I have a Hydraulic Bench and wish I had bought it 10 years earlier and use it mainly for cleaning bikes. Now I have increased to 3 bikes - then 1 is kept on it - Mine is LV8 from Italy - was about £2000 10 years ago... I have floor tiles - BUT - when the sun hits them they expand and buckle up.... mine are black.... I left the recommended gap - but when you put cupboards or racks on them - then they do not move.... I had ceramic tiles underneath that are slippery when wet - so went to the 7mm PVC over tile..... wish I had not.... better choice would have been a more expensive tile - or perhaps these days - external porselaine pavers.... Although last year I did tile an extension with wood effect tiles - they are really non slip. The PVC tiles as well as bowing up - also do not like my Con Stand supports and wheels sink in - so have to share bike weight with stand and wheels... just jack up stand when want to move bikes around..... Think carefully... spend once not multiple times (like me) and still not be happy..
Yup, if you can afford it or DIY, I'd 100% go with porcelain tiles if I were redoing my workshop (with underfloor heating)... plastic tiles are shyte.
