My PVC Workshop Floor After 1 Year | Was it worth the money $$$

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  • Опубликовано: 25 окт 2024

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  • @CasualDIY
    @CasualDIY  Год назад +2

    How to install this floor - ruclips.net/video/BV26bxPN8Fw/видео.html
    Spillage test video - ruclips.net/video/KgrE4tzav2Y/видео.html

  • @wabisabimaker1794
    @wabisabimaker1794 День назад +1

    This is really helpful and I'd be curious, since your 1 year review was Nov 2022, if you are still happy in 2024. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  День назад

      @wabisabimaker1794 Thank you for watching, and yes still super happy with this floor. Nothing has happened with it and if I mopped it and cleaned it, it would look like new👍

  • @barry.w.christie
    @barry.w.christie Год назад +3

    Didn't think I'd ever watch a video about flooring, but enjoyed your review, very informative ... expensive but a one off expense which should last for quite a long time ... a work mat down on top where you'd normally stand for extra insulation and comfort would finish it off 👍
    For removing a tile, try driving in a few screws which should be enough to lift it up without too much damage to the tile.
    I built my own garage, laying down a plastic sheet then 1" high strips of wood, followed by 3 layers of chipboard and painted hardboard on top ... and I do all my woodwork in my bedroom 😁

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад +2

      Hehe well there you go. I think mamy people don't realise the benefits of a well insulated floor with rubber mats.

    • @fliplmb
      @fliplmb Год назад +3

      “I do all my woodwork in my bedroom” is the funniest accidental euphemism I’ve heard in ages 😂

  • @nil4309
    @nil4309 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks good info

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  2 месяца назад

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @tonyworkswood
    @tonyworkswood Год назад +3

    Good review Tomasz, well worth it in my opinion to keep the cold from transmitting up through your feet and it saves your chisels. The flame test was impressive, good to know. Cheers Tony

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад +1

      Thank you Tony. I think it was worth recording this video as it is a fairly big investment. And having some information before purchase is always a better situation.

    • @tonyworkswood
      @tonyworkswood Год назад +1

      @@CasualDIY Hi Tomasz, It's a big investment but not over a lot of years on your bones/joints keeping the cold out, the better running surface if you've machines on casters, but the pinnacle that you mentioned, dropping your best chisel on a concrete floor then having to spend ten minutes at the grinder, then five minutes honing it just to remove the damaged section to proceed with the job that's already behind schedule. Don't ask me how I know this stuff. I have a concrete floor at present and my heart skips a beat if a chisel rolls off my workbench, I daren't look even with one eye closed. Tony

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад

      @@tonyworkswood exactly 💯

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations Год назад +1

    Pretty interesting flooring indeed, Tomasz! I'm going to search something like that here in Brazil! Thanks! 😃
    Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад +1

      It's a good investment 👍

  • @carloduroni5629
    @carloduroni5629 Год назад +3

    Very interesting. I just checked the Tecnomat (former Bricoman) Italian website and they sell 10mm thick 48x48cm tiles for € 3,95. That'll make about € 17,20/sqm or about € 360 (plus something for cuts, etc.) for a 21sqm room with a 10mm thick floor. It looks far cheaper than what you paid and thus I'm considering doing my big garage in a not too distant future (mainly for insulation purposes). Thanks and ciao.

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад

      If you need strength and rigidity go for rubber tiles and not foam ones.

  • @jonathanrodley4986
    @jonathanrodley4986 Год назад +1

    I wish I'd seen this 18 months ago. I bought cheap interlocking foam tiles that swell up and create a trip hazard on my concrete floor. These ones seem far better quality than those that I bought. At least they have saved my saws and drills when I've dropped them.

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад

      Yes when picking this type of floor go for rubber not foam

  • @fliplmb
    @fliplmb Год назад +2

    Perfect timing, as I’ve been thinking about tiling my garage floor. How well do they stand up heavy weights over long periods? (In my case, off road motorbike on a wheeled stand).

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад +1

      Got my wood rack on it, it's super heavy and as it's is fully loaded I can't move it. In the summer I had to move it and there was so signs of any dents in the mats under the casters. So the rest of equipment I got in my workshop is no where near as heavy as that so no issues in this aspect.

  • @davidstevensasidewayslook8831
    @davidstevensasidewayslook8831 Год назад +2

    Is it ok for moving heavy equipment on wheels?

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад

      Got my wood rack on it, it's super heavy and as it's is fully loaded I can't move it. In the summer I had to move it and there was so signs of any dents in the mats under the casters. So the rest of equipment I got in my workshop is no where near as heavy as that so no issues in this aspect.

  • @DaveGDesigns
    @DaveGDesigns Год назад +2

    Hi mate I had a similar matting (although not PVC) in my workshop before and I found the two main issues with it were that where it stopped the edges started to curl a bit which caused a trip hazard (I didn't have it wall to wall just covering the main area instead) but more importantly I found that when I had equipment that was on wheels and was fairly heavy it left sizeable dents if it wasn't moved regularly which made it difficult to move when you did want to. I suspect that the one I got was a lot cheaper than the one you have so I think that plays a massive part in terms of the issues I found with mine.

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад +1

      Hi mate. Yes I think mine is better quality. There I no chance for edges to curl up. Its too think and rigid. I got my wood rack on it, as you know it's on casters and I have moved it in summer and there was no signs of any dents. That rack is super heavy and when it's fully loaded as its is I can't move it. So I think paying a bit more in this case you just get far better product.

    • @DaveGDesigns
      @DaveGDesigns Год назад +1

      @@CasualDIY definitely mate this is 100% a case of you get what you pay for 👍🏻

    • @jheissjr
      @jheissjr Год назад +1

      I have PVC tile flooring, same as Tomas in the video, and the flooring also gets indents from heavy casters. The dents go away with lighter loads in 24 hours but are permanent with heavier loads. Plasticizer in the PVC makes it slightly flexible as Tomas demonstrated by bending them which is good because the tile conforms to uneven floor and doesn't have the hollow sound of polypropylene tile but not good for this reason. I'm surprised Tomas' doesn't do this because all PVC tiles do it regardless of brand or quality. Tomas can you recheck under a wheel on your wood rack to see if there any indents?

  • @jheissjr
    @jheissjr Год назад +1

    Any thoughts on odors in the beginning or after a year?

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад

      Maybe slight smell of rubber but nothing strong. After a day or two it went away.

  • @johnallen8680
    @johnallen8680 Год назад +1

    Hi T. Have you tried dropping heated metal on a tile ? I do welding from time to time..

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад

      Hi, it will leave a mark however as per my flame test it should not catch fire

  • @Kosh42EFG
    @Kosh42EFG Год назад +1

    Pity my pants garage floor is too rough...

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад +1

      Bit of elbow grease and you can flatten it out 🤔

    • @Kosh42EFG
      @Kosh42EFG Год назад +1

      @@CasualDIY It's poured concrete with up to an inch variation over a square foot 😟

    • @CasualDIY
      @CasualDIY  Год назад +1

      @@Kosh42EFG well that's a problem 🤔