Thoughts on using race deck in basement

[Is this thing on]

I want to turn 1/2 of the basement into a trophy/game room.
Don't want to use carpet and Was thinking this might be better than hard tiles.
I think As long as the space between the concrete and R.D. can breath, air movement it should not cause a problem.
Any reason this isn't a good Idea.

 

[CJDave]

None comes to mind. Easy to work with and should last a lifetime in a trophy room. After all, we drive cars and trucks over those tiles. The backside of those tiles have lots of short tabs to allow circulation/drainage. CJDave.

p.s. Trophies as in awards for winning or hunting game?

 

[Is this thing on]

None comes to mind. Easy to work with and should last a lifetime in a trophy room. After all, we drive cars and trucks over those tiles. The backside of those tiles have lots of short tabs to allow circulation/drainage. CJDave.

p.s. Trophies as in awards for winning or hunting game?

Trophies as in race wins.

 

[Matt M PA]

I have a similar tile in my attached garage. I wouldn't use them inside due to the noise they make when walked upon.

 

[CJDave]

Trophies as in race wins.

Congrats. CJDave.

 

[CJDave]

I've had 500 sf of Race Deck FreeFlow in my garage for over 6 years. It doesn't make noise. CJDave.

 

[jfleisher]

I saw something mentioned about putting landscape fabric under the RaceDeck to reduce noise?

 

[Viper98912]

I think it depends on the type of racedeck you have

I previously had the diamondplate-look tiles, and while they are thin plastic, I wouldn't exactly call them soft on the feet. I don't know if the freeflow tiles are any softer, but in my opinion if you're putting down flooring you want it soft underfoot.

In terms of landscape fabric I did do that the first time, and while I think it helped, the tiles aren't exactly noise-free. It's something you learn to live with, but be aware that it does make noise.

I guess I prefer carpet indoors...

 

[Is this thing on]

I think it depends on the type of racedeck you have

I previously had the diamondplate-look tiles, and while they are thin plastic, I wouldn't exactly call them soft on the feet. I don't know if the freeflow tiles are any softer, but in my opinion if you're putting down flooring you want it soft underfoot.

In terms of landscape fabric I did do that the first time, and while I think it helped, the tiles aren't exactly noise-free. It's something you learn to live with, but be aware that it does make noise.

I guess I prefer carpet indoors...

Carpet in a basement. I don't get water, but I do have a dehum running down there in summer. carpet would not be a good idea.

 

[tez929rr]

We did my wife’s workshop floor in inexpensive garage tiles, directly on bare concrete. Soft on the feet and doesn’t make a lot of noise. I think we used this place: https://www.garageflooringinc.com/t...x2DQs2CfUo8AE8jj89F13ITKU2gEzBX4aAqPYEALw_wcB. There is an amazing spread in price.

You can see them in this picture:
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[abarth40]

I know someone who did their attached garage floor in race deck type tile. His Porsche developed a fuel leak one night while parked. The gasoline puddled under the tiles. When he went down to investigate the fuel smell the water heater lit off.... blew him and the end of his house off. Lucky he wasn't killed.

 

[Showkey]

That’s hard to do.........

Water heater should be 18” off the floor. So this reason
Modern water heaters have flammable liquid/fume sensors.
Modern water heaters have explosive proof sealed burner.

 

[runwhatyabrung]

These are swisstrax tiles. It not just for the garage anymore Both wife and I are working from home since outbreak started, Since this is the second "office" in the house, I did not feel like buying another chair pad and I had some left over tiles

 

[Chuckster in NJ]

I know someone who did their attached garage floor in race deck type tile. His Porsche developed a fuel leak one night while parked. The gasoline puddled under the tiles. When he went down to investigate the fuel smell the water heater lit off.... blew him and the end of his house off. Lucky he wasn't killed.

WOW! Luckily he wasn’t killed!

1) The water heater was not installed properly.
2) Hard to believe that a Porsche would leak that much fuel since the car need to be running to pump fuel plus nowadays fuel tanks are plastic and rarely leak.
3) Gasoline will ignite and will rarely "explode"...... Natural gas or propane will explode.
4) Garage floors should have pitch so water will drain out of the garage from under the tiles.
5) Race Deck floors (with the exception of free flow tiles) are well built and liquids are easily cleaned up especially a leaking liquid.
6) Sounds like your friend had other problems that caused an explosion and I would love to see the fire marshals report...... Please post it up!

BTW! Post #11 is a first time poster with Race Deck floor hate?

 

[BonzoHansen]

my question would be how are those tiles on bare feet or socks?

 

[wolfhawk73]

We did my wife’s workshop floor in inexpensive garage tiles, directly on bare concrete. Soft on the feet and doesn’t make a lot of noise. I think we used this place: https://www.garageflooringinc.com/t...x2DQs2CfUo8AE8jj89F13ITKU2gEzBX4aAqPYEALw_wcB. There is an amazing spread in price.

You can see them in this picture:
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Whoa!! My son would kill for that room.

 

[tez929rr]

my question would be how are those tiles on bare feet or socks?

In our case they are fine. We bought tiles with the raised dots to match the Lego theme but several types are available. They have a nice soft feel to them, and they float on the floor. They snap together and are held in by the walls only

 

[Is this thing on]

my question would be how are those tiles on bare feet or socks?

For me, it not matter, I would be in slippers most of the time.
I can tile it, but that is a lot of labor, first cleaning 90 year old floor, then leveling it, then tile. I may still do this, Not sure it is worth the effort.
A month worth of week ends between moving everything, cleaning it, leveling it, then tiling it, then grout, then sealer if required depending on tile type.
Or a week end move everything, lay the r/d tiles, move everything back and call it good.

 

[jabin]

Thanks to COVID I'm working from home and I choose to setup in my work area in the basement. I have Costco plastic tile and wish I would have gone with Race Deck. Mine knock off ones only make noise along the edge. I don't have any issues rolling my office chair across them either. I have a painted floor and a Dehumidifier running all summer, so I don't have any moisture issues.

 

[tez929rr]

Thanks to COVID I'm working from home and I choose to setup in my work area in the basement. I have Costco plastic tile and wish I would have gone with Race Deck. Mine knock off ones only make noise along the edge. I don't have any issues rolling my office chair across them either. I have a painted floor and a Dehumidifier running all summer, so I don't have any moisture issues.

It sounds like they are OK. Why do you wish you had gone with Race Deck?

 

[66HertzClone]

If the floor the tiles are on is nearly flat there would be little if any noise. My garage floor had a lot of irregularities so air space is created between the bottom of the tile and the floor. Click every time that space is closed when the tile is stepped on. I would assume that a well done floor or a carefully milled floor would produce virtually no noise. I used the landscaping cloth and it worked great.

 

[CJDave]

My RaceDeck Free Flow made slight clicking sounds when walked upon when brand new. That went away soon. I did not use any landscaping cloth or such under the tiles. I think the tiles more or less took a set after having her DD and my classic "toy" spend time on the tiles. CJDave.

 

[lml999]

Carpet in a basement. I don't get water, but I do have a dehum running down there in summer. carpet would not be a good idea.

We put down indoor/outdoor carpeting in our old basement and it survived a flooding and major gut/rebuild without sweat. I'd rather have it than the floating fake wood floor in our new (to us) house.

Only issue with the carpet was that we installed it directly on concrete, so it was a bit firm. Not sure there's any way around that, as typical carpet padding wouldn't be happy getting wet...

If you get regular water, vinyl tile might be best.

Not sure why you're considering RaceDeck, other than it would be cool.