Racedeck Free Flow installed

[blacksunshine]

I just heard back on a quote for my 24x24 attached garage. I was pleasantly surprised. One question: What do you do on the edges that run along the walls, do you have to put edging on, or do you just need that along the garage door opening? If the floor is actually a few inches smaller, do you cut the tiles to fit?

I am really considering using this instead of my previous plan of using the Rocksolid floor coating.

One other question: I'm in Ohio and we get alot of debris from the road coming off the car in the winter. If you have the Freeflow tiles, what do you do about all the crud that will end up under the tiles? I'm thinking stuff like sawdust would give you the same problem. I got a quote for the racedeck diamond because it seems like it won't be such a mess.

-Greg

 

[dubber]

I just heard back on a quote for my 24x24 attached garage. I was pleasantly surprised. One question: What do you do on the edges that run along the walls, do you have to put edging on, or do you just need that along the garage door opening? If the floor is actually a few inches smaller, do you cut the tiles to fit?

I am really considering using this instead of my previous plan of using the Rocksolid floor coating.

One other question: I'm in Ohio and we get alot of debris from the road coming off the car in the winter. If you have the Freeflow tiles, what do you do about all the crud that will end up under the tiles? I'm thinking stuff like sawdust would give you the same problem. I got a quote for the racedeck diamond because it seems like it won't be such a mess.

-Greg

When i put my free flow in i just left about a 1/2 inch around the perimeter for expansion, which i think it what Race Deck recommends. I had painted the base of the wall and about an inch on the actual cement floor. That way the black from the floor flowed into the colour of the wall.

I just use a shop vac to clean up debris that has fallen through the floor tiles. If you have a good vac it shouldn't be an issue.

And yes you will likely need to cut one side of your tiles when you are completing your install but a simple skill saw or table saw easily does the trick.

 

[blacksunshine]

Thanks, I guess I could lift the tile to clean out what the shop vac wouldn't get. Do you have any issues of noise (clacking) when you walk on it since you really can't put landscaping fabric under it like some people do with the other style tiles?
Thanks so much for your help!
-Greg

 

[69bigblok]

I'm so in love with this pic. Really gets me excited about doing that racedeck pattern and having a bright red car right the middle. That new Porsche you have is one seriously beautiful automobile!


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[Stee6043]

One other question: I'm in Ohio and we get alot of debris from the road coming off the car in the winter. If you have the Freeflow tiles, what do you do about all the crud that will end up under the tiles? I'm thinking stuff like sawdust would give you the same problem. I got a quote for the racedeck diamond because it seems like it won't be such a mess.

-Greg

I recently made a post regarding my Michigan experience with Freeflow. You might find it worthwhile.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198447

 

[RaceDeck1]

I'm so in love with this pic. ...That new Porsche you have is one seriously beautiful automobile!


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Agreed!