Garage Flooring
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Beautiful garage, floor and C5. I think I have the same exhaust on my C5 by GHL.
You guys have given me some great ideas.
Question the weight of the jack, jack stands etc. does not crack the tile?
You guys have given me some great ideas.
Question the weight of the jack, jack stands etc. does not crack the tile?
I used commercial-grade 8"x8" industrial tile for a non-skid surface. As long as you don't drop a heavy tool on it an crack one (has not happened yet in 15 years), no problems and very easy to keep clean. I did the whole garage myself in a long weekend at about $2,000 as I recall.
#23
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I've done Epoxy .... twice. No worky.
Going to try Race Deck next.
Going to try Race Deck next.
#24
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I have jacked my C5 up probably 100 times with various jacking methods - never damaged a tile.
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#26
Drifting
I have Racedeck, in another post it was said it was buckling, but if it is installed properly it can expand & contract. The only issue I have with mine is with soft compound tires, I have Nitto invo's they leave marks on my floor, other than that I have no complaints, & if you damage a tile it can be removed & replaced.
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The Day the epoxy was finished
Looks Great! I really like professionally installed and textured epoxy floors.
The key to epoxy is preparation. Most residential garage floors need to be roughed up first using a diamond tip to allow the epoxy to have something to grab onto.
I moved into a Florida builder's model house and they had simply painted the epoxy on the garage floor. One drive in a summer rain storm and the wet, hot tires picked up the epoxy as the floor wasn't prepped correctly (see above).
I installed my Racedeck floor three years ago and I'm very happy with it. The key is to allow for expansion, however living in Florida, the weather is pretty consistent with no extremes. My garage faces south, so if I have the doors open, the sun does cause the edging near the garage door to wave up, but it flattens out as soon as I close the door and sun isn't heating them up. The regular tiles are fine.
Looks Great! I really like professionally installed and textured epoxy floors.
I moved into a Florida builder's model house and they had simply painted the epoxy on the garage floor. One drive in a summer rain storm and the wet, hot tires picked up the epoxy as the floor wasn't prepped correctly (see above).
I have Racedeck, in another post it was said it was buckling, but if it is installed properly it can expand & contract. The only issue I have with mine is with soft compound tires, I have Nitto invo's they leave marks on my floor, other than that I have no complaints, & if you damage a tile it can be removed & replaced.
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#28
Racer
I used this distributor to buy Racedeck tiles. Price is currently $2.44/sqft. This site doesn't mention the brand, but the tiles were drop shipped from a Racedeck warehouse and shipped in Racedeck boxes.
https://www.garageflooringinc.com/ti...loc-tiles.html
https://www.garageflooringinc.com/ti...loc-tiles.html
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#29
Drifting
When I purchased my Racedeck at a Goodguys show the cost was 25% discounted, free transition strips & free shipping. So I would see if they are at any of your local shows to see what the cost is if you are looking for Racedeck.
#30
Melting Slicks
That is a Kwik Lift. You just drive up and jack up the rear torque tube - great option for most work on a C5 if you don't have room for a hydraulic lift. Also has a sliding tray for jacking the car up once in the air to remove wheels. For me the big plus is I wanted something I could quickly tear down in about 10 minutes and stack somewhere so that I would not be tripping over and running into it when not in use since I only need to get the car up once or twice a year! Great product - Made in USA.
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Since it weighs about 600-lbs it is too heavy to ship and I did several modifications to mine like adding heavy duty casters so that I could roil it around easily by myself and had custom aluminum stands welded and powder coated to stack the unit when not in use.
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Any chance you still have the contact info email or phone number for the guy that sold those tiles to you? They are perfect!
If so you can PM me with the info.
Thanks,
If so you can PM me with the info.
Thanks,
#34
Instructor
I used Sherwin Williams epoxy system. It took two boxes and cost about $150 when it was all said and done. There are much nicer epoxies out there, but I was on a tight budget and it worked for me. I have no complaints and would do it again. The only thing I wish I did was fill in the cracks so it looks like 1 pieces of concrete. It's been 3 years and nothing has peeled up, but some of it is discolored from automotive fluids from the work I have done on different cars.
#35
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I used Sherwin Williams epoxy system. It took two boxes and cost about $150 when it was all said and done. There are much nicer epoxies out there, but I was on a tight budget and it worked for me. I have no complaints and would do it again. The only thing I wish I did was fill in the cracks so it looks like 1 pieces of concrete. It's been 3 years and nothing has peeled up, but some of it is discolored from automotive fluids from the work I have done on different cars.
Looks nice. Great job on the budget.
As to the expansion joints... You need those. That is where the concrete is designed to break once your house settles... And it will settle. If you were to fill them, the cracking would still occur there, you would just be left with concrete chips coming out and no epoxy underneath...
#37
Safety Car
I just ordered the Motofloor tiles from Costco, supposed to be very similar to Racedeck. Will see how they work out
#38
Racedeck here. All the neighbours wives love it. Most of their husbands are not into cool cars or garages .. one of the neighbour wives husbands insisted that epoxy was WAYYYY better... their concrete slab cracked and now their flooring looks like ****. His wife always smiles and waves at me all wrong. I usually just wave back.