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Well I have finally had enough looking at the oil and numerous other stains on my garage floor. I was looking at Racedeck flooring for awhile, but just couldn't bring myself to spend that kind of money flooring. I was on facebook and Corey for CarPro-US had post about garagetrac flooring, which comes from the same factory as Racedeck flooring. He had mentioned he had it in his shop, and had been very happy with. So hopefully this will dress up my garage quite a bit once I receive it and get it installed. I plan on following his advice also and will lay it out in my driveway first and coat it with Hydr02 before I put it in my garage. Here is the layout I went with. I am excited to get it installed. Im the MAN

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And a pic of my garage. The shell on the stand is now gone however, sold it before X-mas this year.

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Yeah I can't wait to get it and put it down. Should really dress the garage up a lot.
 
I hate those tiles! At my work they are installed in a workshop environment where a lot of dirt, grease, and oil is involved. They are a pain to clean. Even sweeping is made more difficult because of the raised pattern in the tiles. I guess it would be fine for a garage, but not a repair shop.
 
So does it completely prevent water from going through it? My issue is my floor is unlevel. I picked up some 1 part epoxy garage floor paint and sand to put in it for texture. Id love something like this down the line.
 
A few people on facebook mentioned having it, they said they are not to bad to keep clean. Coating them with Hydr02 should help keep them semi clean.
 
You won't be sorry. I did mine a few months ago and I enjoy it every time I go into it. It makes a big difference.

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KMG said:
A few people on facebook mentioned having it, they said they are not to bad to keep clean. Coating them with Hydr02 should help keep them semi clean.
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Thats cool, I know your going to enjoy it!
Centexhokie said:
You won't be sorry. I did mine a few months ago and I enjoy it every time I go into it. It makes a big difference.
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That looks great!
 
That looks pretty sweet! You have quite a nice set up there. I wish my garage looked that clean.
 
GreatAvalon said:
That looks great!
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Thanks

KMG said:
That looks pretty sweet! You have quite a nice set up there. I wish my garage looked that clean.
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Thanks. It didn't look that good until a few months ago. I had to have something to put all of that detailing stuff in. In addition to the floor one of the best things I did which wasn't that much money ($65 each) was to add two (2) LED flood lights on the side. When I do an ONRWW it really makes it easy to see the cars and work. As I get older the light gets more and more important.

Good luck with your flooring. I know you'll be amazed at the change in the feel of the garage.
 
As was asked, how is the product at keeping liquids from getting underneath the tiles?

Also, do any of you have radiant floor heat in the garage with this stuff over the concrete? Interested in your comments on that.
 
Gokite said:
As was asked, how is the product at keeping liquids from getting underneath the tiles?

Also, do any of you have radiant floor heat in the garage with this stuff over the concrete? Interested in your comments on that.
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In my case I went with the Racedeck freeflow that let's liquids flow through and out of the garage. It takes the wash solutions off of the floor and lets them evaporate which is what I wanted in my flooring. If you feel the need to hold the fluid (i.e. if it is oil, brake fluid, etc.) then you can put in a liner (some folks put landscape fabric) under the flooring. The floors click together and are not imperious at the seams.

The radiant floor will have to answered by others. Here in TX we put that in a bathroom, but not in the garage :)
 
Well the floor came yesterday. I have some work to finish up on the ceiling this weekend, and hopefully get a fresh coat of white paint on it possibly Friday. Then this weekend I can put the floor down. Here is a picture of the garage I snapped last night. Certainly needs a lot of work yet, but it is getting there.

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I think I might have found my big purchase for next year already though.

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Will go perfect with my color scheme I have going!
 
The floor will be the easy part. Taking everything out the garage and painting it will be the work. Looking forward to seeing your after pictures.

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Any suggestions on a floor that will be able to withstand snow, salt etc?

Living in Northern Ontario in a town that uses way too much road salt, is there anything available that won't need replacement in a year?
 
These tile are made of 100% polypropylene which wound not see having any issues with those elements.

And I don't plan on taking everything out, most of it was painted last year however I removed some old cabinets off the back wall and that area will need painted. You can see the area behind my KMG banner.
 
KMG said:
These tile are made of 100% polypropylene which wound not see having any issues with those elements.

And I don't plan on taking everything out, most of it was painted last year however I removed some old cabinets off the back wall and that area will need painted. You can see the area behind my KMG banner.
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For me taking everything out was good. Quite a bit didn't need to be put anywhere except at the street, but maybe you are less of a pack rat than I am. One key that I didn't do to start was to start in the "right" corner. If you start in the "right" corner then all of the snaps are press down. I corrected myself after making one row and thinking "this is stupid", then I realized that the installer (me) was the one that was stupid. I'm sure you'll be wiser. Enjoy.
 
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