Leader

I have finished installing Race Deck on the floor of our 2+2 garage. While not particularly difficult to DIY, it is a bunch of work. Each tile connects to its fellow tiles in eight separate places. Every single connection needs a "persuasion tap" with a rubber mallet. Since there are 522 12" x 12" tiles in my 18' x 29' garage, that's a whole lotta tappin' goin' on. Whew.
But it looks nice, doesn't it?

clif

and how much was it? im having a house built and am thinking of doing this. btw i have a box s and a 06 club coupe

nyca

are they slippery? do they provide any "cushion" at all?

Leader

Tile prices ranged from $5 each to $3.50 each. They are made of high-impact plastic. They don't seem to be slippery when wet. There is some "cushion effect," but not like carpeting. Hard to explain. The tiles are fairly rigid, but do flex slightly under the weight of a car. The floor is not attached in any way to the cement beneath...it's just "floating" on top - thus it's not "permanent." It can be taken up, broken apart, reconfigured and/or reused.

gota911

Very nice job! It looks good. Are you saving that "open slot" on the right side of the garage for a CGT?

Leader

Great idea! I'll just sell the house and live in the garage.

gravedgr

One thing I wondered about the Race Deck is how you wash the floor - doesn't the water just run down into the grooves and sit? How do you avoid mold & mildew?

jpcourt

Looks Great!!

SrfCity

Good question. I wash one of my cars in the garage so not sure if this kind of thing would be suitable. Looks good

Leader

They don't recommend "hosing down" the race deck floor. While the tiles wouldn't mildew or rot (it's reinforced plastic), water that got underneath them would probably evaporate very slowly (depending on conditions).
The floor is not glued down or attached. It's just "sitting on" the concrete.
I wouldn't wash a car on it. Water in large quantities would definitely get underneath.

Tedder Bear

I'm envious. Your garage looks great!!! Two neighbors used epoxy on their floors and one used the race deck. I'm going to wait until spring and see how each is holding up before I decide which approach to use.

Deanski

WOW Now That's nice!!

If by chance water does get under it, you may want to grab a dehimidifier to see if that will assist in removing any that sits under it.

A friend of mine did his floor, same type, but added a plastic barrier between garage cement and flooring. Soon he may go with the Premier garage coating.

You floor looks much better though!! Nice looking with the border!!

Enjoy it!!

Regards,
Deanski

DrDrilZ

i had the same tiles down for about 10 months. the one thing i hated was the plastic sounds it made when i walked on them. since then i put down some pergo underlayment. basically its like thin carpet padding. since then its been much much better.

vegascomedy

That looks great! Where do you get the tiles? Havent seen them before.

icruze

New construction is perfect for epoxy. Your concrete contractor can prepare the garage floor to your specs. and will be clean to ensure adhesion.