New garage flooring
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That floor is really nice. Looks fantastic. Are the tiles true black and white? I ask because the Home Depot and Lowes vct are speckled. Thanks.
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They are speckled. The white has some red in them which looks good with the red wall and the black is speckled with white and grey which works well with the other white walls
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VCT is great to use on a Garage floor if the floor is prepped and skimmed smooth as glass. If you jack up the car or your jack stands, make sure you used 3/4 plywood under.
You also need to be careful with the change in weather conditions, VCT is designed to be at room temp and indoors. If you live in warm year round climates you should be ok. I live in Chicagoland area and VCT would not be a good choice for my garage.
A good thing about VCT is that if you F up a few tiles, heat it up with a torch and remove the bad ones, the heat re activates the glue and throw in some new ones!
I am a Union Carpenter/Commercial Flooring Installer by trade!
You also need to be careful with the change in weather conditions, VCT is designed to be at room temp and indoors. If you live in warm year round climates you should be ok. I live in Chicagoland area and VCT would not be a good choice for my garage.
A good thing about VCT is that if you F up a few tiles, heat it up with a torch and remove the bad ones, the heat re activates the glue and throw in some new ones!
I am a Union Carpenter/Commercial Flooring Installer by trade!
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A good coat of wax on the VCT will keep the FL. humidity from getting under the VCT, I HIGHLY recommend you skim the floor with Ardex Featherlight and sand/buzz the floor smooth before install. Proper prep is Key!
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Beautiful job on the install! Great-looking home for the c5 now! 
Yep, I've always done lots of work on my Racedeck. Two homes now that I've layed Racedeck down in and it never stops me from doing big projects on the cars. I tend to lay cardboard down for the heavy-duty, messy jobs to make cleanup easier. I use jacks, ramps, etc. on the racedeck. The great thing about it is, if you damage a tile, you can easily pop it out and pop a new replacement in place in just a few minutes. Done it a few times.
Yep, I've always done lots of work on my Racedeck. Two homes now that I've layed Racedeck down in and it never stops me from doing big projects on the cars. I tend to lay cardboard down for the heavy-duty, messy jobs to make cleanup easier. I use jacks, ramps, etc. on the racedeck. The great thing about it is, if you damage a tile, you can easily pop it out and pop a new replacement in place in just a few minutes. Done it a few times.
Last edited by Patches; Jul 9, 2013 at 09:09 PM.
I'm enjoying my Racedeck here too.
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Just did mine yesterday using peel and stick vinyl tile.
SOLID BLACK AND WHITE...no speckles, and it's not very slippery when water is poured on it either. No waxing.
Only $364 shipped to my house for 600 sq. ft.
Shipping was almost as much as the tile. $170 for shipping. But it’s super sticky….you only get one chance to put a tile down or it’s ruined.
$7.00 for each box of 20 sq. ft. , 1 ft x 1 ft tiles.
http://www.wholesalecentral.com/maze...g&catid=121704
Picture of my garage:
SOLID BLACK AND WHITE...no speckles, and it's not very slippery when water is poured on it either. No waxing.
Only $364 shipped to my house for 600 sq. ft.
Shipping was almost as much as the tile. $170 for shipping. But it’s super sticky….you only get one chance to put a tile down or it’s ruined.
$7.00 for each box of 20 sq. ft. , 1 ft x 1 ft tiles.
http://www.wholesalecentral.com/maze...g&catid=121704
Picture of my garage:
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Beautiful job on the install! Great-looking home for the c5 now!
Yep, I've always done lots of work on my Racedeck. Two homes now that I've layed Racedeck down in and it never stops me from doing big projects on the cars. I tend to lay cardboard down for the heavy-duty, messy jobs to make cleanup easier. I use jacks, ramps, etc. on the racedeck. The great thing about it is, if you damage a tile, you can easily pop it out and pop a new replacement in place in just a few minutes. Done it a few times.
Yep, I've always done lots of work on my Racedeck. Two homes now that I've layed Racedeck down in and it never stops me from doing big projects on the cars. I tend to lay cardboard down for the heavy-duty, messy jobs to make cleanup easier. I use jacks, ramps, etc. on the racedeck. The great thing about it is, if you damage a tile, you can easily pop it out and pop a new replacement in place in just a few minutes. Done it a few times.
Did you bolt down your 4-post lift? If so, you drilled through the Racedeck tiles correct? Just want to make sure they don't crack if you drill through.
BTW, I think I'm about 3 Gladiator cabinets behind you. Love their stuff!
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VCT is great to use on a Garage floor if the floor is prepped and skimmed smooth as glass. If you jack up the car or your jack stands, make sure you used 3/4 plywood under.
You also need to be careful with the change in weather conditions, VCT is designed to be at room temp and indoors. If you live in warm year round climates you should be ok. I live in Chicagoland area and VCT would not be a good choice for my garage.
A good thing about VCT is that if you F up a few tiles, heat it up with a torch and remove the bad ones, the heat re activates the glue and throw in some new ones!
I am a Union Carpenter/Commercial Flooring Installer by trade!
You also need to be careful with the change in weather conditions, VCT is designed to be at room temp and indoors. If you live in warm year round climates you should be ok. I live in Chicagoland area and VCT would not be a good choice for my garage.
A good thing about VCT is that if you F up a few tiles, heat it up with a torch and remove the bad ones, the heat re activates the glue and throw in some new ones!
I am a Union Carpenter/Commercial Flooring Installer by trade!
I also live in the Chicagoland area (well, 100mi west), and I was getting ready to try the VCT, didn't realize they were temperature sensitive.
I do keep my garage about 50* during the winter...think that would be alright? Course we do have power outages though
I thought those tiles would be a good bang for the Buck $$$$$$ and labor friendly and his looks Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat!
Thanks!
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I've bolted it down in both garages I've had it in. I cut the tiles to allow the lift pads to sit on the concrete and then bolt it to the floor.
The tiles are polypropylene and cut and drill easily.
The tiles are polypropylene and cut and drill easily.
Last edited by Patches; Jul 12, 2013 at 12:08 AM.