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I have RaceDeck Free Flow and love it. RD FF and Swisstrax are basically the same product, just with different connections and sheen. Get a sample of each and see which you prefer. Cleans up really easy.
I also have New Age cabinets and think they’re great for the money.
that looks great!!!...while i see you live in CA you wouldn't have the winter issues we have here with tons of crap depositing below the tiles...have you had them long?...do you just shop vac it?
+1 on the New Age...I think thats where i will save some dough again...need to allocate it for neon...
that looks great!!!...while i see you live in CA you wouldn't have the winter issues we have here with tons of crap depositing below the tiles...have you had them long?...do you just shop vac it?
+1 on the New Age...I think thats where i will save some dough again...need to allocate it for neon...
You didn’t ask me but we have Swisstrax here in KY with snow, ice and a ton of rain. No issues. Use a blower every so often and it looks great.
that looks great!!!...while i see you live in CA you wouldn't have the winter issues we have here with tons of crap depositing below the tiles...have you had them long?...do you just shop vac it?
+1 on the New Age...I think thats where i will save some dough again...need to allocate it for neon...
Yup, I just shop vac it every once in a while. Everything comes right up. The best part of these or Swisstrax is that all the water drips through to the floor, so you don’t get any puddles. I would think it would be great for a snowy climate. Very comfortable to walk on and also easy to just pull up if you ever need to.
Yup, I just shop vac it every once in a while. Everything comes right up. The best part of these or Swisstrax is that all the water drips through to the floor, so you don’t get any puddles. I would think it would be great for a snowy climate. Very comfortable to walk on and also easy to just pull up if you ever need to.
It’s simple. Like putting together legos. I’ve moved mine from house to house. This time they’re under the cabinets though. I had to trim in a few spots to fit perfect, but it’s easy.
All you need is a rubber mallet and a saw if you want to trim to fit exactly.
It’s simple. Like putting together legos. I’ve moved mine from house to house. This time they’re under the cabinets though. I had to trim in a few spots to fit perfect, but it’s easy.
All you need is a rubber mallet and a saw if you want to trim to fit exactly.
i'm in the process of doing another garage project...my biggest issue here in New England is the flooring...currently i have full epoxy by a local franchise of garage experts...they did an awesome job, looks super....like most epoxy over time the clear coat shine dulls
biggest issue is its slippery when wet...in winter its brutal
so my main use garage i wont do epoxy or anything that looks slippery...looking/thinking race deck vs swisstrax with the perforated tiles...i almost went that way prior but was concerned with them staining well as all of the stuff left underneath then which i felt would be difficult to clean
speaking with swisstrax, they claim w/ a shop vac you can suck everything up through the tiles
the other garage would be for storage/entertainment...only dry day cars...there will be several lifts to store at least 8 cars...thought about epoxy there because it looks so nice, but with the tiles could make a cool design etc
lower walls currently have diamond plate around them, which looks great and is easy to maintain, maybe do something cool on the ceiling too...currently have some new age cabinets i got at costco which look and work well...with the cost prolly do similar again to save some dough
any positive constructive input is appreciated considering the beautiful stuff pictured here
This gives a representative idea of what I described
Have you thought about Porcelain tile? I had tried polished concrete, epoxy, race deck before, but was never happy. On my current garages I went with commercial porcelain tile, which is rated to be slip resistant. It’s is not slippery at all when wet.
Im in NJ, and we have snow, salt, rain etc. No issues. Just vacuum, blow, sweep, or have the cleaning lady take of it.
My R8 runs on snow tires in the winter and when I come home it’s packed with snow and salt. I throw down those black mats that catch all the water and just brush it out when I have time.
I always wanted to do my own brick wall...so I’m trying it in the garage. It’s real clay fired brick and then cut thin, different thickness....and I’ll do the mortar so it looks old like the exterior. It’s glued to ½’ plywood - glue maintains a softness to allow for expansion and slight movement throughout the season. My two Bedpack Autostacker lifts are in as well.
Have you thought about Porcelain tile? I had tried polished concrete, epoxy, race deck before, but was never happy. On my current garages I went with commercial porcelain tile, which is rated to be slip resistant. It’s is not slippery at all when wet.
Im in NJ, and we have snow, salt, rain etc. No issues. Just vacuum, blow, sweep, or have the cleaning lady take of it.
My R8 runs on snow tires in the winter and when I come home it’s packed with snow and salt. I throw down those black mats that catch all the water and just brush it out when I have time.
i had thought about porcelain tile...and ive seen it used before...i was worried about it cracking over time...have you had any issues with that?...looks great in your garage and ive used those mats before in winter, they work great!
i had thought about porcelain tile...and ive seen it used before...i was worried about it cracking over time...have you had any issues with that?...looks great in your garage and ive used those mats before in winter, they work great!
I have PEI 4 rated tile that was back buttered in my garage (PEI 4 or 5 work well). Just make sure you have the installer back-butter the tile. My guys placed 'leveler' and then an isometric elastic layer as well.
I had Racedeck in my old garage and PEI 5 in my new garage. Racedeck is an incredible product in that you can create a really cool looking garage with a durable floor in an afternoon. I'd say it's a long-term garage floor for most "normal" home garages. I did lots of heavy mechanical work on mine -- pulling engines and transmissions with cherry pickers, etc. and -- while it physically held up just fine -- the lighter tiles will show the grease and wear over time and no amount of cleaning really brings them back to new. Greasy heavy parts will gouge the plastic and drive grease/dirt into the abrasions, making them virtually impossible to make look new again. (A friend of mine experimented with power washing/heat/sealants and such and made his look pretty darn good, but the labor to get there was more than it was worth at $4 per new tile or whatever.) When mine got really bad, I just replaced the bad ones in an afternoon for a couple hundred bucks, and the garage looked new again. I'm a little over a year into the PEI 5 tiles, and so far they are holding up flawlessly. I read that the PEI 5 rating is really about how well the surface appearance holds up, rather than the strength of the porcelain itself. I once stabbed at a spare tile with a screwdriver and couldn't make a mark -- even though I was hitting it hard enough to make sparks! Properly installed, porcelain tiles are super strong and impact resistant. I've dropped plenty of tools on mine so far, and at least one transmission skid plate, and they didn't make a mark. And, while not as easy to replace as Racedeck, you can replace individual tiles if something should damage them -- which is not true with a concrete floor. Just my two cents having tried both....
Just wanted to thank everyone contributing to the thread.....am property hunting and it's actually changed my plans for the purchase and garage setup....thanks!
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