Industrial halls and heavily used garages demand a lot from floor coverings. Operating fluids such as oil and petrol, constant traffic and foot traffic as well as heavy loads over many years pose a major challenge for the floor coating. The floor should still make a good impression even after years of use. When you renovate garage and industrial floors with a stone carpet, you are relying on a flooring system that meets the requirements.
Contents
- Stone carpet garage floor as a hard-wearing and decorative floor coating
- Quartz gravel flooring in luxury garages
- Steinteppich Carport
- Qubo®Tec im Carport
- Qubo® Painting Airbrush Logo in the Stone Carpet Garage
- Properties of mortar flooring as an industrial floor
- Skirting boards made of quartz gravel
- Non-binding Cost estimate
- Link collection
- FAQ
- Shop
Stone carpet garage floor as a hard-wearing and decorative floor coating Stone carpet in the classic car showroom
Whether as a new build or in an existing building, whether free-standing or integrated into the house: A stone carpet garage floor is the ideal choice for coating and renovating your vehicle parking space. However, larger garages in particular are not always intended solely as a parking space for vehicles. Double garages offer enough space to also serve as a party cellar, workshop and hobby room. This also raises the question of underfloor heating . A stone carpet is particularly suitable for laying such a system. Underfloor heating can also be retrofitted in existing rooms by milling .
To be able to present your vehicles, your own workshop or an entire exhibition to customers, a positive overall image is of course an advantage. Stone carpet garages are proof that durability and great design can be combined. By laying a Qubo® stone carpet system , you have both recoated and sealed your new floor.
When installing a stone carpet garage floor, a quartz gravel floor should always be preferred to a marble gravel floor. Quartz gravel is much more resilient than the softer marble gravel. This is why quartz gravel floors are often used in industry.
Setting accents with quartz gravel Quartz gravel flooring in luxury garages
Collectors of classic cars particularly like to use larger halls to exhibit their classic cars and sports cars. On the one hand, the vehicles can be presented particularly well there. Visitors have enough space to inspect and marvel at the lovingly maintained collector’s items from all sides.
On the other hand, the large halls also offer enough space for lifting platforms to carry out repair work on site. Some collectors even use a revolving carousel to present their vehicles.
Those who use their luxury garage for the reasons mentioned above usually attach importance to a floor covering that is both decorative and hard-wearing. This is why many clients opt for a stone-carpeted garage. The extremely robust material can easily withstand the demands of such use. With a pore seal and a special sealant, the floor system is resistant to oil and petrol. This is particularly advantageous when garages are also used as workshops. The extremely adaptable quartz gravel floor allows the installation of lighting elements to set the scene for each of the vehicles on display. Other connections such as electricity, water, compressed air etc. can also be easily integrated into the floor system.
By the way: If you have now planned your stone-carpeted garage or have already fitted it with a quartz gravel floor, it is worth thinking about a suitable driveway. This can be wonderfully designed with Qubo®Tec . Sloping driveways in particular benefit from its anti-slip and drainage effect. Heavy accumulations of water are prevented during heavy rainfall.
Coating your carport with quartz gravel Stone carpet carport
If you park your vehicle in a carport instead of a stone carpet garage, you also benefit from the many positive properties of a gravel coating. These include the mechanical properties of a quartz gravel coating, such as
- the seamless surface,
- easy cleaning and
- the high load capacity.
However, the attractive appearance is also an important argument for fitting a carport with a quartz gravel floor. With our color quartz, you have a huge selection of well over 100 colors. The gravel colors are 100% lightfast and therefore retain their intensity permanently.
In outdoor areas, the quartz gravel floor remains open – i.e. it is laid without a pore seal – so that rainwater runs off below the gravel surface. This is an important feature, especially for carports, to avoid puddles. This also provides additional safety when it freezes over.
The binder used for outdoor surfaces is completely UV-resistant and thus provides additional protection for the gravel surface.
Just like on terraces and balconies as well as pool surrounds and other outdoor areas, a stone carpet carport is very easy to maintain . Brooms and leaf vacuum cleaners as well as a high-pressure cleaner with brush attachment remove all types of dirt.
The prerequisite for a stone carpet carport is a level surface of asphalt or concrete that can be covered with a quartz gravel layer just a few millimetres thick. If such a surface is not available, Qubo®Tec can be used as an alternative coating.
The alternative carport coating on gravel substrates Qubo®Tec in the carport
If you are planning a new carport or want to replace a current paved surface with a gravel coating, for example, we recommend Qubo®Tec as a coating system. The heavy-duty gravel is laid in a 4 cm thick layer directly onto a compacted gravel base, creating a seamless and weed-free surface for your vehicle. The system is available in various natural gravel colors.
Qubo® Painting Airbrush Logo in the Stone Carpet Garage
To give the stone carpet garage and the carport that certain something that makes the special space absolutely unique, the use of a stone carpet logo is a good idea. These so-called Qubo® Paintings are created in the sz art of airbrush manufactory and are seamlessly integrated into the gravel floor. As the works of art are created in advance on quartz gravel, they can be incorporated into the flooring during installation, creating an eye-catching feature.
The advantages of Qubo® Painting are extensive: on the one hand, the airbush technique can be used to create very detailed logos, emblems, coats of arms and images. The same technique can also be used to create reflections, shadows and color gradients. Secondly, thanks to the special sealant, the logos are just as durable as the gravel floor itself. The colors remain completely intact even with regular walking, driving and cleaning.
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Properties of mortar flooring as industrial flooring Resilient stone carpet for heavy-duty surfaces
Industrial floors are among the most heavily used floors. It is therefore important to select a high-quality floor covering for this area. First and foremost, of course, is durability and load-bearing capacity.
While normal quartz gravel flooring with 2 – 3 mm can already withstand a load of 200 kg per cm², the finer variant with 1 – 2 mm can already bear 500 kg per cm². The mortar floor, which consists of fine quartz gravel with grain sizes between 0.4 and 1.2 mm, is predestined for use as an industrial floor. With a load capacity of one ton per cm², it is the ideal base for heavy-duty shelving and large machines.
It is also used where special requirements are placed on chemical exposure and hygiene. These include, for example, production halls and the food industry.
Quartz gravel flooring consists of fine quartz sand and a binder, which always includes a pore seal when it is laid. This and the seamless structure prevent the penetration of dirt and liquids. It is also extremely impact and wear resistant. So it’s no problem if the hammer falls out of your hand while you’re working. The fact that it can also be easily applied to sloping surfaces makes it ideal for coating driveway ramps.
Production of coved skirting boards with stone carpet for the industry Skirting boards made of quartz gravel
To create an appealing overall impression, skirting boards are made from the same material as the flooring itself. This can be achieved using a profile and a special bonding agent to create vertical surfaces.
Skirting boards can also be made from the fine mortar gravel used for industrial floors. This material is often used when the wall connection is realized as a so-called coved skirting board. These are particularly advantageous in areas where liquids are used or where a high level of cleaning is required. In areas such as washrooms and commercial kitchens, the smooth transition between the skirting board and the floor makes cleaning much easier. As coved skirting boards are a challenge even for experienced installers, this type of wall connection is rarely offered.
As you can see: Stone carpet made from quartz gravel shows its strengths wherever robust surfaces, easy cleaning and an attractive appearance are required. The extensive design freedom, the seamless look – all this makes quartz gravel flooring the first choice for your stone carpet garage, your workshop, your canteen and above all …
… for a strong appearance!
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Link collection
- Product page quartz gravel floor
- Worth knowing
- sz art of airbrush , manufactory for Qubo® Painting airbrush motifs on quartz gravel
Depending on the extent of the preparatory work and the layers applied, the installation of stone carpet garage floors can take 2-5 days. Please contact us for a more precise estimate of the duration of your construction project.
First and foremost, the area of application determines the pricing. However, the costs depend on many different factors, including
- the type of binder required
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from the primer
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the choice of skirting boards, for example if these are also made of quartz gravel
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from the labor costs of the professional installer
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the size of the area to be laid
In outdoor areas, the costs are higher as the substrate needs to be sealed and the gravel needs to be laid with a UV-resistant binder. The laying thickness also differs greatly depending on whether quartz gravel is laid with a layer thickness of 8 mm or Qubo®Tec with a thickness of 40 mm.
Quartz gravel is used to create stone carpet garages and for laying on concreted outdoor surfaces. Quartz gravel is considerably harder and therefore much more abrasion-resistant than marble gravel.
Qubo®Tec can be used as a drivable coating system for paved gravel surfaces. The gravel is not only exceptionally robust, but also has a particularly high water permeability. You can find out more about this in the Qubo®Tec interesting facts section.
Colored quartz is available in the following grain sizes:
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1–2 mm
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2–3 mm
- 3–4 mm
A mixture of 50% quartz gravel with a grain size of 1 – 2 mm and 50% with a grain size of 2 – 3 mm is usually used for stone carpets in garages.
The laying thickness of the floor depends on the gravel grain size and the area of application. Normal quartz gravel with a grain size of 2 – 3 mm can be laid indoors with a thickness of 6 mm. The same applies to stone carpet garages.
An installation thickness of 8 mm is used outdoors and on stairs indoors due to the load.
Finally, 10 mm of material is applied to external stairs.
Vertical surfaces such as risers, skirting boards and walls are always laid in 6 mm.
Surfaces with Qubo®Tec on a paved gravel sub-base are laid as a car-accessible system with an installation thickness of 4 cm. A layer thickness of 3 cm is laid as a walk-on system.
The larger the grain size of the gravel, the higher the installation height of the floor covering. This means that more gravel and additional binder is required per m². The price increases accordingly.
The primer forms the bonding bridge between the building structure and the gravel floor. Quartz gravel can be applied to almost any substrate, for example tiles, wood, stone, concrete and metal. Qubo®Tec can even be laid on compacted gravel.
Different substrates require different preparation steps. On tiles and metal, for example, a primer is required to give the smooth surface stability during installation.
On porous stone and absorbent screed, the appropriate primer must be used to prevent the binder from being absorbed, which is intended to ensure that the pebbles remain in place.
To coat wooden planks with a gravel floor, the movement of the planks against each other must first be stopped. To do this, the installer first applies a mesh mat to the wooden floor. Once the filler has dried, the gravel floor is applied.
The pore seal prevents leaked liquids from penetrating into the gravel base. While penetrating liquids are difficult to remove from an open floor, the pore closure allows effortless cleaning by wet mopping.
In stone-carpeted garages, the need for a pore seal depends on the purpose for which the parking space is used. If occasional repairs are carried out on the vehicle that cause operating fluids to escape, a pore seal with subsequent sealing is strongly recommended. An open gravel floor without a porous seal is also suitable for a pure parking area.
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High drainage capacity due to open-pored structure
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Quick drying in sun and wind
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Easy to clean and self-cleaning
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100% frostsicher
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UV-stabil
- Gentle, massage-like walking comfort when walking barefoot
The most important thing when laying gravel floors in outdoor areas is preparing the substrate. This ensures the durability of the finished floor.
On the one hand, this is because a primed subfloor provides significantly increased adhesion for the filled gravel. On the other hand, a sealing layer keeps rainwater away from the building structure, for example, which supports long-term durability.
In order to drain rainwater effectively, the floor covering is laid with a gradient of at least 1.5%.
No, in outdoor areas, the stone carpet is always laid as an open system to ensure drainage capacity and thus the drainage of rainwater. This makes them 100% frost-proof and therefore ideal as pool surrounds and as a covering for balconies, terraces, carports, entrance areas, outdoor staircases and loggias.
All our gravel floors use natural stone as the base material. This is why many people refer to the coating system as a natural stone carpet.
The gravel is available natural and colored.
Qubo® quartz gravel flooring is becoming increasingly popular and demand for this product is growing, as it offers many advantages. In living areas, on outdoor surfaces and on utility areas, it has all the positive properties of an ordinary stone carpet. The Qubo® quartz floor can be laid quickly and also in combination with underfloor heating.
Our Qubo® quartz gravel floors can be walked on after 24 hours at normal room temperature and are fully cured after 7 days.
Whether in the same color or as a contrast – the ideal skirting boards are created directly on site from quartz gravel. These ensure a uniform, elegant look and can be perfectly adapted to the architectural and stylistic requirements.
Our Qubo® sample cases contain 100 different sample trays with 85 color quartz and 15 types of marble. There are over 150 other colors to choose from in our exhibition. In addition to single and double-colored gravel, there are also varieties with a metallic effect and pearlescent finish to choose from.
Our own color creations and mixtures enable individual floor and wall coatings. 
FAQ
Details and facts, key figures and explanations – here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about our Qubo® coating systems. If any details remain unclear, simply contact us. We will be happy to advise you personally and promptly.
