Containment mat for the garage

[Masterchief]

Can anyone recommend a containment mat for the garage? The snow that the car drags in to the garage contains lots of salt and it is quickly eating away at the cement in my garage. I was looking at buying one of these
https://www.amazon.ca/TruContain-Con.../dp/B01MTOFHDF

[JB_AOL]

I just drilled a 1/4" hole in the low spot, problem solved.

[Jamie Black R/T]

I bought one at Raven Truck Accessories. Works awesome.

[Masterchief]

Originally Posted by Jamie Black R/T

I bought one at Raven Truck Accessories. Works awesome.

Did you get the Tapson mat?

[Jamie Black R/T]

Originally Posted by Masterchief

Did you get the Tapson mat?

yes

[Sundancefisher]

Originally Posted by JB_AOL

I just drilled a 1/4" hole in the low spot, problem solved.

Not worried about salt damage moving further through the garage pad?

We splurged and had an epoxy product installed. Hope it will last and other from experience liked it.

[Sundancefisher]

Originally Posted by Masterchief

Can anyone recommend a containment mat for the garage? The snow that the car drags in to the garage contains lots of salt and it is quickly eating away at the cement in my garage. I was looking at buying one of these
https://www.amazon.ca/TruContain-Con.../dp/B01MTOFHDF

Speaking of mats.

Since I went the epoxy route I feel the floor will be slippery with slush so I am looking for long rubber mats to lay down on either side of the car.

Anyone see any out there? Likely found in the same place as OP mat.

Answered my own question https://www.princessauto.com/en/deta....pal-prod-com3

[Drewski Canuck]

That checker plate roll mat is pretty mediocre for dealing with water on a garage floor.

At Costco they have these 2' x 2' interlocking floor mats with a series of holes going through. The mats snap together along the edges with each other and can be configured many different ways. Nice part is the water goes through and you are walking on dry rubber.

To clean up, just pull the mats apart and wash with a pressure washer outside in the spring time. Garage then gets swept out and can be pressure washed as well.

If the situation gets really bad, you can just use a shop vac to suck up the water on the floor through the floor mats themselves.

You cannot do that with a solid roll mat.

Drewski

[Strix]

I have one. Pretty sure I bought it at Canadian Tire about 5 – 6 years ago. I think I paid $189.00 at the time. It works great. The floor in my garage slants a bit so I stapled some 1" x 2" x 8 ft strips of wood all around the edge to contain the water. In the winter when the water accumulates I just pick it up with the wet vac. I pull the mat out onto the driveway once a year and hose it off to clean. Easy to maintain.

[curtz]

Bought mine at Garage Strategies in Edmonton, pricey but heavy duty.

[Strix]

This is what mine looks like although it is difficult to judge the thickness

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.7...001106125.html

[dwedmon]

I was thinking of getting one of the Floor Defender mats from https://www.canadamats.ca/

Has anyone tried these out?

For the guys that bought the Tapson, are you happy with the product?

Thanks

[Masterchief]

I am leaning toward the Tapson from Raven or Canadian Tire, it's reasonably priced, although I don't really like the plastic corners.

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[orgrabbit]

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Epoxy from Costco worked great for us.

[horsepower]

I purchased a containment mat from peavey mart several years ago for the car and it works great. The larger truck size is great for car or truck and allows for greater holding capacity. It does require squeegeeing every other day if there is lots of snow on the vehicle when it comes in but it is quick and easy to do. My floor remains dry and water isn't all over the garage. Would purchase again. Wait until it comes on sale.

https://www.peaveymart.com/Garage-Mats-C2112.aspx

[JB_AOL]

Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

Not worried about salt damage moving further through the garage pad?

We splurged and had an epoxy product installed. Hope it will last and other from experience liked it.

Nope. There's a nice gravel pad (12-18") below my garage, water doesn't sit long enough for it to matter.

[ghostguy6]

Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

Speaking of mats.

Since I went the epoxy route I feel the floor will be slippery with slush so I am looking for long rubber mats to lay down on either side of the car.

Anyone see any out there? Likely found in the same place as OP mat.

Answered my own question https://www.princessauto.com/en/deta....pal-prod-com3

If you go the epoxy route, mix in a 1 cup per gallon of epoxy, 36 grit sandblaster abrasive before you lay the product down. If will leave an nice anti slip finish. A 60 grit will also work but tends to still be slippy when slushy.

[sportman]

Shippers Supply has them, around $250. They have edging that keeps the water in. To drain or clean off I just slide it out onto the driveway even in the winter.

[sharpstick]

FWIW, I bought a couple of the Tapson a few years ago. The problem with these mats is your vehicle picks up little rock chips in the slushy snow, it accululates in your wheel wells, you park in your garage and that snow melts and now you have a bunch on little rocks on your mat. When you drive over them, they puncture little holes in the mat and it leaks all the salty water out and doesn't contain it. I still use them as it does contain most of the mess but they aren't the end all be all. So the concrete is still getting soaked in salty water.

[Masterchief]

Is this problematic with just the Tapson mats or all mats? I have seen some that are made with 50 mil material, which sounds like it's a bit more durable, but that also comes in at twice the price as the Tapson

[spoiledsaskhunter]

I went to a landscaping place and bought a large piece of rubber they use for lining ponds.....built a frame out of 2x4s and fastened the liner in it. park the car inside the frame on the liner. every morning I have about 20 litres of water standing in it. use the wet dry vacuum to suck it up. dump it outside and my garage stays perfectly dry.

in the spring, I roll up the rubber and use it again next year.

if i remember, the rubber cost around a hundred bucks.

[BuckCuller]

Peavy Mart has good mats for in your garage.
I’ve had mine for four years and still working fine.

[Headdamage]

You can get spill containment pools that are designed to be driven in and out of. I bought one big enough for a pickup truck at Acklands for my last employer, they are expensive but will hold all the melt from a truck that has driven winter roads during flooding.

[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by sportman

Shippers Supply has them, around $250. They have edging that keeps the water in. To drain or clean off I just slide it out onto the driveway even in the winter.

They look pretty good! (Link here)

[Sundancefisher]

Originally Posted by ghostguy6

If you go the epoxy route, mix in a 1 cup per gallon of epoxy, 36 grit sandblaster abrasive before you lay the product down. If will leave an nice anti slip finish. A 60 grit will also work but tends to still be slippy when slushy.

Already have epoxy laid.

[Sundancefisher]

Originally Posted by spoiledsaskhunter

I went to a landscaping place and bought a large piece of rubber they use for lining ponds.....built a frame out of 2x4s and fastened the liner in it. park the car inside the frame on the liner. every morning I have about 20 litres of water standing in it. use the wet dry vacuum to suck it up. dump it outside and my garage stays perfectly dry.

in the spring, I roll up the rubber and use it again next year.

if i remember, the rubber cost around a hundred bucks.

Pea gravel on the tires would rip it up in my garage.

[spoiledsaskhunter]

Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

Pea gravel on the tires would rip it up in my garage.

nope....I drive down a gravel alley every time. vaccum cleans the pebbles up too. been parking on it for 3 winters and it doesn't leak yet.

[curtz]

The one I bought from garage strategies is a 50mil, the wife has 12 mile of gravel every day, it's still holding water. I use a dehumidifier also, it really helps with humidity. If there is to much water to evaporate quick I use a shop vac to suck it up. I think the mat was around $400.