Kind of a strange question but..

"Supercharged-V8-Jag" (supercharged-v8-jag) 01/21/2015 at 00:02 • Filed to: garages

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Is it possible to have a laminate wood floor garage? I've always dreamed of having one..

Edit: perhaps a thin layer of resin on top of it can be applied?

Grindintosecond > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 00:03

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It it possible to get automotive fluid stains out of wood?

wabbalosthiskey > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 00:06

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Have one in my showroom and we rotate cars in and out...It works OK for that and we don't get tire marks, but i don't think it would be a good idea in the garage. Among other things they don't do well with large temperature fluctuations, it expands and contracts like you wouldn't believe.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 00:06

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I mean, no one is going to stop you from installing one. But cost for something that will probably be ruined fairly quickly may not be the best choice.

Wacko > Grindintosecond 01/21/2015 at 00:06

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the laminate would have to be broken to get to the wood

Street Surgeon > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 00:09

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Possible? Absolutely. Hot? Unquestionably. Practical? Nooooooooooooooo.

Cajun Ginger > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 00:09

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laminate can be twitchy about standing water. like water or snow melt that drips off a car would be bad for it.

Supercharged-V8-Jag > Street Surgeon 01/21/2015 at 00:11

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Who goes for practical these days..

Supercharged-V8-Jag > Grindintosecond 01/21/2015 at 00:12

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Perhaps a thin layer of resin can be applied?

Street Surgeon > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 00:14

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Grindintosecond > Wacko 01/21/2015 at 00:26

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give it time. Temperature changes of the garage.....youd have to control the humidity in there and temp. The gaps between the pieces....harbor lots of things. I suppose it would be like having toddler kids and a dinner table in a wood laminate kitchen. Gunk and dirt find their way in...oh i know they find a way.

Brodieman > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 00:28

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Not mine, but guessing a well treated hardwood would do...

Saw this pic a while back and it's the first thing that came to mind reading this.

Supercharged-V8-Jag > Brodieman 01/21/2015 at 00:29

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Wow awesome! Thanks for sharing!

ranwhenparked > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 00:37

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Don't they make vinyl roll flooring that replicates the look of wood? That might be a safer option.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 00:41

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I don't know if you can see very well, but Tesla have a wooden-floored area for when they conduct final inspections on finished cars.

And also, because the Model S is electric, all test-drives are conducted indoors!

DrScientist > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 00:53

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id be concerned that the laminate would be so soft your jack and jack stands would dent and permanently damage it.

i guess it depends on what youre doing in your garage though.

orcim > wabbalosthiskey 01/21/2015 at 01:28

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I think you're right. I think expansion issues are true of the plywood-like floors, but maybe not sop much for the composite ones. But I wouldn't use that composite ca-ca to save my life unless I was in basic desert conditions with super even environment (and even then, it offends me.)

orcim > Brodieman 01/21/2015 at 01:29

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That's not laminate from the look, but solid wood. That's different than the question (though still cool.)

orcim > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 01:35

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What are you looking to achieve with that garage? Are you looking to have a warmer color, or maybe mitigate the metal aspect of your love of cars with the aspect of wood (chinese, 5 elements), balance the Feng Shui, or does the thought of sliding your back under an ultra clean car on wood make you excited (dunno 'bought you, but that makes *me* excited.)

Me? I'm a function guy. Epoxy floor (durable, contrast color), hi gloss for easy cleaning, renewable with a touchup, and I'm done. I have a number of chunks of ply that have been sanded and finished for my inevitable under car adventures when I want some under car support. But that's me.

BoulderZ > Brodieman 01/21/2015 at 01:54

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That reminded me of a famous build "thread" on garagejournal. A Citroen devotee in NW Italy has done an amazing job on an old farmhouse and other buildings and documented the whole thing. Skip to page 19 (yes, really) and check out the salvaged thick factory wood floor he put in the stables he reconditioned as a workshop: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthre…

page 21 has some great photos of the floor project as well.

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > DrScientist 01/21/2015 at 03:51

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Ugh its a pain. I dont have wooden floor but i have a floor of rocks and cement and its extremely uneven/ not flat surface. And if the car sits on the jackstands or jack. The weight would twist the stands. So i always put some wood (the hardest i could find.) Under the stands and jack and its super tedious.

Kailand09 > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 06:18

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Yeah dunno that all the oils and such would do well. If it is sealed really well or some type of stabilized wood it might be fine though?

Maybe a massive amount of shellac or cyano acrylate coating it. or something.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 07:15

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They make actual laminate that looks like wood.

Perhaps that would be a better option?

Imirrelephant > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/21/2015 at 09:26

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The main problem I see in using laminate would be durability. As others have said, it will grow and shrink with temperature and humidity changes. Also, I would be worried about staining and delaminating in garage conditions. It might be OK if you get the floor very level and put down a vapor barrier (plastic sheeting, etc.)

You would be best off putting down 5/8" or 3/4" sheeting to help distribute the load better. Especially since it sounds like you have a mix of gravel and concrete floor in your garage. I would be worried that a jack stand would punch through the laminate if it were over gravel. It may still puncture it with sheeting down first. I don't have any experience with it in a garage setting. I can't imagine it holds up all that well to a lot of weight on a relatively small contact area.

It might work fine. Just things to consider.

Brodieman > orcim 01/21/2015 at 09:42

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Correct, I mention a treated hardwood there. I agree with other comments about laminate basically turning into a paper towel in short time.

wabbalosthiskey > orcim 01/21/2015 at 10:20

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It does with a lot of the composite as well..I have some of that in a room about 45' wide, and it expands more that 3/4" going through summer.

Nisman > Supercharged-V8-Jag 01/24/2015 at 15:13

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I would say no to laminate, but actual hardwood would be fine! Put down a floor leveler, then a vapor barrier. Install your hardwood, then stain and poly and you have a resistant-to-almost-anything floor that wont have the issues laminate would.