Racedeck vs Motorfloor (Costco)

[drcollie]

Snap Loc Industries sent me a sample of RaceDeck and Motodeck so I could compare the two. Motodeck is sold at Costco (currently 'on sale' through August 2014) and all comments I can find seem to be 'I love my floor' no matter which is purchased, so I had to get samples to see for myself. The Motodeck is the black tile with the double diamonds, the Racedeck is the single diamond grey tile.





The difference is readily apparent when you see the samples. The Motodeck is lighter, thinner and flexes more. You can see the female tabs are not as solid as on the Racedeck, nor the underlying honeycomb structure. If you snap them together, the RaceDeck is slightly taller and raised, but not by much, perhaps the thickness of an envelope.

There is sales tax collected by Costco in my state, none by Racedeck - shipping is included on both. Difference per tile price is less than a dollar each right now (with GJ discount) so I'm going to have to go with the Racedeck because I like the fact its thicker and the tabs are more solid - and it flexes less. I'm sure the Motodeck would do a fine job, but I can see an advantage to the Racedeck that is significant enough that I am willing to pay for it. Jennifer at Racedeck has been very responsive to my questions and sending out samples, she has earned my business.

 

[phins2rt]

Good choice! Keep us updated!

 

[retfr8flyr]

Just look at the difference in strength of the tabs and the back pattern. You can just look at the Moto and tell that it wouldn't hold up to any heavy loads, like a big tool box leg. The choice of Race Deck is an easy one.

 

[matty d]

I think 1/2 the fun is reading up on the options, getting samples and trying it out and design. I personally like the tread plate on the RD...what's up with the sparse tread design on moto floor...

 

[Rockcam]

Surface quality on the Moto looks quite poor compared with Racedeck - see the sink marks all over the Moto surface.

 

[drcollie]

I think 1/2 the fun is reading up on the options, getting samples and trying it out and design. I personally like the tread plate on the RD...what's up with the sparse tread design on moto floor...

No doubt! I grabbed my tiles and went over to my pal Scott's house as he is considering doing his floor as well. We went over the two tiles repeatedly together and even though my buddy likes to save a buck even as much as I do - came up with the same conclusion and that is the Racedeck is worth the extra cost. It looks better and is more substantial.

I get the impression that perhaps the Motofloor is an old-school, 1st generation product and that Racedeck is the 2nd generation floor. Rather than tossing the tooling away, perhaps Snap-Loc said "Lets keep making the 1st gen product and sell it to Costco in bulk packages and in just a few colors then keep Racedeck for ourselves as the Flagship product". I could be all wrong in that assessment but it would make sense to me.

 

[Shea]

Don't forget, you generally have to buy in large packs from Costco and other clubs VS only 1 at a time from RaceDeck and other online vendors. What happens when you realize you only need 4 more tiles to finish and you have to buy another pack of 30 or 40? How attractive is the price difference then?

Also, who do you call if you have a question about installation? What if you want to do a more custom design with some different colors? That's harder to do when having to buy in large packs as well.

All things to consider when looking at warehouse deals.

 

[atifn79]

Home Depot,,,clean concrete completely, two coats of sealer over two days, peel and stick tile. Entire job 400 square feet, my time and $139!

 

[drcollie]

I ordered my RaceDeck floor today from Jennifer - she's very knowledgeable and helpful. When I requested samples, I did ask for a Tuffshield - which is a $ 1 more per tile, but it just bowled me over as it looks so much richer than the standard tile. So that's what is on the way and here's my final design layout in a 3-bay garage that has gray walls, and red Snap On tool boxes. Once its installed, I'll post a finished photo...

 

[SteveCh]

That'll look really nice.

 

[Trey T]

Looks a bit dark.

 

[matty d]

No doubt! I grabbed my tiles and went over to my pal Scott's house as he is considering doing his floor as well. We went over the two tiles repeatedly together and even though my buddy likes to save a buck even as much as I do - came up with the same conclusion and that is the Racedeck is worth the extra cost. It looks better and is more substantial.

I get the impression that perhaps the Motofloor is an old-school, 1st generation product and that Racedeck is the 2nd generation floor. Rather than tossing the tooling away, perhaps Snap-Loc said "Lets keep making the 1st gen product and sell it to Costco in bulk packages and in just a few colors then keep Racedeck for ourselves as the Flagship product". I could be all wrong in that assessment but it would make sense to me.

Garage = big Lego set for grown-ups. (or guys still growing up )

 

[Repsolracer22]

need pics!!!!!! and real pricing

 

[kevymach]

Great RaceDeck design... but I agree - won't that seem a bit dark inside?

 

[BikerDad]

You said the Moto is more flexible. Depending on what you're going to be doing in your garage, that may be a good thing. A more flexible floor means it will be more comfortable to stand on. Whether "more flexible" is a bad thing depends largely on the loads you will be putting on the floor. If, for instance, your garage houses a woodshop and cars never make it past the garage door, then the additional stiffness brings no added value. On the other hand, if your hobby is pimping out armored limousines, the extra stiffness and likely toughness would be a good thing.

Good luck on the build, and I have to agree with the others, that's a VERY dark pattern.

 

[drcollie]

Here's what 608 s.f of Racedeck look like, just arrived. Pallet weight 600 lb. Will get installed in the next few days.

 

[MagicMarker]

^^Wow... I'd like to get your review on the RD vs. epoxy.

 

[Trey T]

Nice Tundra. I love their interior w/ the material selection, simple design, top-notch electronic features... great truck!

 

[drcollie]

My garage at 6:15 a.m. this morning....



And then 2.5 hours later (its a 3-bay garage) at 8:45 a.m.



I still have to cut the back row and right side edges to fit, but that won't take more than 90 minutes, tops. Had to stop the project and get to work, but the Racedeck really does go down fast and easy. I tracked some drywall dust onto the top of the tiles as you can see, but will clean it all up before final photos in the next day or two. I like the instant gratification of the Racedeck, and no need to prep my concrete floors, fill cracks. wait for drying times over two days and all that as you have to do with coated floors. I can see why this is a popular flooring choice. More later.

 

[RaceDeck1]

Love the Before and After shots of your new cool looking garage! thanks for sharing and thank you for choosing RaceDeck.

 

[drcollie]

Final shots after everything is put back. I've very pleased with the RaceDeck (this is the TuffShield) and the only negative to the floor is not Racedeck's fault, but the house builder. The garage floor is not perfectly square and when you get to edge trimming, you have to try to follow the less than straight contours of the slab, whereas a coating would have no issue there. Not a huge deal, but if Racedeck could ever develop some kind of flexible press-in caulk for the gap on the edges that would fill the space AND allow for temperature expansion/contraction, they'd really have something. There are fancier garages, but this one will still be a working garage, so I'm liking the way it turned out.

Here's a "before" photo of my garage (BMW GS being worked on);



And today:

 

[MagicMarker]

Looks great! I can't wait to start working on my garage....

 

[RaceDeck1]

Great looking garage and photos! thanks for choosing RaceDeck

 

[phins2rt]

Clean! Love it!