Racedeck vs. Costco brand

[RaceDeck1]

LOL, his company (Snaplock Industries) manufactures both products!

Your right we do manufacture Costco's floor but is not a RaceDeck product and not the same. I have not made this a secret and have made many posts about the differences between the two products I also did say to do a search on the forum....

We also make many other companies garage flooring products, event flooring products and sports flooring products (like Harley-Davidson, and other major US companies that we are not allowed to disclose and they all are manufactured under their specs and not the same as RaceDeck).

 

[mothgrey]

My neighbor has the rece deck and he loves it. Does anyone know
what the damage is for a 21x21 garage. Ball park how much does the flooring cost?

 

[1jjpop]

Re: Racedeck Kudos

What did you use for underlayment???????????

 

[TipsyMcStagger]

Re: Racedeck Kudos

What did you use for underlayment???????????

Old thread, but I'd like to know the answer to this question.

Tipsy

 

[vinnyboy]

I'm considering putting racedeck flooring in my garage, but I,m unsure if it would hold up agains't carbide runners on snowmobile ski's. If any of you have experiance with this let me know. Thanks

I was thinking the same thing, I have studs and when I back the sled up in the garage it spins like $%@, how do these tiles hold up to that I'd like to know.

 

[TigerGA]

Re: Racedeck Kudos

What did you use for underlayment???????????

Just finishing up a RaceDeck install. I used two layers of felt weed cloth that I got from Lowes (300 ft x 3 ft). This cloth was stiff, which made it easier to lay down. Also, one could see the fibers running thru the cloth. I ran out towards the end and picked up a smaller roll which was a different manufacturer. This brand felt like soft plastic and had small "mico" holes. This type was harder to work with because it was so flimsy.

Also found some frost cloth that would have worked great. It resembled the felt cloth described above, but was thicker. It came in 12 ft widths, and you cut the length you need. Drawback was the price (sorry, don't recall the cost, but was noticeable more than weed cloth). I found the frost cloth at a garden center.

Hope this helps.

If anyone is interested, I've got some cutting tips too.

 

[mikeyr]

what is this **** about underlayment ??? its a floor nothing else guys. Seems to me that putting down underlayment under the Racedeck doubles your work and increases the already high cost. And what happens to water underneath ? in my old garage I got flooded twice in the about 8 years my floor was down, the tiles just floated on top of the 1"-1.5" of water and then when the water went away I did nothing, it just drained. If you put underlayment down, I imagine you would have to pull up the floor and replace or at least allow to dry the underlayment, this is ridiculous. I had my floor down for months before a friend made a comment about the noise, I had not noticed it, yes its there but its not bad at all. Just put the tiles down and be done with it, spend the time on the car, not the floor install.

And by the way, I am putting down yet more Racedeck down this weekend as over the holidays we finished the garage extension, there wont be any underlayment under it.

 

[TigerGA]

what is this **** about underlayment ??? its a floor nothing else guys. Seems to me that putting down underlayment under the Racedeck doubles your work and increases the already high cost. And what happens to water underneath ? in my old garage I got flooded twice in the about 8 years my floor was down, the tiles just floated on top of the 1"-1.5" of water and then when the water went away I did nothing, it just drained. If you put underlayment down, I imagine you would have to pull up the floor and replace or at least allow to dry the underlayment, this is ridiculous. I had my floor down for months before a friend made a comment about the noise, I had not noticed it, yes its there but its not bad at all. Just put the tiles down and be done with it, spend the time on the car, not the floor install.

And by the way, I am putting down yet more Racedeck down this weekend as over the holidays we finished the garage extension, there wont be any underlayment under it.

To each his own. Why would you care if I wanted my floor as quiet as possible? You mention the added work of putting down an underlayment...so it took me an extra hour to install my floor...it's my time that's involved. Flooding issues - I've never had a garage flood in my 50+ years, so I'm can't make a flooring decision based on that. If by chance my garage does flood, my last concern will be whether the underlayment got wet...and the underlayment is landscape weed cloth - it is made to get wet. Lastly, you mentioned the added cost of underlayment. I just spent $2,700 on a floor, so another $75 for landscape felt doesn't factor in.

If you choose not to put down an underlayment, then congratulations...your floor will still look great.

 

[thomask]

I am just looking for suggestions out there.

I have 20x 20 garage with one wall covered with red craftsman cabinets/workbench. Walls are white and one other wall has medium oak laminate cabinets.

Maybe a grey and black with red strpe? What do you all think. See jlphils garage at post 37.

Question is to what color floor to use. BTW Race Deck type floor is on my wish list...

 

[TigerGA]

I am just looking for suggestions out there.

I have 20x 20 garage with one wall covered with red craftsman cabinets/workbench. Walls are white and one other wall has medium oak laminate cabinets.

Maybe a grey and black with red strpe? What do you all think. See jlphils garage at post 37.

Question is to what color floor to use. BTW Race Deck type floor is on my wish list...

I'd make a color selection based on ease of maintenince (i.e., what color is the easiest to care for). I used red, alloy (silver), and graphite (dark gray) RaceDeck. it's been down about a week and the red and silver don't show dirt, footprints, dog hair, etc. like the dark gray does. I only used the dark gray for a border, which now, I'm glad that's all. Colors are personal, but I think red, silver, gray, and black all complement each other. Also, none of these colors will show marks, dirt, etc. like a yellow, white, etc. Good luck, and submit some pics when you finish.

 

[ViperJon]

what is this **** about underlayment ??? its a floor nothing else guys. Seems to me that putting down underlayment under the Racedeck doubles your work and increases the already high cost. And what happens to water underneath ? in my old garage I got flooded twice in the about 8 years my floor was down, the tiles just floated on top of the 1"-1.5" of water and then when the water went away I did nothing, it just drained. If you put underlayment down, I imagine you would have to pull up the floor and replace or at least allow to dry the underlayment, this is ridiculous. I had my floor down for months before a friend made a comment about the noise, I had not noticed it, yes its there but its not bad at all. Just put the tiles down and be done with it, spend the time on the car, not the floor install.

And by the way, I am putting down yet more Racedeck down this weekend as over the holidays we finished the garage extension, there wont be any underlayment under it.

"**** about underlayment"? Maybe senseless in a broke **** garage that floods twice in eight years but some people have nice garages. Racedeck makes noise and the underlayment is a good and inexpensive idea. Adds an hour to the install. That's it.
Go back to sleep now.

 

[mikeyr]

"**** about underlayment"? Maybe senseless in a broke **** garage that floods twice in eight years but some people have nice garages. Racedeck makes noise and the underlayment is a good and inexpensive idea. Adds an hour to the install. That's it.
Go back to sleep now.

Cant go back to sleep, I am at work. As to "broke **** garage" well, you can get nasty all you want, it wont turn me on, sorry for you but I am not into guys.

The point is that the noise that Racedeck makes is so minor that I have to wonder what it is you are actually doing in there if you can even notice the noise. I work in my garage I have a car to finish, plus another one waiting its turn on the lift, I don't gently walk around scared of a little noise from my tiles.

 

[TigerGA]

Cant go back to sleep, I am at work. As to "broke **** garage" well, you can get nasty all you want, it wont turn me on, sorry for you but I am not into guys.

The point is that the noise that Racedeck makes is so minor that I have to wonder what it is you are actually doing in there if you can even notice the noise. I work in my garage I have a car to finish, plus another one waiting its turn on the lift, I don't gently walk around scared of a little noise from my tiles.

mikeyr - you seem to have some resentment towards those of us that didn't model our garages like yours. I read this site daily, but have never been inclined to criticize someone's garage choices...we all have different needs - some want a mechanic's garage, others want a man-cave. Based on your prior posts, I can only conclude we should all have garages that duplicate yours. I hope your new RaceDeck turns out great.

 

[mikeyr]

my Racedeck is not new, had it near 10 years now (not sure if its 9 or 10 years old) and I do NOT have any resentment at all. I was asking a legitimate question, why bother with the underlayment, the noise is not a issue at all in my opinion but I fully understand it could be to some people, I was only asking. I could see the noise being a issue if the garage is a another room in the house with couch and TV's where a car might get waxed occasionally, but in a working garage the noise is so minor (again to me and in my opinion) that I was asking why are people doing this. I was looking for education not being told my garage is a broke **** garage.

I actually wonder how many people have walked on Racedeck floors that complain about the noise.

And you misunderstood my comments, I absolutely believe that there are as many types of garages as there are people and I know most people would never have the car interests I have or garage interests I have.

 

[txrr]

I just received a sample of the RaceDeck tile and noticed it made a hollow/thumping sound when i stepped on it. It reminded me of a floating wood floor I once had and that noise drove me crazy. I would like to know what RaceDeck has to say about this and what under lay product they would recommend as a possible solution. My main concern would be standing water since I normally use the hose wash out my garage.

 

[TigerGA]

I had the same concern - I laid two layers of landscape weed felt on the areas where I don't wash the car/bike and left the wash area uncovered. Problem solved.

 

[Charlieu]

I just received a sample of the RaceDeck tile and noticed it made a hollow/thumping sound when i stepped on it. It reminded me of a floating wood floor I once had and that noise drove me crazy. I would like to know what RaceDeck has to say about this and what under lay product they would recommend as a possible solution. My main concern would be standing water since I normally use the hose wash out my garage.

RaceDeck does have something to say about it on their site and will even sell you rolls of stuff to put under it if you don't want to go to a big box store and pick it up there. I'm not certain how large your garage is, but mine is a small two car and a half hour with a shop-vac and a wet swiffer my tiles are back to new. No hose required. With a hose, water will get underneath just because of the gaps you have to leave for expansion.

The noise thing is overblown. Once you get your stuff back in the garage along with your vehicle(s) the acoustics change and sounds are muted. I can understand if you are hyper-sensitive to the sound and want something underneath, then change the way you clean the garage. The beauty of RaceDeck is how easy it is to keep clean. I don't think anyone should dismiss using this type of product in their garage because of a supposed noise issue.

 

[txrr]

RaceDeck does have something to say about it on their site and will even sell you rolls of stuff to put under it if you don't want to go to a big box store and pick it up there. I'm not certain how large your garage is, but mine is a small two car and a half hour with a shop-vac and a wet swiffer my tiles are back to new. No hose required. With a hose, water will get underneath just because of the gaps you have to leave for expansion.

The noise thing is overblown. Once you get your stuff back in the garage along with your vehicle(s) the acoustics change and sounds are muted. I can understand if you are hyper-sensitive to the sound and want something underneath, then change the way you clean the garage. The beauty of RaceDeck is how easy it is to keep clean. I don't think anyone should dismiss using this type of product in their garage because of a supposed noise issue.

Good to know RaceDeck sells an underlay. I rather buy from them than go to a hardware store guessing.

I have a detached three car garage but am only doing the single, third car section that I use as a man cave. The reason I use a hose is because people tend to spill food, beer and ashes on the floor. Beer tends to get real sticky if it's not washed away. I would like to avoid attracting any insects if possible.

 

[tomstin]

A question for you Racedeck owners, when you use a floor jack, will the jack move on the floor as it lifts the car? On my concrete floor, as you raise the car the jack will move to compensate for the lift angle. I'm concerned that the tiles may prevent the jack from moving (coin or diamond plate pattern). Also, I would assume it would be recommended to use something under a jack stand to prevent marring?

 

[TigerGA]

Also, I would assume it would be recommended to use something under a jack stand to prevent marring?

I just put down RaceDeck and "yes" I would put something under your jack...I've got a fold up motorcycle trailer that supports itself with two "dolly" type casters. The casters will leave marks on the floor - an impression where the wheel sits and the roughness of the plastic wheel will scar up the tiles. Better safe then sorry. BTW, the diamond plate surface isn't very aggressive.