Turning on RaceDeck

[nyjets53]

Looking to install the RaceDeck flooring in the garage but when parking one of my daily drives I have to do a little turning in the garage...

Will the floor buckle, unsnap or break the connector tabs...

And is it worth getting the tiles at a show, anyone have a price from one of the shows...

 

[nyjets53]

Is there a difference between the big tiles and little tiles, besides size...

 

[dawg]

a buddy of mine had racedeck but he complained about the tiles buckling while turning in cold weather.
he has an F250 ford truck.

 

[1carguy]

I have had no problem with cars on a 1200 SF floor. My friend has his motor home on race deck. Front axle weight about 20,000 lbs. He says floor will buckle if he turns wheel.

 

[RaceDeck1]

Rich
You should not have an issue with the tiles buckling under load while turning into your garage. I have a 11,000 lb UniMog that has giant 46" tall mud/snow tires and I turn the wheels to 'squeeze' it in the garage.
If by chance you did buckle and damage tiles, we would replace them for you at no cost.

 

[IanF]

I would say it will depend on the weight of the vehicle and the tires it has. 46" tires (how wide?) on a Unimog will not load the floor the same way an F250 with stock-width tires will.

 

[dawg]

thats good to know they will replace them
where does he have to call?

 

[scottr]

Haven't had the experience of "turning" on Racedeck, but had a similar scary experience . After installing my new Racedeck floor Saturday, I drove my Camry with 6-cyl manual transmission into the garage. I accidently let out the clutch too fast, the car lurched forward, and jerked back (displaced) the Racedeck floor in the general area about an inch! Only distorted one of the
Diamond squares + one of the small ramp pieces adjacent to the garage door opening. My bad!

You can bet I drive my two manual-transmission cars very gently into the garage now

S

 

[RaceDeck1]

IanF- I am not sure if you have seen a UNIMOG? but not only does it weigh in around 11,000 lbs, the tires are about 12" wide and extremely agressive tread Snow/Mud pattern. The tires on this particular set of tire are even syped for more grip. I also have a Dodge Mega Cab 3500 4x4 that also is parked in the garage with much smaller tires.

Dawg - Call the corporate office 800-457-0174 for anything you need

scottr - RaceDeck is tough, but it is hard for anything to handle popping the clutch, with Epoxy you most likely would have permantently scared it. This is why we have never entered the drag-strip flooring market lol
If you messed up your tile that popped, give us a ring and we will send you another....

 

[IanF]

IanF- I am not sure if you have seen a UNIMOG? but not only does it weigh in around 11,000 lbs, the tires are about 12" wide and extremely agressive tread Snow/Mud pattern.

Yep... a local nursery has one. Only 12" wide? Look much bigger. Heck... the stock tires on my Cummins are almost that wide...

(still waiting for non-patterned RaceDeck... )

 

[speadrider]

Check the website, they have a smooth top tile

 

[IanF]

IanF- Have you requested a sample? we do have a smooth top / no pattern tile in both 12" and 18" .

Really? Then put it on the ****** website...

 

[zr1mom]

You might think twice about a smooth tile, it could become slippery.

They don't advertise it because the smooth tiles are used for the vinyl tiles they sell.

Dave
http://www.autogaragefloor.com

 

[sixty4]

I have a really dumb question? I am thinking of installing a lift in my new garage. What should I set first, the flooring, or the lift and cut around the 4-posts. I would think the second option would be the safest. What have others done? Try not to flame me to bad for this question..... Thanks!

 

[mikeyr]

I called Racedeck when I was putting my floor down, they said put the floor down and then the lift on top, did that 7 years ago, still no problems.

Of course that would be different for a 2-post but this is a 4-post.

 

[sixty4]

Cool! Thanks! Will save a ton of cutting.

 

[zr1mom]

No problem on the lift. I've had a 4 post lift on my RaceDeck tiles for almost 5 years with no problem.

Dave

 

[IanF]

You might think twice about a smooth tile, it could become slippery.

They don't advertise it because the smooth tiles are used for the vinyl tiles they sell.

Dave
http://www.autogaragefloor.com

Might be slippery? Really??

The problem is I roll a car on dollies around the garage often. And my past experience with rolling stuff across RaceDeck was not good. A local Sears had a Racedeck display some years ago. With tool boxes on it. I tried to roll the boxes (unloaded, at that) around on them and they just did not want to roll easily.

 

[zr1mom]

Might be slippery? Really??

It's very smooth, think og very hard smooth plastic. Any water never mind oil gets on the floor could make it slippery.

The problem is I roll a car on dollies around the garage often. And my past experience with rolling stuff across RaceDeck was not good. A local Sears had a Racedeck display some years ago. With tool boxes on it. I tried to roll the boxes (unloaded, at that) around on them and they just did not want to roll easily.

True with the raised pattern it will be harder to push a doly around. The key is the bigger the wheels the easier it will be. You might also note that a couple of years ago the raised diamond pattern was lowered just a tad. Also the circletrac tile pattern might be easier to roll stuff on as well.

Dave

 

[IanF]

I guess what confuses me about the pattern is no one seems to worry about an epoxy floor being slippery, but every time I wish for a smooth race deck tile (nothing fancy - just a simple, plain tile), I get the "but won't that be slippery?" comment...



I've tried the circle-track pattern as well... no better.

 

[zr1mom]

I guess what confuses me about the pattern is no one seems to worry about an epoxy floor being slippery, but every time I wish for a smooth race deck tile (nothing fancy - just a simple, plain tile), I get the "but won't that be slippery?" comment...



I've tried the circle-track pattern as well... no better.

Well even with an epoxy floor there is still some texture to it. The tiles are perfectly smooth. No one is stopping you from buying the smooth tiles I'll be happy to sell you them. Just wanted people to understand a possible issue.

 

[mikeyr]

I do NOT know this but I assume Racedeck smooth will be slippery than Epoxy. Epoxy after all will take some of the texture of the floor and the Racedeck tiles will be perfectly smooth. Just a guess...

Me I love the diamond pattern, bring a toolbox next to the car and work on the car, no worries about the toolbox rolling into my paint job. Put the motor on the engine stand and know it won't roll down the driveway into another car, yet when I want to move things they roll easily, the diamond plate just makes it a bit hard to start moving things once they move its easy to keep them going.

 

[IanF]

Another concern I have is my scissor lift. When I move it around the garage, I have to sweep before hand as the slightest bit of dirt will stop it dead (weighs about 800 lbs). I'm also concerned about such a concentration of weight when in use on such a small surface area. While I'm guessing I could use a plate to spread the load, the lift already requires set-up (drive-on ramps) to use and I'd rather not have to do more.

 

[mikeyr]

I have no issues with my scissor lift on Racedeck and unlike the pic below I have lifted complete cars with the lift.

http://singer.rambour.com/stuff/ other pics of the scissor lift are near the bottom in the link.

 

[CharlieBrown]

after the holidays

I think I will give you a call

just built a 36x44..and going to have a bike section for my harley


wanna ask a few questions on the orange/black harley tiles

 

[jermar]

You might not have a problem with the strength of the tile, but you will see cosmetic trouble. Whenever my tires turn on Racedeck, it leaves marks that will not clean up.

 

[mikeyr]

that is surprising, my tiles are 6 years old and still have no marks on them except a rather large discolored section from oil spills under the lift, it cleans up if I get on my hands & knees and wipe it up with lacquer thinner but the point is it does clean up and its oil, I expected that mess. Tires have never left marks on mine.

I have been told that some high performance tires are more likely to leave marks than other tire on the cheap tiles, I happen to have some high perf tires and some very low perf tires also.

 

[froggert]

if diluted simple green and a mop don't work, i shoot it with brake cleaner and wipe it up with a paper towel or rag. seems to work on just about everything so far..

 

[IanF]

I have no issues with my scissor lift on Racedeck and unlike the pic below I have lifted complete cars with the lift.

http://singer.rambour.com/stuff/ other pics of the scissor lift are near the bottom in the link.

Good to know... I have the same lift.... No problems moving it around?