Hello,
I would need some advice on what kind of flooring you would recommend for a garage.
According to the plan, the garage floor structure should be 20cm (8 inches), but 10cm (4 inches) would be enough for me to better fit the height of my car.
Now the question is, would it be possible to install underfloor heating with a 10cm (4 inches) floor structure (with screed, or is there a better option)?
Heating is not essential as I could solve it with radiators as well.
Or is there something completely different recommended for a garage? As a mechanic, there will be some oil stains, so some kind of protective floor covering is necessary anyway.
The garage has 55 m² (592 sq ft).
I would be very grateful for your opinions.
Best regards
I would need some advice on what kind of flooring you would recommend for a garage.
According to the plan, the garage floor structure should be 20cm (8 inches), but 10cm (4 inches) would be enough for me to better fit the height of my car.
Now the question is, would it be possible to install underfloor heating with a 10cm (4 inches) floor structure (with screed, or is there a better option)?
Heating is not essential as I could solve it with radiators as well.
Or is there something completely different recommended for a garage? As a mechanic, there will be some oil stains, so some kind of protective floor covering is necessary anyway.
The garage has 55 m² (592 sq ft).
I would be very grateful for your opinions.
Best regards
Hello,
I agree as well.
Cast asphalt with a waterproof layer on top is also an option. However, I can’t tell you which one is more cost-effective.
Personally, I would probably choose the bonded screed and then apply a coating based on epoxy resin as described above, or you could tile it and use an epoxy resin-based grout for the tiles. This is probably cheaper since you would need to grind or shot-blast the surface again for the coating, which you would actually have to do for the bonded screed anyway.
Best regards
I agree as well.
Cast asphalt with a waterproof layer on top is also an option. However, I can’t tell you which one is more cost-effective.
Personally, I would probably choose the bonded screed and then apply a coating based on epoxy resin as described above, or you could tile it and use an epoxy resin-based grout for the tiles. This is probably cheaper since you would need to grind or shot-blast the surface again for the coating, which you would actually have to do for the bonded screed anyway.
Best regards
Hello "Zettel159".
You have already received some practical advice in your previous posts. Ideally, the floor slab should have been raised directly by the now missing height. Underfloor heating would also have been possible as a so-called "thermal mass activation," meaning the heating elements are embedded within the concrete. However, this does not solve the issue of the missing installation height.
Asphalt screed is not an option because 10 cm (4 inches) height is generally not applied using asphalt screed (which is usually only 30–35 mm (1.2–1.4 inches) per layer), and for such a small surface area, no asphalt specialist would bring a 5 m³ (1,320 gallons) heated asphalt kettle.
The only (and sensible) solution is to install a cement screed CT30 in multiple layers, each with a nominal thickness of 50 mm (2 inches), bonded to the floor slab. It should be noted that depending on the garage layout, a slope or, for a total area of 50 m² (540 sq ft), possibly even a central drainage channel needs to be considered. I will omit details on the required surface protection here, as your inquiry did not request this.
Good luck: KlaRa
You have already received some practical advice in your previous posts. Ideally, the floor slab should have been raised directly by the now missing height. Underfloor heating would also have been possible as a so-called "thermal mass activation," meaning the heating elements are embedded within the concrete. However, this does not solve the issue of the missing installation height.
Asphalt screed is not an option because 10 cm (4 inches) height is generally not applied using asphalt screed (which is usually only 30–35 mm (1.2–1.4 inches) per layer), and for such a small surface area, no asphalt specialist would bring a 5 m³ (1,320 gallons) heated asphalt kettle.
The only (and sensible) solution is to install a cement screed CT30 in multiple layers, each with a nominal thickness of 50 mm (2 inches), bonded to the floor slab. It should be noted that depending on the garage layout, a slope or, for a total area of 50 m² (540 sq ft), possibly even a central drainage channel needs to be considered. I will omit details on the required surface protection here, as your inquiry did not request this.
Good luck: KlaRa
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