PaulEddie

Members with Race Deck flooring, would you do it again, any negatives or other comments, thanks.

4SUMERZ

I've had mine installed since 2010. It has stood up really well on it's own. The downside is that it will leave imprints in the flooring if a jack stand is used without plywood under it. (I found out the hard way) I did have some extra tiles that I replaced the gouged ones with.
The tiles stand up really well to any fluid spills of any type from a vehicle, and cleans up nicely. Really tough stains can be removed with brake cleaner, that will not harm the tiles.
It will lift up at the door entrance in the summer heat due to expansion, but it will sit again when it cools.

I made a mistake and bought white tiles. They are very difficult to keep clean and looking good. If I were to do it again, I'd have gone with Black/Gray instead of Black/White.
Here is a pic of the 3rd year of installation.



Year 5 of installation

Sabre34

I have put Race Deck in two hoses. The first was '06 and the current house in '14. I had the same "buckling"that LV2TOUR had at the first place. When I opened the garage door it pucker up but always settled down.

At my current house I made sure to leave about 1/2" gap on both side walls of the garage and have had no problem with buckling.

I also agree with LV2TOUR about the white tile. They require more attention and periodic replace of some, usually the ones under the tires.

Overall I am very pleased with the product and wouldn't hesitate installing it again.

PaulEddie

Great looking Vette and garage.

Not So Fast

Looks great, have always wanted it, JUST TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE
NSF

1rusty1

Very happy with mine. Of course, we get lots of snow every winter, so I place a car mat down so the mud and slush doesn't mar the tile and trap water. I only do this in one bay since the other house vehicles that are stored during winter.

John Harry

Mine's been in for a few years and I'm satisfied. Left a 1/2" wide gap around edges and filled gap with 1/2" foam weatherstrip for appearance. No buckling. Joining Garage Journal got me free shipping.

millsy

I did it in one garage but have no plans to get tiles for the new garage. I paid enough back in 2009 and not willing to spend more money on it for another garage. It looks cool but you need to keep it clean and it moves and shifts with extreme heat. Better ways to spend my money now, one garage is enough.

stingray71

I've thought about this flooring too, but my concern is oil and other fluids such as coolant, power steering fluid etc.
If there are spills, doesn't it just go between the tiles and stay underneath on the concrete?

jbc1995fb

says the guy with the EXPENSIVE new driveway! lol, j/k. it looks great btw.

1rusty1

It could. When I change out any fluids, I just place a mat under them.

If some fluid gets through, you can remove a few tiles and clean up underneath though I have not had this problem.

Also as far as pricing is concerned, there are different vendors and price points so shop around. I bought mine at bigfloors

4SUMERZ

I did spill some oil on a few tiles, and surprisingly, very little dripped down between the tiles. As mentioned, very easy to lift a few tiles to look under and clean up if needed.

BTW, I would suggest placing landscape fabric between the tile and cement floor to stop the echo sound when walking on it.
I didn't do that initially, and the echo while walking on the floor drove me nuts!
I removed the flooring, placed the fabric and re-installed the tiles. The echo went away. Also, the fabric will catch any spills that get between the tiles, and not impregnate the cement floor if that is a concern.

I bought my tiles from Bigfloors dot com when they had a sale on. There is also similar tiles to race deck on that site that are much cheaper, and IMO, of a similar quality.

windyC6

Seems like if jack stands leave an imprint then maybe the wheels of a floor jack would do the same if you don't use something underneath it ??

4SUMERZ

My heavy floor jack has steel wheels and do not leave any imprints. Just from the cheap jack stands that I have. The heavier, better quality jack stands with wide feet should not be an issue. My jack stands legs are hollow, and the edges dig in a bit. I have 1/2" plywood that I place under the jack stands to protect the floor.

windyC6

Thanks.....they must be some pretty heavy duty pieces if they stand up to the amount of weight and small contact patch thats applied under floor jack wheels....

1rusty1

Good idea on the landscaping fabric. I never got any kind of echo sound but do get the clomp,clomp sound described in other threads. For some reason, I like the sound so never tried to quite it down.

I don't recall what I paid at bigfloors (maybe 1.79 a square foot). The sales are good. I checked their site and it looks like the style I bought are at 1.99 which is still a good discount. Of course, the tiles are probably not as sturdy as some of the other brands but I really don't need anything more since I don't do any super heavy duty work in the garage.

PaulEddie

I am thinking about this instead of Race Deck. This is from WeatherTech

Solid with Raised Squares
$1.99 / Per Sq. Ft.

Available in 12" x 12" tile size only

Free shipping on TechFloor orders over $200

4SUMERZ

The underneath of the tiles have crisscross design that spreads out the weight distribution.

4SUMERZ

They look solid, and at a good price for sure.
Check out www.bigfloors.com for all kinds of options and pricing.

gliot1

I installed Garage Deck in my garage. The reason I choose Garage Deck is that you will find with some digging, that both Race and Garage are made and shipped from the exact same location in Utah. They are both made by the same company. With that, the Garage Deck is a about half the price just over $2 Sq ft. It looks identical, same colors and patterns, but the load is bit less. The stuff cleans excellent; I can't get it to stain. I simply power wash it, run my power scrubber on it, and if there is paint, etc, I simply use mineral spirits and it is like new. The only rub is because of the lighter load factor, I always place rubber pads under my jack wheels and use RV pads under my jack stands as I did cause a couple of dimples without. The beauty was when i did dimple them, it took about 5 min to replace the tiles. This stuff is so easy to work with. I have a 3 car garage and it took me and a buddy about 3 hrs to do the main floor and about 3 hrs to trim the tiles for the edge fit. I used my table saw to cut perfect. I have had my floor for about 4 years now and it still looks great. I have had a few more friends install it now in their garage as well. Previously I had epoxy and while it held up pretty nice, after about 7 yrs it started to fade. My gf convinced me to splurge and get the floor I really wanted this time. I would recommend it to anyone!