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Q. What is the advantage of PVC vs Copolymeres & Polypropylenes used in other tiles and can your clarify your pricing.
A. PVC is the highest grade of material(plastic) used for interlocking floor tiles. Armor Tiles are made for us, to our exact specifications, from 100% pure virgin PVC. Most other tiles are made from recycled or cheaper plastics such as those you mentioned above. They are not as strong, as flexible or as durable as our tiles which requires them to often be thicker than our tiles. Compare the weight of each tile and the guarantees! Each Armor Tile weighs 4.3lbs and are the only ones guaranteed for 30 yrears! Even though the competition's tiles are thicker, our's weigh more than twice what those other tiles do because of our all solid construction vs their hollow core or grid design. More material equals a stronger longer lasting tile. Our 100% virgin PVC construction keeps our tiles looking new while other cheaper materials are easily damaged and will deteriorate in appearance rather quickly leaving you with an unsightly floor for a long time. Armor Tiles are priced per the sq ft. Each tile is 2.6 sq ft. Please add 5% to the sq footage of your floor for cutting waste and enter that amount into the Qty box.
See the tile section in "Floor Advice" for more tile facts!
Q. How long will it take me to install Armor Tile in my two car garage and do I need to glue them down or prep the floor?
A. A two car garage should be able to be installed in couple of hours. No adhesive is needed nor is any special prepping. We suggest you simply sweep the floor clean. The beauty of Armor Tile is that it covers all your floor's blemishes and will last a lifetime.
Q. Can ArmorGarage help me with laying out my floor.
A. Yes. Email or fax us a sketch with dimensions of your floor. We'll email or fax you back a list of the products and a description of what you'll need. You can fine tune it as you desire, if necessary.
Q Can I use Armor Tile in my shop or commercial garage.
A. Yes. With a load capacity of 60,000 lbs per tile you can park any vehicle you want on it and put most contrator equipment on it. We don't recommend placing industrial machinery such as a 50 ton hydraulic press or stamping machines on them, tiles should be installed around this type of machinery.
Q. How do you clean Armor Tile.
A. Mild soap and water is all that's needed. Armor Tile are stain resistant so they clean very easily. A sponge squeegee works great on them also.
Q. Do I glue down the first row of tile.
A. Not necessary but not a bad idea. A little liquid nails under the ramp edging is fine.
Q. Do I need to leave an expansion joint. If so how do I seal that joint?
A. All materials expand and contract. Armor Tile's PVC construction expand and contracts less than tiles made of copolymers and such other materials. If you install the tiles in the summer you can install them tight to the wall and they will contract about an 1/8" in the winter time. If you install in the winter time leave the 1/8" gap for expansion come summer.
You can seal the joint along the walls with our joint sealer. It's a flexible waterproff expansion joint epoxy. Perfect for that exact application.
Q. What's the best way to cut Armor Tile.
A. Any type of power saw will work fine. Circular saw, table saw, jig saw or sawzall. Armor Tiles cut quickly and smoothly with regular wood cutting blades.
Q. Can I use Armor Tile in my production plant.
A. Yes but we strongly suggest you order the Flat style Tiles. They offer a smooth surface for steel wheeled carts, bins, dollies and other production vehicle traffic.