Hangar flooring

[DonMuncy]

My leased hangar has an asphalt floor which although flat, is not perfectly smooth. I am contemplating putting down some type interlocking floor "tiles".  

Anyone have any experience with this type flooring, sources, pros, cons, costs, etc. 

All comments appreciated.

[carusoam]

You didn't want to consider epoxy paint solutions?

Epoxy paint is available for painting garages at home depot and similar suppliers.

I used the epoxy for industrial floor coatings with good success.

Something to compare with anyway...

Interlocking floor tiles are expensive and not easy to clean around.

Best regards,

-a-

[DonMuncy]

My asphalt is way too rough for paint. That is why I'm considering something to lay on top. And this is part of the question; "how much variation in the floor will these "tiles" tolerate.

Unfortunately, I recognize the cost will be rough. The only upside to that is it can be taken up if and when I leave, and moved to a new space, or sold at a discount to someone here.

[Marauder]

Don -- I have it in my 3 bay garage and in my 12x20 shed (concrete floor). I bought it from Costco when it was on sale. The stuff in the garage has been there for 5 years and it is holding up well -- including under my 8,000 pound F350.

[DonMuncy]

As you put it on concrete, you probably don't know for sure, but what is your opinion as to whether it would tolerate a little variation in "flatness".

Also do you recall the brand name. Do you think they are all the same. Do you recall what Costco was charging.

Thanks

[Marauder]

Since the tiles are 1'X1', there is some ability to deal with floor irregularities. But if you have actual dips and holes, you will want to patch them a bit. You can buy cold fill asphalt and a tapper from lowes or Home Depot.

 

Here is the Costco page for the charcoal color I have. It's on sale! It also has a flooring calculator to determine how much you'll need. It is robust stuff and cleans off well.

 

http://www.costco.com/Motofloor%c2%ae-Garage-Tiles-Charcoal*.product.11041974.html

[DonMuncy]

thank you.

[Skywarrior]

On a very similar subject...

 

Those of you who have rain flowing into (make that through) your T-hangar, how do you shore up the edges to make them watertight?

[smccray]

Don-

 

Having been your hangar neighbor for a while I know what you're dealing with.  The garage floor tiles would certainly be the easiest, but they're expensive and they'll conform to the uneven floor underneath the tiles.  The guy down the hangar row (first or second hangar from the ramp) with the Jabaru has floor tiles down on his floor.

 

Scott

[1964-M20E]

On a very similar subject...

 

Those of you who have rain flowing into (make that through) your T-hangar, how do you shore up the edges to make them watertight?

I'm not sure how your hangar is configured but I'd ry using some caulking aorud the edges  at the bottom first and see how that works.  Hot fast and cheap.  If that does not work I'd use some 3" angle flashing attached it to the floor with some caulking and anchors.

[N601RX]

If your planning on keeping the hanger for a long time would just putting cement down be an option?  I have been asking myself the same question.  Our hangers have an asphalt strip down the center to park on, but the sides are dirt.  Some people have filled in with gravel, a couple have used concrete

[moodychief]

Call Rob Scmidt at 501-912-3479 and he can give you an idea on prices for the different options.

[KSMooniac]

I sorta sealed my city t-hangar wall joints with expanding foam and some rubbery spray stuff.  Cheap enough, and seems to have cut down some of the blow-in from the grass-cutting and wash-in from the rain.  

 

You might look into a vinyl floor roll in lieu of the race deck style tiles, which are very expensive IMO.  Check out what Sam's or Costco might have available:

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/g-floor-garage-floor-cover-protector-10-39-x-22-39/144557.ip?navAction=push

 

I recently put down 3 10x22 rolls in my home garage of their ribbed vinyl and like it for the most part,  The floor was not flat/level, and the mats tolerate it pretty well.  I have some older "coin top" rolls from my previous workshop I plan to put down in my hangar when I get it cleaned out since the concrete is irregular and rough.

[kmyfm20s]

You didn't want to consider epoxy paint solutions?

Epoxy paint is available for painting garages at home depot and similar suppliers.

I used the epoxy for industrial floor coatings with good success.

Something to compare with anyway...

Interlocking floor tiles are expensive and not easy to clean around.

Best regards,

-a-

Can you put the epoxy coating on asphalt?

[KSMooniac]

Can you put the epoxy coating on asphalt?

 

No.  Epoxy needs a very clean surface free of petroleum-based products to adhere properly, and asphalt is of course largely made from petroleum.

[Jerry 5TJ]

Two parts to my answer:

 

One - water flowing through:   I first tried stopping the flow with foam sealant around the bottom of the hangar.  That worked, in a fashon.  Water that got in after sealing, stayed in.   No more "river runs through it" issue but now I had  "a lake stays in  it" situation.  

 

Next, upgrade the floor surface:   I poured concrete on top of the asphalt.  That worked, but including foundation preparation it cost about $5 AMU for a 45' wide T hangar.   It much improved the utility of the hangar overall.   We poured the concrete up to the level of the hangar's base square bar stock so the floor level rose about 2" at minimum and nearly 5 inches where the asphalt dipped near one rear corner.  Left the surface natural smooth concrete.    

 

Now there's no flowing water in my hangar because it runs into my neighbor's hangar, which is at a lower level...

 

 

[DrBill]

How about the latex asphalt sealer ?   I've used it on my old garage floor with a squeegee to apply and "smooth" the surface.  You can get it in colors.

Bill

[mooniac58]

For what it is worth I used a local garage floor epoxy coating company on both my hangars.  For my 3000 sqft hangar it ran about $7500, my 1400 sqft hangar was about $4000.  They will prep the surface and pre-seal cracks, etc.

 

I don't know if they can lay this on asphalt, but if so it goes on like a liquid and will fill in the rough surface and leave a smooth liquid like top surface.  You can have them throw in speckles to break it up and give it texture/grit.

 

The company I use is part of this franchise: http://www.garagefloorcoating.com/