Picked up some cool garage flooring tiles from Justin at www.ultimatefloorsystems.com Great product, easy setup, and looks sweet! Shameless plug, I know, but when you find a good product from a good supplier, ya gotta share, right? I did a 5'x8' section. (If this is an inappropriate plug, I apologize)
It is. They're actually kinda grippy. I'm not anticipating rain in the garage but if you had them in your pit setup, I'd guess they wouldn't get slippery in the rain.
RaceDeck is popular with the folks over at Garage Journal forum. I'm thinking about getting them for my small 1-car garage that I'm hoping to convert into a workshop. I'm not a big fan of the way the tiles sound on bare concrete when you step on them nor am I fond of putting landscaping mesh underneath them to dampen the sound. But they do make tired old floors look a lot better. Price depends on quantity and style but I was recently quoted 160 square feet of tiles @ $2.89 PSF = $462 plus edging at $1.25 PLF.
FYI: if you ever need to move your Race Deck and dont want to take it apart just take your leaf blower, turn it on, and aim it as the edge of the flooring. It lifts the entire Race Deck into a sort of hovercraft and you can push it around with one finger.
BTW - RaceDeck is protected from household cleaners and oils. I have sold many AMA teams free flow flooring and many are going on several years of usage and it still looks great. Not to mention we have a great warranty on our flooring products. My pricing is $2.95 sq/ft for Free Flow or $3.49 sq/ft for the Diamond Tile/Circle Trac flooring, which is a solid tile and can handle higher rolling loads capacity. I give WERA racers 10% off, which in many cases makes shipping almost free, but all depends on where you live. Floor looks great PJ! Justin
So if you spill some oil or liquid on them it doesn't penetrate to the floor surface below? If your bike was leaking fluids would there be a visible puddle underneath or would it continue to the concrete below and leave you unaware?
The free flow, the oil/water/dirt etc will run through onto the floor below. The Solid tiles (Diamond Tile and Free Flow) are solid tiles, some may make it through between the tiles if it sat long enough but not much would get through, tiles fit pretty tight. You would definitely notice something leaking with the solid tiles vs the free flow. Free flow is nice for people who drive cars into garages and with rain/snow, it drips off car, goes through the tiles and you can walk on the tiles and not really get your feet wet. Same applies if you wash your bike and put it away before it dries etc. Free flow is lighter weight and a bit thinner than the solid tiles as well. Justin
