Okay so you just bought your dream car: cherry red, sleek, sporty and worth more than your house. Not exactly the kind of car you leave sitting in the driveway. The problem is your garage looks more like a dumping ground than a home for your new toy.

No problem - simply move out the junk and clean it up a bit. Then you are ready to install some garage floor tiles. This is the flooring that your car deserves!

Many different companies manufacture garage floor tiles but the one thing they all have in common is their durability. Garage floor tiles not only provide a non-slip surface on which you can work on (or stand back and admire) your pride and joy but they also protect your garage floor from all sorts of hazards: chemicals, oil leaks, brake fluid and other common engine fluids as well as kickstands, the occasional dropped tool and more.

Many garage floor tiles are water- tight and some have open weave patterns for easy cleaning.

One of the most commonly recognized brands in garage floor tiles is SwissTrax which offers three different surfaces from which to choose. The non-slip Diamondtrax is the most popular of the three different garage floor tiles this company offers followed by the Ribtrax and the Sportrax which is an excellent play surface and is often used in children's playrooms.

Not only are garage floor tiles practical, they are lots of fun too. You can customize your garage and have it looking as professional as a showroom floor. With so may different colors and patterns from which to choose you can go with something professional like a solid gray pattern or show your sporty side with a black and white checkerboard pattern.

Whichever brand or style of garage floor tile you select, you can be sure that it will provide your new baby with the best possible cushion upon which to park her four wheels. Besides, what's the point in buying a one in a million car if you're just going to put it in a dime a dozen garage?