Problem With Shifting RaceDeck Install (revisit)

[SCMike]

A bit less than 2 years ago, I installed a 484 sq.ft. RaceDeck on the concrete floor in my 2-car garage plus workshop. The RaceDeck install is free-floating in that it does not cover wall-to-wall. The install was relatively easy, even with its complex perimeter geometry, and it looks great. But...

I did not anticipate that the entire RaceDeck would shift upon the concrete floor as a integral unit. Yes, my raw concrete floor surface is smoothly finished. Each time a car is driven into the garage, very slowly upon the RaceDeck (even with the Edge Trim pieces on the perimeter), the entire RaceDeck shifts. It is a VERY small amount each time (perhaps, say, by 1/300-inch), but after 300 parkings, that has shifted the entire RaceDeck over time by a total of 1” towards the back wall. That movement is enough to start jamming the edge of the tiles into some equipment around the perimeter, with the tile edges starting to deform upon contact. Even with the second car mostly parked upon the RaceDeck to weight it down, with just the daily driver going in and out, the entire deck still moves.

I am now faced with shifting the entire RaceDeck by at least 1” (or more) back towards the garage doors. Is there any trick to shifting the RaceDeck back into its original position? Anything to make it easier to move? Insert something underneath? I would hate to have to break down the large RaceDeck install into smaller sections, but maybe that is unavoidable?

Assuming I get the RaceDeck back to its original position, how do I keep the shifting problem from recurring and going through all this again 2 years from now? Maybe locate adhesive double-sided tape underneath at strategic positions (like where the tires first hit the edge trim, so that the tires put down weight on the adhesive tape)? I refuse to go through the extra step of resurfacing my concrete.

Anyone have any suggestions? I can't be the only person to experience the problem – it's simple physics!

Thanks!

 

[SCMike]

Answered my own first question - have to break down the one-piece RaceDeck unit (made up of about 500+ tiles and edge pieces) into smaller sub-sections in order to have any hope of shifting the entire deck back into its original position. Separating the tiles at the join lines is not *quite* as easy as the vendor's video makes it look (lol not). Oh, my aching back....

 

[piker28]

I am by no means an expert but I feel like there was someone else on here who had a similar issue. You are correct and your floor and setup is the issue but you are here for help. The other user had a full floor so there are some differences. I believe racedeck mentioned putting some material under the floor to help it from moving, again this was a full floor.

 

[shelteredV]

I have had this happen too. I ended up blocking the end wall out to keep the floor from shifting back. The floors has stayed put for the last 8 years. I left expansion room on the sides, but the floor still buckles a little when the sun comes across it on a hot afternoon.

 

[Garage Flooring]

A bit less than 2 years ago, I installed a 484 sq.ft. RaceDeck on the concrete floor in my 2-car garage plus workshop. The RaceDeck install is free-floating in that it does not cover wall-to-wall. The install was relatively easy, even with its complex perimeter geometry, and it looks great. But...

I did not anticipate that the entire RaceDeck would shift upon the concrete floor as a integral unit. Yes, my raw concrete floor surface is smoothly finished. Each time a car is driven into the garage, very slowly upon the RaceDeck (even with the Edge Trim pieces on the perimeter), the entire RaceDeck shifts. It is a VERY small amount each time (perhaps, say, by 1/300-inch), but after 300 parkings, that has shifted the entire RaceDeck over time by a total of 1” towards the back wall. That movement is enough to start jamming the edge of the tiles into some equipment around the perimeter, with the tile edges starting to deform upon contact. Even with the second car mostly parked upon the RaceDeck to weight it down, with just the daily driver going in and out, the entire deck still moves.

I am now faced with shifting the entire RaceDeck by at least 1” (or more) back towards the garage doors. Is there any trick to shifting the RaceDeck back into its original position? Anything to make it easier to move? Insert something underneath? I would hate to have to break down the large RaceDeck install into smaller sections, but maybe that is unavoidable?

Assuming I get the RaceDeck back to its original position, how do I keep the shifting problem from recurring and going through all this again 2 years from now? Maybe locate adhesive double-sided tape underneath at strategic positions (like where the tires first hit the edge trim, so that the tires put down weight on the adhesive tape)? I refuse to go through the extra step of resurfacing my concrete.

Anyone have any suggestions? I can't be the only person to experience the problem – it's simple physics!

Thanks!

There are multiple, relatively easy solutions to this issue. RaceDeck has an underlayment you can put under the first couple of rows. I would start there. Just give them a call