Problems with my VCT

[Mr Long Hood]

I had my VCT floor professionally installed and am having some problems with it 'shifting'. See pics. Any comments? Is the epoxy the problem (I don't yet know what they used - but plan to find out)? The installers' comments to explain the phenomenom:
a) my car is low to the ground (stock Porsche Boxster) causing excessive heat transfer.
b) my car's IRS causes excesive 'stress' on the tiles (say what!)

I want them to solve this problem. From my research I didn't expect this to be an issue? Given the Houston heat, what should be the correct choice for epoxy?

Thanks for you opinions / assistance.

 

[BillK]

Jeremy,
I dont know a whole lot about that tile, but to me it just looks like it plain and simple is not adhered to the floor properly How long has it been since it was put down ? Any chance that the adhesive just has not cured totally yet ?

 

[Wingnut65]

Jeremy, Your floor looks awesome. Great layout and choice of colors.

My first thought was that this was from the momentum of the car rolling into the garage, but since it is a sideways movement, then it definitely has something to do with your car settling, possibly self adjusting from a driving stance to a parking stance. I'm not up on Porsche suspension to even know if that is possible.

The adhesive they used is most likely the stadard run-of-the-mill VCT adhesive. You would have paid considerably extra if the installers used 2-part epoxy to put down your floor. The heat may have contributed to allow the movement, but it would not have been the only cause. It actually looks like three tiles have separated along that line, but the sideways pressure was only on one tile to buckle.

I would think that they could replace the tiles using the same adhesive and then look at something to go under the wheels to separate them from the floor. Something like the parking mat like this, or even carpet squares with the carpet side down to allow easy movement. Another thought, if the suspension does adjust, stop the car outside a couple minutes for things to asettle before putting it in the stable.

 

[kartracer23]

My only guess is that they didn't let the adhesive dry before they put the tiles down - so it never cured underneath. The adhesive I used (std. Armstrong) was more like contact cement - you let it dry a couple of hours before setting the tile. Having misplaced a couple of tiles while putting it in, I can't believe that it would ever come up without an extreme amount of force.

 

[FlashJim]

I'm interested in what you find out. I'm in Houston and I'm planning on using VCT as well.