Cole Trickle
Active member
It finally happened.....I am part of the Racedeck family!!!
Here is my experience with the product and install....more pictures avaliable on my garage build
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6873266#post6873266
My garage has painted concrete done by the previous owner. The ground has taken a beating over the years from various builds and aside from looking crappy to start with just hasn’t held up to break,****** and other fluids.
I️ have been around too many epoxy coatings that have failed. Diy to full pro action just didn’t seem like what I️ was looking for and I️ knew it would be an expensive experiment by the time they ground off all the paint and prepped the surface correctly. Seems to be a them that people do epoxy and after it starts to fail they than go for a composite flooring that covers it up.
I️ decided to skip the first part and go home he composite route from the start.
Enter Jorgen and Racedeck...it’s well know on GJ that he takes care of the members so I️ shot him an email looking for a quote. The price was great but With 2 weeks until thanksgiving I️ asked if he planned to do a GJ Black Friday sale and he said if I️ could hold off it would be a smart decision.
I️ made the decision to go with the 12” freeflow tiles.
I️ was out of town for the holidays so I️ took a picture of my design and wrote out everything that was needed and set an alarm on my phone for bright and early Black Friday morning.
I️ called spoke with a lovely rep and told her I️ was calling for the GJ Black Friday sale and 5 minutes later the order was complete and my garage floor would never be the same...lol
All items were shipped and enroute before I️ even got back from vacation. They showed up the Tuesday after turkey day.
I️ brought everything home from work Friday and started cleaning out the garage to get ready for the install. Saturday morning the wife and kid helped me drag out the heavy items and we spent an hour cleaning,sweeping and blowing out the garage.
85% of the install goes really fast like 1.5 hours fast when you get a couple people installing tiles. My 8 year old son who is a lego master builder was great at lining up the tabs in the correct manner and snapping them in. It was so fun even a couple neighbor kids joined in on the snapping.
The remaining install with the trimming takes most of the time and luckily a good buddy of mine stopped by to show off his new c7 so I️ put him to work...lol
I️ would say it took us another 3 hours to cut the remains tiles for the 2 walls and around the base of the water heater box.
I️ had good luck using a 12” compound mitre saw with a standard wood blade. I️ only ruined one tile trying to cut a flight angle because I️ went to hard on the initial cut. Seemed to like a slow not to deep pass first followed by a couple other passes to fully get through the material. I️ set up a stop block for the back wall as it was pretty straight and we burned through those tiles really fast once the assembly line was set.
I️ ordered what I️ thought was probably 5-7 extras for each of the colors as well as 31 pieces of the finishing drive up trim. The trim ended up being perfect and I️ was actually able to use the 3 extra trim pieces to handle my side garage door...completely not planned but worked perfect
I️ think I️ ended up with a box and a half left over...I️ threw them in the attic just in case I️ damage a tile down the line.
Overall I️ give the racedeck transformation 2 thumbs up. The install is probably only a 2 out of 5 wrenches and immediately transforms your garage to a showroom......I️ have had multiple people stop while driving by to compliment the flooring.
Enjoy the photos....made my buddy be the first one in the garage with his new corvette so we could do it right and get some cool photos...lol
Here is my experience with the product and install....more pictures avaliable on my garage build
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6873266#post6873266
My garage has painted concrete done by the previous owner. The ground has taken a beating over the years from various builds and aside from looking crappy to start with just hasn’t held up to break,****** and other fluids.
I️ have been around too many epoxy coatings that have failed. Diy to full pro action just didn’t seem like what I️ was looking for and I️ knew it would be an expensive experiment by the time they ground off all the paint and prepped the surface correctly. Seems to be a them that people do epoxy and after it starts to fail they than go for a composite flooring that covers it up.
I️ decided to skip the first part and go home he composite route from the start.
Enter Jorgen and Racedeck...it’s well know on GJ that he takes care of the members so I️ shot him an email looking for a quote. The price was great but With 2 weeks until thanksgiving I️ asked if he planned to do a GJ Black Friday sale and he said if I️ could hold off it would be a smart decision.
I️ made the decision to go with the 12” freeflow tiles.
I️ was out of town for the holidays so I️ took a picture of my design and wrote out everything that was needed and set an alarm on my phone for bright and early Black Friday morning.
I️ called spoke with a lovely rep and told her I️ was calling for the GJ Black Friday sale and 5 minutes later the order was complete and my garage floor would never be the same...lol
All items were shipped and enroute before I️ even got back from vacation. They showed up the Tuesday after turkey day.
I️ brought everything home from work Friday and started cleaning out the garage to get ready for the install. Saturday morning the wife and kid helped me drag out the heavy items and we spent an hour cleaning,sweeping and blowing out the garage.
85% of the install goes really fast like 1.5 hours fast when you get a couple people installing tiles. My 8 year old son who is a lego master builder was great at lining up the tabs in the correct manner and snapping them in. It was so fun even a couple neighbor kids joined in on the snapping.
The remaining install with the trimming takes most of the time and luckily a good buddy of mine stopped by to show off his new c7 so I️ put him to work...lol
I️ would say it took us another 3 hours to cut the remains tiles for the 2 walls and around the base of the water heater box.
I️ had good luck using a 12” compound mitre saw with a standard wood blade. I️ only ruined one tile trying to cut a flight angle because I️ went to hard on the initial cut. Seemed to like a slow not to deep pass first followed by a couple other passes to fully get through the material. I️ set up a stop block for the back wall as it was pretty straight and we burned through those tiles really fast once the assembly line was set.
I️ ordered what I️ thought was probably 5-7 extras for each of the colors as well as 31 pieces of the finishing drive up trim. The trim ended up being perfect and I️ was actually able to use the 3 extra trim pieces to handle my side garage door...completely not planned but worked perfect
I️ think I️ ended up with a box and a half left over...I️ threw them in the attic just in case I️ damage a tile down the line.
Overall I️ give the racedeck transformation 2 thumbs up. The install is probably only a 2 out of 5 wrenches and immediately transforms your garage to a showroom......I️ have had multiple people stop while driving by to compliment the flooring.
Enjoy the photos....made my buddy be the first one in the garage with his new corvette so we could do it right and get some cool photos...lol
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