ArmorPoxy vs. Racedeck

[rfpowerdude]

It seems that the Racedeck flooring would be an easier install, but is twice the cost of doing the ArmorPoxy. Since I have a new house built and the concrete is virgin, would this make the ArmorPoxy easier for prep/application?

On the other hand, would the Racedeck last longer in keeping with its new look over wear and tear on the ArmorPoxy? I read through a lot of threads here and I need to make a decision over the next couple of weeks since the house will get its CO at the end of this month. I want to do the flooring during December since we have the whole month to move into the house.

Just wanted to get some opinions directly from the actual users.
Thanks all,

 

[Todd.Brock]

A new slab would probably make the prep easier as you may not have to take as many steps to get ready to apply material. Maybe pressure wash and etch vs having to grind ( just speculation, the installation guide should give you an idea) Would still need a vapor barrier test, plans for laying out your materials, acquiring rollers, etc. , preparing for the roll out, timing the weather, etc.

VS.

Pick your layout and snap the racedeck together. Get a small saw for the edges and your done most likely in a day.

It’s really hard to say which is easier/better. If you really want epoxy, RD will not be answer. I REAlly want a floor out of an air plane hangar. But I have zero inclination to go through the steps to get there. RD is expensive so I still have bare concrete [emoji4]

It just depends on what you want and how much work you want to put into it.

 

[vavet]

I chose armorpoxy for my new garage floor. It is labor intensive.
I know under the racedeck, my floor is getting stained. I'm not cool with that.

 

[thickhead]

Porcelain tile?
That would be my first choice.

 

[rfpowerdude]

I wonder if I should do a sealant on the concrete and then put the Racedeck on top of that?

 

[tdott]

I wonder if I should do a sealant on the concrete and then put the Racedeck on top of that?

Yes you can.

Since the place is empty, if you plan to go with Epoxy do it now as it will get harder once you have stuff in there. I couldn't do it during my move and then my garage filled up and there was no way I would be able to get everything completely out for a few days.

I went with Swisstrax and I'm happy. I was able to do half of the garage then move stuff over and do the other half. The more I work in my garage the more I like them too. Install was easy and fast. If I ever move I can take them with me too, so those are all pluses that helped justify the costs.

 

[Cole Trickle]

I'm going racedeck....I just have never seen a coating that last's in the long term when a garage is used the way I use mine.

Individually the tiles are cheap so it's not a big deal to replace a few if need be.

 

[GrantOpus]

Being in FL and having a Lifestyle built home I’d recommend racedeck. You will not be happy once your epoxy floor starts to crack. JMO


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[rpcraft]

Porcelain tile?
That would be my first choice.

Since I see this posted a lot, I'll offer this question: How easy is it to move an engine hoist or engine roller stand over the break in porcelain tiles? I'm not trying to be pro or con. It's a legitimate question. I have a house being built and I am trying to figure out what I want to put down in the garage. I won't be going with Porcelain, but I am curious to know if this is the kind of finish that someone who pulls and works on motors has experience with (and/or any regrets)...

Thanks.

 

[blacksporty]

Since I see this posted a lot, I'll offer this question: How easy is it to move an engine hoist or engine roller stand over the break in porcelain tiles? I'm not trying to be pro or con. It's a legitimate question. I have a house being built and I am trying to figure out what I want to put down in the garage. I won't be going with Porcelain, but I am curious to know if this is the kind of finish that someone who pulls and works on motors has experience with (and/or any regrets)...

Thanks.

I don't have any direct experience but I was at a Lexus dealer and the used car I wanted to look at was in the service bay, it was a Sunday night so they took me back there and the entire service area was ceramic tile. I was surprised.

 

[CJDave]

My wife and I laid the Race Deck FreeFlow, 500 sq. ft., in about 3 hours. The surface prep amounted to hosing out the garage and scraping any paint drips or such. The tiles lay quickly after you get the hang of it. After 3 years it looks like brand new. Maintenance is a breeze. Looking through the posts in the flooring section here reveals a lot more posts on the problems guys are having with various coatings where the Race Deck problems seem to be the initial cost. Based on my friends and neighbors who have used eopxies and the issues they incurred, I certainly do not regret for a second my Race Deck purchase. CJDave.

 

[rpcraft]

I just know the rough cast concrete on my current apartment garage floor gives me heck just rolling on that, so I really don't want to compromise the smoothness of a good concrete finish by putting tile with a quarter inch rut in between every tile.

 

[James-W]

I have Racedeck flooring and I like it a lot. I do mostly woodworking and sweeping is easy and if need be I use my shop vac to get the small stuff that I miss with the push broom. Epoxy would be nice too but the prep is much more labor intensive.

As an added plus for Racedeck, if I do accidentally ruin a tile I can always replace it. I suppose you can fix an epoxy floor too, but I have no idea how easy it would be.

 

[bobforman]

Joe, I'm having the same debate with myself. Building my house in Anacortes, WA that will be done in January. Doing epoxy in 30 to 40 degree weather is of concern. I got a bid from a professional who's offering good epoxy installation at $5 per foot. I've submitted a design to RD but haven't heard back yet. Hoping to take advantage of RD's supposed black Friday sale. Are there competitors to RD?

 

[bdamico]

I just know the rough cast concrete on my current apartment garage floor gives me heck just rolling on that, so I really don't want to compromise the smoothness of a good concrete finish by putting tile with a quarter inch rut in between every tile.

yeah. those quarter inch ruts are a pain with porcelain tile in the garage

 

[rfpowerdude]

Are there competitors to RD?

Yes, there is Swisstrax. They are the two top names. In fact, their website looks strangely just like the Racedeck site like the same company designed them both and used the same template. There are reviews online that compares them.

I'm going with Racedeck.

 

[pbon]

Also armorpoxy supratile, which apparently seals more tightly between tiles. It’s the one I am looking at most.

 

[02vito]

Since I see this posted a lot, I'll offer this question: How easy is it to move an engine hoist or engine roller stand over the break in porcelain tiles? I'm not trying to be pro or con. It's a legitimate question. I have a house being built and I am trying to figure out what I want to put down in the garage. I won't be going with Porcelain, but I am curious to know if this is the kind of finish that someone who pulls and works on motors has experience with (and/or any regrets)...

Thanks.

I am still considering options for the main working bay in my new shop. Possible additional concerns with tile would be cracking a tile with a dropped heavy object and oil staining of the grout.

 

[02vito]

My wife and I laid the Race Deck FreeFlow, 500 sq. ft., in about 3 hours. The surface prep amounted to hosing out the garage and scraping any paint drips or such. The tiles lay quickly after you get the hang of it. After 3 years it looks like brand new. Maintenance is a breeze. Looking through the posts in the flooring section here reveals a lot more posts on the problems guys are having with various coatings where the Race Deck problems seem to be the initial cost. Based on my friends and neighbors who have used eopxies and the issues they incurred, I certainly do not regret for a second my Race Deck purchase. CJDave.

How does the Race Deck hold up to the contact stress of floor-jack wheels and jack stands? Jack stands can be mounted on plywood plates to reduce the contact stress, but with a floor jack there is not much you can do.

 

[thickhead]

http://allgaragefloors.com/porcelain-garage-floor-questions/

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi, tiles and epoxy are really quite different products. We do offer our solid PVC Supratiles at www.supratile.com which run with GJ discount $2.55/sq ft for the 4.5mm thick if your are consdiering tiles. We, like some other vendors here carry both to suit our customer's needs.

Epoxy is less $, but more labor to install.

 

[Offwidth]

Hi, tiles and epoxy are really quite different products. We do offer our solid PVC Supratiles at www.supratile.com which run with GJ discount $2.55/sq ft for the 4.5mm thick if your are consdiering tiles. We, like some other vendors here carry both to suit our customer's needs.

Epoxy is less $, but more labor to install.

GJ discount? I am new here, where do I look.

 

[idriveahonda]

I have RaceDeck FreeFlow (and love it). However my underlying concrete looks awful, so in the spring I'm going to do Rust Bullet...then put my RaceDeck back on top.

 

[White Shadow]

How does the Race Deck hold up to the contact stress of floor-jack wheels and jack stands? Jack stands can be mounted on plywood plates to reduce the contact stress, but with a floor jack there is not much you can do.

I use a 3/4" rubber mat under my floor jack and jack stands to protect my RaceDeck floor. It's one of the only inconveniences of RaceDeck flooring, IMO.

You can see the rubber mats on the floor in the lower right hand side of the picture. I cut them from a larger piece that I put on top of my stainless steel work bench top, which you can also see in the picture.

 

[rfpowerdude]

Joe, I'm having the same debate with myself. Building my house in Anacortes, WA that will be done in January. Doing epoxy in 30 to 40 degree weather is of concern. I got a bid from a professional who's offering good epoxy installation at $5 per foot. I've submitted a design to RD but haven't heard back yet. Hoping to take advantage of RD's supposed black Friday sale. Are there competitors to RD?

Well, I went ahead with the RD floor. I just ordered and paid for 651 Green Light tiles and 26 Black ramp edges. They said it will be delivered by about a week from tomorrow. It comes in boxes of 48 tiles so I will have 14 boxes of tile plus the ramp edge boxes.

My house got delayed a coupla weeks, but we are likely to have the CO at the end of this week.

 

[RaceDeck1]

Yes, there is Swisstrax. They are the two top names. In fact, their website looks strangely just like the Racedeck site like the same company designed them both and used the same template. There are reviews online that compares them.

I'm going with Racedeck.

In regards to the above comment, we hear this often and to be clear, we are in no way the same company or product and have no affiliation with them, We also do all of our web design and marketing materials in-house.
More importantly, THANK YOU for choosing RaceDeck

 

[rfpowerdude]

More importantly, THANK YOU for choosing RaceDeck

You're welcome and Rachel has been great along my decision process!

In regards to the above comment, we hear this often and to be clear, we are in no way the same company or product and have no affilation with them.

Yes, I didn't say or infer that the possibility existed that Swisstrax and Racedeck were the same company, just that the WEBSITES for the two companies looked as if the same WEB DESIGN company designed them both. It's like y'all asked the same company to design the websites individually and they ended up looking the same LOL.

It's all good and I can't wait to get my RD floor installed!

 

[fireball05]

In regards to the above comment, we hear this often and to be clear, we are in no way the same company or product and have no affiliation with them, We also do all of our web design and marketing materials in-house.
More importantly, THANK YOU for choosing RaceDeck

Jorgen,

What's the best way to contact you for a quote?

 

[ErVikingo]

Hi, tiles and epoxy are really quite different products. We do offer our solid PVC Supratiles at www.supratile.com which run with GJ discount $2.55/sq ft for the 4.5mm thick if your are consdiering tiles. We, like some other vendors here carry both to suit our customer's needs.

Epoxy is less $, but more labor to install.

Any specials on the hidden joint version. I need a lot....

 

[jhutch]

I install floors and I have removed some snap together tiles and mats. The clients didn't like them because:
1. They didn't protect the floor (may not be an issue, since I see you are in FL)
2. Hard to clean, either under them, or mats hold water and debris and smell

Epoxy is far easier to clean and maintain.

 

[ErVikingo]

OK. Then I have to go back to searching for a good installer locally.

Too many options and too many fly by night outfits around here.

 

[RaceDeck1]

Jorgen,

What's the best way to contact you for a quote?

just drop me a PM. HappY Holidays

 

[Armorpoxy]

For quotes please contact us directly at below. Thank you and happy holidays

 

[ErVikingo]

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