Garage Flooring Advice

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A bit of background, I moved into an old Victorian property last year and have done a pretty large renovation. Now that is 99% done it's time to work on the garage. I had an electric door put in when I first moved as the old door pretty much fell off. The back of the garage (front of the photo) was an extension to the original garage and for some reason didn't have a proper brick floor like the rest. My assumption is that when the garage was retrospectively put there (originally a way to get horses into the back yard) they probably lifted it to use it as a more traditional garden. I did some ground work and levelled it out. Now my next step is to get something onto the whole floor without having to impact it (it's 150 years old so feel back covering it permanently. I currently have some cheapo floor mats on it as you can see, but they are a bit naff and because the floors not perfectly level they don't sit quite right. I'm looking for something a bit more sturdy.

I have a new car coming next week too to replace the A6 which is a 3 series so I'll also probably have a little (not much) more room!

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Some better quality floor tiles, or some hessian or rubber matting?

What are the reasons you want to cover it?

You could also try repointing the bricks and sealing them to make it look better.
 
Some better quality floor tiles, or some hessian or rubber matting?

What are the reasons you want to cover it?

You could also try repointing the bricks and sealing them to make it look better.

In some places they are quite unlevel so its something to even them out really.
 
I think with a floor that's that uneven you're going to struggle with any floor coverings. I used BigDug floor tiles on my garage, which I would recommend. They're much thicker and stronger than the foam floor mats in your pic, but they will still deform if the floor is that bumpy.
 
It's not crazy bumpy and I dont expect the tiles to be perfect. Those BigDug tiles look quite good actually. I need to measure my garage!
 
I've got the Swisstrax as well, lovely looking stuff.

I think if you're putting rigid tiles down you would want to screed that floor first, though might not be possible (is it on a slope as well?)
 
I've got the Swisstrax as well, lovely looking stuff.

I think if you're putting rigid tiles down you would want to screed that floor first, though might not be possible (is it on a slope as well?)

No its aducally pretty flat just the odd brick thats dropped in places over the years.
 
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