Racedeck Floor Tiles Questions

[robertbick]

Hello All. My first time posting here. I live in Upstate NY, so do get snow, sand and salt tracked into my one car garage in the winter. I do sweep it out once or twice on a nice winter day or early spring. The just under 14' by 21' foot garage has decent concrete with a little pitting.

I am leaning towards the Racedeck Diamond solid 12" tiles. I know there will probably be some moisture getting thru the joints to the floor below. I saw a video where a guy seperated the tiles down the middle and pulled the two sections out of the garage in the Spring time to clean the floor below. In the video, he had the Swisstrack freeflow tiles but I would think I could do the same with the Racedeck solid tiles. I just prefer the solid tiles.

What do you think?

 

[pioneer1]

I'm sure you could here's the video from their website

 

[Jinks]

You can, but you don't need to, & after a while you'll probably forget about it. My floors have been down several years. It's easy to remove a tile, or a whole section if you want, but there's nothing under them. I've moved a few sections because I made changes in equipment, but never found dirt, water, or anything else under the tiles. Another good reason to use the solid surface tiles.

 

[SteveCh]

I have about 2/3 Freeflow and the rest the solid tiles. Once in the spring, I separate the Freeflow section into 2 or 3 "mats" and pull them from the garage to outside. I clean up the floor, pull the tiles back in and reconnect. Very easy and simple to do, I use a putty knife to separate.

I never pull out the solid tile section, nothing seems to get beneath them.

 

[James-W]

I have the solid diamond tiles in my garage. I don't park vehicles in the garage, it is my workshop where I do mostly woodworking, some metal working, and occasionally I work on the cars we have. If I spill something on the floor, I wipe it up right away. I have had the Racedeck tiles for several years now and I have never taken them up. If I had to take them up I could, but so far there has been no need to do so.

 

[robertbick]

Thanks everyone for the answers!

 

[CJDave]

If you use the RaceDeck Free Flow tiles you needn't drag the tiles outside. A light scrub in the springtime and a hose rinse is all that I do. The salt, sand, grit and whatever else her daily driver drags in flushes right out the door. 5 1/2 years and no complaints. CJDave.

 

[CooperS]

I had the Diamond RD in Texas and moved it to Tennessee. The solid tiles DO get moisture under them through the cracks. The Texas garage stunk like mildew when I removed them to move, and the Tennessee move they didn't go with me. The buyer wanted them so we increased the price. I'm in Indiana now and literally JUST ordered RD Tuesday and went with Free Flow this time because of the weather here.

 

[robertbick]

I just get too much snow mixed with sand under the car from driving me winter. This then melts in the garage. My thinking is It will be too much under the free flow tiles. I can cleanup most of it that sits on top of the solid tiles and then pull a large section of tiles out once a year to clean underneath if needed.

 

[CJDave]

I just get too much snow mixed with sand under the car from driving me winter. This then melts in the garage. My thinking is It will be too much under the free flow tiles. I can cleanup most of it that sits on top of the solid tiles and then pull a large section of tiles out once a year to clean underneath if needed.

The road crews around here don't use sand so I can't give an informed opinion on your situation. CJDave.

 

[robertbick]

Hey CJDave... what colors are your tiles in your avatar?

 

[Zedder]

You mean like this

 

[CJDave]

Hey CJDave... what colors are your tiles in your avatar?

Red, black and graphite. The graphite color shows poorly in that camera angle. CJDave.

 

[robertbick]

Red, black and graphite. The graphite color shows poorly in that camera angle. CJDave.[/Q

THANKS!!

 

[robertbick]

You mean like this

EXACTLY! Thanks Zedder. I can see the sand & salt from the winter there. Do you do that once in the springtime? It's not that difficult is it? It should be easier for me since I have a smaller one car garage and am thinking of getting the solid tiles where there should be less **** getting thru to the garage concrete.

 

[mike93lx]

I just get too much snow mixed with sand under the car from driving me winter. This then melts in the garage. My thinking is It will be too much under the free flow tiles. I can cleanup most of it that sits on top of the solid tiles and then pull a large section of tiles out once a year to clean underneath if needed.

Just vacuum once it dries.

 

[robertbick]

Just vacuum once it dries.

Once that stuff dries, it cannot be vacuumed. Currently I need to sweep it up and sometimes with a stiff broom (that may be the sand that was run over by the tires).

 

[mike93lx]

Once that stuff dries, it cannot be vacuumed. Currently I need to sweep it up and sometimes with a stiff broom (that may be the sand that was run over by the tires).

Huh, all the sand and salt on the roads around me must somehow he different. Odd that I vac my garage every couple weeks in the winter and it stays clean.

 

[jack bacon]

Thinking about RaceDeck Freeflow here in Minneapolis. The garage floor slopes toward the garage door. Will all the road salt trapped under the tiles have any effect on the concrete. Will the sand and gravel scratch the tiles?

Thanks,

jack

 

[CJDave]

Jack, I see no damage here. The melting ice, slush and snow seems to be enough to flush the salt to the overhead door opening following the slope of the floor. CJDave.