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When I was looking into Race Deck I noted that some people who did this reported the fabric stayed damp and began to smell musty. YMMV.
I don't tend to park my car in it when it's dripping wet, and if I bring the rained on C6 in, I do wipe up the tiles immediately of any moisture.
I don't use the garage for any other vehicle, hence no weather (rain or snow) gets under the tiles.
I can see if one parked on race deck with the landscape fabric backing in the winter, with snow, slush, salt etc dripping off the vehicle, the fabric getting musty could be a potential issue.
I am definitely paying attention to some of these post. I was considering going with the Race Deck, still may, but have a new out look on it after reading some of these opinions from owners. Thanks to all.
Any viscous fluids spilled will collect in the edges and “wick” dirt forever. Race Deck rep at Carlisle said he had never heard of such a thing.
Had to use a piece of plywood under the floor jack as the tiles collapsed under the wheels when you put weight on it and keeps the jack from rolling while lifting as it is designed to. Had a car slip off the jack pad while raising it because of this.
Had yellow and white tiles, looked great, were a bitch to keep clean.
Members with Race Deck flooring, would you do it again, any negatives or other comments, thanks.
I'll give a few of my thoughts in bullet form for easy digestion:
I've had it for 10+ years and yes I'd do it again it makes an enormous difference in the look of your floor.
It is extremely durable, easy to install, doesn't get slippery when wet.
I have the diamond plate pattern and while stuff doesn't roll on it like a smooth surface, it provides great grip and visual depth to the tiles.
The 'clack' sound against the concrete isn't terrible, but it's there - don't put anything underneath it as your drainage will suffer terribly.
Spills and so forth really don't get underneath all that much, the tiles have a very snug fit which does a great job keeping fluids at the surface.
You will need to put a piece of plywood or something when using a jack, the jack's wheels will put a small impression in the flooring.
Recommend staying with a dark theme, my silver has some staining from tires over the years, but its not bad and only where the tires rest when parked.
Everyone that's been in my garage has complimented the floor. Its not till you go to other people's garages that you see how much of a disorganized, forgotten mess they are. A nice floor like RaceDeck makes such a huge difference. Slap a coat of paint on the walls and a few posters and you've got a super star garage.
Yes you'll pay much more up front vs the U-coat it stuff, but I did my three car garage in 4 hours, and that includes moving stuff out and sweeping up the floor. As stated earlier, 10+ years and still looks great.
Members with Race Deck flooring, would you do it again, any negatives or other comments, thanks.
I now live in South FL. The garage door opening faces the East.
If I leaved the door open for a period of time when the sun is full on. It would cause the floor to buckle, even with leaving the required space around the sides and front of the install.
Talked to a local company that installs similar flooring and they recommended drilling tap cons on the tiles that were across the door opening. It has worked out well.
I use a bissel hard floor scrubber to clean it and works well enough.
This stuff is designed to stay dry underneath. I bring in cars with slush, water, etc, wash cars in garage, etc. I have pulled it up just to see after a couple days and it was bone dry. Dust underneath; dry. The manufacturer claims only 5% of moisture seeps through. Underneath it is channeled to allow fluid to drain along the garage floor pitch as well. When you install it you rubber mallet it together and it actually draws tight, not just snap down. When I power wash, you can see the seepeage running out at garage apron. I have never gotten mold, etc. As for diamond plate, yes it is a bit tough on the knees at times, but I simply use a kneeling pad. I was told if you go with the coin pattern that it is harder to clean properly being the texture is round. I also like the industrial look of the diamond plate better.
While this is "off product"....it is still on the subject so bear with me. Summit advertises a roll out mat that is used for garage floors. Looks like no seams involved cept for one or two main full length seems, depending on how many you need. Anyone have any experience with Summits product ?
I don't tend to park my car in it when it's dripping wet, and if I bring the rained on C6 in, I do wipe up the tiles immediately of any moisture.
I don't use the garage for any other vehicle, hence no weather (rain or snow) gets under the tiles.
I can see if one parked on race deck with the landscape fabric backing in the winter, with snow, slush, salt etc dripping off the vehicle, the fabric getting musty could be a potential issue.
Depending on whether or not the builder put a vapor barrier under the slab, it will draw moisture up from the ground without one.
The moisture evaporates from the surface on an uncovered floor but gets trapped between a floor covering.
Race Deck also acts like a garage floor insulator and makes it much nicer in winter to lie on the floor to work on the car.
One Caveat I didn't see mentioned, insects like ants will set up colonies under it, so make sure you at least caulk all floor cracks in your prep work and do the perimeter too, and maintain your ant and bug traps.
Mine was a combination of dark gray, light gray, red and black tiles. Red and light gray stained the most in winter.
Griot's sells jack stands with a large circular plate on the bottom Race Deck supports well.
Race Deck flooring is slippery so things like wheel chocks don't work well, even Race Ramps will slide on you even with the diamond plate pattern, so plan accordingly.
When I built my home in Arizona, I used epoxy on the floor mainly for the vermin (scorpions). I had looked at a lot of homes before and a common theme were dead scorpions in the garage. I had the ant problem in Seattle but then the climate in Seattle is much wetter and I didn't think even professionally applied epoxy flooring would work well with all of the moisture in the concrete in winter. Race Deck was a great answer to the problem.
I checked into Race Deck when I built my shop 3 yrs ago. They sent me a sample square piece. Its plastic. 12"x12". My 40x40 shop was going to cost me almost $6,000 to do the floor. $6,000???? $3.79 per tile? No. Had my concrete sealed, then put down 4 coats of good wax...$1100 (sealer was $1000). You be the judge.
I now live in South FL. The garage door opening faces the East.
If I leaved the door open for a period of time when the sun is full on. It would cause the floor to buckle, even with leaving the required space around the sides and front of the install.
Talked to a local company that installs similar flooring and they recommended drilling tap cons on the tiles that were across the door opening. It has worked out well.
I use a bissel hard floor scrubber to clean it and works well enough.
Good luck
JB
Good point on the buckling, mine does it too, but only with direct sunlight on it (about 1-2 hours during summer and only when above 60 or so). Can you elaborate on a tap con? I'd like to get mine to not buckle, even though its not a huge deal for me.
Good point on the buckling, mine does it too, but only with direct sunlight on it (about 1-2 hours during summer and only when above 60 or so). Can you elaborate on a tap con? I'd like to get mine to not buckle, even though its not a huge deal for me.
Tapcons are concrete screws that thead into a pre drilled hole in the concrete. Typically, the correct size drill bit comes in the package of tap screws. A hammer drill is the best type to drill the holes in the concrete.
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