RaceDeck
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 1,969
Likes: 40
From: South Georgia
Here's mine
Floor and garage cleaned out
Getting the corners set.
Laying the flooring
Size 12 feet made it a breeze to lock it down!!
Putting the boy to work!!!
Almost done!!
Done
I have since redone the garage with a work bench, shelves and the like. And a Nautilus home gym.
Floor and garage cleaned out
Getting the corners set.
Laying the flooring
Size 12 feet made it a breeze to lock it down!!
Putting the boy to work!!!
Almost done!!
Done
I have since redone the garage with a work bench, shelves and the like. And a Nautilus home gym.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,608
Likes: 202
From: Long Beach California
Yeah, don't get too close to walls or pillars, as the entire floor will buckle when it expands during summer heat.
I've had mine 10 years and it still looks great. Racedeck sells a Mop & Glow type of product which restores it. I use it once a year.
Super easy to cut and install. What I especially like is that it's a snap to clean up oil & grease, which doesn't stain it.
I've had mine 10 years and it still looks great. Racedeck sells a Mop & Glow type of product which restores it. I use it once a year.
Super easy to cut and install. What I especially like is that it's a snap to clean up oil & grease, which doesn't stain it.
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 170
Likes: 4
Put something under your stands and trolley jack.
Race Director
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 11,338
Likes: 2,438
From: Eastern
I put a piece of plywood under the jack stands so the metal doesn't cut into the tile. I learned that the hard way, but luckily IO had a few extra tiles to replace the ones that got scored from the edges of the jack stands.
My low profile jack does no damage to the tiles.
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 13,262
Likes: 3,150
From: SW Florida
2021 C6 of the Year Finalist - Modified
I was going to install RaceDeck on my garage floor, but after checking priceing, I had porcelain tile installed.
Porcelain tile is thicker and harder than your standard ceramic tile. It's been down for 2 years now and no cracks or damage anywhere. Obviously, it's easy to clean.
Total cost installed was $3.20 per sq ft ... that's after buying the tile (on sale), mortar and grout from Lowes and paying a local guy $1.50 per sq ft to lay it.
Tile size is 20" x 20".
Total size of my garage floor (3-car) is 585 Sq Ft.
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Tiles (Tilecrest 'Illusion'):
$ 20.55 per box
37 boxes (6ea - 20" x 20" tiles per box)
$ 760
Thinset Dry Mortar (Ultraflex 1):
$ 11.31 per 50 lb. bag
11 bags
$ 124
Sanded Grout (Keracolor):
$ 11.95 per 25 lb. bag
2 bags
$ 24
Delivery Charge:
$ 29
Tax:
$ 56
Installation Labor:
585 Sq Ft @ $ 1.50 per Sq. Ft.
$ 878
(Includes a 10% Military Discount on all Materials purchased from Lowes)
Total Cost: $ 1,871
Porcelain tile is thicker and harder than your standard ceramic tile. It's been down for 2 years now and no cracks or damage anywhere. Obviously, it's easy to clean.
Total cost installed was $3.20 per sq ft ... that's after buying the tile (on sale), mortar and grout from Lowes and paying a local guy $1.50 per sq ft to lay it.
Tile size is 20" x 20".
Total size of my garage floor (3-car) is 585 Sq Ft.
_______________________________________
Tiles (Tilecrest 'Illusion'):
$ 20.55 per box
37 boxes (6ea - 20" x 20" tiles per box)
$ 760
Thinset Dry Mortar (Ultraflex 1):
$ 11.31 per 50 lb. bag
11 bags
$ 124
Sanded Grout (Keracolor):
$ 11.95 per 25 lb. bag
2 bags
$ 24
Delivery Charge:
$ 29
Tax:
$ 56
Installation Labor:
585 Sq Ft @ $ 1.50 per Sq. Ft.
$ 878
(Includes a 10% Military Discount on all Materials purchased from Lowes)
Total Cost: $ 1,871
Last edited by Turbo6TA; May 13, 2014 at 08:38 AM.
