Tuff seal issue

[shross]

Hello,

I am in the midst of installing 2600 square feet of Tuff Seal. 2huge pallets arrived the other day. Things we're going great, laying down a bunch of slate coloured tiles. Then I went to switch to a line of yellow ones and the fit wasn't right. The first two fit in the slate ones okay and then they want off with a slight difference in length. By the 5th tile, the groves weren't linign up at all and there was a difference of about 1/8 inch. I know that you have to lay them out to let them acclimate but I am also wondering if the different she lots make them expand and contract at different rates.

I have now left them loose on the floor and have cranked the heat up and will leave it at about 70 degrees overnight. As a test, I also put together one slate and one yellow together and then drew a black line across the joint. I am wondering if the line won't line up by tomorrow.

Has anyone experienced this?

 

[hammlm]

HMMMM

I recently laid out Tuff Shield in my garage -- thankfully for my wallet, not 2,600 square feet worth!!!!!

It was cold, but not like it is now (it was in the high 20s / low 30s) when I put it in. The pallet sat in my garage for about 5-6 days before I put it in. I didn't run any heat during that time. While installing (over the course of 2 days), I did run heat. I didn't have any alignment problems, everything snapped together with the same amount of force/persuasion from the first tile to the last.

Jorgen will be along shortly and will either address your issue here, or give you someone to contact for support.

An 1/8" difference sounds enormous over 5 tiles based on my experience.

Interested in the outcome, and hope you post some photos --- sounds like you have one hell of a garage!

 

[shross]

Thanks. I hope he does. Unfortunately I was not able to purchase the flooring through him As I am in Canada. We had to buy direct from Avanta. Between a friend and myself, we bought about 2200 tiles. My load alone was about 5,500 pounds!!

 

[shross]

Here's what I am experiencing. The first two tiles put down line up nicely. By the third and forth, you can see the deflection and how to tabs and grooves don't line up

 

[RaceDeck1]

Hi
"Tuff Seal" is not a RaceDeck style or brand of flooring- I think you are thinking of our patented TuffShield? which is very different. I am not too familiar with TuffSeal, but from what I can see in your pics, being a soft PVC material you are experiencing significant expansion issues due to the material it is made from and/or there is a manufacture sizing issue between the colors?

 

[ontcanuck]

I had the exact same problem it is critical you do one row at a time. Don't do it like shingling a roof. It took a girl at the factory had to explain it to me. They stretch I almost gave up but once I got going it was a snap. Be patient as I had the exact same problem. As you see from the picture we had 5 guys ready for a quick install but we gave up. 3 days later when I realized my mistake it took me 14 hrs. by myself mainly because of a lot of cutting.

 

[Garage Flooring]

I have seen this a couple of times with their product. Call them directly and ask for Sharron. They have a video on it too I am just not sure where. 877-779-2454

 

[hammlm]

Hi
"Tuff Seal" is not a RaceDeck style or brand of flooring- I think you are thinking of our patented TuffShield? which is very different. I am not too familiar with TuffSeal, but from what I can see in your pics, being a soft PVC material you are experiencing significant expansion issues due to the material it is made from and/or there is a manufacture sizing issue between the colors?

Oh SNAP!

Details are important!!! I misread TUFF SEAL for TuffShield. Duh.

So sorry for mis-associating your product. I don't have enough good things to say about it and also you. Sorry.

 

[shross]

I sent pictures to Sharon and, indeed they are from a different batch and, no matter how much I tug on them, they will never work. She is sending me new ones.

 

[ontcanuck]

I did 650 sg. ft and love the results. Mine were that far out but I got them to work.

 

[Garage Flooring]

I sent pictures to Sharon and, indeed they are from a different batch and, no matter how much I tug on them, they will never work. She is sending me new ones.

Sharron is the best. I'm glad she got you taken care of.