Garage Before and After: Racedeck included

[scoobers]

Before:





After:








*Bonus internet point if you can spot the racedeck sticker




Took a total of three days to do everything in here.
New door, fluorescent lighting, painting, floor w/ cutting, mounting TV, etc.

Hope you guys like it! Sorry for the crappy iphone quality

 

[vette66bob]

Very nice job, organized, well done and attractive. Enjoy your work.

 

[scoobers]

Very nice job, organized, well done and attractive. Enjoy your work.

Thanks man!

 

[ringneck]

Very nice, looks great!!! Is the sicker on the bottom of the work bench

Where you located? Looks like you have water nearby.

 

[dubber]

Well done sir, great quick makeover, it sure made a big different.

 

[scoobers]

Very nice, looks great!!! Is the sicker on the bottom of the work bench

Where you located? Looks like you have water nearby.

Thanks!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

I'm in Ohio. I talked to another Ohio member who has solid tile... He advised me to get a squeegee

Well done sir, great quick makeover, it sure made a big different.

Thanks man! I stole the fluorescent light idea from you

 

[EMC2]

Great transformation. Very nicely organized.
How long did it take to lay the floor?

 

[scoobers]

Great transformation. Very nicely organized.
How long did it take to lay the floor?

Thank you sir.

It took me about three hours to lay the floor. The next day, I woke up at 630 and starting cutting That took me about 2 hours.

Overall: 5 hours.

I tried the foot method, but one of the black tabs broke. The tile went down fine still. I used my palm to strike them into place after that. I got pretty meticulous in placing them with my hand only and snapping them.
**Racedeck is sending me a couple more without question

I did get 6 tiles in black carpet for under the shoe rack also. I had to cut a few inches off of those, and I didn't have a problem.


EDIT: PS... Your garage is NASTY! Nice work.... That garage puts some showrooms to shame man!

 

[EMC2]

Thank you sir.

It took me about three hours to lay the floor. The next day, I woke up at 630 and starting cutting That took me about 2 hours.

Overall: 5 hours.

I tried the foot method, but one of the black tabs broke. The tile went down fine still. I used my palm to strike them into place after that. I got pretty meticulous in placing them with my hand only and snapping them.
**Racedeck is sending me a couple more without question

I did get 6 tiles in black carpet for under the shoe rack also. I had to cut a few inches off of those, and I didn't have a problem.


EDIT: PS... Your garage is NASTY! Nice work.... That garage puts some showrooms to shame man!

Thanks Scoobers.
5 hours is really minimal for such a great result. I really like the Racedeck option. Great job!

 

[dubber]

Thanks man! I stole the fluorescent light idea from you

Hahaha sweet, it would have been a shame to have your previous lighting with your new floors. Proper lighting really does the floor and the rest of the space justice.

 

[scoobers]

Hahaha sweet, it would have been a shame to have your previous lighting with your new floors. Proper lighting really does the floor and the rest of the space justice.

No doubt dubber... I had the fluorescent bulbs unplugged and plugged in to see the difference... It made a HUGE difference.

 

[RaceDeck1]

Great before and after shots and nice placement of the RD sticker
Thanks for sharing and choosing RaceDeck

 

[scoobers]

Great before and after shots and nice placement of the RD sticker
Thanks for sharing and choosing RaceDeck

Thanks Jorgen!

 

[uppster]

What are you going to do about the leaking cars?

 

[scoobers]

What are you going to do about the leaking cars?

Oops... I didn't think of that... I'm going to send it back now

Just kidding...

I talked to a guy who has Racedeck Tile in his garage for seven years now. It's a 500 sq. ft garage and as of now, he parks his daily driver(A 2013 4runner) and his summer vehicle (2011 AMG) in it.

During the winter, he said after a big snowstorm, he'd still park his car on it. Clumps would fall off, melt, and form a puddle.
The thing that turned me onto racedeck is he said he'd simply squeegee it the next day. Occasionally, he'd wait two days and most of it would evaporate.
During the summer months, the rain that drips from the cars simply disappears. I have personally already had experience with this. I also left my garage door open while it was raining out and the front of my garage was wet. I didn't bother with it to see what it would do. That night, just a few drops left.

I originally wanted to do epoxy. I used to have an epoxy garage, and being in Ohio, the snow/salt mixture caused it to deteriorate over several years. I LOVED the way epoxy looks, but as far as my use for my garage and vehicles, it is not ideal from a longevity standpoint.

Maybe one day, when I have F-U money, I can build a separate garage w/ EPOXY and a dry weather car only for it

 

[firecracker]

Smart finish to your garage there scoobers did you do anything to prep the concrete before laying the racedeck.?

 

[Cryptic1911]

^ you don't need to prep it at all.. just a basic sweeping is fine

 

[scoobers]

Smart finish to your garage there scoobers did you do anything to prep the concrete before laying the racedeck.?

^ you don't need to prep it at all.. just a basic sweeping is fine

Thanks man!


What cryptic said.

I swept and then used a blower for the remaining dust. I laid down landscaping fabric as well.

On a loudness scale of 1-10, I'd say they are about a 7 of what I expected with the landscaping fabric down. Not an annoying loud or anything, just louder than epoxy. It doesn't bother me. I've had six other people come check it out and no one mentioned the noise.