Where do you get metal or plastic checker plate from, wanting to stick some down in the garage and not having much luck in tracking some down. Tried the normal DIY places to no avail.

 

don't know about the plastic, but yellow pages 'metal factors' or 'sheet metal' for ally stuff

probably get it from Magnet or MFI but at a silly price

 

checker plate?

Do mean tiles?

 

Thats a similar thing.

 

this stuff



I have a staircase made of the stuff

you wouldn't want to stick it down though

Ade wants the lightweight ally stuff

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Checker-Plate-Over-1...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

An ex used to work for British Steel (or Corus as it is now) and would always point that stuff out whenever she saw it on steps or whatever - she gave it a different name to Checker Plate though, can't remember what it was.

Anyway, it got quite disturbing

 

I've never quite understood the concept of using that stuff for flooring.
The ribbing may well give a higher level of grip, but the metal surface is low friction.

 

Think twice. Anything the seals the garge floor means that if you come back and park up on a wet day all of the water that drains off of the car has nowhere to go. (Usually it soaks into the concrete)

I once made the mistake of painting a garage floor and was forever brushing the water out of the garage.

 

Hope this is helpful ade...

http://www.nfauto.co.uk/chequerplate_effect_mat.htm