Recommendation on Racedeck Flooring

[radelow]

So after 12+ years my epoxy floor is starting to get really tired looking. I am thinking about replacing it with Racedeck, The only issue is that my garage has quite a bit of cabinets, shelving etc. Should I really run the Racedeck under all the equipment. Or can I terminate it at the cabinet front? Is there a trim piece that I can use for a clean look?

Open to suggestions. Especially want to hear from people who ended up not running it underneath and regret it. I would rather NOT move all this stuff but if I have to I will...

Here are some photos to give you an idea of what I am dealing with (the garage was in the middle of reorganizing in these photos so was a little messy...it's clean now).

 

[InjectorService]

What color are you doing? I ran mineunderneath pretty much everything, but if the cabinets are tough to move, you could run it up quite tight if you did it right. Near my walls, I painted black on the floor, and ran a black tile perimeter. Even though it is about 3" away from the wall, it blends in seamlessly unless you are looking for it.

Personally, if its shelving and movable stuff, I would probably just move it, but if its cabinets that are never going to move, I don't see the problem in leaving them in place.

PS. whats your celing height there? I've been contemplating a car lift similar to yours, not sure if I'd have the height though.

 

[radelow]

What color are you doing? I ran mineunderneath pretty much everything, but if the cabinets are tough to move, you could run it up quite tight if you did it right. Near my walls, I painted black on the floor, and ran a black tile perimeter. Even though it is about 3" away from the wall, it blends in seamlessly unless you are looking for it.

Personally, if its shelving and movable stuff, I would probably just move it, but if its cabinets that are never going to move, I don't see the problem in leaving them in place.

PS. whats your celing height there? I've been contemplating a car lift similar to yours, not sure if I'd have the height though.

Great info thanks! I do not have a color selected. The installer I am going to use offers design services. Would install myself but I barely have time to even drive my cars...

As far as ceiling height I am at 12'8". It's high enough that I can raise the lift all the way with my cars. If I put the SUV on it I can't quite get it to the full height. You could go much lower and still have the clearance you need to get into the car below.

 

[kngelv]

I have cabinets and a welding bench far heavier than what you have and I recommend putting the tiles underneath. if you don’t, you’ll always look at it and wonder why you just didn’t do it that way from the beginning. I used a floor jack to lift and roll the 1000 pound welding bench and the two 1200 pound cabinets. The lift is pretty easy to raise one end at a time. The garage is a bit less messy than in the pic.

James

 

[InjectorService]

Great info thanks! I do not have a color selected. The installer I am going to use offers design services. Would install myself but I barely have time to even drive my cars...

As far as ceiling height I am at 12'8". It's high enough that I can raise the lift all the way with my cars. If I put the SUV on it I can't quite get it to the full height. You could go much lower and still have the clearance you need to get into the car below.

Thanks for the info! Check out this thread, (maybe you have already) One thing that I do know, is that I would do another black boarder, regardless of what pattern I had, I really think it cleans it up.

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