Garage Flooring

[Havazoo]

Getting ready to lay in a new garage floor, just wondering what everyone is using and if anyone has any insight on the Snap in Floors i.e. Race Deck etc.
Pictures of your floors would be great. Thanks !!

 

[rsvrdogs]

I have had a snap together floor for about ten years. Has held up great. Just sweep and mopped

 

[LHC30]

We did the epoxy floor and love it. Advanced Garage did the work and it came out very good, especially for the price.

 

[WildWilly]

I had Race Deck about 15 years ago. Installs easy, cleans well and holds up ok. But I did damage it a few times working on stuff due to weight on small edges etc. I also moved and took it with me and it moved pretty easy, but wow was I suprised by how much dirt was trapped underneath. Since then I just do epoxy

 

[HB2Havasu]

I’m going to just be doing a polish to my new garage floors. The last house I had the epoxied garage floors and they started to shit the bed after about 8 years.

 

[River918]

Curious what the going price per sq ft is for having someone epoxy a garage floor in so-cal. I am looking at going with the product below, and got an estimate, but I wanted to see how the price compares to having epoxy done.

Thanks...

https://jakconcretecoatings.com/

 

[SoCalDave]

Curious what the going price per sq ft is for having someone epoxy a garage floor in so-cal. I am looking at going with the product below, and got an estimate, but I wanted to see how the price compares to having epoxy done.

Thanks...

https://jakconcretecoatings.com/

@CoronaChris

 

[just_floatin]

The Epoxy team is just about done with my garage. Final two coats tomorrow morning.

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

I’m going to just be doing a polish to my new garage floors. The last house I had the epoxied garage floors and they started to shit the bed after about 8 years.

How involved is that to do? We have older expoy at the havasu house and I want to just grind it an leave it but my pops isn't totally on board with it yet

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[River918]

The Epoxy team is just about done with my garage. Final two coats tomorrow morning.
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How much did they charge a sq ft?

 

[just_floatin]

I am in Phoenix metro. I paid upwards of 3.80 per square foot. 1103’ sq plus 146’ of stem wall.

 

[*BN*]

I there by chance a 6400 sq ft discount? Asking for a friend.
Brian

 

[CobraDave]

How are they saying it’s going to hold up in Arizona? What’s the warranty? I’m hearing more and more epoxy is not the way to go because of the heat.


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[HB2Havasu]

How involved is that to do? We have older expoy at the havasu house and I want to just grind it an leave it but my pops isn't totally on board with it yet

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Essentially on bare concrete you will need to rent a floor sander/hone and work your way up in grit numbers until you have it sanded to a fine grit. Then you can do the diamond polishing. Finally you buff the surface and seal. It’s very labor intensive but if you don’t mind doing a little sweat equity you can save a lot of $$$. I wouldn’t know how to remove the epoxy except to rent a floor grinder? There’s a lot of YouTube videos on polishing concrete floors. Check it out!

 

[chvynhra]

Do you have to polish concrete or can you just acid wash it and apply sealer so oil won't absorb into it?

 

[PaPaG]

I asked on one of my other posts, we had a grey painted floor in our Vegas house for over 15 years and it held up very well to minor repairs and heavy vehicle and foot traffic, has anyone else just painted their floors with garage paint? I wanted polished concrete like in a shop I used to work at long long ago or even epoxy but way tooooooo expensive for the 3500 sq feet I want done.

 

[Orange Juice]

I need 1000 sqft of garage floor. This place seems to have it all.

Garage Floor Covering

Find out how a rubber garage floor covering - in the form of rolls or interlocking tiles - can give your garage floor comprehensive comfort and protection!

www.rubbercal.com

What doesn’t hold up well? What’s a mess to replace, etc….

The good, the bad, and the ugly……let’s see it.

 

[JFMFG]

@JLG614

 

[JLG614]

Are you only looking to do a tile system or are you interested in doing epoxy or polished? We do all three of those. It really depends on what you’re doing with the space. The tiles are cool because you can move or rearrange them for what you want. We use the race deck tiles which are nice but if you get the ones that are slotted they don’t work will if you wrench in your garage because plastic and metal wheels on creepers, stool, or engine mounts don’t roll over it well. Epoxy coatings are really nice, easy to clean, and very durable. Only issue with epoxy is if you are welding in there, the sparks and burn the epoxy. Last option is polished sealed concrete. Looks really good and is easy to clean. Only downside is it doesn’t last very long. Depending on the use it gets you would have to do scrub and seals every 3-5 years. Shoot me a txt if you have any questions 714-616-1411 Josh

 

[lakemadness]

I have the race deck on my home garage. I’d say it’s nice, looks great. Sounds funny to walk on.

I have epoxy at our warehouse for our business. I think the epoxy will be nicer longer. I will probably polish the concrete and ditch the race deck at some point. I prefer that look over epoxy.

 

[Orange Juice]

Are you only looking to do a tile system or are you interested in doing epoxy or polished? We do all three of those. It really depends on what you’re doing with the space. The tiles are cool because you can move or rearrange them for what you want. We use the race deck tiles which are nice but if you get the ones that are slotted they don’t work will if you wrench in your garage because plastic and metal wheels on creepers, stool, or engine mounts don’t roll over it well. Epoxy coatings are really nice, easy to clean, and very durable. Only issue with epoxy is if you are welding in there, the sparks and burn the epoxy. Last option is polished sealed concrete. Looks really good and is easy to clean. Only downside is it doesn’t last very long. Depending on the use it gets you would have to do scrub and seals every 3-5 years. Shoot me a txt if you have any questions 714-616-1411 Josh

Whats the go too material for a welding area? I was also looking at rolled rubber matting.

 

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Tile (thinset), plastic tiles, epoxy, polish... which requires the least amount of maintenance?

 

[JLG614]

Whats the go to material for a welding area? I was also looking at rolled rubber matting.

I would do either plain sealed concrete or the rubber matting. The rubber will still get burns over time but it would be easily replaceable

 

[JLG614]

Tile (thinset), plastic tiles, epoxy, polish... which requires the least amount of maintenance?

Epoxy. It will last the longest and be the easiest to clean if it is done correctly. Depending on the epoxy you can also put new topcoats on it every 5-7 years and it will look brand new each time

 

[River Dirt 2]

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

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Racedeck?

 

[530RL]

I’ve had bad luck with epoxy unless one is only parking on it. Epoxy is probably fine with just parking.

Ground and polished if floor is worked on is my best experience. Cheaper than epoxy and easy to maintain.

 

[River Dirt 2]

Racedeck?

Yes.

 

[Boat 405]

I’ve had bad luck with epoxy unless one is only parking on it. Epoxy is probably fine with just parking.

Ground and polished if floor is worked on is my best experience. Cheaper than epoxy and easy to maintain.

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I dig it. Where is this? Not a fan of epoxy and really like this idea better.

 

[530RL]

I dig it. Where is this? Not a fan of epoxy and really like this idea better.

It’s in my work shed in Arizona.

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

It’s in my work shed in Arizona.

Isn’t it slick? I can just imagine bringing in the car from the rain, stepping out, and busting my head open

 

[530RL]

Isn’t it slick? I can just imagine bringing in the car from the rain, stepping out, and busting my head open

No more slick than epoxy.

 

[SoCalDave]

Isn’t it slick? I can just imagine bringing in the car from the rain, stepping out, and busting my head open

If paint-chiped it won't be as slippery. Strait epoxy will be like ice when wet.

 

[Cole Trickle]

Racedeck freeflow. 2nd garage I have done with RD and absolutely love it.

I wouldn’t trust a roll on product with how I use my garage with the racedeck if I ruin a couple tiles it’s a couple bucks to replace.

 

[fat rat]

Race Deck hands down, easy to maintain. Just watch your jack stands, I use plywood to support the stand.

 

[Cole Trickle]

Race Deck hands down, easy to maintain. Just watch your jack stands, I use plywood to support the stand. View attachment 1183917

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This solved my jackstand issue...I still have some small sheets of plywood for the standard regular stuff but these big reds are awesome.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

So how does race deck hold up to rain and water dripping off vehicles? Does it self drain?

 

[Cole Trickle]

So how does race deck hold up to rain and water dripping off vehicles? Does it self drain?

the freeflow drains down and then has channels built in to drain out if the garage slopes.

 

[USMC2010]

I epoxied mine myself before we sold the house using the Rust-Oleum from Lowes.

 

[floatn turd]

To Hell with you successful people!

With your clean, well lit garages.
That are fee from clutter and boxes of old bullshit all along the walls.
Filled with awesome toys and cool cars that I can't afford.
My garage is lined with stained up old carpets n rugs from the house!

Where's the "Equity"?

 

[Mike K]

I have the snap in floor.
Looks mega cool !
I went all black with a red stripe all around .
Here’s the reality .
They offer little clips u can use on areas that you’ll be turning your tires on … I used them on about 80% of the tiles .
That said … once u use those clips … u can’t just lift up the tiles to clean underneath .
For best look … u gotta paint the concrete flat black . ( not that big of a deal )
If you are working on anything you have to put a big drop cloth down to catch nuts , screws etc etc .
You will be vacuuming it a lot . Leafs and dirt get in it.
Your tires will bring in a lot of stuff … again “ vacuuming “.
Ok … so why did I do it ?
Cuz it looks mega nice … and I don’t mind the extra attention it needs .