tdelph

I was looking @ another forum and this members garage floor was just completed using the interlockable tiles from costco. I thought the floor looked great and was wondering if any of you had done the same thing and if you have some pictures...pros and cons? it looks as though I could take them up if I sell the house and move to the next one without issue. Costco has a sale going on where each box is quite a bit less than normal.

thoughts?

stingrayl76

Here you go:

Race Deck Flooring Threads
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62Jeff

A bunch of folks on the C6 forum have done it.

I plan to do it to my "daily use" garage, and if it holds up well I'll be doing it to my workshop, where I build my cars, as well.

Vetterodder

I used the Kiwi tiles before but probably wouldn't again. Despite the mfg's claims, they would dent from the floor jack and jack stands. They stained from an ATF spill. If you stop or start quickly the tiles may bunch up some. The non-skid ribs were effective but they also made cleaning more difficult as you had to hand wipe next to each rib.

tdelph

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...lang=en-US&s=1

here is the floor I was looking at...any experience with this?

stingrayl76

Don't have any experience with the flooring other than having a sample tile of the Racedeck. When I spoke to the Racedeck rep. last year, they suggested staying away from the white tiles. They suggested using an alloy color in place of white because of white being more prone to tire markings.

Black_Magic

I put in down in July 2001 (it was call MOTORMAT then) and it has held up OK not GREAT but OK. If you use it normaly for parking and routine maint you will love it but when you start doing major things that require lots of jacking and or dragging parts it will scar, not destroy but have scratchs. It gets dirty like all flooring but cleans up nice.

And YES I would do it again because it is better to lay on the oily concrete.

Here is my install ===>> Garage Redo

How is looked in July 2001 when installed.

R6T7

I chose a "ribbed" material made by swisstrax - it has been down now for over a year and the only cleaning I've needed to do is vacuum leaves, etc with a shop vac. It does not show any footprints or tire tracks - highly recommend it!! Cost was about $3.50 psf installed. The material was developed initially in Switzerland, is now being molded in US.

Bob

tdelph

blackmagic and bobbeh---awesome looking garages I like the multiple colors and borders that were created.

firstgear

How long did it take to put that down? I am trying to figure out what I want to put down under my cars at car shows and this is one possibility if it doesn't take long......

Paul L

For those of us who are budget-challenged, I will use this WalMart product come April in my one-car garage. The 1967 nests in there during the summer period. I have tried concrete paint, epoxy, whatever and nothing holds up with Canada's salty winter. Perhaps this rubber overlay will. Can't hurt too bad for $225.



This commercial two-part epoxy lasted about two months.

CaveCreekChump

Hey Paul:

What's that funny writin' below the words "Interlocking Mats"?

It's almost like the label was designed to be read by some alien culture.

Plasticman

I used a similar product in my workshop at my last home.
As mentioned, the raised bumps are a pain to keep clean. Had to wipe and scrub by hand, and they stained from various automotive and household liquids. Even some 7UP from pop cans that ruptured due to "old age" stained it!

At the new home, I went with time tested commercial floor tile in the workshop, and epoxy painted floor in the garage. So far the epoxy paint has held up great (year and a half), except for where I dropped something hard and chipped the concrete, and where I forgot to protect it from weld splatter (made a 4' x 4' protector board of masonite and cheap tile that I lay down anytime I am welding now).

Plasticman

Black_Magic

Wife installed most of it. Complete garage took about 2 hours BUT that included cutting tiles to fit walls and corners.

A 10 * 20 area out in the open would only take 15-20 minutes.

George

stall

I put down racedeck a couple of years ago and I would use it again.

Paul L

Canada is a bilingual country: French and English. All product labels must be in both official languages.

And yep, we are metric as well. The Impala sitting in that garage right now has *some* klics on it: read ~637 miles.

BADBIRDCAGE

I used race deck tiles and had similar experience. I used yellow and white. Good for illumination. GREAT feeling when you are working on them. If you have any kind of spill that makes the seams you can't get all the material up and it will wick up from the bottom and attract dirt.

They dent from jack stands and if you are using a floor jack you need to put a piece of wood (I use 3/4 plywood) under the jack or the wheels won't roll under the weight of the load. They will sink into the tile.

You can't keep them clean. I would not do it again.

Rich

Paul L

Expensive product. But not a good endorsement from you. Makes WalMart look OK .

BADBIRDCAGE

Paul:

400 sq ft was right about $1,200.00 US delivered. Took me about seven hours to install by myself.

Rich

Paul L

Rich,
I was just kidding. Those tiled floors look great. I was pretty disappointed with the epoxy job that was done by a local company last spring. I let it be for more than a week but the first time I parked a car on it the paint lifted. And now the salt is chewing it up further.

The WalMart rubber tiles (need I say Made in China) were a Christmas gift from the Wife. I'll give them a try when the winter turns to spring and before the Corvette comes home from storage.