Garage flooring ideas that go the distance — durable finishes perfect for cars and workshops

A clean, modern garage with smooth, speckled grey flooring and cream walls. The ceiling is white with recessed spotlights, and the metal garage door is partially open. A black-framed glass door leads to another part of the home, and a small tree is visible just outside next to a timber fence.
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A garage floor puts up with a lot. Whether you're storing high-end motors, DIY gear or simply housing bins and bikes, this hardworking space deserves a surface to match. And with so many garage flooring ideas available – from sleek resin finishes to affordable concrete floor paints – it’s easier than ever to combine practicality with a little polish.

Garage conversions may get the design spotlight, but sometimes a garage should stay just that – a functional space for cars and DIY. With the right flooring, you can upgrade a plain concrete slab into a cleaner, tougher, and more usable surface. From budget-friendly floor paints to hard-wearing resin and tile finishes, we explore garage flooring ideas built for cars, tools and everything in between.

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John Foster

Joining Hillarys in 2018, John Foster oversees Hilarys installation team, ensuring every customer receives a high-quality expert installation. With a construction background and specialist product knowledge, John has a hands-on approach, dismantling each product down to component level and rebuilding it to truly understand how every part functions.

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Luke Rowberry

Luke Rowberry is Technical Manager for Building Products at Mapei, specialising in high-performance flooring systems and construction surface solutions.

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Jamie Swales

Jamie is the owner of GarageLux Ltd, a family run company that specialises in everything related to garage transformations. From new flooring to a full makeover of your garage, unit or showroom, GarageLux Ltd has you covered.

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Stuart Murray

Stuart is the owner of Retrovintage and an expert in mid-century and Danish design. His focus on layout and function brings a practical eye to creating stylish, space-savvy homes, even in utility areas like the garage.

Gabriella Dyson
Interiors journalist and contributing editor

Gabriella is an interiors journalist and has a wealth of experience creating interiors and renovation content. She was Homebuilding & Renovating's former Assistant Editor as well as the former Head of Solved at sister brand Homes & Gardens, where she wrote and edited content addressing key renovation, DIY and interior questions. 

She’s spent the past decade crafting copy for interiors publications, award-winning architects, and leading UK homeware brands. She also served as the Content Manager for the ethical homeware brand Nkuku.

Gabriella is a DIY enthusiast and a lover of all things interior design. She has a particular passion for historic buildings and listed properties, and she is currently in the process of renovating a Grade II-listed Victorian coach house in the West Country.