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Flooring for car workshops, tyre shops and other workshops

A dust-free, washable surface with an anti-slip broadcast for repair areas, tyre shops, vehicle test centres, service pits and car wash bays.

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For car workshops, tyre shops, vehicle test centres and other workshops, we recommend a solid-colour epoxy floor with a quartz sand broadcast. The concrete stops dusting, liquids no longer soak into it, and the floor can be cleaned by machine or with a pressure washer.

We choose the build-up to suit the space. In a repair area it comes down to oils, axle stands and vehicle traffic; in a tyre shop, tyre marks; in a pit and a wash bay, water and higher slip resistance. This page is about commercial premises. For a private garage, look under our services, for example a flake floor or a solid-colour epoxy floor.

What the floor is made of and what it stands up to in a workshop

The basis is the system we supply for garages and workshops: Sikafloor-151 primer and a main layer of Sikafloor-264 epoxy in two coats, about 1 mm in total, with a quartz sand broadcast. The manufacturer lists Sikafloor-264 for workshops, garages and maintenance areas, among other uses, and describes it as watertight. The sand roughens the surface; the amount and grading of the sand are chosen according to how much slip resistance the space needs.

Vehicle fluids: the surface withstands spills as long as you wipe them up in good time. Long-term contact is a different matter: where oil stands permanently, for example in a store where oil is dispensed, the system has to be chosen from the manufacturer’s chemical resistance table. Specific data for oil, brake fluid and petrol are in the questions below.

Slip resistance: Slovak Government Regulation No. 391/2006 Coll. requires a non-slip workplace floor but does not set a specific R rating. As a reference we therefore use the German rule ASR A1.5, which assigns ratings to individual areas; those for a workshop are set out below. The R rating of a particular floor can only be proven by a test of that build-up, so we state it only where the manufacturer declares it for the build-up used. How R and V ratings are tested is explained on our page about anti-slip flooring.

Line marking: the epoxy paint TopStone EP12 Traffic, which is in our range, is designed for interior floor marking; the manufacturer also lists it for car workshops. Coloured lines can separate bays, traffic lanes and the zones around vehicle lifts.

The workshop areas we cover and the R rating ASR A1.5 gives for each

We design the floor build-up around the loads and the requirements of your site.

Repair areas and service bays

Mechanical repairs, oil changes, diagnostics. ASR A1.5 gives R11 for repair and vehicle maintenance areas. The surface has to withstand oils, axle stands and vehicle traffic.

Tyre shop

Tyre changing and wheel balancing. ASR A1.5 does not list it separately and classifies unlisted areas by analogy; as a vehicle maintenance workshop it corresponds to repair areas, so R11. Expect possible tyre marks.

Service and inspection pits

Both oil and water run down into them. ASR A1.5 gives R12 V4 for working and inspection pits. A V rating requires a coarser surface profile, which must be proven by a test of the build-up.

Car wash bays

Constantly wet, with cleaning agents. ASR A1.5 gives R11 V4 and, where there are gullies and channels, recommends a fall of at least 2%. The fall is formed by the substrate; a thin poured layer simply follows it.

Parts and oil stores

ASR A1.5 does not list a dry parts store among areas with a slip hazard. An oil and lubricant store where oil is dispensed (in a workshop, for example) is classed as R12 V6. The floor there has to withstand long-term contact with oil, which must be checked in the manufacturer’s chemical resistance table.

Reception, shop and showroom

The customer area. ASR A1.5 gives R9 for sales and customer areas, so the surface here can be smoother and easier to clean.

The regulations and standards our designs are based on

The regulations, standards and technical rules the floor is designed and tested to. The properties of the materials used are documented by the manufacturer in the technical data sheet and the declaration of performance.

Slovak Government Regulation No. 391/2006 Coll.
Minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace. Annex 1, point 9.1: workplace floors must have no dangerous bumps, holes or slopes and must be fixed, stable and not slippery. Point 9.3: floor surfaces must be capable of being cleaned and refurbished. It does not set a specific R rating.
ASR A1.5, Annex 2
A German technical rule for workplaces, March 2022 edition, last amended in May 2025. Annex 2 assigns R and V ratings to types of premises: vehicle maintenance workshops in items 23.1 to 23.3 and garages in items 31.1 and 31.2. It is not binding in Slovakia; we use it as a technical reference.
DIN 51130 / DIN EN 16165
Slip resistance test: a test person in specified footwear walks on an inclined ramp coated with engine oil; the result is a rating from R9 to R13. DIN 51130 has been replaced by DIN EN 16165, where the procedure is in Annex B. The rating applies to the build-up and surface tested.
EN 13813
The standard for screed materials. Under it, Sikafloor-264 has a declaration of performance as a synthetic resin screed material and carries CE marking; as a coating for concrete protection, also under EN 1504-2.
Slovak Ministry of Environment Decree No. 200/2018 Coll.
Buildings and installations where pollutants are handled, such as stores and handling areas, must among other things be impermeable and resistant to chemical attack. The duties it imposes fall on whoever handles the pollutants; in a workshop that means, for example, the oil store. The floor for such an area has to be chosen according to the manufacturer’s chemical resistance data.
DGUV Information 208-041
German guidance on assessing the slipperiness of floors in use. It warns that unsuitable cleaning and care products can reduce slip resistance, and recommends checking it regularly and also after a change in cleaning method.

The benefits of car workshop flooring

Concrete stops dusting and soaking up spills

The sealed surface releases no dust and lets no liquids into the concrete. Soak up spilt liquid with an absorbent and wipe it up as soon as possible.

Slip resistance to suit each area

A rougher surface in the bays, the pits and the wash bay; a smoother one in reception. We add roughness only where it is needed, because a smoother surface is easier to clean.

Cleaned with standard equipment

For Sikafloor-264 the manufacturer permits rotary brushes, scrubber-dryers and a pressure washer with a suitable cleaning agent.

Marking for bays and lanes

The epoxy paint TopStone EP12 Traffic is designed for interior floor marking. Lines let you separate bays, traffic lanes and the zones around vehicle lifts.

Price on request

The price depends on the area and the condition of the concrete (oil in the substrate, cracks, movement joints), on the slip resistance required and on whether the work is done in sections while the workshop stays open. We prepare an exact price after a site survey.

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Frequently asked questions

Car workshop flooring: the questions that come up most often in design and installation.

Will the floor stand up to oil, brake fluid and petrol?
For spills, yes, provided you wipe the liquid up in good time. Our standard system is built on Sikafloor-264 epoxy. In its chemical resistance list, Sika rates it resistant to spillage (assessed after 1 and 3 days) for petrol, for diesel and other hydrocarbons including new and used engine and lubricating oils, for brake fluids and glycol-based antifreeze, and for aqueous detergent solutions. Petrol and diesel with up to 20% biofuel content are not listed separately in the table, but under Sika’s rules they are covered for spillage by the results of the other groups. Under permanent immersion the result is worse: petrol attacks the surface after 3 days; oils and other hydrocarbons change its colour or gloss after 3 days, and after 42 days the surface is attacked; brake fluid and antifreeze leave a change in colour or gloss. For alkaline degreasers the table has no data for this product.
Will tyres leave marks on the floor?
They can. Tyres contain softening agents (plasticisers), which migrate from warm rubber into the surface the car stands or turns on, leaving dark marks or discolouration. Epoxy resists this better than ordinary acrylic concrete sealers, but manufacturers do not rule it out even for epoxies and polyurethanes. Rubber mats and rubber castors can behave in the same way. Dark marks tend to be less noticeable on a darker shade. Whether they can be removed, and with what, depends on how deep they have penetrated; try a cleaning product on a small area first.
What slip resistance do a repair area, a pit and a wash bay need?
Slovak Government Regulation No. 391/2006 Coll. requires non-slip workplace floors but does not set a specific R rating. As a reference we therefore use the German rule ASR A1.5: repair areas R11, service and inspection pits R12 V4, car wash bays R11 V4, oil and lubricant stores where oil is dispensed R12 V6, garages not exposed to the weather R10 and those exposed to the weather R11 or R10 V4. A garage into which cars bring snow and water in winter counts under ASR A1.5 as an area exposed to the weather. Where activities are mixed, the rating is chosen according to the main activity. A V rating requires a coarser surface profile and must be proven by a test of the specific build-up.
Can the floor be laid on old, oil-contaminated concrete?
Often yes, but oil in the concrete prevents adhesion, so it has to be removed first. Heavily contaminated areas are mechanically ground or milled off. For oil-soaked concrete there is, for example, Sikafloor-60 Buster, which draws the oil out of the pores to the surface (the manufacturer states 2 to 6 repetitions of the process), or the TopStone EP02 O primer, made for greasy and oil-contaminated concrete. Both are in our range. We assess the extent of the contamination and the method at the site survey.
What about the vehicle lift? Does it have to be removed before the work?
A lift is anchored into the structural concrete in accordance with the lift manufacturer’s installation instructions, which also specify the concrete strength and thickness required. The poured layer is about 1 mm thick; it does not carry the load from the lift and is no substitute for anchoring. If the lift is not yet in place, it is easier to lay the floor before it is installed. If it is already in place, the floor is laid around the base plates; whether the base plates may stand on the floor or must sit directly on the concrete is for the lift manufacturer to say. Sika also points out that underfloor heating combined with high point loads may, under certain conditions, leave imprints in the resin.
What happens with movement joints and cracks in the concrete?
Structural movement joints in the concrete must be carried through into the poured layer: the floor is interrupted above them and the joint is filled with a flexible sealant, otherwise movement in the concrete is transferred to the floor as a crack. Construction joints and static cracks are filled and levelled with resin before the floor is applied, as the manufacturer specifies. Contraction joints can be closed once the concrete has finished shrinking; for an industrial floor with vehicle traffic, however, both the loading and whether the slab is still moving have to be assessed. We work out which joints are which, and how to deal with them, at the site survey.
Do we have to close the whole workshop during the work?
Not necessarily. The area can be divided into sections so that some of the bays stay in use; whether and how that can be done at your premises is something we agree at the site survey. For the Sikafloor-264 main layer the manufacturer states, at +20 °C, foot traffic after about 24 hours, light traffic after about 4 days and full cure after about 7 days; at +10 °C, after about 3 days, 6 days and 10 days. These times run from the final coat; before that, allow for the primer and for the waiting time between the two coats of Sikafloor-264, which is at least 24 hours at +20 °C. Both the air and the substrate must be at least +10 °C during the work, the fresh coat must be protected from water and condensation for at least 24 hours, and gas, oil or other fossil-fuel heaters must not be used for heating, only electric ones. So vehicle access has to be planned around the temperature in the building.
How is a workshop floor cleaned, and what about greasy stains?
Remove spilt oils and liquids as soon as possible; the manufacturer expressly recommends this for Sikafloor-264. For routine cleaning it permits rotary brushes, scrubber-dryers and a pressure washer with a suitable cleaning agent. A surface with a sand broadcast is harder to clean than a smooth one, which is why we apply the rougher finish only where it is needed. Unsuitable cleaning and care products can reduce slip resistance, so follow the floor manufacturer’s instructions.

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We recommend an R rating to suit your premises. Slip resistance is determined by the ramp test (DIN 51130 / DIN EN 16165).

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