Garage floor which addy and grout?

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Discopotatoes

I've been lurking for a while now so thought it best to say hi and ask a couple of questions.
I'm just finishing off my 7m x3.4m self build garage / extension and am planning to tile the garage floor with a non slip porcelain tile.

I was going to use something like mapei keraflex ( as I'm not very quick at laying tiles and I won't need to walk on them for a fair while) and epoxy grout but thought it best to ask here first.
Now I will be installing a 4 post ramp which will be mobile , I.E not bolted down and sitting on the tiles, and the garage will be heated via myson kickspace heaters so was concerned about possible localised expansion from the warm air and point loads from the 4 post ramp.
your thoughts?
cheers
Disco.
 
I've been lurking for a while now so thought it best to say hi and ask a couple of questions.
I'm just finishing off my 7m x3.4m self build garage / extension and am planning to tile the garage floor with a non slip porcelain tile.

I was going to use something like mapei keraflex ( as I'm not very quick at laying tiles and I won't need to walk on them for a fair while) and epoxy grout but thought it best to ask here first.
Now I will be installing a 4 post ramp which will be mobile , I.E not bolted down and sitting on the tiles, and the garage will be heated via myson kickspace heaters so was concerned about possible localised expansion from the warm air and point loads from the 4 post ramp.
your thoughts?
cheers
Disco.
I don't think I would want to trust any lift that was not bolted down, and very concerned on tiles. I doubt you tiles are non slip rated when using a steel plate as the surface. Also what is the load rating of your tiles and Addy?.
 
What is the weight of the mobile lift? Why is it mobile and not bolted down? Potential H&S issues here!
 
Doubt if any 8mm porcelain tile would take point loading.
Worked on a few BMW workshops - repairing 12mm porcelain and even dropped tools cause damage.
 
the slab is 7" reinforced over 75mm recticel.
the tile is 7mm thick
the total weight of the ramp + my heaviest vehicle is 3 tons, and the feet are 268mm sq so have calculated 5.59 psi per mm sq
 

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