I live in NJ, and am considering racedeck. I have, however read a few reviews from other people that have it in the North East. Basically they say that when the snow melts, the dirt and grime gets under the tiles, and makes crunching sounds when walking on it.....so once a year, they have to disassemble it, clean the tiles and the slab, and reinstall. They also said that if you hose it down in the garage, the water underneath doesn't dry and mildew forms. More than one person that has had it has written about these issues so I have a big concern since my garage houses my daily drivers. Any info is much appreciated.
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Hosing down racedeck (in the northeast)
- Thread starter Bill97Z
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RaceDeck1
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Bill97Z -
Hi -
RaceDeck stands 1/2" tall ( and REVolution RD is 3/4" tall) and allows liquids and air to flow freely.
I have had RaceDeck in my own garage for over 10 years and I not only drive my daliy drivers in and out all winter long with mud and snow coming off the cars, but I also at times will wash the car in the garage. My floor is pitched so all water flows out the door so I have also never needed to remove the floor to clean.
If you garage is not pitched or had large dips where water and debris can get trapped by the sub-floor, you may want to once a year or every other year do a quick unsnapping of a section to clean out.
As for mildew forming on RaceDeck? that is something we never see, as Poly Pro is not porous and does not promote mold & mildew...though there instances where the concrete sub-barrier is not 100% and you have a constant moisture issue coming up from through concrete...causing issues in areas that are rough, cracked or severe dips. If this is the case you would have major issues with any other application.
Please call us with you specific floor questions and we will gladly see if RaceDeck is the answer.
Thanks
Hi -
RaceDeck stands 1/2" tall ( and REVolution RD is 3/4" tall) and allows liquids and air to flow freely.
I have had RaceDeck in my own garage for over 10 years and I not only drive my daliy drivers in and out all winter long with mud and snow coming off the cars, but I also at times will wash the car in the garage. My floor is pitched so all water flows out the door so I have also never needed to remove the floor to clean.
If you garage is not pitched or had large dips where water and debris can get trapped by the sub-floor, you may want to once a year or every other year do a quick unsnapping of a section to clean out.
As for mildew forming on RaceDeck? that is something we never see, as Poly Pro is not porous and does not promote mold & mildew...though there instances where the concrete sub-barrier is not 100% and you have a constant moisture issue coming up from through concrete...causing issues in areas that are rough, cracked or severe dips. If this is the case you would have major issues with any other application.
Please call us with you specific floor questions and we will gladly see if RaceDeck is the answer.
Thanks
Thank you for the information.
How pitched is your garage? My slab also drains out the front door, but it's a very mild pitch so puddles do form when snow melts. So are you saying there is no issue with hosing down the race deck in the garage? Puddles underneath would dry by natural air convection?
How pitched is your garage? My slab also drains out the front door, but it's a very mild pitch so puddles do form when snow melts. So are you saying there is no issue with hosing down the race deck in the garage? Puddles underneath would dry by natural air convection?
Thank you for the information.
How pitched is your garage? My slab also drains out the front door, but it's a very mild pitch so puddles do form when snow melts. So are you saying there is no issue with hosing down the race deck in the garage? Puddles underneath would dry by natural air convection?
I have RD and a garage that doesn't have a drain other than the door. Before I put down RD, I knew of low spots near the door where water would puddle. Eventually it would dry by evaporation, air convection, etc. With RD down, I don't see the puddles, but I know for a fact it still puddles in the same area (had to pull a tile and there was water under it). I suspect it will dry eventually, bu obviously not as fast as if the RD wasn't there. I don't see this as a RD issue more of an issue with they guys who didn't slope the floor correctly in the first place. We don't get mcuh snow, so it shouldn't be a big issue for me..
mikeyr
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I had a very flat garage floor with Racedeck for about 10 or so years, during that time it flooded 3 times (that was fun, the tiles float until you step on them) and I never took the floor up to clean under it, it took weeks to fully dry each time. When I moved I pulled up the tiles and there was some dirt on the slab but nothing major. Put the tiles in my new garage.