Stee6043
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Yesterday I installed 830 +/- square feet of Rackdeck. I was too exhausted to take any proper pictures yesterday but have attached one pre-cleanup shot. Overall I'm extremely pleased with the results.
I installed the Racedeck FreeFlow over a six year old (young) epoxy floor. Looking back I wish I would have used a tile instead of the epoxy to begin with. I had a fair amount of staining and "loss of shine" on my epoxy in the heavy traffic areas. Durability wise the epoxy has survived very well. But it just isn't nearly as "amazing" looking as it was brand new. For the money and time I invested in the epoxy I had planned for it to maintain its greatness a lot longer.
So back to the new floor. Installation took me a solid 11 hours, single handed. As everyone can imagine the time consuming part is the cutting and trimming of the tiles as well as moving things around inside the garage. I had to laugh after I was done - the video on the Racedeck site had a floor done in four hours. I refuse to believe I'm that slow. Nor did I have that many beer breaks!
The quality of the tiles seemed very high to me. They certainly met my expectations for the money spent. I found only one "bad part" during my entire installation and it was a trim/ramp piece with just a little too much flash on the lug which prevented the next ramp piece from fully seating. To have only a single issue like this out of 1000+ pieces was pretty good, in my opinion. And that issue could have been quickly corrected with a razor. But the folks at Racedeck were kind enough to throw in plenty of extra trim so I did not have to worry about this one piece. Overall I was very pleased with the quality of the tile.
Installation went quite quickly once you got away from the walls and obstructions. It's great that Racedeck sends the tiles in 4x4 sections, especially for those of us who were planning on a 4x4 grid to begin with.
I feel the FreeFlow tile is the perfect choice for my garage here in Michigan. I also like how it "contains" debris when you're cutting items. I often use my table saw in my garage and a good breeze will send the saw dust all over the place. With the FreeFlow the saw dust falls through the tiles and patiently waits for you to vaccuum it up. This was an unexpected bonus.
And last, but certainly not least, this stuff has MADE IN THE USA molded into every single tile (fastening lugs, out of sight). I enjoyed seeing that every time I threw a tile up on the table saw. I've gone out of my way to find USA built parts, when possible, during my garage upgrade. This tile was a win-win all around. I hope to take some proper photos soon and I will share.
Again, great product, great site here at GJ and another good project under my belt. Next up - lighting....lighting...and more lighting.
I installed the Racedeck FreeFlow over a six year old (young) epoxy floor. Looking back I wish I would have used a tile instead of the epoxy to begin with. I had a fair amount of staining and "loss of shine" on my epoxy in the heavy traffic areas. Durability wise the epoxy has survived very well. But it just isn't nearly as "amazing" looking as it was brand new. For the money and time I invested in the epoxy I had planned for it to maintain its greatness a lot longer.
So back to the new floor. Installation took me a solid 11 hours, single handed. As everyone can imagine the time consuming part is the cutting and trimming of the tiles as well as moving things around inside the garage. I had to laugh after I was done - the video on the Racedeck site had a floor done in four hours. I refuse to believe I'm that slow. Nor did I have that many beer breaks!
The quality of the tiles seemed very high to me. They certainly met my expectations for the money spent. I found only one "bad part" during my entire installation and it was a trim/ramp piece with just a little too much flash on the lug which prevented the next ramp piece from fully seating. To have only a single issue like this out of 1000+ pieces was pretty good, in my opinion. And that issue could have been quickly corrected with a razor. But the folks at Racedeck were kind enough to throw in plenty of extra trim so I did not have to worry about this one piece. Overall I was very pleased with the quality of the tile.
Installation went quite quickly once you got away from the walls and obstructions. It's great that Racedeck sends the tiles in 4x4 sections, especially for those of us who were planning on a 4x4 grid to begin with.
I feel the FreeFlow tile is the perfect choice for my garage here in Michigan. I also like how it "contains" debris when you're cutting items. I often use my table saw in my garage and a good breeze will send the saw dust all over the place. With the FreeFlow the saw dust falls through the tiles and patiently waits for you to vaccuum it up. This was an unexpected bonus.
And last, but certainly not least, this stuff has MADE IN THE USA molded into every single tile (fastening lugs, out of sight). I enjoyed seeing that every time I threw a tile up on the table saw. I've gone out of my way to find USA built parts, when possible, during my garage upgrade. This tile was a win-win all around. I hope to take some proper photos soon and I will share.
Again, great product, great site here at GJ and another good project under my belt. Next up - lighting....lighting...and more lighting.
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