“Gladiator garage flooring is part of the Gladiator Garageworks line, including
cabinets, worktables, tool cabinets, and a custom garage refrigerator.
Whirlpool’s foray into the garage, Gladiator Garageworks, brings the company’s signature quality to bear on garage storage solutions and garage improvement. The Gladiator line includes garage cabinets, tool storage and customizable storage solutions. Their addition to the garage flooring market makes a nice foundation for the rest of their line.
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Gladiator GarageWorks Floor Tile, 48-Pack |
Another Garage Flooring Option
If you’re building a new home or redoing your existing garage, you have several garage flooring solutions available to you. You can cover plain concrete or other, older surface with an epoxy coating, paint your floor, put down a garage floor mat, use garage floor tiles, and on the list goes.
All of them are easily done by a homeowner as a weekend project. Gladiator Garage flooring tiles are just as easily installed, but do have some advantages over other garage flooring solutions.
Install New Garage Floor Tile without Adhesive
One of the nicest features of Gladiator Garage flooring tiles is that they snap together for easy installation, without the use of any adhesive. The interlocking tiles come in several popular colors, including blue, red, black, silver, white and charcoal, making it a snap to create a finished look in your garage, regardless of any current color scheme.
If you’re remodeling or customizing your garage with Gladiator cabinets, installing the new floor tiles will create a very upscale and pulled-together look. Gladiator garage flooring tiles also clean up with just a hosing, so your floor will stay looking great.
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Gladiator Garage Flooring, 24-Pack |
While you can install the tiles just where you park your car, the tiles are inexpensive enough to make wall-to-wall garage flooring an easy option. There are edging tiles and flow-through drain tiles in the system as well, for a seamless finished floor.
Gladiator Garage Flooring Isn’t Just Good Looks
While Gladiator floor tiles do look great, especially for a nice, custom look, they’re much more than decorative. The tiles provide a non-skid surface for safety, which can be an issue in garages where the floor is plain concrete or painted.
Oil leaks, fluid spills and other hazards make garages a common place in the home for slips and falls. The slip-resistant tread-safe pattern of these tiles makes them one of the safer garage flooring solutions.
A Garage Flooring Solution That’s Tough
Gladiator floor tiles are designed to hold up under vehicles and other heavy garage equipment, like tool boxes, lawn mowers, etc. The surface is resistant to the more common garage chemicals, which means they’ll hose down nicely, rather than allowing stains to soak in.
Installing this type of flooring will help you eliminate three of the most common complaints about garage flooring: stains, cracking and pitting. The 10 Year Limited Warranty is an added value. The tiles are built to look great for years and hold up under tough use. Plus, their warranty backs that up.
Whether you’re installing Gladiator garage cabinets and want a complete custom look or you just need to replace (actually, cover) your stained and pitted garage floor, these garage floor tiles are an excellent choice and a very good value. You can install them yourself in a weekend, with just a good cleaning of your existing floor and a few hours labor.
Gladiator Garage Flooring Pros and Cons (based on consumer reports)
Pros
- Durable
- Easy to assemble
- Can be disassembled and move to another garage if you move
- Colors to match most garage color schemes
- Neighbor envy, i.e., looks really cool
Cons
- Can be pricey if you have a large garage
- Entire floor can move if entering or exiting in a hurry with your car
- Difficult to disassemble if you need to re-do something
Consumer Suggestions
Gladiator Garage Flooring owners contributed this suggestions:
- Use double-sided carpet tape at the edge to keep the floor from slipping.
- Use a good quality rubber mallet for assembly.
- Leave a little room between the tile and wall for movement or expansion (about 1/2″ is adequate).
- If you are going to create a pattern, plan well before starting. Tiles are a little hard to take apart if you have to re-do what you have done (incorrectly).
- Clear out your garage entirely before starting so you won’t have to move things several times during the installation.
Garage Organization Tip
With the Gladiator garage storage line, it’s easy to work within your budget to create an efficient, good looking and well organized garage space. Remember, you first need to develop your overall garage organization plan and then choose the tools and garage storage solutions to help you implement the plan.
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