VCT Flooring

[bobbie45617]

hello guys,

I had a VCT floor in a former house (Black & White check pattern) and here were some of the plusses and minuses that I found:

+'s
1) Inexpensive ($.59/sq. ft at Home Depot)
2) Looked great
3) Polished up nicely - I had 5 coats of wax on it.
4) Easy to mop or sweep clean
5) Relatively easy to install - my 2 car garage took 2 entire days with 2 people working.

-'s
1) Tires left brown stains on the white tiles
2) Slick as ice when wet
3) One tile that was always under a tire broke, but it was easy to chip out and replace.
4) My floor jack wheels left shallow indentations in the tiles the one time I jacked up my car on the floor


I went with Racedeck in my current garage mostly because I didn't want a floor that got slippery when it was wet.

 

[joecaver]

I have VCT in my garage as well and I agree with your list. My question though is can you use a jack on the Racedeck or do you have to protect it?

 

[kartracer23]

There has to be some wax or additive that makes it not so slippery. So many businesses you go into have VCT that if it was as slippery as mine is, would be getting sued every day from falls. I about busted my **** mopping mine a few days ago - wasn't even moving, just standing on a wet spot and moving the mop threw me off enough to lose my balance.
Min's in a shop - not a garage, so I don't worry about rain or snow melt - just spills and (apparently) mopping making it slick.