Carpet

Post by **sgray** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:18 am

I've been advised that I should put down a layer of carpet on the floor of the garage to stop condensation forming on the underside of the car. Does anybody or everybody else do this?

Simon

Post by **PSL184** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:55 am

Guilty

Post by **MarkyB** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:32 am

I've got a mixture of carpet and vinyl mostly to save wear and tear on my back and knees.
The vinyl is handy as it's easy to clean oil off.

Post by **stevey** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:48 am

only down side is that if you spill water on it, or the car is wet it'll hold moisture.

Post by **MarkyB** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 6:10 pm

The upside is that you can mop water (and oil) off the vinyl.
In my garage I have the vinyl at the front "working area" and the car goes over a mostly carpeted area.
If it has to be put away wet I'll normally leather off most of the outside.
The garage is under a block of flats and normally seems a little warmer than the outside when it's cold.
Not sure if this is a good thing or not.

Post by **croft** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:39 pm

I used to have sheets of plywood in mine! an 8x4 sheet covers a lot of floor!! Also it will dry out if you have to put the car away wet (as would vinyl) I think carpet would soon rot away and hold all sorts of nastys. If youre feeling flush I can recommend some "cushioned floor tiles" (search on ebay!) Tiles are 2'x2' they come in packs of 8 and I just bought a pack now and then (when they where on special!!) and have now covered my floor with them and "boy" what a difference

) can even jack up a car off them and a few hours later the marks have gone!

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:57 pm

croft wrote: If youre feeling flush I can recommend some "cushioned floor tiles" (search on ebay!) Tiles are 2'x2' they come in packs of 8 and I just bought a pack now and then (when they where on special!!) and have now covered my floor with them and "boy" what a difference ) can even jack up a car off them and a few hours later the marks have gone!

Now there's a thought.