I have Racedeck in 2 garages and an airplane hangar. A mixture of open grid and solid tiles. Open under the car or plane and solid on walkways. Yes if you drop something small you will go fishing. I usually use a pad under my work to catch anything. Also the open is hard on the knees. Again the pad comes in handy. Before installing the tiles I painted the floor with wood deck sealant. This helps for the clean up. All garage and hangar floors are supposed to drain towards the outside door. Every 6 months I use a hose and wash the floor down and let the water run under the floor. It comes out at the door. I also use a leaf blower from time to time and if it gets real dirty after a job a mop. They have been down in the garages for now 10 years and hangar for 7 years. Still look great and get a lot of compliments. Racedeck had a computer program that let you put in the garage size and then design your layout/color. Once you were happy it gave you a bill of materials showing exactly what tiles you needed to order and the price. Very handy and a easy way to make a good design.
As always, great video. I have installed many of these systems in a variety of applications and there are pros and cons to each. The plastic race decks style is attractive, but only really practical for parking on. They aren't ideal for a person who uses the garage space for wrenching, wood working or metal fab, which most of us garage dwellers participate in. Small screws, saw dust and metal chip get all trapped in and under the grooves, and rolling anything heavy with a skinny or small wheels will take it's toll on them, as well as rumble and make noise. The second group (the mat style) are also attractive and easy to install (and easy to cut to shape) but are susceptible to damage. Of the products discussed here, the best of the bunch is the first one mentioned (Blue Hawk) and is the most durable, highest durometer, most fade resistant, least chemical absorbent, and easiest to install based on it's large tile size. Ideal around work benches where a tool or part could be damaged by dropping it on concrete, and I have some of this around my surface plate for this reason. The stuff lays down fast. Some of the other brands shown have swelled up or curled up if certain chemicals are left longer than a few minutes, which is the primary reason I only use the Blue Hawk (or much more expensive, commercial grade versions) for applications where the guy with the checkbook wants this type of flooring. They are sacrificial, but way easier to replace a damaged square than the race deck type. In the end, honestly, commercial epoxy-style (polyaspartic) coatings have gotten so good, so advanced, that they can be applied in dozens of color and texture combinations. If you use your garage for vehicle maintenance, rolling jacks around, laying under the car on jack stands, etc... or you have lathes and drill presses and other equipment in use, the polyaspartic coatings are ABSOLUTELY worth the extra money. They are extremely durable... if you damage the coating, you damaged the concrete it's attached to. They are generally running about $6 to $10 per square foot depending on how extravagant you get, but I just had IronDrive (Phoenix, AZ) install my 850 square foot garage and it was $3400 ($4/foot), complete and guaranteed for 10 years. Done in one day, walk on it the next day, park on it after 3 days. The surface is really nice to lay on, spills and filth wipe up so easy it's like wiping your kitchen counter. For a long term flooring solution, shop around for a good epoxy contractor and you will be so happy.
Comprehensive review here. My only issue with epoxy-style coatings is the work is not warrantied in CA for surface cracking. This goes for EVERY single garage flooring company in CA. Collusion, lol. Tiles would be my only option here.
In your review, you mentioned Bluehawk. I don't see where he talked about this product in the video. Could you point out a time stamp for easy reference please.
Huge congrats on the new home! My main concern with any garage floor covering is maneuverability of floor jacks, transmission jacks, wheel dollies, and the stability of jackstands and bottle jacks. Also, ease spill cleanup and finding dropped screws, nuts, & washers. Good luck with your research!
Thanks! Yea i totally agree with that and i think in those cases the swisstrax smooth pro would be the best option... BUT, we will find out how the cheaper options hold up to those things as well!
Yes my friend had SwissTrax and while working on his RZR we dropped a nut and it fell in the cracks. Ended up using a magnet and didn't have to pull the tile.
I have the RaceDeck tiles in my garage. They are nice. As far as the jacks or stands digging into the tiles. I use diamond plate squares. You can get them through racedeck also. That will keep your tiles looking new.
I’ve got the vevor and they are actually pretty nice! I’ve got blue and black in my garage and they fit together perfectly and I have not had an issue and have had them for about a year so far. I work cars and dirtbikes ECT and have not had a problem what so ever. Have also pulled them up and washed/cleaned them and went right back in the same way!
The $1.62 per square foot seemed pretty good for the cost; got two boxes to try out for a porch, and they seem pretty good. Easy to connect together even by hand and disconnect using a small screwdriver.
Engineer with plastic injection molding experience here - YES those holes are likely where the plastic is injected into the mold. They are evenly spaced like that to facilitate successful molding of the piece (aka not having missing material, or too much material in one spot vs another, etc). The ribtrax home is a smaller piece and likely molded in a completely different tool that was made/designed at a different time, maybe even for a smaller injection molding press (as the size of the pieces being molded dictates the size of the machine that is used). The boss detail "mold spot" josh is mentioning is called the "sprue" this is a tube that the plastic is injected through that gets molded with the part. The swisstrax is molded with "sprueless" technology in the mold. The boss detail is NOT molded sprueless, and it appears that they are hand--trimming the sprue off after molding. This makes the molding tool itself significantly cheaper, which is a main expense in plastic injection molding (anywhere for $40k to millions depending on size and complexity and if China or USA/Europe makes the molding tool).
Wow! Great info!!! Thanks so much for that. Is it possible for the "sprue" to be filed down cleaner like maybe from other brands? You mentioned it seems like they are being hand trimmed, is there a different process that could produce a cleaner finished product even though its made with a sprue?
@@imjoshv I don't work in that field anymore so info is dated maybe 8ish yrs, but these plastics (especially straight out of the presses) are quite soft (to the point where we have to create jigs to put complex pieces it while they cool to ensure the part maintains dimensions in some cases). They might just be snapping them off by hand in the product you showed. A pair of flush cutters would do a better job (you would see the cutter marks like if you used flush cutters on a plastic rod, I don't see those here, they would be more consistent). They could use any number of trimming/material removal techniques from drill press attachments to in-mold trimming. Could literally give a guy a drill with a sanding/grinding tool on it and let him hand grind those sprue spots. But these things all add cost to the part by adding secondary operations. They kinda chose to cut the costs of complexity in the mold by putting ONE sprue in the center of the piece vs multiple smaller sprues (requires more tunnels in the mold for.the plastic to flow through = more expensive mold, and at some point the cheaper Chinese tool mfrs just don't want that work, then price jumps bc USA/Europe charges more for labor). They could've put the sprues on the back side and had multiples of them to cut down on the impact to the consumer that the sprue has here, but they either didn't think customers would care or for some reason (probably flow analysis, which helps tooling engineers design molds -thats above my head, software like solidworks does this) and decided putting sprues in the back of the part wouldn't work. In injection molding the big struggle is getting plastic to fill every little nook/cranny of the mold without pushing material outside of the mold (called flash/flashing, which produces and ugly part with thin extra plastic on the extremities, which needs to be trimmed off, by hand prob on a part like this, and can be sharp & cut customer) OR missing material in places (which just gets scrapped=waste). It also stresses the molding tool and the press and leads to various complications. When u injection mold plastic you ideally put the sprue(s) at a thick part of the part, because then the material pools there and spreads to the thinner areas more evenly and creates better flow analyses/even flow. Likely they chose to put the sprues there because of the thin ribs on the underside of the part, which are not good places to put a sprue by the looks of the part. Even the swisstrax avoids this and instead they ponied up the cash to make a complex tool with 4 sprues and sprueless (just means the part comes out of the mold without the sprue attached & solidified. U basically use heaters and a coolant system to keep that plastic molten and in the tool when the part ejects) and are planning to recoup that investment through their higher prices. Hope that helps!
I don't even consider these products any more. I use regular vinyl flooring. Usually left over/surplus end rolls found at flooring shops. I lay it flat with no glue. Secured by benches and tool boxes. Looks good. Cleans up easily. Reasonable cost and easy to replace.
Josh, I went through same review you did 4 years ago. Everyone told me RaceTek and similar but I did not want to have to worry about oils and chemicals on floor that might not evaporate and then pulling tiles to clean. Likewise , piling up dirt and debris or dropping nuts, bolts, fuzes, etc....pain in arse to retrieve every time. I wanted longer wear and weight support than RaceTek.....didnt want peeling from epoxy...wanted it to be true barrier to water, chemicals, dirt, etc....and also on a potentially uneven surface...was easier to fit. I chose Advanta Flooring.....that looks similar to the Husky, Amazon and others you showed. What I liked is that three edges are tabs and one edge is sealed so when fully engaged liquids cant leak through...everything stays on surface. They use these in factorys and forklifts run on them all day long and last years.... Were not the cheapest but were the ones that appeared like would last 10-15 years. I have a couple boxes left over and could send you one or two to compare if you like....but I have been pleased for the 4 years. WHen look dirty can mop or clean with floor scrubber if bad...but usually just soap and water and mop once a year or spot clean as needed. You only have to trim one edge and leave 1/2 inch on sides for expansion but they come with side pieces and also a nice sturdy ramp edge for front of garage that glues under the edge to keep leading edge intact. www.advantaflooring.com I have the gray color with round slightly raised design for light traction without impeding cart wheels, creepers, etc and still supporting heavy steel shelves, freezers, motorcycle, tools, etc. Have dropped jack stand with no damage on these...hahahha Good luck.
I just clicked your link and I'm impressed. I really like the colors that they have. Their texture or design is like smooth/medium/coarse. I would pick the "coin" design, too. That coarse design would be tough on one's knees and elbows, it seems. Anyway, thanks for the tip. I'm definitely going to check them out.
A few things right of the bat I don't like about any of the slotted tiles. They allow dirt to pass through to accumulate, bugs can move in and you'd have to deal with that, and all of the cussing when I drop small items and they slip through the cracks. For me, those are a hard no. Looks to be the same for other commenters.
i like the husky for 2 reasons: smooth and able to pick up dropped small items that would fall through the open type tiles, the venting system that hides below the smooth top.
Personally using the Husky tiles in my garage for the last 6-7 months. They were very simply to install and have held up great so far. Between a couple brakes jobs, oil changes and multiple home projects they are simple to clean up and moisture is not much of a concern because of how tightly they lock together. I specifically left water in multiple spots around the garage overnight and didn’t find any water under the tile the next day. I use a simple shop brush to brush the water out and look forward to seeing how they hold up over time.
The only issue I can see with the click type flooring is the amount of dirt that will accumulate under the tiles. I etched my garage floor a couple years back, then used a pump up sprayer to spray it with a water soluble stain. I wax it occasionally, the floor still looks great, it’s easy to clean too. Total cost was around $350 to stain approximately 800 sq feet.
I purchased my interlocking floor from Costco, they usually have it on sale once a year. Covered my entire 24 x 23 garage for about $1200, the hardest part was moving everything out and back. It’s worked very well over this time, I have worked on my cars many times with jacks, jack stands and using my Quick Jack without any damage. It’s dropped shipped to your home, I got the grey and black option. Considering the cost, and the quality I think it’s a fantastic choice compared to some of the other choices.
I went with Swisstrax just due to the uncertainty with the durability and specs on the cheap Amazon ones. Race deck and Swisstrax are proven to hold up to lots of abuse and hold a lot of weight including even car lifts. The Amazon ones usually say for garage, but really it’s for deck and patio as they never say they can hold a cars weight and be able to hold up to hot tires. Great video as always. Plus in the end if you move you can take them with you and they hold value well on the used market. I liked the ribbed tiles over the flat ones for traction reasons especially if washing on them. Water doesn’t sit on top.
I’ve had Racetrack - they are great and hold up well - they also have tiles that are solid so if you do not want an open surface you have that option. I used a mix. Either way they both have channels underneath for ventilation. Also Racetrack often will run sales and have quantity discounts.
Nice new home but I just cannot understand how anyone that works on cars, bike and such how you could even consider a tile that is not solid because of what a pain of loosing nuts, washer and such in them....not cool at all!
Just installed a 12x12 tiles that I purchased from Amazon. 2.70 per sq ft . They're sold as Speedway but it actually comes from Dalton GA Swisstrax factory . This are solid tiles , diamond pattern with somewhat of a rough texture so it should be ok with moisture. Very happy with the way it looks . Feels solid and connects together pretty well
If you live in the Midwest the open grate tiles would be a problem . With being open they will trap dirt water salt and anything that will fall through the tiles . I know this because I installed a section in front of my work bench in my epoxy coated garage . There is always dirt trapped under the section .
I just installed the Speedway Diamond tiles in my garage. They are made by Swisstrax, but are less than half the price. Really happy with them so far! Sturdy and easy to install.
Great video Josh so thank you ! I have Race Track flooring in my garage for approx 12 years now and still looks decent but you can see some aging but not bad at all. I wish I went with a more matte finish because the gloss finish is no longer visible. The price of the Vevor is amazing but I do not believe they have edging pieces to finish the project which is a big deal at least for me. The Race Track flooring has a very nice edge that acts like a little ramp when you first pull into the garage so something to consider. Good luck and thanks again.
I think if you don’t have a drain and want to wash inside the garage. Smooth Epoxy floor is the way to go. You can just squeegee the floors to remove the water and you don’t have dirt trapped under any Swiss trax or flooring
I have a small 1 car garage that I installed MotoFloor tiles from Costco in. After 1 year they look great. They do not have an open air design but that is what I wanted in my residential garage. They regularly sell at $150 for a box with 48 square feet of tiles. But they go on sale.
Appreciate the info… Think it really comes down to what the intended use of the garage… hard to beat the DIY epoxy floor as far as bang for the buck, looks, ease of maintenance etc… IF prepared properly they hold up very well… Sure, hot tires may cause an issue, place mats to mitigate… nothing lasts forever
Thank you for this round up! Have you tested how slippery these are when wet? Our current garage floor is very slippery & am looking at one of these systems to help avoid that before the snowfall
Currently building a home with my significant other and was just starting to look at options for flooring, so thanks for releasing this at a perfect time! Congrats on the new home
Polished concrete is the benchmark for garage flooring IMO. It's myriad of advantages is why most commercial settings use polished concrete (Home Depot, Walmart, Costco, the car dealerships). Unfortunately, it is definitely not budget friendly........crazy expensive.
A few years ago I went with pro install epoxy for 750 sqft. The tile garage flooring with their “discount” was only $200 less than epoxy. And I had to install the tiles. I really like clean flooring. My ocd won’t let me walk over dirt covered by tiles. Once a month I just use a little rinseless wash on the flooring and they look like new.
Before you start testing them, I would also like to see a comparison of the warranty details and also their performance claims (like Swisstrax says the Pro times can hold 70,000 lbs. for example). The marketing claims basically..
Great video lots of info!!! I'm concerned about the cracks in your floor hope you had someone check it out!! As far as the floor my concern with the open tiles if you spill oil or other toxic chemicals can you get it out because that will ruin the slab!! The concrete that builders use now they will have black marks on them!! So what to do? Epoxy stains too so you have to decide what works for you!! Wish I had that big garage!! Good luck I hope things go the way you want!! Thanks again!
Thanks! Yea the cracks were they said were minor and no concern .. .luckily haha. Thats a great point about the open tiles but from what ive seen you can pick them up pretty easily to clean spills like that. Ill found out though in upcoming videos!
If you're not still completely sold on the Vevor you can always order just enough for one car spot. Then you can always order more if you're going to stick with it or you're only out a portion if you go with one of the two premium brands.
We had the grey circle type flooring like the blue hawk in a building I worked in. It was impossible to clean and might be OK for car tires, but hard rolling items like jacks or carts will rattle you to the bone as you go over it.
This is how I would generally classify these based on this video. The higher quality ones for automobiles. The cheaper quality ones for recreational vehicles like quads, road bikes, dirt bikes, etc. The foam tiles for a rec room or a home gym. The husky seems to be decent, but that would depend on the ability to not squish down on those tiny vent channels and retain shape.
Yea, i think youre right. I know if a few shops that have used the cheaper vevor tiles and they have held up well for them with cars driving on them.. BUT, i dont know how they would handle any heacy work with jacks or things like that. i think for an option to just enhance appearance and just parking cars they could be a good option. The solid ones i show in the video arent the foam type, but checking for any compression on them over time is a great idea
Literally 5 seconds per "Boss" tile with a Dremel that has a small grinding wheel on it and those are baby smooth. Not saying they're necessarily good, just saying that some surface roughness in the center of the tile is fixable in a very very brief time frame.
I chose RaceDeck because 12" tiles worked best in my garage. The pattern lined up perfectly with the double door and rhe single door. The larger tiles wouldn't have lined up correctly. If you don't use different colors, it won't matter.
Speaking form experience; you don't want anything with holes or tiles. The first foam cannon orifice you drop will result in a tapestry of profanities weaved that would make the prince of darkness himself blush with envy and of course turning a tire on any floating tile will result in the same verbal expletives being spewed. As to which way we went--it was the roll on 2 part epoxy without flecks (they act as camouflage for fasteners) after renting a floor polisher and a purchased pad to scuff the floor. Having a pressure washer and a squeegee helps remove the contamination from the surface. A weekend well spent for sure. All in, you'll be less than $1K and a weekend's worth of effort.
So HappyBuy and Vevor are the exact same? Which HappyBuy option are these? Retro, modern or protection? HappyBuy can be significantly cheaper than Vevor depending on which style you choose.
Would be great to see you pick a heavy vehicle and put two tiles locked together of each model then use a floor jack on the tile and jack up the heavy vehicle. See if they crush or indent immediately or over a period of a week or so.
One thing to keep in mind, if you and your Mrs. decide to go somewhere nice and she's wearing heels, how well will they play with the Swiss track or Race Deck pattern when she goes to get in the car. People are in their garages a lot for a lot of things, one of which is simply getting in the car. Something to think about. Good luck in your choice!
I would also pick the Vevor, I feel I might get tired of the tiles and may remove them for epoxy down the line, so not much money would be wasted. My only concern is how they behave with jackstands, will they offer enough stability, will the jack/stands slide, will they need some plywood underneath? I hear the weight of a car on jackstands can dig into concrete, specially in hot days.
You heard wrong. It's asphalt. Jack stands will dig into hot, softened asphalt. The wheels on trolley jacks, too. Motorcycle kickstands are notorious for sinking into hot asphalt. So, concrete is the BEST for jack stands, jacks, etc.
I live in the midwest and there is going to be mud and slush coming off of my car in the winter, how does one clean the floor when using something like the Race Tek (?) Track (?). I have epoxy now and just squeegee the floor.
One thing that i don't think was discussed was trim edge options. Ie. Garage door opening. Not all these products offer them. Id want them for a cleaner look.
Super nice congratulations I would most likely just do where the vehicles are and maybe so some outdoor vinyl flooring in the other part I’m jealous my garage is 12x24 with a 7 foot door I can’t even get my dodge dually in there all work is done outside lol 😆
@imjoshv Honestly, I'm probably going to go with Swisstrax, which has been proven time and time again. To save costs on the front-end, I'm going to do it in stages. I was told I shouldn't notice any difference in the tiles from different batches. If you don't like the gloss or shine from the other tiles, you can scuff it with a Scotch-Brite pad. Also, it can be used to blend tiles from other batches from cheaper companies.
I understand that garage tiles are all the rage right now, but is there any actual functionality for them? Are they rated for jacking up a vehicle, or do you have to remove the tiles for the jack and stands?
You also have to consider which one will most comfortable walking barefoot cuz you will be going into your garage a lot when you dont actually plan on going outside
Love your content and nice overview and original assessments. Let's say you install these with the intention to detail inside. How do you prep the walls to protect from water damage?
We bought a new house in '21 and I did a polyurea (i think) and top coat. No peeling yet but the color got weird. Not sure if I needed to etch it better or what. For someone who does a lot of auto work, a smooth tile would be a must.
The ribbed/open tiles I think make a lot more sense if you're going to be washing cars on them. I see the box store style ones just building up junk that you'd have to pull the tiles to clean.
Your new garage is seriously amazing! Congrats! We totally know you're gonna work some magic with those floors. Can't wait to hear what you think after you've been using them for a while!
This may be a dumb question, but does anybody know if these would be smart to use if I am doing work on my car on top of them? For example, I lay these across my entire garage floor but pull my car in, lift up on jack stands, is that safe on these? Would the pressure of lifting my car on two stands and all the pressure being displaced possibly on one tile be dangerous or break the tile?
The Vevor is also what I would be most interested in. My main concern with any of them is how do you do the open edge at the garage door? Do you just have a cut edge there? Do they make some sort of finishing strip? I just feel like that part could be hard to make look good.
The slotted tiles will fill up with dirt over time and they would not be good if you're planning to do car maintenance. If you spill oil or some other liquid, it's not easy to clean up. Also, how do these tiles hold up with a floor jack or jack stand?
I've been considering buying one of the garage floor options I saw at Lowes, but it looked more like wood grain. My garage is kind of a dual purpose game-room/workshop. Cars don't fit unfortunately, so I'm more concerned with sawdust than moisture.
Help me understand please. My garage floor is usually a mess with dust and debris. With these floor options that seem vented - doesn’t all the debris and dust and crap get into the grooves and or pass through to the floor and then cause a nightmare to clean. Is the only intent for these to be used in “show” or “den” like garages?
I did an update video testing the two cheapest options… the vevor vented style and the Versatex coin style. I did a basic cleaning with a blower just to get some surface stuff out and the little bit of dirt and debris that had fell between the cracks actually blew out as well really easily. I was really surprised. It wasn’t a ton but still good to see. I am doing my floors with that so I’ll be able to test it over time and give a really good idea of how easy or hard they are to deal with
I considered tiles for our standard 2 car garage but wanted something that didn't trap anything. I had once tried the painted surface but that eventually failed in many areas. I also wanted a good quality American made PVC smooth floor. Easy to clean with a damp mop and easy to blow out or sweep out any debris. I also didn't want to spend a lot of money for a garage floor. Why? So I decided there was only one good option. A "G Floor Co." mat. I covered almost the entire area with 2 mats for $500. So simple and it looks just fine.
I did polyaspartic floors I. My 4 car garage and it was about $3500 or roughly $3.50 sq/ft and the guys did all the proper prep including acid/etching and floor sanding. Polyaspartic is also better in every way than epoxy, even though it sorta is an epoxy I suppose… but came w a 15 year warranty from the installers and the company who makes the polyaspartic stuff which gave me confidence in the product in case the installer goes out of business. These plastic floors are a complete waste of money, do not improve the value of your property like poly or epoxy does if done right, and you can find people to do epoxy or poly for roughly the same price as swisstrax
Congratulations on this awesome purchase! It’s awesome to see you progress. On a side note I recently purchased a ton of stuff due to your recommendation. I’m not a professional but I do have fun washing vehicles. Definitely some quality products you recommend and easy to use. Thank you very much! And once again CONGRATS!
How do you clean your floor? You mentioned hiding dirt, but eventually it will pile up and then you cant sweep it out or wash it out...... That seems to be a super negative point to these floorings unless you have some sort of drain, which most home garages don't have.
I wash my car outdoors. But I wonder if there's a way to drain the water or to slant the angle of the flooring slightly, so that there wouldn't be a moisture and mold issue.
Just curious as your video series shows you went with Vevor. They do not have red as a color option. Do these fit up into other brands such as Racedeck? The color scheme in my garage is red and black.
I have no experience with these garage tile. But I would be concerned with sweep ability. the ones with venting seem like dirt would accumulate inside and be difficult to get out. Do ou vaccum them?
Question, my garage has a drain in the middle of the floor. The floor slopes slightly towards the drain from every corner of the garage. Would these types of tiles work in a situation like this? Or should I be looking at some sort of epoxy solution? Thanks.
Yea I think yours is probably the ideal situation. (As long is it’s till relatively flat to lay down… then you could wash your car in the garage with the floors, it will drain through the flooring and into your drains!
Installed Race Deck tiles in my busy repair shop. Went with diamond lug pattern tiles for repair bays and the water channeling tiles for detail bay. They held up admirably for about 5 yrs before they looked used and abused and started buckling from tire heat and exhaust heat. Pulled em out and went with polished concrete which was way more durable and slip resistant and easier to keep clean - and CHEAPER! Plastic floor tiles are an expensive gimmick with very little upside for repair type work. I can see some value for a detail bay to keep water channeling out below the tiles but if I did it again I would not install tiles. Not worth the hassle and cost IMO.
I don’t get the rules with lots of holes in them… if you spill any liquid you can’t pick it up and it will just sock on the concrete sub floor, right? Also can’t really sweep the floor either, all my dust and dirt will just fall thru the cracks get stuck below the tile, right? The solid material makes way more sense to me! What am I missing?
I have Racedeck in 2 garages and an airplane hangar. A mixture of open grid and solid tiles. Open under the car or plane and solid on walkways. Yes if you drop something small you will go fishing. I usually use a pad under my work to catch anything. Also the open is hard on the knees. Again the pad comes in handy. Before installing the tiles I painted the floor with wood deck sealant. This helps for the clean up. All garage and hangar floors are supposed to drain towards the outside door. Every 6 months I use a hose and wash the floor down and let the water run under the floor. It comes out at the door. I also use a leaf blower from time to time and if it gets real dirty after a job a mop.
They have been down in the garages for now 10 years and hangar for 7 years. Still look great and get a lot of compliments.
Racedeck had a computer program that let you put in the garage size and then design your layout/color. Once you were happy it gave you a bill of materials showing exactly what tiles you needed to order and the price. Very handy and a easy way to make a good design.
As always, great video. I have installed many of these systems in a variety of applications and there are pros and cons to each.
The plastic race decks style is attractive, but only really practical for parking on. They aren't ideal for a person who uses the garage space for wrenching, wood working or metal fab, which most of us garage dwellers participate in. Small screws, saw dust and metal chip get all trapped in and under the grooves, and rolling anything heavy with a skinny or small wheels will take it's toll on them, as well as rumble and make noise.
The second group (the mat style) are also attractive and easy to install (and easy to cut to shape) but are susceptible to damage. Of the products discussed here, the best of the bunch is the first one mentioned (Blue Hawk) and is the most durable, highest durometer, most fade resistant, least chemical absorbent, and easiest to install based on it's large tile size. Ideal around work benches where a tool or part could be damaged by dropping it on concrete, and I have some of this around my surface plate for this reason. The stuff lays down fast. Some of the other brands shown have swelled up or curled up if certain chemicals are left longer than a few minutes, which is the primary reason I only use the Blue Hawk (or much more expensive, commercial grade versions) for applications where the guy with the checkbook wants this type of flooring. They are sacrificial, but way easier to replace a damaged square than the race deck type.
In the end, honestly, commercial epoxy-style (polyaspartic) coatings have gotten so good, so advanced, that they can be applied in dozens of color and texture combinations. If you use your garage for vehicle maintenance, rolling jacks around, laying under the car on jack stands, etc... or you have lathes and drill presses and other equipment in use, the polyaspartic coatings are ABSOLUTELY worth the extra money. They are extremely durable... if you damage the coating, you damaged the concrete it's attached to. They are generally running about $6 to $10 per square foot depending on how extravagant you get, but I just had IronDrive (Phoenix, AZ) install my 850 square foot garage and it was $3400 ($4/foot), complete and guaranteed for 10 years. Done in one day, walk on it the next day, park on it after 3 days. The surface is really nice to lay on, spills and filth wipe up so easy it's like wiping your kitchen counter. For a long term flooring solution, shop around for a good epoxy contractor and you will be so happy.
Comprehensive review here. My only issue with epoxy-style coatings is the work is not warrantied in CA for surface cracking. This goes for EVERY single garage flooring company in CA. Collusion, lol.
Tiles would be my only option here.
In your review, you mentioned Bluehawk. I don't see where he talked about this product in the video. Could you point out a time stamp for easy reference please.
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Huge congrats on the new home! My main concern with any garage floor covering is maneuverability of floor jacks, transmission jacks, wheel dollies, and the stability of jackstands and bottle jacks. Also, ease spill cleanup and finding dropped screws, nuts, & washers. Good luck with your research!
Thanks! Yea i totally agree with that and i think in those cases the swisstrax smooth pro would be the best option... BUT, we will find out how the cheaper options hold up to those things as well!
Yes my friend had SwissTrax and while working on his RZR we dropped a nut and it fell in the cracks. Ended up using a magnet and didn't have to pull the tile.
Maneuverability isn’t hindered much. jacks will cut into them. Spills are a pain. Dropping fastners can be a pain as well depending on size.
I have the RaceDeck tiles in my garage. They are nice. As far as the jacks or stands digging into the tiles. I use diamond plate squares. You can get them through racedeck also. That will keep your tiles looking new.
Good luck with aluminum, plastic or anything flat that can easily get wedged underneath
I’ve got the vevor and they are actually pretty nice! I’ve got blue and black in my garage and they fit together perfectly and I have not had an issue and have had them for about a year so far. I work cars and dirtbikes ECT and have not had a problem what so ever. Have also pulled them up and washed/cleaned them and went right back in the same way!
The $1.62 per square foot seemed pretty good for the cost; got two boxes to try out for a porch, and they seem pretty good. Easy to connect together even by hand and disconnect using a small screwdriver.
Engineer with plastic injection molding experience here - YES those holes are likely where the plastic is injected into the mold. They are evenly spaced like that to facilitate successful molding of the piece (aka not having missing material, or too much material in one spot vs another, etc). The ribtrax home is a smaller piece and likely molded in a completely different tool that was made/designed at a different time, maybe even for a smaller injection molding press (as the size of the pieces being molded dictates the size of the machine that is used).
The boss detail "mold spot" josh is mentioning is called the "sprue" this is a tube that the plastic is injected through that gets molded with the part. The swisstrax is molded with "sprueless" technology in the mold. The boss detail is NOT molded sprueless, and it appears that they are hand--trimming the sprue off after molding. This makes the molding tool itself significantly cheaper, which is a main expense in plastic injection molding (anywhere for $40k to millions depending on size and complexity and if China or USA/Europe makes the molding tool).
Wow! Great info!!! Thanks so much for that. Is it possible for the "sprue" to be filed down cleaner like maybe from other brands? You mentioned it seems like they are being hand trimmed, is there a different process that could produce a cleaner finished product even though its made with a sprue?
@@imjoshv I don't work in that field anymore so info is dated maybe 8ish yrs, but these plastics (especially straight out of the presses) are quite soft (to the point where we have to create jigs to put complex pieces it while they cool to ensure the part maintains dimensions in some cases). They might just be snapping them off by hand in the product you showed. A pair of flush cutters would do a better job (you would see the cutter marks like if you used flush cutters on a plastic rod, I don't see those here, they would be more consistent). They could use any number of trimming/material removal techniques from drill press attachments to in-mold trimming. Could literally give a guy a drill with a sanding/grinding tool on it and let him hand grind those sprue spots. But these things all add cost to the part by adding secondary operations. They kinda chose to cut the costs of complexity in the mold by putting ONE sprue in the center of the piece vs multiple smaller sprues (requires more tunnels in the mold for.the plastic to flow through = more expensive mold, and at some point the cheaper Chinese tool mfrs just don't want that work, then price jumps bc USA/Europe charges more for labor). They could've put the sprues on the back side and had multiples of them to cut down on the impact to the consumer that the sprue has here, but they either didn't think customers would care or for some reason (probably flow analysis, which helps tooling engineers design molds -thats above my head, software like solidworks does this) and decided putting sprues in the back of the part wouldn't work. In injection molding the big struggle is getting plastic to fill every little nook/cranny of the mold without pushing material outside of the mold (called flash/flashing, which produces and ugly part with thin extra plastic on the extremities, which needs to be trimmed off, by hand prob on a part like this, and can be sharp & cut customer) OR missing material in places (which just gets scrapped=waste). It also stresses the molding tool and the press and leads to various complications. When u injection mold plastic you ideally put the sprue(s) at a thick part of the part, because then the material pools there and spreads to the thinner areas more evenly and creates better flow analyses/even flow. Likely they chose to put the sprues there because of the thin ribs on the underside of the part, which are not good places to put a sprue by the looks of the part. Even the swisstrax avoids this and instead they ponied up the cash to make a complex tool with 4 sprues and sprueless (just means the part comes out of the mold without the sprue attached & solidified. U basically use heaters and a coolant system to keep that plastic molten and in the tool when the part ejects) and are planning to recoup that investment through their higher prices. Hope that helps!
I don't even consider these products any more. I use regular vinyl flooring. Usually left over/surplus end rolls found at flooring shops. I lay it flat with no glue. Secured by benches and tool boxes. Looks good. Cleans up easily. Reasonable cost and easy to replace.
like this idea a lot.
Josh, I went through same review you did 4 years ago. Everyone told me RaceTek and similar but I did not want to have to worry about oils and chemicals on floor that might not evaporate and then pulling tiles to clean. Likewise , piling up dirt and debris or dropping nuts, bolts, fuzes, etc....pain in arse to retrieve every time. I wanted longer wear and weight support than RaceTek.....didnt want peeling from epoxy...wanted it to be true barrier to water, chemicals, dirt, etc....and also on a potentially uneven surface...was easier to fit. I chose Advanta Flooring.....that looks similar to the Husky, Amazon and others you showed. What I liked is that three edges are tabs and one edge is sealed so when fully engaged liquids cant leak through...everything stays on surface. They use these in factorys and forklifts run on them all day long and last years.... Were not the cheapest but were the ones that appeared like would last 10-15 years. I have a couple boxes left over and could send you one or two to compare if you like....but I have been pleased for the 4 years. WHen look dirty can mop or clean with floor scrubber if bad...but usually just soap and water and mop once a year or spot clean as needed. You only have to trim one edge and leave 1/2 inch on sides for expansion but they come with side pieces and also a nice sturdy ramp edge for front of garage that glues under the edge to keep leading edge intact. www.advantaflooring.com I have the gray color with round slightly raised design for light traction without impeding cart wheels, creepers, etc and still supporting heavy steel shelves, freezers, motorcycle, tools, etc. Have dropped jack stand with no damage on these...hahahha Good luck.
I just clicked your link and I'm impressed. I really like the colors that they have. Their texture or design is like smooth/medium/coarse. I would pick the "coin" design, too. That coarse design would be tough on one's knees and elbows, it seems.
Anyway, thanks for the tip. I'm definitely going to check them out.
A few things right of the bat I don't like about any of the slotted tiles. They allow dirt to pass through to accumulate, bugs can move in and you'd have to deal with that, and all of the cussing when I drop small items and they slip through the cracks. For me, those are a hard no. Looks to be the same for other commenters.
i like the husky for 2 reasons: smooth and able to pick up dropped small items that would fall through the open type tiles, the venting system that hides below the smooth top.
Personally using the Husky tiles in my garage for the last 6-7 months. They were very simply to install and have held up great so far. Between a couple brakes jobs, oil changes and multiple home projects they are simple to clean up and moisture is not much of a concern because of how tightly they lock together. I specifically left water in multiple spots around the garage overnight and didn’t find any water under the tile the next day. I use a simple shop brush to brush the water out and look forward to seeing how they hold up over time.
I think he might mean water coming up from the slap do to ground water under the slab???
The only issue I can see with the click type flooring is the amount of dirt that will accumulate under the tiles. I etched my garage floor a couple years back, then used a pump up sprayer to spray it with a water soluble stain. I wax it occasionally, the floor still looks great, it’s easy to clean too. Total cost was around $350 to stain approximately 800 sq feet.
I purchased my interlocking floor from Costco, they usually have it on sale once a year. Covered my entire 24 x 23 garage for about $1200, the hardest part was moving everything out and back. It’s worked very well over this time, I have worked on my cars many times with jacks, jack stands and using my Quick Jack without any damage. It’s dropped shipped to your home, I got the grey and black option. Considering the cost, and the quality I think it’s a fantastic choice compared to some of the other choices.
Can you share a photo ?
@@keningram2781 you can’t post pictures in the comments
I went with Swisstrax just due to the uncertainty with the durability and specs on the cheap Amazon ones. Race deck and Swisstrax are proven to hold up to lots of abuse and hold a lot of weight including even car lifts. The Amazon ones usually say for garage, but really it’s for deck and patio as they never say they can hold a cars weight and be able to hold up to hot tires. Great video as always. Plus in the end if you move you can take them with you and they hold value well on the used market. I liked the ribbed tiles over the flat ones for traction reasons especially if washing on them. Water doesn’t sit on top.
I’ve had Racetrack - they are great and hold up well - they also have tiles that are solid so if you do not want an open surface you have that option. I used a mix. Either way they both have channels underneath for ventilation. Also Racetrack often will run sales and have quantity discounts.
Nice new home but I just cannot understand how anyone that works on cars, bike and such how you could even consider a tile that is not solid because of what a pain of loosing nuts, washer and such in them....not cool at all!
I purchased Swisstrax 6yrs ago and it's held up perfectly. It's a beautiful thing not having to sweep your garage! Shop vac works great when needed.
Would you say thats your bang for your buck? Not having to sweep but the maintenance is vacumming?
Nope. It's just nice. I really don't care what falls through to floor.
Just installed a 12x12 tiles that I purchased from Amazon. 2.70 per sq ft . They're sold as Speedway but it actually comes from Dalton GA Swisstrax factory . This are solid tiles , diamond pattern with somewhat of a rough texture so it should be ok with moisture. Very happy with the way it looks . Feels solid and connects together pretty well
If you live in the Midwest the open grate tiles would be a problem . With being open they will trap dirt water salt and anything that will fall through the tiles . I know this because I installed a section in front of my work bench in my epoxy coated garage . There is always dirt trapped under the section .
I just installed the Speedway Diamond tiles in my garage. They are made by Swisstrax, but are less than half the price. Really happy with them so far! Sturdy and easy to install.
Just saw these on Amazon. I'll give them a try
Great video Josh so thank you ! I have Race Track flooring in my garage for approx 12 years now and still looks decent but you can see some aging but not bad at all. I wish I went with a more matte finish because the gloss finish is no longer visible. The price of the Vevor is amazing but I do not believe they have edging pieces to finish the project which is a big deal at least for me. The Race Track flooring has a very nice edge that acts like a little ramp when you first pull into the garage so something to consider. Good luck and thanks again.
I think if you don’t have a drain and want to wash inside the garage. Smooth Epoxy floor is the way to go. You can just squeegee the floors to remove the water and you don’t have dirt trapped under any Swiss trax or flooring
I have a small 1 car garage that I installed MotoFloor tiles from Costco in. After 1 year they look great. They do not have an open air design but that is what I wanted in my residential garage. They regularly sell at $150 for a box with 48 square feet of tiles. But they go on sale.
Does turn the car wheel while sitting cause any tile movement?
One thing you can go over is the different kind of plastic the tiles are... like cheap plastic compared to polypropylene
Appreciate the info… Think it really comes down to what the intended use of the garage… hard to beat the DIY epoxy floor as far as bang for the buck, looks, ease of maintenance etc… IF prepared properly they hold up very well… Sure, hot tires may cause an issue, place mats to mitigate… nothing lasts forever
Get the flat or vevor diamond plate, good for 👠 high heels 👠 and roller, carts, dollies, etc
Swisstrax in Oz is $14 a tile.. local company Flexspec is $7 ... both come with a 10-year warranty
Thank you for this round up! Have you tested how slippery these are when wet? Our current garage floor is very slippery & am looking at one of these systems to help avoid that before the snowfall
Currently building a home with my significant other and was just starting to look at options for flooring, so thanks for releasing this at a perfect time! Congrats on the new home
Polished concrete is the benchmark for garage flooring IMO. It's myriad of advantages is why most commercial settings use polished concrete (Home Depot, Walmart, Costco, the car dealerships). Unfortunately, it is definitely not budget friendly........crazy expensive.
A few years ago I went with pro install epoxy for 750 sqft. The tile garage flooring with their “discount” was only $200 less than epoxy. And I had to install the tiles. I really like clean flooring. My ocd won’t let me walk over dirt covered by tiles. Once a month I just use a little rinseless wash on the flooring and they look like new.
Before you start testing them, I would also like to see a comparison of the warranty details and also their performance claims (like Swisstrax says the Pro times can hold 70,000 lbs. for example). The marketing claims basically..
I wouldn't like having to take up all those tiles to clean under them every 6 months.
Great video lots of info!!! I'm concerned about the cracks in your floor hope you had someone check it out!! As far as the floor my concern with the open tiles if you spill oil or other toxic chemicals can you get it out because that will ruin the slab!! The concrete that builders use now they will have black marks on them!! So what to do? Epoxy stains too so you have to decide what works for you!! Wish I had that big garage!! Good luck I hope things go the way you want!! Thanks again!
Thanks! Yea the cracks were they said were minor and no concern .. .luckily haha. Thats a great point about the open tiles but from what ive seen you can pick them up pretty easily to clean spills like that. Ill found out though in upcoming videos!
Oil will ruin asphalt not concrete it will just stain it. I would just spend $400 and seal it before.
If you're not still completely sold on the Vevor you can always order just enough for one car spot. Then you can always order more if you're going to stick with it or you're only out a portion if you go with one of the two premium brands.
We had the grey circle type flooring like the blue hawk in a building I worked in. It was impossible to clean and might be OK for car tires, but hard rolling items like jacks or carts will rattle you to the bone as you go over it.
This is how I would generally classify these based on this video. The higher quality ones for automobiles. The cheaper quality ones for recreational vehicles like quads, road bikes, dirt bikes, etc. The foam tiles for a rec room or a home gym. The husky seems to be decent, but that would depend on the ability to not squish down on those tiny vent channels and retain shape.
Yea, i think youre right. I know if a few shops that have used the cheaper vevor tiles and they have held up well for them with cars driving on them.. BUT, i dont know how they would handle any heacy work with jacks or things like that. i think for an option to just enhance appearance and just parking cars they could be a good option. The solid ones i show in the video arent the foam type, but checking for any compression on them over time is a great idea
I put the smooth rib pro swisstrak in my garage and absolutely luv it …. Congrats on new house
How long have you had it? Hows the clean up process with the trapped dirt?
@@darylmixan8170 I got in June 22 clean up not bad, I use a shopvac to cleanup, and a swifter, once a year I’ll pull it out and do a deep clean
Literally 5 seconds per "Boss" tile with a Dremel that has a small grinding wheel on it and those are baby smooth. Not saying they're necessarily good, just saying that some surface roughness in the center of the tile is fixable in a very very brief time frame.
That was my thought too... no big deal.
I chose RaceDeck because 12" tiles worked best in my garage. The pattern lined up perfectly with the double door and rhe single door. The larger tiles wouldn't have lined up correctly. If you don't use different colors, it won't matter.
Great point! These vecor tiles at 12" were a perfect fit for me as well. It actually ended up aligning perfectly wall to door
Main concern with these it's how it holds up with hot tires and a hot garage here in Florida.
Speaking form experience; you don't want anything with holes or tiles. The first foam cannon orifice you drop will result in a tapestry of profanities weaved that would make the prince of darkness himself blush with envy and of course turning a tire on any floating tile will result in the same verbal expletives being spewed. As to which way we went--it was the roll on 2 part epoxy without flecks (they act as camouflage for fasteners) after renting a floor polisher and a purchased pad to scuff the floor. Having a pressure washer and a squeegee helps remove the contamination from the surface. A weekend well spent for sure. All in, you'll be less than $1K and a weekend's worth of effort.
Spent a weekend doing that same process... cleaned/etched, etc...looked really great....for about a week, when I swept most of it up.
Man I am pumped to get the JOSHV value perspective on garage gear stuff like this. Great series! Glad you are doing it.
So HappyBuy and Vevor are the exact same? Which HappyBuy option are these? Retro, modern or protection? HappyBuy can be significantly cheaper than Vevor depending on which style you choose.
Would be great to see you pick a heavy vehicle and put two tiles locked together of each model then use a floor jack on the tile and jack up the heavy vehicle. See if they crush or indent immediately or over a period of a week or so.
Congratulations on new house and I can’t wait to follow your lead on this new project
Thanks, Im looking forward to filming the process!
Congrats! Very nice space you have to yourself and an outdoor kitchen. "Livin the dream"
One thing to keep in mind, if you and your Mrs. decide to go somewhere nice and she's wearing heels, how well will they play with the Swiss track or Race Deck pattern when she goes to get in the car. People are in their garages a lot for a lot of things, one of which is simply getting in the car. Something to think about. Good luck in your choice!
Great point that i didnt even think to consider! Ill have to try and do some tests for that too
Great video again! I have been following for the last couple of months, and I really appreciate the time spent testing the more affordable products.
Are these motorcycle friendly? Meaning, motorcycles have the kickstand that creates a single pinch point on the floor
I would also pick the Vevor, I feel I might get tired of the tiles and may remove them for epoxy down the line, so not much money would be wasted.
My only concern is how they behave with jackstands, will they offer enough stability, will the jack/stands slide, will they need some plywood underneath? I hear the weight of a car on jackstands can dig into concrete, specially in hot days.
You heard wrong. It's asphalt. Jack stands will dig into hot, softened asphalt. The wheels on trolley jacks, too. Motorcycle kickstands are notorious for sinking into hot asphalt. So, concrete is the BEST for jack stands, jacks, etc.
I live in the midwest and there is going to be mud and slush coming off of my car in the winter, how does one clean the floor when using something like the Race Tek (?) Track (?). I have epoxy now and just squeegee the floor.
Congrats on your place and i absolutely love the look and function of Swisstrax, it is a little pricey for sure but should protect the floor
congrats on the new home! That detached garage is awesome. We’re waiting for a home tour video now
One thing that i don't think was discussed was trim edge options. Ie. Garage door opening. Not all these products offer them. Id want them for a cleaner look.
Bro has multiple garages.. amazing
Super nice congratulations I would most likely just do where the vehicles are and maybe so some outdoor vinyl flooring in the other part I’m jealous my garage is 12x24 with a 7 foot door I can’t even get my dodge dually in there all work is done outside lol 😆
Awesome, I'm in the middle of doing the same thing.
have you decided what to go with?
@imjoshv Honestly, I'm probably going to go with Swisstrax, which has been proven time and time again. To save costs on the front-end, I'm going to do it in stages. I was told I shouldn't notice any difference in the tiles from different batches. If you don't like the gloss or shine from the other tiles, you can scuff it with a Scotch-Brite pad. Also, it can be used to blend tiles from other batches from cheaper companies.
so are these just for looks? because u still gotta clean any dirt or liquids but it will just be harder because its trapped right?
I understand that garage tiles are all the rage right now, but is there any actual functionality for them? Are they rated for jacking up a vehicle, or do you have to remove the tiles for the jack and stands?
You also have to consider which one will most comfortable walking barefoot cuz you will be going into your garage a lot when you dont actually plan on going outside
Great video. I want to know. How do you get the dirt out after an accumulation. Can you remove tiles individually?
Ask for the discontinued products. They are still new but no warranty. Just buy an extra box or 2. They close out these and usually 50- 70 % off
Race deck is what we have here 🤙🏻
Awesome, any things to note? How have the held up for you. Do you have the 12x12 free flor or the larger XLC
I helped my buddy install the larger tiles in his garage in STL, MO area and they melted around his garage doors.
Love your content and nice overview and original assessments. Let's say you install these with the intention to detail inside. How do you prep the walls to protect from water damage?
We bought a new house in '21 and I did a polyurea (i think) and top coat. No peeling yet but the color got weird. Not sure if I needed to etch it better or what. For someone who does a lot of auto work, a smooth tile would be a must.
The ribbed/open tiles I think make a lot more sense if you're going to be washing cars on them. I see the box store style ones just building up junk that you'd have to pull the tiles to clean.
Confabulations josh super excited to see the transformation!🔥
Your new garage is seriously amazing! Congrats! We totally know you're gonna work some magic with those floors. Can't wait to hear what you think after you've been using them for a while!
Beautiful 981 in Dark Blue Metallic. Just bought a 981 Cayman S in white. Wish it was blue. Can you do a video on Quickjqcks?
This may be a dumb question, but does anybody know if these would be smart to use if I am doing work on my car on top of them? For example, I lay these across my entire garage floor but pull my car in, lift up on jack stands, is that safe on these? Would the pressure of lifting my car on two stands and all the pressure being displaced possibly on one tile be dangerous or break the tile?
The Vevor is also what I would be most interested in. My main concern with any of them is how do you do the open edge at the garage door? Do you just have a cut edge there? Do they make some sort of finishing strip? I just feel like that part could be hard to make look good.
Dropping hardware like a screw or washer seems like it will be rough
Congrats on new home
Thank you!!
gosh I’m so jealous of your shop space
congrats Josh!
looking forward to more content coming out of here
The slotted tiles will fill up with dirt over time and they would not be good if you're planning to do car maintenance. If you spill oil or some other liquid, it's not easy to clean up. Also, how do these tiles hold up with a floor jack or jack stand?
I've been considering buying one of the garage floor options I saw at Lowes, but it looked more like wood grain. My garage is kind of a dual purpose game-room/workshop. Cars don't fit unfortunately, so I'm more concerned with sawdust than moisture.
Damn congratz! A house with a garage like that in my area would be $2.5m+ CDN 😅
Could you cut a couple water channels into the floor leading outside to the down spouts and just cover it with grating?
Help me understand please. My garage floor is usually a mess with dust and debris. With these floor options that seem vented - doesn’t all the debris and dust and crap get into the grooves and or pass through to the floor and then cause a nightmare to clean. Is the only intent for these to be used in “show” or “den” like garages?
I did an update video testing the two cheapest options… the vevor vented style and the Versatex coin style. I did a basic cleaning with a blower just to get some surface stuff out and the little bit of dirt and debris that had fell between the cracks actually blew out as well really easily. I was really surprised. It wasn’t a ton but still good to see. I am doing my floors with that so I’ll be able to test it over time and give a really good idea of how easy or hard they are to deal with
With the non vented coin style ones if your car leaks oil it will create a slip hazard.
I considered tiles for our standard 2 car garage but wanted something that didn't trap anything. I had once tried the painted surface but that eventually failed in many areas. I also wanted a good quality American made PVC smooth floor. Easy to clean with a damp mop and easy to blow out or sweep out any debris. I also didn't want to spend a lot of money for a garage floor. Why? So I decided there was only one good option. A "G Floor Co." mat. I covered almost the entire area with 2 mats for $500. So simple and it looks just fine.
I did polyaspartic floors I. My 4 car garage and it was about $3500 or roughly $3.50 sq/ft and the guys did all the proper prep including acid/etching and floor sanding. Polyaspartic is also better in every way than epoxy, even though it sorta is an epoxy I suppose… but came w a 15 year warranty from the installers and the company who makes the polyaspartic stuff which gave me confidence in the product in case the installer goes out of business.
These plastic floors are a complete waste of money, do not improve the value of your property like poly or epoxy does if done right, and you can find people to do epoxy or poly for roughly the same price as swisstrax
Congratulations on this awesome purchase! It’s awesome to see you progress. On a side note I recently purchased a ton of stuff due to your recommendation. I’m not a professional but I do have fun washing vehicles. Definitely some quality products you recommend and easy to use. Thank you very much! And once again CONGRATS!
How do you clean your floor? You mentioned hiding dirt, but eventually it will pile up and then you cant sweep it out or wash it out...... That seems to be a super negative point to these floorings unless you have some sort of drain, which most home garages don't have.
So for drainage, are you just planning to let it roll out of the garage on it's own, or will you also cut channels into the concrete?
Question: before installing any of these tiles do you have to prep the floor in any way?
lol nice bro, you already sold out the manufacturer in the black tiles.
I wash my car outdoors. But I wonder if there's a way to drain the water or to slant the angle of the flooring slightly, so that there wouldn't be a moisture and mold issue.
so basically, if I want a garage that I can work in, move tools Jack's ,dollys , and clean up spills easily . then just leave it tf alone I guess 😂
Congrats on the beautiful house man🙏🙏💪
Appreciate it!!
Just curious as your video series shows you went with Vevor. They do not have red as a color option. Do these fit up into other brands such as Racedeck? The color scheme in my garage is red and black.
Question??? Edges? Gonna put a video out for beveled edges?
Would these be an issue if my garage floor doesn't have a drain? The water would just sit underneath the tiles right?
I have no experience with these garage tile. But I would be concerned with sweep ability. the ones with venting seem like dirt would accumulate inside and be difficult to get out. Do ou vaccum them?
Question, my garage has a drain in the middle of the floor. The floor slopes slightly towards the drain from every corner of the garage. Would these types of tiles work in a situation like this? Or should I be looking at some sort of epoxy solution? Thanks.
Yea I think yours is probably the ideal situation. (As long is it’s till relatively flat to lay down… then you could wash your car in the garage with the floors, it will drain through the flooring and into your drains!
The drain style ones atleast!
Do you have to disassemble the floor to get the dirt out?
Installed Race Deck tiles in my busy repair shop. Went with diamond lug pattern tiles for repair bays and the water channeling tiles for detail bay. They held up admirably for about 5 yrs before they looked used and abused and started buckling from tire heat and exhaust heat. Pulled em out and went with polished concrete which was way more durable and slip resistant and easier to keep clean - and CHEAPER! Plastic floor tiles are an expensive gimmick with very little upside for repair type work. I can see some value for a detail bay to keep water channeling out below the tiles but if I did it again I would not install tiles. Not worth the hassle and cost IMO.
Im going on 8 years with them in my garage and they still look brand new. And my garage is for working and car storage.
Problem with vented ones are..they trap so much debris dust in them..and hard to keep clean
I don’t get the rules with lots of holes in them… if you spill any liquid you can’t pick it up and it will just sock on the concrete sub floor, right? Also can’t really sweep the floor either, all my dust and dirt will just fall thru the cracks get stuck below the tile, right? The solid material makes way more sense to me! What am I missing?