Flooring Tile - ceramic tile for garage floor

I live in Wisconsin and would like to put ceramic tile in our 2 car garage. Does anyone have any experience in doing this? Pros & cons please. Thanks.

As with installation of tile in any other area of your home, your substrate should be sound and level. There are leveling compounds if your floor is not level. As the tile is for an exterior application, you should get a tile that is 'frost proof' such as quarry tile. From a housekeeping perspective, I would want very large glazed tiles that would be easy to clean and nonabsorbent of oil and soil. I think I would also keep the grout glazed to prevent oil and soil getting absorbed into the grout. I would also pick a dark color grout to make oil and soil less obvious. Wait at least 2 weeks for the grout to cure before sealing it. Tile and its installation tends to be quite expensive, which may be one of the major reasons why we don't see it very often in garages. Another consideration may be if you decide to use it for a workshop for woodworking or other projects or an area where you work on your car, a dropped hammer or wrench may leave you with a cracked tile. If so, you will need to make sure you have plenty of spare tiles on hand and you will have to learn the art of replacing damaged tiles. That is a subject that has also been addressed on this forum. Best of luck to you in a luxurious garage.

As twelvepole mentioned, the floor needs to be fairly smooth and flat (not level), and garage floors seldom are. There a self-leveling cements that will do the job. The tiles must be frost proof and must be installed with modified thin set mortar. Tiles that are smooth and slick may not be a good option.