I park my car on them as well and they have flattened where the wheels are, again, too be expected.
Overall they definitely made working on the car much easier and comfortable
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40inches
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| posted on 23/1/18 at 03:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by efiniste
They look identical to the ones I got from Aldi. Good for walking on but I wouldn't want to jack anything up on them, they're way too soft
for that.
As said, they do deform with weight. I use squares/rectangles of 10mm ply at jacking points.
Of course individual tiles are easily replaced
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jossey
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| posted on 23/1/18 at 09:51 PM |
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Welding on cheap ones is mega dangerous. Don't ask how I know haha
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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Irony
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| posted on 24/1/18 at 12:37 PM |
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Like everything in this world you get what you pay for. I was lucky to get some tiles from ecotile for free. You can drive and park no problem. I
wouldnt jack or axle stand on them though. They are not cheap at £40 a square meter.
Don't underestimate the insulation properties of any foam tile expensive or cheap. If you get cold feet in your garage put some foam tiles
down. It's made a huge difference in my garage.
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Irony
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| posted on 24/1/18 at 12:39 PM |
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You could put fibreboard underlay under those cheap matts and get the best of both
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owelly
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| posted on 25/1/18 at 04:54 PM |
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I had a pack of Machine Mart tiles for putting on the floor for when I'm rolling about under cars and they're great for that. I then
bought a few packs from Halfords for £8/pack and they are almost the same as the MM ones but they don't quite interlock together! I have a
couple in the boot of my car trimmed to fit, and I can lift them out for kneeling on when I'm poking my head under things, or changing wheels.
As mentioned....if you're laid on one whilst welding, be prepared to be on fire.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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furryeggs
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| posted on 25/1/18 at 05:31 PM |
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They definitely don’t like welding... I now have a fire extinguisher 
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